Dolphins release QB White, TE Martin on cut day
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09/04/2010 -
Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quarterback Pat White and tight end David Martin
were among the prominent players released by the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, as
the team pared its roster to the 53-player minimum.
White was selected in the second-round (No. 44 overall) of the 2009 Draft after
a star-studded career at West Virginia, but did not develop enough as a passer
to warrant a roster spot and scarcely played during the preseason.
Martin, an eight-year NFL veteran who appeared in 31 games with the Dolphins in
2007-08, was released after being re-signed by the team last month. Martin
missed all of the 2009 season due to knee surgery.
Also released by the Dolphins were safety Jonathon Amaya, defensive tackle Ryan
Baker, defensive end Lionel Dotson, guard Ray Feinga, linebacker J.D. Folsom,
offensive lineman Andrew Gardner, offensive lineman Andrew Hartline, cornerback
Kevin Hobbs, fullback Rolly Lumbala, linebacker Chris McCoy, defensive back
Nate Ness, wide receiver Julius Pruitt, linebacker Austin Spitler, defensive
tackle Montavious Stanley, guard Donald Thomas, wide receiver Patrick Turner,
linebacker Erik Walden and safety Ross Weaver.
Thomas started 12 games for the Dolphins at guard last season, while Turner was
a third-round pick of the team in 2009.
Miami opens its regular season next Sunday, when it travels to meet the AFC
East rival Buffalo Bills.
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down day" maneuvers.
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<< Trade-happy Eagles also list Demps, Harris among cuts
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Harris, both of whom were contributing members of the Philadelphia Eagles last
season, were among the players released as the team pared its roster to the 53-
player ma
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to a ninth straight loss with a 6-2 win at PETCO Park.
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WR Hardy among Bills' cuts >>
Orchard Park, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former second-round pick James Hardy was
among the players released by the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, as the team
reduced its roster to the 53-player maximum.
Hardy, the No. 41 overall pick out of Indiana
TE Havner chopped as Packers reach 53-man limit >>
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tight end Spencer Havner was among the players
released by the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, as the team reduced its roster
to the 53-player maximum.
Havner, who appeared in every game for Green Bay last yea
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Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - On NFL cut-down day, the Cincinnati Bengals
made a move to bolster their defensive backfield by acquiring safety Reggie
Nelson from Jacksonville.
The Bengals sent cornerback David Jones to the Jaguars in
Thrashers sign veteran F Modin >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Thrashers appear to have signed
veteran forward Fredrik Modin.
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a one-year deal, but no terms of the deal were discl
Michael Vick is back, Brett Favre isn't and the NFC East remains the best division in the NFC, maybe in all of football.
As players start to gather for the start of another season, some things change and some stay the same in the world of the NFL.
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The NFC East has been the dominant division in the National Conference for a while, despite limited playoff success, save for the New York Giants surprise Super Bowl win two seasons ago.
Hell, there's a generation of kids in Texas who have never seen the Cowboys win a playoff game (last win was in 1996).
But collectively, the Giants, Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins (well, maybe not so much the Redskins) are as good as a division gets in an NFC conference that has struggled to stay competitive with the AFC side.
Sports bettors have both acknowledged the NFC East's dominance, as one glance at the NFL future odds menu will show.
Looking over the NFL betting odds at online sports book MySportsbook.com we see the top three teams listed to win the NFC Championship are all from the NFC East:
Dallas Cowboys - 7 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles - 13 - 2
New York Giants - 9 - 2
Slotting in behind these three are two teams from the NFC North: the Minnesota Vikings (15-2) and the Chicago Bears (10-1).
Again, despite the lack of recent playoff success, the Dallas Cowboys are popular with the sports betting community, as they hold 14% of all the money wagered on who will win the NFC Championship.
So far, the New York Giants are the bettors' favorite to represent their conference in the Super Bowl, as they have 24% of the overall NFC Championship betting volume.
And what about the Philadelphia Eagles? For the most part, the Eagles had a very productive offseason, the kind that could bring them back to the top.
They had a good draft adding the likes of WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy.
Unfortunately, the team received a blow when long-time defensive coordinator Jim Johnson passed away on Tuesday.
But this team will make a real run at the division title this year. Going into the regular season, Philly is listed at +240 to win the division.
Last season the Eagles were 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS.
Teams from the NFC East will play teams from the AFC West in the regular season and the Eagles haven't really been a good bet in the last 20 games against the likes of San Diego, Oakland, K.C. and Denver, only going 8-12 ATS.
Two seasons removed from that Super Bowl title, the New York Giants see themselves listed as the odds-on favorite in NFC East championship futures at +162.
Plaxico Burress is gone and with him all the bad publicity surrounding the gun in the sweatpants incident, but can they replace him in the offense?
Last season the Giants were a very reliable bet going 12-4 ATS.
In the Giants' last 20 games against fellow teams from the NFC East; they are 13-7 ATS.
Dallas is listed at +240 to win the division.
Dallas went 9-7 SU and 7-9 ATS last season and with the amount of talent the Cowboys have, a similar performance won't do.
The Cowboys have been atrocious against divisional rivals, going 6-14 ATS in their last 20.
The Washington Redskins are longshots to win the division at +550.
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