Gargiulo, Cramer In News

Anthony Gargiulo's dramatic comeback bid from a horribly broken ankle was put on hold when he was cut yesterday by the Calgary Stampeders. But his career may not be over. From a story in the Calgary Herald:

"He came out and practised hard, his foot would hurt and swell up and he'd have to take it a little bit lighter the next day," said Stamps coach and general manager John Hufnagel. "At this time, he's just not ready to compete day in and day out.

"I think he wants to play and I think he'll continue to work to get back on the field."

There's another Gargiulo story in the Calgary Sun.

If Casey Cramer is in an NFL training camp you can just about bet at some point there will be a story about what happens when someone is practicing a little too hard. Moderation was never Cramer's thing in practice. There were a bunch of stories like that coming out of the Tennessee Titans camp yesterday that mentioned the former Dartmouth All-American, but here's the kicker: Casey was on the receiving end, not the delivering end, this time. From the Titans Radio version:

Defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch scrapped with left guard Eugene Amano and linebacker Stephen Tulloch slammed into tight end Casey Cramer, a hit he didn't seem to be ready for.

''There’s a fine line as you build toughness and there’s a fine line how you go about doing it,'' (Coach Jeff) Fisher said. ''You just learn how to do it.''

Visit Green Alert Premium later today or early this evening for a First Person report with Buddy Teevens. The Dartmouth coach graciously sat with me for the better part of an hour yesterday and touched on subjects such ... as who is on campus this summer and what they are doing, whether he sneaks a look at preseason magazines on the supermarket shelves, what "junior day" is all about, what he thinks about Colgate opening camp this week, his social networking policy and more.