All Entries in the "NFC North" Category
Seahawks Attempt to Trade Houshmandzadeh May Be Vincent Jackson-Related
With the report by Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network that the Seattle Seahawks are trying to move wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, or more importantly his $7 million guaranteed base salary, one team immediately comes to mind as a possible destination: The Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings pursued Houshmandzadeh in free agency last off-season, and [...]
Bears Claim OL Edwin Williams Off Waivers
The Chicago Bears announced that they have claimed first-year center Edwin Williams off waivers from the Washington Redskins. Williams (6-3, 317) signed with the Redskins as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Maryland last spring. The Washington, D.C.-native spent much of his rookie season on the gameday inactive list, but did dress [...]
Packers Place Harris, Bigby, and Starks on PUP
The Green Bay Packers have placed cornerback Al Harris (knee), safety Atari Bigby (ankle), and sixth-round running back James Starks (shoulder) on the “Reserve/PUP” list. By placing them on the PUP list, each player will miss at least the first six weeks of the 2010 regular season. Cornerback Tramon Williams is expected to start opposite [...]
Seahawks Acquire OT Tyler Polumbus From Lions
The Seattle Seahawks have acquired offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus from the Detroit Lions, reports Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Trade compensation is not yet known. Detroit had claimed Polumbus off waivers from the Denver Broncos last week. The Seahawks and Houston Texans had also made claims the 6-8, 330-pound Polumbus. Signed by the [...]
Vikings Waive WR Marko Mitchell
The Minnesota Vikings have waived wide receiver Marko Mitchell, Tom Pelissero of ESPN Twin Cities reports. Mitchell (6-4, 218) was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh-round (243rd) of the 2009 NFL Draft out of Nevada. Mitchell led the Redskins in receiving during the 2009 pre-season with 11 passes for 113 yards and 3 [...]
Lions Waive OT Tyler Polumbus
Less than a week after claiming him off waivers from the Denver Broncos, the Detroit Lions have waived offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus, reports Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. Signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent from the University of Colorado in 2008, Polumbus (6-8, 330) was active in 31 of 32 [...]
Lions Waive Four
The Detroit Lions have trimmed four players from their roster, Chris McCoskey of the Detroit News reports. Undrafted rookie linebacker Lee Campbell and defensive end Chima Ihekwoaba were joined by wide receiver Eric Fowler and fullback Jake Nordin on the waiver wire as the Lions move to cut their roster down to the league-mandated 75 [...]
Short Stay in Chicago for Matt Gutierrez
Chicago Bears quarterback Matt Gutierrez tells Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune that he has been cut. Signed by the Bears on August 18, Gutierrez did not appear in a pre-season game, and was not going to make the team’s 53-man roster after the signing of veteran Todd Collins. Gutierrez (6-4, 230) is an undrafted [...]
Lions to Sign LB Rocky Boiman
Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com reports the Detroit Lions will sign free agent linebacker Rocky Boiman. Terms were not disclosed. Boiman (6-4, 236) was a fourth-round pick (133rd overall) out of Notre Dame in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, whose defense was coordinated by current Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. In eight [...]
Packers Release WR Shawn Gore
The Green Bay Packers announced the release of undrafted rookie wide receiver Shawn Gore. Gore tried out for the Packers during their three-day mini-camp after the NFL Draft. The 6-1, 200-pound Toronto, Ontario native caught 37 passes for 610 yards and 5 touchdowns last season for Bishop’s University. The B.C. Lions made Gore the 10th [...]
Lions Place DE Jared DeVries on IR
The Detroit Lions announced several roster moves on Friday, including the placement of veteran defensive end Jared DeVries on season-ending injured reserve. Safety David Roach, claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Rams last week, has been “Waived/Injured”, with the Lions signing free agent safety John Wendling and rookie free agent defensive tackle Jaron Baston [...]
Seahawks Equipment Staff Plays Prank on Players, Coaches
With training camp wrapped up, the Seattle Seahawks equipment staff played a prank on Seahawks players, writes Ben Malcolmson of Seahawks.com. As word spread around the Virginia Mason Athletic Center about the new Gatorade, unsuspecting players, coaches, and fellow staffers’ reactions were caught on hidden camera as a fake snake popped out when they opened [...]
Lions Move Amari Spievey to Safety
The Detroit Lions are moving third-round cornerback Amari Spievey to safety, reports Tom Kowalski of MLive.com. Spievey (5-11, 195) totaled 142 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 20 total passes defensed during his two seasons at Iowa, and was expected to compete with Jonathan Wade and Chris Houston for a starting job. A leg injury during the [...]
Lions OT Jon Jansen Expects 18-Game Season to Happen Sooner or Later
Detroit Lions offensive tackle Jon Jansen, the team’s player rep, expects an 18-game regular season schedule to happen at some point in the near future, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. “I think we’re looking at something that, whether it happens next year, two years, five years, it’s going to happen sooner or [...]
Lions Claim OT Tyler Polumbus Off Waivers
Offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus, waived by the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, has been claimed by the Detroit Lions, Lindsay Jones of the Denver Post reports. Polumbus has started 8 of his 31 games for Broncos, manning the right tackle position last season while Ryan Harris was sidelined with a foot injury. The Lions have been [...]
