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“So when I say it ended a little sour, I felt like it could have been a little more respectful. At least a phone call to say, ‘It’s been good. We’re going in a different direction. We’re going to let you go.’ They couldn’t even give me that.”
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The former No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft signed a six-year, $91.5 million deal with the Bears in March. While he said he’s happy in Chicago — he has two sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal for the Bears (3-1) — he is puzzled with how things ended in Charlotte.
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“Julius gave us eight great years and we appreciate everything he did for us,” Hurney said.
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Bruce Gradkowski, the mechanic, immediately drove us down the field, and matched our first half output in a matter of minutes. I call him the mechanic because as soon as he reached under center, the offensive line woes seemed to minimize, as if he was reaching under the hood of a used vehicle, tweaking the parts to perfection. After he fixed the offensive line he immediately moved his attention to the receivers completing 11 of 22 passes for 162 yards. This stat line includes a crucial drop from his most reliable target Zach Miller, and a horrendous off the face mask miscue by Brandon Myers, both costing the Raiders first downs. In the mist of our offensive explosion,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], DHB had 6 snags for 80 yards, and Louis Murphy had 6 catches for 91 yards with a touchdown. Bruce “the mechanic” added some much needed horsepower to the engines of these two young receivers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and put the pedal to the medal as the Raiders sped past the Rams in the second half.

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