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Ask not for whom The Turk calls, he calls for thee

By Christopher Harris

Saturday, September 5, 2009

When pro athletes talk about the possibility of getting cut, they refer to "The Turk." When The Turk comes for you, you wind up "decapitated on the general manager's office floor." You wind up out of a job. That's why Saturday was a white-knuckle day for a lot of NFL players on roster bubbles. Rumors abounded that some big names might get axed so teams could save money, or make room for more promising youngsters. And while one quasi-fantasy-relevant name did go (Dominic Rhodes, click here for m ...

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