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Poteat passing along life lessons
Football camp was certainly in session, and Chuck Morris was making sure the boys in their Kelly green T-shirts and baggy shorts knew it.
“If you walk on my field, you’ll run on that track!” bellowed Morris, a personal strength and conditioning coach for several NFL players, to a group of boys who were a little [...]
Browns Sign Poteat
The Cleveland Browns announced today that the team signed eight-year veteran cornerbackHank Poteat as an unrestricted free agent from the New York Jets.
“Hank is a veteran corner who has played inside and outside,” said Browns General Manager George Kokinis. “His versatility and knowledge of the system will be an asset to our secondary.”
The 31-year-old [...]
Jets Just Latest Stop for Poteat
The woman’s new gym membership came with a promise: You’ll be able to fit into your dream wedding dress in no time with the help of one of our trusted athletic trainers.
So, when she signed on the dotted line at Bally Total Fitness just outside Philadelphia, eager to shed a few pounds, the boss turned [...]
Month Later: Poteat Back in Green
A reporter asked Hank Poteat in the Jets locker room late this morning if he feels as if he’s a kind of “hired gun.” Poteat said he didn’t see it that way.
Another possible description would be journeyman. But perhaps the best way to capture the veteran defensive back is that he’s a survivor and [...]
Poteat Gives Back
Hank Poteat helped crush the hopes of Philadelphia Eagles’ fans as a cornerback for the 2004 Super Bowl champion New England Patriot.
Now a New York Jet, Poteat is hoping to inspire new football dreams among Newark-area children at an in-store appearance in Bear this weekend.
Poteat is slated to appear at The Athlete’s Foot in the [...]
Jets Resign Poteat
The New York Jets have re-signed unrestricted free agent DB Hank Poteat. The announcement was made by Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum.
Poteat (5’10”, 195) returns to the Jets after appearing in all 16 games in 2007. He started nine games, recording the first two interceptions of his eight-year career in consecutive games vs. Philadelphia’s [...]
Poteat a Possibility
The Patriots have had dialogue with free-agent cornerback Hank Poteat about the possibility of him signing with the club.
At this point, nothing is imminent and no official visit has been scheduled.
Poteat spent parts of 2004, 2005 and 2006 with the Patriots. He was with the Jets for most of 2006 and all of last season.
The [...]
Poteat warns Giants against comments
Here are America’s favorite underdogs, preening for the cameras, appearing on late-night television, boldly calling out the opposition while aiming their slingshots directly at Goliath.
The New York Giants are basking in the fairy tale that accompanies every Cinderella story.
But eight-year veteran NFL cornerback and Delaware resident Hank Poteat said the Giants should be careful.
Every slight [...]
Poteat’s Patient Approach Pays Off
In the 71st game of his career — after an overthrown Donovan McNabb pass sailed into his arms — Hank Poteat walked toward the Jets’ sideline without so much as a fist pump. He did not speak. He did not smile. He did not bump chests.
Only a select few knew that Poteat waited eight years [...]
Perseverance Pays, Poteat Tells His Campers
Never underestimate the power of the ring. Hank Poteat happened to have it — his Super Bowl XXXIX ring, that is — with him when he opened the doors to his first football camp for 50 kids at a sizzling hot high school football field in northwest Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday.
“First of all, anytime [...]
Jets Sign Poteat to Bolster DB’s
Anyone who paid attention to the final quarter of the Jets’ season would not be surprised by the moves the team made yesterday, re-signing cornerback Hank Poteat and releasing running back Kevan Barlow.
Poteat went from training camp casualty, cut just before the regular season, to starting right cornerback for the final six regular-season games and [...]
