Texans release ex-UH receiver Grice-Mullins
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The Houston Texans released former University of Hawai'i receiver Ryan Grice-Mullins yesterday in the team's second round of roster cuts this week.
Grice-Mullins, signed by the Texans as a free agent, wasn't able to participate in organized team activities because of a leg injury, according to the team's Web site.
Last season as a junior, Grice-Mullins led UH's receiving corps with 1,228 yards and caught 12 touchdowns.
Also, the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen on a one-year contract yesterday.
Von Oelhoffen, who is 6 feet 4 and 299 pounds, is a Moloka'i High alum from Kaunakakai.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Oelhoffen, 37, played in eight games (four starts) for the Eagles last season, recording four tackles.
Von Oelhoffen has 399 tackles and 26 1/2 sacks in 198 games in 15 seasons with Philadelphia, the New York Jets, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
He was a part of Pittsburgh's Super Bowl winning team in 2005.
LAW AND ORDER
FORMER BENGAL HENRY SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY
Former Cincinnati receiver Chris Henry has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL.
The Bengals released Henry on April 3 after he was arrested for the fifth time. Henry is scheduled for trial June 24 in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on charges of assault and criminal damaging. A man accused Henry of punching him in the face and breaking his car window with a beer bottle.
Henry had received permission from the judge to try out with other NFL teams, but the suspension puts an end to that.
If Henry is acquitted, the suspension could be lifted, Henry's agent Marvin Frazier said. If Henry is convicted, he faces at least a one-season suspension under the league's conduct policy. Henry was suspended for the first eight games last season for violating the policy, his second suspension from the league during his three-year career.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed the indefinite suspension yesterday.
BILLS
OFFICIAL SUBPOENAED IN HIT-AND-RUN CASE
Buffalo chief operating officer Russ Brandon was served with a subpoena to appear before a grand jury looking into a hit-and-run accident involving an SUV registered to running back Marshawn Lynch.
A law enforcement official familiar with the case told The Associated Press yesterday that Brandon was served the subpoena late Thursday night. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to release that information.
Brandon is the latest member of the team to be subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury that will meet June 20 to consider the May 31 accident when Lynch's 2008 Porsche Cayenne sped off after hitting and injuring a female pedestrian.
ELSEWHERE
Titans: Tennessee receiver Brandon Jones faces a misdemeanor charge for unlawful possession of a handgun after trying to carry the weapon through a security checkpoint in his bag. Mary Margaret Miller, a spokeswoman for Nashville International Airport, said Jones was issued a citation for carrying a loaded .32 caliber gun in his baggage yesterday.
Cause of death: A coroner said former Buffalo Bills lineman Mitch Frerotte, 43, died of a thickening of the heart muscle, a condition that can cause sudden death. The coroner in Kittanning, Pa., said yesterday that Frerotte's family has a history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The American Heart Association calls it the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes.
Redskins: Washington has signed cornerback Justin Tryon, a fourth-round draft pick out of Arizona State. Tryon finished with 103 tackles and four interceptions at Arizona State.