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News Around The AFC East. -- Meggett Expected To File Lawsuit.  Patriots
should expect Dave Meggett to file a lawsuit against the Patriots and their
doctors. Meggett believes that the injury he suffered, a broken bone in his foot,
in the playoff game against Pittsburgh was misdiagnosed. He thinks the Patriots
doctors purposely misdiagnosed the injury so the Patriots would have an excuse to
release him. The true story is that Meggett was released because his injury would
have him sidelined for most of the season, his trial would be a distraction for the
team which could be crucial in our playoff run, and because of his off-field problems.
Every fan knows that Owner Bob Kraft does not approve of such behavior, especially
against women.Meggett will also file an injury grievance against the team for releasing him when he was injured. Under NFL rules, the most he can get for the injury grievance is $200,000. Meggett should not receive anything because the Patriots didn't cut him because of his injury. It all works out and the Patriots will not receive a big hit against the salary cap. The reason authorities in Toronto dropped sexual assault charges against Meggett was that there were no bruises or marks on the alleged victim. The physicians who examined her said there were ABSOLUTELY no indications, like bruises, that could prove Meggett sexually assaulted her. If the Toronto police go forward with a robbery charge against him, Meggett's defense will be that the woman tried to rob him and that he caught her trying to go out the door of her hotel room with his wallet and watch, which he then recovered. ----- Parcells Signs Testaverde, Cuts O'Donnell.
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York Jets coach Bill Parcells had plenty of reasons to sign former Raven QB
Vinny Testaverde.Over the years, Parcells has seen some of Testaverde's greatest games, mostly against his team. One of them was a 1994 AFC Wild Card game. Testaverde completed 20 of 30 passes for 268 yards, along with a touchdown, but no first downs. He also ran three times for first downs, including a 36-yard gain. He led the Cleveland Browns past the Patriots, 20-13. In '96, when he was playing for Baltimore, Testaverde threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns, completing 29 of 45 passes. Even
Then last year in Giants Stadium, Testaverde threw a touchdown pass in the closing moments to tie the game against Parcells's Jets and send it into overtime, where New York won on a field goal. You can tell Parcells was impressed by those performances. Whenever someone mentioned Testaverde's name around Parcells, his response would almost always be, "The kid scares me to death." Parcells told Testaverde that Glenn Foley will be his starting quarterback, but if he falters or Testaverde outplays him in the exhibition season, Vinny will be No. 1. Knowing Parcells, Foley won't have the job for a long time. Parcells never liked Neil O'Donnell and saved $2.5 million under the salary cap by getting rid of him. |
