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Longhorns tight end is Day 2 find for Packers
Jermichael Finley fills an immediate need for the Packers, who cut veteran tight end Bubba Franks in February.
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Based on what he did in only two seasons at Texas, Jermichael Finley might have been able to play his way into a first-round pick if he stayed in school for another year or two.
But Finley chose to enter the NFL draft, where the Green Bay Packers took him in the third round Sunday. Finley said having two young children didn’t have anything to do with his decision to go pro so early — he just felt the time was right. "I was just ready for bigger challenges in life, on and off the field," Finley said. "So I just decided to come out and join the NFL." Finley fills an immediate need for the Packers, who cut veteran tight end Bubba Franks in February and needed another tight end to complement up-and-coming player Donald Lee.
Billick joins Fox team
Former Vikings offensive coordinator Brian Billick, who was fired as the Baltimore Ravens head coach following a
5-11 finish last season, has agreed to join Fox as a game analyst for the NFL season. Billick spent this past weekend working as an analyst for the NFL Network during its draft coverage.
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• The NFL formally approved Tennessee’s trade of suspended cornerback Adam (Pacman) Jones to the Cowboys. Jones still must be reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
• Kevin Smith, who threatened former Detroit Lions great Barry Sanders’ single-season collegiate rushing record at Central Florida, was chosen in the third round by the Lions, who traded up two slots to get him.
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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