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HAMILTON, Ont. -- After 10 seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, offensive lineman Marwan Hage announced his retirement Monday rather than accept a spot with the expansion Ottawa Redblacks. The former CFL all-star dressed for 141 regular-season games and six playoff games over his career. "I am incredibly thankful to have the chance to play 10 years in the Canadian Football League," Hage said in a release. "My career has provided me with a lifetime full of memories and relationships that I will cherish for the rest of my life." The 32-year-old centre was left unprotected in the Ottawa expansion draft. Hage was born in Lebanon but grew up in Montreal. He was selected by Hamilton with the 14th overall pick in the 2004 CFL Draft and was a CFL all-star in 2010 and a two-time East Division all-star (07, 10). Hage was presented with the CFLs Tom Pate Memorial Award in 2009 in recognition of his philanthropic efforts in Hamilton. He was also named to the all-time Ticats team in 2012. "Marwan has been a true professional and an exceptional representative of the Tiger-Cats since his arrival in Hamilton," said team president Scott Mitchell. "He has been a tremendous presence on the field, in the locker-room and in our community. "We look forward to working with Marwan for years to come and congratulate him on an outstanding playing career." Brooks Reed Jersey .J. -- All those records, all for naught. Deion Jones Jersey . - Robert Griffin III has a sprained throwing shoulder that limited him in practice Wednesday as the Washington Redskins prepared for their season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. http://www.officialatlantafalconsfootball.com/authentic-steve-bartkowski-jersey-womens .ca NHL Power Rankings, finally overtaking the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks, who rank second and third this week. 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Then it went dark and I was like, This is not a joke. Im really in this.In the six months since, the charges have been dropped and police concluded Cunninghams accuser fabricated some of the allegations against him. But those six months have also seen domestic violence in sports thrust into the headlines like never before, thanks in part to the Ray Rice scandal in the NFL, and Cunningham feels as if those handcuffs have never been taken off.He is now an ex-Timberwolves forward, an NBA free agent who is living in a motorhome at a campground near Penn State, where a former college teammate is on the coaching staff and runs him through workouts. He lives in the motorhome because he enjoys it, not because hes broke, but the journeyman player who was hoping to get a multimillion-dollar contract this summer says he hasnt even gotten an offer for the league minimum because teams have told them its not worth the bad publicity that could come if they bring him in.At this point its about justice and its about clearing my name, the 27-year-old forward told The Associated Press. Clearly this adds a terrible stigma to my name. ... Now when anyone looks up Dante Cunningham, oh, wasnt he the one that was in trouble? Theres nothing out there saying there was a false charge.Cunningham helped Villanova reach the Final Four as a senior, but what really attracted NBA scouts was his blue-collar mentality. The Portland Trail Blazers drafted him in the second round in 2009 and he signed a three-year deal worth more than $6 million with Memphis in 2011 before he was traded to Minnesota the following year.Cunningham met Miryah Herron last year and lived with her for eight months in a whirlwind start to their relationship. The two had an argument April 3, and thats where their stories take wildly divergent paths.Herron told police Cunningham kicked in the door to their bedroom, choked her and slammed her head against the wall. Cunningham says he kicked the door in more than a week earlier after he accidentally locked his keys in the room. He also says the only time he touched Herron was when he grabbed her wrist to get her to stop hanging on his truck as he drove away to cool off.Cunniingham missed one game while he was in jail, but the team and league did not suspend him under a collectively bargained policy of letting the legal process play out before deciding on a potential punishment.ddddddddddddunningham was arrested again three days later after Herron told police that he violated a protection order by calling her from his hotel room phone and sending her threatening messages on Skype. A police investigation found Herron apparently sent the messages herself in an attempt to frame Cunningham.Herron denies that and maintains she was assaulted by Cunningham.That was not Dante that night, Herron told the AP. That sounds crazy, but honestly speaking, that was not the guy I was in love with, that was not the guy I laid in bed with every night, thats not the guy I woke up with every morning. That was not him. And I honestly blame alcohol for that.Police said alcohol was not a factor in the case. They also recommended that Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman charge Herron with making a false police report for the second incident, but he told the AP he was reluctant to do so in part because he feared a chilling effect on future victims of domestic violence.As dependable as Cunningham is on the court, hes not the kind of game-changing talent that could prompt a team to look past the incident to sign him.Cunninghams agent, Joel Bell, estimates Cunningham could have landed a deal paying him more than $4 million per season were it not for the charge. He said he was told as recently as Monday by one team that they couldnt risk the public relations trouble that could come from signing him.Two executives with NBA teams told the AP the domestic violence charge was not a deal-breaker for their teams to consider Cunningham, but it definitely made it more difficult. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly on team personnel decisions.Players union executive director Michele Roberts said she has had substantive dialogue with the league about addressing domestic violence and educating players and their families. But as a former public defender, she is also an advocate for due process.I dont, quite frankly, know what the rush is, Roberts said. Many of the teams are saying, until this is resolved Id like at least for you to not play. Im not fond of that.While Cunningham was facing the charges, he was booed by home fans and the Timberwolves were criticized for allowing him to play in games.They think Im a bad person, Cunningham said. Cmon. Im a great person. Give me that chance. Ive been stripped of that. You have to understand that. Thats terrible. Awful. And if I dont have my name, what do I have? 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