All Entries in the "NFC North" Category
Packers-Falcons Injury Report
The Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons have released their final injury report before Saturday night’s Divisional Playoff game at the Georgia Dome. Green Bay Out: LB Frank Zombo (knee) Questionable: S Atari Bigby (groin), FB Korey Hall (knee), C/G Jason Spitz (calf), Probable: LB Diyral Briggs (ankle), T Bryan Bulaga (shoulder), T Chad Clifton [...]
Vikings Willing to Pay Third of Cost For Outdoor Stadium
The Minnesota Vikings are willing to pick up the tab for one-third of the cost of an open-air downtown stadium to replace the Metrodome, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Vikings Vice-President of Public Affairs and Stadium Development Lester Bagley told The Associated Press that there is precedent for this, as the Minnesota Twins picked up a [...]
Defensive Line Coach Dominoes
Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the Minnesota Vikings could be losing defensive line coach Karl Dunbar to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dunbar has been with the Vikings since 2006, but his contract is expiring. Buccaneers defensive line coach Todd Wash’s contract is also expiring, and with Raheem Morris has already reaching out [...]
Vikings DT Kevin Williams Added to NFC Pro Bowl Roster
Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster. Williams replaces Detroit Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh, who will miss the game after he undergoes shoulder surgery next Monday. Williams (6-5, 311) started all 16 games for the fifth straight season, totaling 39 tackles, one quarterback sack, and a career-high [...]
Packers Sign LS Brett Goode to 2-Year Extension
Green Bay Packers long-snapper Brett Goode has signed a two-year contract extension, reports Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent out of Arkansas, Goode joined the Packers in 2008 and has handled the snapping duties for the last 48 regular season games. Goode was in [...]
Packers Sign LB Desmond Bishop to 4-Year Extension
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop has signed a four-year, $19 million contract extension. A sixth-round pick out of Cal in 2007, Bishop (6-2, 238) totaled 74 tackles, including 37 on special teams, and 1 quarterback sack in 41 games before moving into the starting lineup after Nick Barnett was placed [...]
Vikings Officially Name Leslie Frazier Head Coach
The Minnesota Vikings have officially named Leslie Frazier the eighth head coach in franchise history. “We are very excited to announce Leslie Frazier as the new Head Coach of the Minnesota Vikings,” Vikings Owner/President Mark Wilf said. “Leslie is well-respected by our players, coaches and front office staff and has proven to be a winner [...]
Vikings Pluck Iglesias Off Bears’ Practice Squad
The Minnesota Vikings have signed wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias off the Chicago Bears’ practice squad, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. A third-round pick (99th overall) in 2009 out of the University of Oklahoma, Iglesias (6-1, 205) dressed for one game his rookie season and has spent the entire 2010 on the Bears’ practice [...]
Packers Place OL Marshall Newhouse on IR
The Green Bay Packers announced that offensive lineman Marshall Newhouse has been placed on injured reserve. A fifth-round pick out of TCU, Newhouse has been a gameday inactive for all 15 games this season. Newhouse landed on the Packers’ injury report last Thursday with a back injury. To replace Newhouse, the Packers re-signed offensive lineman [...]
Tuesday Night Football Will Be Favre-Free
The NFL’s first Tuesday football game since 1946 will not involve quarterback Brett Favre. Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports the 41-year old Minnesota Vikings quarterback is inactive tonight due to a concussion he sustained during last week’s loss to the Chicago Bears. Favre had not passed the required post-concussion tests that would [...]
Report: Lions Place QB Matthew Stafford on IR
Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports the Detroit Lions have placed quarterback Matthew Stafford on injured reserve. A right shoulder injury has limited Stafford to three games this season, with the first overall pick of the 2009 NFL Draft completing 57-of-96 pass attempts for 535 yards with six touchdowns and an interception. Veterans Shaun Hill and [...]
Lions DC Gunther Cunningham Issues Warning to Ricky Williams
Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham has always been one of the more colorful interviews in the NFL, and did not disappoint on Thursday. “Ricky Williams looks as good as ever,” Cunningham said of the Miami Dolphins running. “All I can say to Ricky Williams – and I want him to know this – if [...]
Week 16 NFL Playoff Scenarios
Thus far, four teams have clinched playoff spots–two in each conference–with the Chicago Bears the only team to have clinched it’s division. Here are the rest of the playoff, division, and homefield advantage clinching scenarios for Week 16 of the 2010 regular season: AFC New England Patriots have clinched a playoff spot and can clinch [...]
Vikings to Sign QB Rhett Bomar Off Giants’ Practice Squad
The Minnesota Vikings will sign quarterback Rhett Bomar off the New York Giants’ practice squad, Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger reports. A fifth-round pick (151st overall) in 2009 out of Sam Houston State, Bomar (6-2, 225) has spent much of the past two seasons on the Giants’ practice squad. Bomar has been earning a $127,500 [...]
Vikings Place G Steve Hutchinson on IR
The Minnesota Vikings have placed perennial Pro Bowl guard Steve Hutchinson on injured reserve, reports Judd Zulgad of the Star Tribune. Hutchinson was scheduled to miss a third straight game on Monday night with a broken thumb. A first-round pick (17th overall) out of Michigan by the Seattle Seahawks in 2001, the seven-time Pro Bowler [...]
