All Entries in the "AFC East" Category
Dolphins LS John Denney Added to AFC Pro Bowl Roster
Miami Dolphins long-snapper John Denney has been added to the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster, the team announced on Thursday. Denney is the “43rd player” on the squad, which is selected by the coaches. “It’s an honor to be named to the AFC Pro Bowl team and it always feels nice to be recognized by people [...]
NFL Championship Game News and Notes – January 20, 2011
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Takeaways and Devin Hester are a winning combination for the Chicago Bears, writes Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times. Most people expect Jay Cutler to lose the title game, writes Neil Hayes. The Bears have are putting their trust in rookie right tackle J’Marcus Webb, writes David Haugh of [...]
Seahawks, Falcons, and Patriots Sign Players to “Reserve/Future” Contracts
Now that they’ve been eliminated from the playoffs, the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, and Seattle Seahawks have begun signing practice squad players to “Reserve/Future” contracts. Atlanta added seven of the eight players who finished the season on the team’s practice squad. Offensive linemen Rob Bruggeman and Jose Valdez joined defensive end Emmanuel Stephens, tight [...]
Dolphins to Hire Brian Daboll For OC Position
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports the Miami Dolphins will hire Brian Daboll to replace Dan Henning at the offensive coordinator position. Daboll, 35, has spent the last two seasons as Eric Mangini’s offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns. Plagued by stability issues at the quarterback position, the Browns ranked 32nd and 29th in total offense in [...]
#NFL Playoffs News and Notes – January 17, 2011
Chicago Bears 35, Seattle Seahawks 24 The Bears jumped out to a 28-0 lead to set-up a third meeting with the Green Bay Packers…Bears tight end Greg Olsen played a big role on Sunday afternoon…Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s solid playoff debut continued in his post-game interviews…Bears cornerback Charles Tillman isn’t satisfied…The Bears are not concerned [...]
Glazer: Patriots Used Same “Alosi-type” Wall on Punt Returns
During the FOX pre-game show on Sunday, Jay Glazer showed a video of the New England Patriots using a Sal Alosi-type wall during a punt return in Week 2 against the New York Jets. Additionally, the video shows the last member of the Patriots wall attempting to contact the Jets’ gunner, who had been directed [...]
Dolphins Sign CFL Linebacker
The Miami Dolphins have signed CFL linebacker Mark Restelli, sportsnet.ca reports. Restelli (6-2, 222) is a California native who played his college ball at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. In two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, Restelli has 74 tackles and four quarterback sacks. A knee injury limited Restelli to six games in 2010. Restelli drew [...]
Jets-Patriots Injury Report
The New England Patriots and New York Jets have submitted their final injury reports before Sunday afternoon’s Divisional Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium. New York Questionable: CB Drew Coleman (knee), S James Ihedigbo (ankle, knee),WR Brad Smith (groin) Probable: CB Antonio Cromartie (groin), TE Ben Hartsock (back), WR Santonio Holmes (quadriceps), C Nick Mangold (shoulder), [...]
Childress to Interview For Dolphins’ Job
Former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress will interview for the Miami Dolphins’ offensive coordinator job, Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. According to Hartman, Childress will interview in Miami on Saturday. “I don’t have any preconceived notions,” Childress said of the Dolphins’ job. “If there’s a good opportunity there with good people, and [...]
Jets Place T Damien Woody on IR
The New York Jets announced that offensive tackle Damien Woody has been placed on injured reserve. Woody suffered a left Achilles’ injury during the team’s final drive against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night. Woody will have surgery on Wednesday. Veteran offensive tackle Wayne Hunter is expected to replace Woody at right tackle.
Snow Doesn’t Keep Patriots Players From Practice
Parts of Massachusetts have received 15-20″ of snow this morning, but that didn’t keep any member of the New England Patriots from getting to Gillette Stadium. “We have some experienced Northeastern drivers on our team,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said this morning according to Monique Walker of The Boston Globe. Walker adds that some [...]
Jets CB Antonio Cromartie Thinks Tom Brady Is An Asshole
Even though his head coach does everything in his power to take the heat off his players, New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromarite couldn’t quite keep himself from giving the New England Patriots some bulletin board material by calling Tom Brady an asshole. Cromartie’s tirade was a takeoff on Ryan’s comments about Brady’s post-touchdown “antics”. [...]
Bengals, Bills Coaching Staffs to Work Senior Bowl
For the third time, Marvin Lewis’ Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff will work the annual Senior Bowl. “I have always felt that if we’re not going to be coaching in the NFL playoffs, we should go to work and get to know some of the new prospects as well as we can,” Lewis said. “Coaching the [...]
Wilfork, Soliai Fined $10,000
Nose tackles gained national attention in a Sports Illustrated cover story this week. They also caught the attention of the NFL office, who passed along their congratulations to two AFC East nose tackles in the form of fine notices this week. New England Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork was fined $10,000 for unnecessarily driving Miami [...]
Patriots Place DL Mike Wright on IR
New England Patriots defensive lineman Mike Wright has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced. Wright started five of 10 games, totaling 14 tackles and a career-high 5.5 quarterback sacks, before missing the last six games with a head injury. With Wright on injured reserve, the Patriots will not have to make a roster [...]
