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Football The Indiana Gazette Sunday, September 2, 2007 C-3 NFL moves TRANSACTIONS New England Rodney Harrison four games for violating the substance abuse policy and Dallas quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson five games for buying and using performance-enhancing substances. ATLANTA CB-KR Allen Rossum to Pittsburgh for an undisclosed draft pick. Released QB Casey Bramlet, RB Arlen Harris, RB Justin Vincent, WR Vincent Marshall, WR Eric Weems, WR Otis Amey, WR Noriaki Kinoshita, TE George Cooper, TE Daniel Fells, OL Bo Lacy, OL Kurt Quarterman, OL Frank Omiyale, DE Nic Clemons, DE Paul Carrington, DT Tommy Jackson, LB John Leake, LB Travis Williams, DB Tony Franklin, DB Brent Grimes, DL Darrell Shropshire, OL P.J. Alexander and Billy Cundiff. BALTIMORE WR Clarence Moore, Brian Rimpf, RB Cory Ross, CB Evan Oglesby, DT Anthony Bryant, WR Romby Bryant, DT Atiyyah Ellison, LB Jamar Enzor, OT Mike Kracalik, DT Keyonta Marshall, Ikechuku Ndukwe, OT Chris Pino, LB Ryan Riddle, DE Bill Swancutt, TE Kendrick Ballantyne, TE Marcus Freeman, CB Willie Gaston, WR Damien Linson, WR Matt Willis and LB Joe Martin.

BUFFALO DE Al Wallace on injured reserve and DE Anthony Hargrove on the reserve-suspended list. Released QB Craig Nall, WR Jonathan Smith, RB Shaud Williams, DE Mike Schneck, FB Brad Cieslak, OL Terrance Pennington, DE C.J. Ah You, CB Eric Bassey, WR Jemalle Cornelius, G-OT Corey Davis, G-OT Christian Gaddis, LB Kevin Harrison, Trevor Hooper, WR Justin Jenkins, DE Corey Mace, WR Scott Mayle, OL Nevin McCaskill, TE Derek Schouman, CB Riley Swanson and LB Thaddaeus Washington. CHICAGO DT Antonio Garay, RB Josh Allen, WR David Ball, DE Copeland Bryan, DT Tory Collins, Tyler Everett, DB Greg Fassitt, DE Chris Frome, WR Drisan James, QB Chris Leak, OT Mark LeVoir, TE Fonel Mines, DB Tim Mixon, Anthony Oakland, TE Brett Pierce, Tyler Reed, Andrew Shanle, LB Danny Verdun Wheeler and OT Steven Vieira (injured). Placed RB Quadtrine Hill and DE Dan Bazuin on injured reserve.

CINCINNATI QB Ryan Fitzpatrick from St. Louis for a 2008 conditional draft pick. Placed Aaron Elling, CB Brandon Williams and CB T.J. Wright on injured waivers. Placed RB Chris Perry on physically unable to perform list.

Moved WR Chris Henry to the suspended list. Released QB Doug Johnson, DT Kenderick Allen, LB Edgerton Hartwell, WR Bennie Brazell, RB Curtis Brown, John Busing, TE Tim Day, LB Earl Everett, WR Jesse Holley, DE Xzavie Jackson, Nate Livings, RB Chris Manderino, WR Reggie McNeal, LB Matt Muncy, Harrison Nikolao, OT Alan Reuber, DT Matt Toeaina, OT Dane Uperesa. CLEVELAND DL Melila Purcell, DL Chase Pittman and WR Syndric Steptoe, RB Chris Barclay, OL Andrew Hoffman, TE Ryan Krause, OL Cliff Louis, WR Maurice Mann, OL Fred Matua, DB DeMario Minter, DL Babatunde Oshinowo, OL Brent Pousson, WR Steve Sanders, LB Clifton Smith, OL Rob Smith, DB Justin Hamilton, DB Jeremy LeSueur, DL Parker, LB Jason Short, QB Ken Dorsey (injured) and OL Ryan Tucker. Placed LB Mason Unck on the reserve-suspended list. DALLAS the contract of CB Aaron Glenn.

Placed Martin Gramatica on injured reserve. Released QB Matt Moore, QB Richard Bartel, DT Remi Ayodele, RB Arliss Beach, RB Alonzo Coleman, TE Adam Bergen, TE Rodney Hannah, WR Damarius Bilbo, WR Mike Jefferson, WR Jerheme Urban, CB Quincy Butler, CB Joey Thomas, Trey Darilek, LB Junior Glymph, LB Khari Long, LB Blair Phillips, LB John Saldi, FB Lousaka Polite, DE Marcus Smith and OL Matthew Tarullo. DETROIT RB Kevin Jones from the physically unable-to- perform list. Placed Frank Davis on injured reserve. Released WR Ron Bellamy, RB Aveion Cason, LB Donte Curry, CB A.J.

Davis, DE Claude Harriott, CB LaMarcus Hicks, QB Phil Horvath, WR Kevin Kasper, Micah Knorr, DE Justin Kurpeikis, LB Joe Lobendahn, CB Dee McCann, C-G Ben Noll, DT Cleveland Pinkney, CB Ramzee Robinson, WR Cliff Russell, TE Darnell Sanders, RB Anthony Sherrell, Clint Stickdorn, Barry Stokes, and TE Rudy Sylvan. GREEN BAY TE Zac Alcorn, DE Larry Birdine, WR Shaun Bodiford, WR David Clowney, CB Patrick Dendy, WR Chris Francies, LB Tim Goodwell, TE Clark Harris, LB Spencer Havner, LB Rory Johnson, Travis Leffew, Marquand Manuel, FB Brandon Miree, Alvin Nnabuife, Dave Rayner, WR Calvin Russell, Adam Stenavich, OT Orrin Thompson, QB Paul Thompson and RB Corey White. Placed Tyrone Culver, LB Abdul Hodge and Tyson Walter on injured reserve. HOUSTON FB Jon Abbate, Brandon Harrison and Chad Stanley on injured reserve. Released WR David Anderson, LB Trent Bray, Mike Brisiel, DT Tim Bulman, DE Victor Degrate, OT Brandon Frye, Drew Hodgdon, WR Bethel Johnson, DT Cedric Killings, RB Wali Lundy, DE Alfred Malone, WR Keenan McCardell, Dexter McCleon, Brandon Mitchell, CB Tyrone Poole, DE DelJuan Robinson, RB Darius Walker, John Walker and QB Jared Zabransky.

INDIANAPOLIS RB DeDe Dorsey, DE Bo Schobel, DE Ryan LaCasse, WR John Standeford, G-OT Matt Ulrich, RB Clifton Dawson, LB Brandon Archer, QB Josh Betts, DB Duane Coleman, DB Tanard Davis, TE Matt Farbotko, TE Jonny Harline, LB KaMichael Hall, Joe Lobdell, DT Ramel Meekins, DB Antonio Perkins, TE Gijon Robinson, WR Trent Shelton, WR Craphonso Thorpe, DB Scott Ware, Sam Wilder and LB Victor Worsley. JACKSONVILLE RB Alvin Pearman to Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick. Placed DE James Wyche and WR Mike Walker on injured reserve. Released QB Byron Leftwich, Dan Connolly, Jamaal Fudge, LB Nick Greisen, DT Seth Payne, WR Charles Sharon, CB Bruce Thornton, CB Dee Webb, Josh Gattis, DT Joe Anoai, LB Kevis Coley, DL Walter Curry, OT Ryan Gibbons, DE Tyler King, DB Jamar Landrom, LB Roy Manning, Pete McMahon, CB Rashod Moulton and TE Isaac Smolko. KANSAS CITY RB Priest Holmes on the injury list.

Released QB Casey Printers, WR Brad Ekwerekwu, WR Chris Hannon, WR Ean Randolph, Marlon Fair, DT Kiki Gonzalez, DT Patrice Majondo-Mwamba, FB Gilbert Harris, DE Michael Heard, DE Montez Murphy, Rob Hunt, Tre Stallings, OT James Newby, RB Marcus CB Justin Phinisee, CB Will Poole, LB Nick Reid, LB Rich Scanlon, QB Jeff Terrell and TE Keith Willis. MIAMI the contract of FB Cory Schlesinger and WR Az-Zahir Hakim. Released TE Courtney Anderson, DE Mkristo Bruce, DE Jorge Cordova, FB Kyle Eckel, Tala Esera, TE Aaron Halterman, TE Tim Massaquoi, QB Gibran Hamdan, Tuff Harris, CB Geoff Pope, CB Derrick Johnson, Marquay Love, Stephen Parker, WR Michael Malone, DT Brian Soi and OT Julius Wilson. Waived injured LB Jim Maxwell, LB Robert McCune, WR P.K. Sam and Dan Stevenson.

MINNESOTA Greg Blue, Patrick Body, DT Conrad Bolston, WR Jason Carter, OL Kyle Cook, CB Dovonte Edwards, RB Ciatrick Fason, DT Howard Green, LB George Hall, WR Cortez Hankton, LB David Herron, CB Chad Johnson, Norm Katnik, OT Jimmy Martin, WR Billy McMullen, WR Martin Nance, TE Richard Owens, RB Artose Pinner, DE Khreem Smith, TE Stephen Spach, QB Tyler Thigpen and WR Chandler Williams. NEW ORLEANS the contract of DE Anton Palepoi. Released RB Antonio Pittman, QB Tyler Palko, Curry Burns, Tim Duckworth, FB Kevin Dudley, DE Willie Evans, WR Tramain Hall, CB David Jones, LB Marvin Mitchell, CB Anwar Phillips, Chris Reis and Dave Yovanovits. NEW YORK RB Ryan Grant to Green Bay for an undisclosed draft choice. Placed Will Demps on injured reserve.

Released QB Tim Hasselbeck, DT Jonas Seawright, Josh Huston, TE Charles Davis, WR Brandon London, WR Kevin McMahan, OL Justin Jones, WR Jon Dunn, WR Ryan Keenan, WR Matt Lentz, DE Tommy Davis, DE Marquis Gunn, DT Tui Alailafaleula, LB James Davis, LB Tyson Smith, CB Gerrick McPhearson, CB Darren Barnett, CB E.J. Underwood, J.R. Reed, Cory Ohnesorge and injured OL Todd Londot. NEW YORK RB Alvin Banks, OL Marko Cavka, CB Manny Collins, LB Blake Costanzo, WR Chris Davis, OL Goddard, DL Bobby Hamilton, DL Michael Haynes, CB Alphonso Hodge, WR Frisman Jackson, OL Dominic Moran, WR Evan Prall, QB Brett Ratliff, LB Anthony Schlegel, CB Jamie Thompson; LB Jason Trusnik, OL Robert Turner, OL Joe Villani, DL Kimo von Oelhoffen, Raymond Ventrone, LB Andre Wadsworth and RB Danny Ware. OAKLAND RB Michael Bush on the injury list.

Released FB Zack Crockett, SS Donovin Darius, TE O.J. Santiago, DT Josh Shaw, OT Chad Slaughter, WR Alvis Whitted, TE James Adkisson, Jesse Boone, OG Kevin Boothe, LB Kurt Campbell, DB Marquice Cole, Eric Frampton, WR Carlos Francis, Tyler Fredrickson, DT Anttaj Hawthorne, WR Chris McFoy, DE Quentin Moses, LB Kyle Shotwell, DE Dave Tollefson and OT Mark Wilson. PHILADELPHIA CB Rashad Barksdale, WR Jeremy Bloom, FB Jeremy Cain, DT Jeremy Clark, WR Zac Collie, LB Tank Daniels, FB Jason Davis, CB Dustin Fox, C.J. Gaddis, WR Michael Gasperson, Erick Harris, Jasper Harvey, OT Jacob Hobbs, RB Nate Ilaoa, Dirk Johnson, DT Mauricio Lopez, DE Marques Murrell, WR J.J. Outlaw, OT Jonathan Palmer, LB Dedrick Roper, WR Bill Sampy and TE Lee Vickers.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS WR Dallas Baker, TE Cody Boyd, OT Jason Capizzi TE Jon Dekker, RB Verron Haynes, CB Chidi Iwuoma, CB Jovon Johnson, FB John Kuhn, Mike Lorello, CB Anthony Madison, CB Grant Mason, DE Ryan McBean, DE Shaun Nua, Chukky Okobi, DT Scott Paxson, Marvin Philip, QB Bryan Randall, LB Ron Stanley, OG Cameron Stephenson, OT Brandon Torrey, WR Gerran Walker, LB Rian Wallace and WR Walter Young. ST. LOUIS OL Todd Steussie on injured reserve. SAN DIEGO LB Antwan Applewhite, Tra Battle, Mark Bihl, RB Eldra Buckley, WR Greg Camarillo, DE Andre Coleman, DE Keith Grennan, Bhawoh Jue, OT Cory Lekkerkerker, DT Louis Leonard, OT Tony Pape, LB Nick Roach, DE Derreck Robinson, WR Mark Simmons and LB Jyles Tucker. SAN FRANCISCO LB Jay Moore and DE Joe Cohen on injured reserve.

Released Darnell Bing, LB Colby Bockwoldt, OT Harvey Dahl, OT Damane Duckett, WR Bryan Gilmore, TE Zachery Hilton, DE Sam Rayburn, Vickiel Vaughn, FB Zak Keasey OT Tavares Washington, RB Thomas Clayton, TE Zac Herold and LB Mark Washington. SEATTLE Michael Boulware to Houston for DE Jason Babin. Placed DT Marcus Tubbs on injured reserve. Released CB Omowale Dada, QB Derek Devin, WR Joe Fernandez, DE Brandon Green, DT Marcus Green, CB DeJuan Groce, CB Kevin Hobbs, CB Pete Hunter, LB Cameron Jensen, WR Jordan Kent, FB David Kirtman, TE Joe Newton, FB Josh Parry, WR Logan Payne, Pat Ross, TE Leonard Stephens, DE Tafisi, DT Eric Taylor, Steve Vallos, RB Marquis Weeks, OT Kyle Williams. TENNESSEE Lamont Thompson, WR Courtney Roby, QB Tim Rattay, RB Quinton Ganther, LB Spencer Toone, CB Ryan Smith, OL Justin Geisinger, WR Joel Filani, RB Dontrell Moore, OL Isaac Snell, OT Mike Otto, LB Terna Nande, LB Colin Allred, TE Cooper Wallace, DE Josh Savage, DE Jason Hall, TE Jamie Petrowski, OT Seth Wand, Bryan Scott and injured DT Lauvale Sape.

Placed WR David Givens on the reserve-physically unable to perform list. Placed DT Rien Long on injured reserve. WASHINGTON TE Chris Cooley to a six-year contract extension. Released OL Calvin Armstrong, DT Matthias Askew, FB Fred Beasley, RB Brian Bell, WR Carl Berman, WR Corey Bradford, RB Dee Brown, DE Alex Buzbee, DB John Eubanks, DE Justin Hickman, WR Ryan Hoag, DB Ade Jimoh, OL Kili Lefotu, TE Jake Nordin, QB Jordan Palmer, LB Matt Sinclair, DB Omar Stoutmire, WR Burl Toler, LB Anthony Trucks, DB Byron Westbrook, OL Taylor Whitley and DE Renaldo Wynn. ALLEN ROSSUM holds several team records for returns with the Atlanta Falcons.

DAVE MARTIN Press Steelers trade for returner Rossum The Associated Press PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired cornerback-kick re- turner Allen Rossum from the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday for a conditional 2008 draft pick. Rossum, a 2005 Pro Bowl player as a return specialist, holds Falcons team records for kickoff and punt return yards and also had two punt return touchdowns. The former Notre Dame player broke into the NFL as a third-round pick with Philadelphia in 1998 before being traded to Green Bay in 2000. He signed with Atlanta as a free agent in 2002. Rossum had a 59-yard kickoff return that set up a score in 24-19 exhibition victory over Cincinnati on Monday.

He had a concussion last week and did not return any kicks Thursday against Baltimore. Last season, Rossum averaged 7.8 yards on 37 punt returns, the lowest average of his career. He averaged 14 yards in 2003 and 12.4 in 2004. The Steelers tried several players as kickoff and punt returners without much success during the preseason a holdover problem from a season ago. They were 26th in the league in kickoff returns and 19th in punt returns during their five exhibition games.

Willie Reid, a second-year player from Florida State who was injured most of last season, was the most-used punt returner during the preseason but averaged only 6.5 yards on 12 returns. Last year, a fumbled punt by Ricardo Colclough led to an early season loss to Cincinnati and set the tone for a 2-6 start by the defending Super Bowl champions. NFL ROUNDUP Seymour shut down; Leftwich cut The Associated Press Richard Seymour, one of the top defensive linemen, was placed on the physically unable to perform list by New England on Saturday, meaning he must miss at least the first six games of the regular season. As is the custom of the secretive coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots did not specify wrong with the former All-Pro. But he withdrew from last Pro Bowl with elbow and groin problems.

Jacksonville meanwhile, did the expected, cutting quarterback Byron Leftwich. The seventh overall pick in the 2003 draft and the starting quarterback for nearly every game since then when he was healthy, Leftwich was released after losing the starting job to David Garrard. Coach Jack Del Rio had said Friday, when he made the decision, that Leftwich would either be traded or released but that announcement in itself made it difficult to make a deal for him. Leftwich, often troubled by injuries and lacking mobility, missed 10 games last season because of an ankle injury. He was 19-of-38 passing for 226 yards and a touchdown in three preseason games.

But he played with the starters while Garrard completed 36 of 47 passes for 456 yards and a touchdown mostly against backups. Garrard has started 18 regular-season games in his career and had a passer rating of 80.5 in 10 starts last season with 10 touchdown passes and nine interceptions. bittersweet Garrard said Friday when he heard that Leftwich would go. definitely shocked. I see this happening.

beyond shocked. I really feel like this is a dream, but I know not and I know Another former starting quarterback, Tampa Chris Simms, survived the cuts as the Bucs kept four quarterbacks. Simms missed most of last season with a spleen injury and was slow getting into form this year. Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith made the Baltimore Ravens as the third-string QB. In addition to putting Seymour on the PUP list, which he will be eligible to come off in six games, the Patriots also cut quarterback Vinny Tes- taverde, who at 43 would have been entering his 21st season in the NFL.

Elsewhere, In Cincinnati, No. 2 quarterback Doug Johnson was released and replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick, obtained in a trade from St. Louis. Johnson was dumped a day after he threw a pair of interceptions in a 14-6 preseason loss to Indianapolis, another poor showing that prompted the Bengals make the trade. The Bengals also made moves involving two of their players who have faced criminal charges.

They waived second-year receiver Reggie McNeal, who played quarterback at Texas and was learning a new position in Cincinnati. They kept second-year defensive end Frostee Rucker, who has been slowed by a hamstring injury during the preseason. In Philadelphia, former Olympic skier Jeremy Bloom was cut by Philadelphia along with Dirk Johnson, the punter last season. Bloom spent last season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Johnson was beaten out by Sav Rocca, a former Australian football player.

In Kansas City, former star running back Priest Holmes was placed on the football injury list, guaranteeing that his absence from the game will stretch to almost two years. Holmes, 33, played since Oct. 30, 2005, when a brutal hit from San Shawne Merriman aggravated a potentially dangerous spinal condition. The three-time Pro Bowl player spent last season at home in Texas. Oakland released third-round pick Quentin Moses, veteran fullback Zack Crockett and free- agent safety Donovin Darius.

Moses, the first pick of the third round, was competing for the starting right defensive end spot until late in the preseason. Tommy Kelly won the job when he moved from tackle after the Raiders acquired Gerard Warren from Denver and fifth-rounder Jay Richardson beat Moses out for the backup role. By keeping Warren on the roster, the Raiders must give Denver a fifth- round pick in next draft. In Detroit, running back Kevin Jones was removed from the physically unable to perform list, setting a day-to-day timetable for his return to the field. Jones missed the final three games of last season and all of training camp with a broken foot.

He had run for 689 yards and three touchdowns while catching 61 passes for 520 yards and two touchdowns. In Dallas, veteran cornerback Aaron contract was terminated by the Cowboys, who also put kicker Martin Gramatica on injured reserve. The Cowboys also cut 20 players, including rookie quarterbacks Matt Moore and Richard Bartel, to get to their roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players. All eight players drafted in April made the team, including rookie kicker Nick Folk. Glenn played 13 NFL seasons for the New York Jets (1994-2001), Houston (2002-04) and Dallas (2005-06), and was a Pro Bowl player in 2000 and 2001.

And in Baltimore, Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith made the Baltimore Ravens final roster Saturday as a third-string quarterback. Since arriving at training camp, Smith has impressed his teammates with his attitude, work ethic and arm strength while struggling with his accuracy and decision-making. Smith completed 11-of-18 passes for 86 yards in a 13-10 loss Friday night to the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome to conclude the preseason, but was sacked four times and intercepted once. By ANDREW BAGNATO AP College Football Writer Lloyd Carr started his career at Michigan by winning 10 of his first 11 games against Top 10 teams. He won a share of the 1997 national title, the first in nearly a half century.

Oh, and he lost to Appalachian State on Saturday. Guess which one be remembered for? Appalachian 34-32 victory over fifth-ranked Michigan in Ann Arbor sent shockwaves across Car Flag Nation on college first Saturday. But the most damage is likely to be felt in the Michigan football offices, where find the hottest seat in the country. The Wolverines entered this autumn, as they do every year, expecting to contend for the national title. Not this year.

Michigan can run the table the rest of the way not that we like its chances after Saturday and the Wolverines will be laughed out of every discussion about the BCS title game in New Orleans. And to think there were some people raise your hands, Michigan fans who thought the Wolverines deserved a berth in the BCS title game last January instead of Florida, which filleted Big Ten champion Ohio State. Off loss, clear that the Wolverines are more likely to spend the holidays someplace much less glamorous, such as San Antonio or Orlando. The question is, will Carr be there with them? From now until the end of the season, future will become fodder for every sports talk show in Michigan and the leading topic on every dot-com devoted to Maize and Blue football, and there are a few. It will become an issue every time a Michigan recruiter knocks on a door.

It will provide an unsettling background for dealings with the media, which are never warm in the best of times. what one hideous, unthinkable loss can do. result from the Big House no doubt brought a few smiles down in Columbus although shrewd Buckeyes fans might not want Michigan to relieve Carr, given his recent struggles against Jim Tressel. And the score had to raise spirits in South Bend, if only because it will bump Notre humiliating 33-3 loss to Georgia Tech off the front of the Sunday sports section. the way college football works.

One misery is celebration. Right now, Carr is feeling plenty of misery. The Appalachian State loss is a stark contrast to the start of tenure at Michigan in 1995. He took the job under uncomfortable circumstances the abrupt offseason firing of Gary Moeller, dismissed for off-the-field problems. Though he had scores of doubters from the start, Carr was the ultimate big-game coach early in his career and he was much more adept at winning the biggies than Bo Schembechler ever was.

From 1995, when he was hired, through Jan. 1, 1998, when Michigan beat Washington State to win the Associated Press poll title, Carr went 7-0 against Top 10. In an era of parity, unfathomable. At one point, Carr was 10-1 against the Top 10. And still 168 overall.

Carr has lost five of his last seven games against Top 10 teams. Given his fabulous start, some cooling off was to be expected. Carr has never been embraced by Michigan fans. To some, he was too conservative, unwilling to unleash his talent. After the Wolverines gritted out a close win over Ohio State on their way to the national title, a relieved Carr admitted that he had considered punting on third down several times late in the game and turning the game over to Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson and his defense.

He smiling when he said it. The 1997 national title only served to ratchet up expectations in Ann Arbor. Carr privately wondered if he could ever do enough to satisfy the Maize and Blue beast. But as long as Carr won, he could keep the critics at bay. His biggest sin, in the eyes of many Michigan fans, is that not Schembechler.

But who is? Carr, a loyal Schembechler assistant, was always uncomfortable with comparisons to his former boss. worth noting that Michigan is 0-3 since Schembechler died last November, having lost to Ohio State, Southern California and, now, Appalachian State. Michigan fans like losing to the Buckeyes and the Trojans. But no shame. Losing to Appalachian State well, another story.

And the kind of story that end with ever Carr soon live down this loss LLOYD grip on his job as the Michigan coach will be tested by the fans and media following his loss to Appalachian State. DUANE BURLESON Press.