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Richard Whiting has brought his 12-year spell at Hull to an end by turning his loan deal with Championship leaders Leigh into a permanent move.The 31-year-old centre or second-rower scored 78 tries in 257 games for Hull after joining them from Featherstone in 2004 and was a member of their 2005 Challenge Cup-winning side. Unable to break into Lee Radfords team this year, he joined the Centurions two months ago and will now stay on loan at the Leigh Sports Village until the end of the season, when he will take up a contract until the end of 2017.Leigh coach Neil Jukes said: Richard is a great professional and has proved himself to be a big asset during his time with us.He is a very versatile player and has really enjoyed his time here. I know that in one way he will be sad to leave Hull after giving many years of valuable service to them but he is excited by the challenge at Leigh Centurions and ready to write a new chapter into his illustrious playing career.Whiting was named Super Leagues young player of the year in 2005 and scored a try in Hulls shock Challenge Cup final win over Leeds. He was also in the Hull team that reached the 2006 Super League Grand Final.Whiting said: I knew at some point it would be time to say goodbye.The opportunity has presented itself at Leigh where I am really enjoying playing and it is an exciting time to be around the club so it is the right time for me and the club.We have a great squad at Leigh and a chance to go up into Super League, which is exciting and something I want to be part of. Whiting joined Leigh on loan earlier this year Hull coach Lee Radford said: Rich has been a fantastic servant to the club since day one and his utility value has been important over the many years he has played for us.Hes done the same job in whichever position hes been asked to play, both in the build-up to matches and switching during games.We are at a point where we couldnt guarantee Rich regular footy and he is at the stage in his career where that is important, he needs to be playing week in-week out.Leigh have presented him with the opportunity to have that both this season and beyond, so the call was a no-brainer for him.Also See:Rugby League on SkyFixtures and resultsFollow @SkySportsRLPunditsWholesale Saints Jerseys . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. New Orleans Saints Pro Shop .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. https://www.saintsjerseyssale.com/ . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Saints Jerseys 2021 .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Custom New Orleans Saints Jerseys . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto.Houston Texans rookie center Nick Martin had ankle surgery and is expected to miss four months, sources told ESPN on Thursday.The Texans second-round pick (50th overall) in the 2016 draft, Martin sustained a high-ankle sprain Aug. 18 during a practice against the New Orleans Saints.Houston will likely put Martin on injured reserve but could bring him back to practice in six weeks. He would be able to play two weeks later. The previous rule, adopted in 2012, required a team to decide if it wanted to designate a player to return when it put him on IR. In March, the NFL owners passed a change that allows a team to bring any one player bback, provided he has spent at least six weeks on injured reserve.ddddddddddddGreg Mancz, a former undrafted free agent, has played in the first two preseason games and has taken the majority of reps in Martins absence.Martins injury was the latest to an offensive line that is already missing starting tackles Duane Brown (quadriceps) and Derek Newton (hamstring).The NFL Network first reported Martins surgery.Information from ESPNs Dan Graziano, Josina Anderson and Sarah Barshop contributed to this report. ' ' '