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Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports After paying a visit to the San Diego Chargers earlier this week, free-agent defensive end Dwight Freeney finally signed a two-year deal with the team worth $8.75 million. Freeney, who spent the first 11 year...
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports After paying a visit to the San Diego Chargers earlier this week, free-agent defensive end Dwight Freeney finally signed a two-year deal with the team worth $8.75 million. Freeney, who spent the first 11 years of his career with the Indianapolis Colts, is still a pass rusher that can cause havoc to offenses, but is in the twilight of his football days. The signing of Freeney comes at a good time, considering the fact they are in need of some pass-rushing help. Just this week, Chargers linebacker Melvin Ingram tore his ACL in minicamp, leaving San Diego’s linebacking corps a bit thin. Though Freeney spent the majority of his career playing defensive end, he did play outside linebacker last season when the Colts switched to a 3-4 defensive alignment. Freeney did struggle to the defensive adjustment, tallying only five sacks. I understand the Chargers’ urgency for another pass rusher, but I do question this signing a bit. Freeney thrived as a hand-on-the-ground rusher from 2002-11 with 102.5 sacks, and is now expected to produce in a scheme that is somewhat foreign. The only way for Freeney to have the same impact that he did while with Indianapolis is if the Chargers tweak their defensive scheme so that the former Colt could be effective. No one should really expect Freeney to put up big numbers while in San Diego. He definitely will be a solid addition, but thinking that you’ll see the Freeney who was in his prime while playing in Indy won’t happen — there is no way of teaching an old dog a new trick. Clyde A. Speller  is an NFL writer for RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @ClydeASpeller, or add him to your network on Google
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Nawaz Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
Nawaz Sharif calls for party's meet on May 20 to discuss policies
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Dizzying pink lights inside the limo last night as I was arriving at Sharjah Cricket stadium.
Dizzying pink lights inside the limo last night as I was arriving at Sharjah Cricket stadium.
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Some athletes say fans cross the line with their critiques and personal attacks.
Some athletes say fans cross the line with their critiques and personal attacks.
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#IPL 2013 LIVE: #ViratKohli powers #RCB to 106 runs in 8-over fiesta #RCBvsCSK #T20
#IPL 2013 LIVE: #ViratKohli powers #RCB to 106 runs in 8-over fiesta #RCBvsCSK #T20
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A Malaysian-Indian politician of the Democratic Action Party has asked the party`s Chinese-origin secretary-general to apologise to nearly 700 Indian members who were stopped from attending a meeting in 2012.
A Malaysian-Indian politician of the Democratic Action Party has asked the party`s Chinese-origin secretary-general to apologise to nearly 700 Indian members who were stopped from attending a meeting in 2012.
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Holding the opposition`s "disruptionary tactics" responsible for not allowing passage of the food security and land acquisition bills in parliament`s budget session, the Congress expressed its willingness for a special session.
Holding the opposition`s "disruptionary tactics" responsible for not allowing passage of the food security and land acquisition bills in parliament`s budget session, the Congress expressed its willingness for a special session.
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The Congress on Saturday night named Santiuse Kujur as its candidate for the second Rajya Sabha seat in Assam for which biennial elections would be held this month-end.
The Congress on Saturday night named Santiuse Kujur as its candidate for the second Rajya Sabha seat in Assam for which biennial elections would be held this month-end.
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US: Plane lands on belly after landing gear fails
US: Plane lands on belly after landing gear fails
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After decades of promises, delays and open outcry, things finally seem to be going right for a overpass construction plan during Kundamankadavu, on a Thiruvananthapuram-Kattakkada route. The Public Works Department (PWD) has finished a c...
After decades of promises, delays and open outcry, things finally seem to be going right for a overpass construction plan during Kundamankadavu, on a Thiruvananthapuram-Kattakkada route. The Public Works Department (PWD) has finished a construction of one post for a new overpass alongside a 115-year-old, British-era iron overpass and expects to finish a second post soon. If work progresses unhindered, a new overpass should be consecrated by 2014.  ‘’We have time compartment Apr 2014 for completing a project,’’ a tip PWD central said. ‘’We’ve also finished a abutment on one side and will be holding adult work on a second one soon,’’ a central said. Vattiyoorkavu MLA K Muraleedharan pronounced that a overpass would be thrown open to trade on Aug 15, 2014. ‘’Work is surpassing well. The plan was creatively estimated to cost Rs 8.91 crore, though it was after revised to Rs 9.78 crore,’’ he said.  The roar for a new bridge, a usually resolution to a nasty trade bottleneck during Kundamankadavu, is several decades old. The existent iron brace bridge, built in 1898 – around a same duration as a Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki – is an engineering marvel, though a undoubted calamity for motorists. It is perceptibly able of doing a complicated day rush hour traffic.  In 2008, a residents’ organisation here had launched an restlessness for a new overpass that was shortly taken adult by domestic organisations and other groups. There was also a direct that a aged overpass should be recorded as a chronological relic once a new overpass comes up. ‘’Initially, there were problems per land acquisition. The new overpass was designed on a right side of a aged bridge, though afterwards it was shifted to a other side after a resurvey. But now, work appears to be surpassing smoothly,’’ pronounced Suresh Kumar, an office-bearer of a Kundamanbaghom East Residents’ Association that spearheaded a restlessness in 2008.
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