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PFT: Lions benched WR for sabotaging offense | Essentials

PFT: Lions benched WR for sabotaging offense

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Getty Images The Lions deactivated receiver Titus Young on Thanksgiving Day for bad behavior that had led to in-fighting among the coaching staff. Young was allowed back on the practice field Wednesday, as a second-team receiver. The Lions never provided the specifics that resulted in Young’s team-imposed ban, but Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press has them. Per Birkett, Young purposely lined up in the wrong place on the field “multiple times” during the Lions’ Week Eleven loss to Green Bay. He also “mouthed off” to receivers coach Shawn Jefferson before being benched for the final possession. Apparently upset that he wasn’t getting enough passes thrown his way, Young responded by attempting to sabotage the Lions’ passing offense.

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0.146469“It was nice to see some new playmakers in there making plays,” Johnson told ...
0.137607“It was nice to see some new playmakers in there making plays,” Johnson told the  Detroit News. “We are going to keep progressing with these new guys in our receiver group.”
0Johnson replied “Yeah. No doubt.”
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Obama to lie low awaiting results | Synopsis

Obama to lie low awaiting results

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Teacher claims phobia of kids, sues school district | Redux

Teacher claims phobia of kids, sues school district

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A teacher in Ohio is suing her former school district, alleging discrimination: She says she was forced to teach younger kids despite her fear of them. Maria Waltherr-Willard, 61, who worked for Mariemont City Schools for 35 years, was reassigned from a high school to a junior high in Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Her lawsuit claims the district discriminated against her based on age and her "pedophobia," which can mean an extreme fear or anxiety around young children, the Enquirer said.  The suit was filed in June 2012. When Waltherr-Willard was transferred to a junior high school, she reportedly asked if there would be a high school position for her the following year. The school district claimed there were no open positions at the high school for her, according to Fox19. com in Cincinnati.  She eventually retired in March 2011.

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