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Sources: Dolphins tell LB Van Noy he will be released
MIAMI — Veteran linebacker Kyle Van Noy is moving on after one season with the Miami Dolphins, and he’s not happy about it.
The Dolphins told Van Noy he will be released, two people familiar with the discussion confirmed to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Dolphins had not commented.
In a statement, Van Noy said he was disappointed and surprised.
“As a captain, I gave my all to the team,” he said. “I fought through a painful hip injury during the season, including spending a night in the hospital after a game. I was brought there to be a leader, and I know my teammates looked up to and respected me.”
Miami will clear nearly $10 million in cap space with the move. Van Noy signed a $51 million, four-year deal as a free agent a year ago.
Despite his injury, Van Noy had six sacks and 69 tackles in 14 games for a Dolphins defense that ranked sixth in points allowed. He has also played for the Lions and Patriots.
The move signals the Dolphins want to be aggressive in free agency after going 10-6 and missing the playoffs in their second season under coach Brian Flores. They also have two picks in the first round of the draft, including the No. 3 overall selection, and two picks in the second round.
Lawyer wants ‘most serious charges’ against ex-coach
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An attorney for the family of a 5-yearold girl critically injured in a crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid says the girl suffered a devastating brain injury that has left her unable to speak or walk.
Ariel Young likely has permanent brain damage “that she will endure for the rest of her life,” attorney Tom Porto said in an interview broadcast Tuesday with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “We’re going to be advocating for the most serious charges and the most serious sentence that Britt could ever receive,” Porto said.
The girl has been hospitalized since the crash Feb. 4, when police say Reid’s truck slammed into two vehicles on the side of a highway entrance ramp near Kansas City’s NFL training complex next to Arrowhead Stadium, injuring Ariel and another child inside one of the cars.
Reid is the son of Kansas City’s head coach Andy Reid and had been the team’s outside linebackers coach at the time of the crash. He was initially placed on administrative leave immediately following the crash, but is no longer employed by the team after his contract was not renewed in the days after the crash. He did not travel with the team to Tampa Bay for the Feb. 7 Super Bowl, which Kansas City lost to the Buccaneers.
Authorities have said they are still awaiting toxicology reports in the case, and no charges have been filed.
Paris Hilton is speaking out about instances where she felt mistreated in the media. During Monday’s episode of her podcast “This Is Paris,” Hilton revealed she became “very emotional” while watching the Hulu documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” which has called into question the media’s treatment of Spears and other women.
Hilton said she could relate to Spears’ struggles and described a 2007 interview she did with David Letterman in which she feels the comedian went out of his way to humiliate her. According to Hilton, she agreed to appear on the show so long as he promised not to bring up her time in jail. But onstage, Letterman broke his word, grilling her on what food she ate in prison and whom she met behind bars.