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Several Teams Receive Injury Scares in Pre-Season Finale
All 32 NFL teams are playing their pre-season finales tonight. Most teams are resting their key players, or giving them limited playing time, but several key players have limped and hobbled off the field tonight. Denver Broncos right tackle Ryan Harris, who missed half of the 2009 season with a broken right toe that kept [...]
Kevin O’Connell Has Torn Labrum
Jenny Vrentas of The Star Ledger reports that quarterback Kevin O’Connell has a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. O’Connell was waived by the New York Jets on Tuesday. After his release, which the most recent episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series showed occurred after quarterback Kellen Clemens had agreed to a reduced salary, O’Connell [...]
Leinart Given Permission to Seek Trade
Len Psquarelli of The Sports Exchange reports the Arizona Cardinals have granted permission for quarterback Matt Leinart to seek a trade partner. The Cardinals were reportedly attempting to do the same, contacting the New York Giants earlier this week. The 10th overall pick of the 2006 NFL Draft out of USC, Leinart has started 17 [...]
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 [...]
Seahawks Trying To Deal Houshmandzadeh
Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports the Seattle Seahawks are trying to trade wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Houshmandzadeh, who turns 33 next month, is scheduled to make $7 million in guaranteed base salary in 2010, the second year of a five-year, $40 million contract Houshmandzadeh signed in 2009 in order to get his [...]
Titans S Myron Rolle Isn’t Done With Football
Tennessee Titans safety Myron Rolle’s draft stock took a hit when he accepted a Rhodes Scholarship to study for a year at the University of Oxford, but the eixth-round pick out of Florida State isn’t done with the sport, Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports. “Football is not out of my system. I am glad [...]
Cowboys Could Part With Crayton
Patrick Crayton’s six-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys may come to an end this week. The 31-year old wide receiver is the team’s fourth receiver, doesn’t appear to be in the mix as a punt returner, and is set to make $4.5 million over the next two seasons, including $2 million in 2010. Crayton has [...]
Pat Watkins to Visit the Bengals
Free agent safety Pat Watkins visited the Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday, reports Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network. Watkins (6-5, 218) was released by the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. A fifth-round pick (138th overall) out of Florida State in 2006, Watkins has totaled 122 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 7 passes defensed during his 49-game [...]
Josh Wilson Eager to Play Behind Ravens’ Front Seven
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Josh Wilson traveled with the team to St. Louis and is eager to get on the field and play behind a Ravens’ front-seven that’s known for putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. “That front seven is what you look for as a defensive back,” Wilson told Mike Duffy of BaltimoreRavens.com. “We’ve got a [...]
#NFL News and Notes – September 2, 2010
Albert Breer of the Boston Globe looks at the on- and off-field issues facing the New England Patriots. Running back is a position of strength for the Buffalo Bills. The New York Jets are waiting for wide receiver David Clowney to claim a roster spot, writes Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger. For several Miami Dolphins [...]
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 [...]
Cardinals Sign DT Darnell Dockett to Contract Extension
The Arizona Cardinals called a press conference for 6:45pm ET, but it reportedly has nothing to do with disgruntled former first-round quarterback Matt Leinart. Instead, they will announce that two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Darnell Dockett has been signed to a contract extension, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Mike Florio [...]
Roethlisberger to Seek 3-Game Reduction in Suspension
During his meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s representatives will seek a three-game reduction in Roethlisberger’s six-game suspension, ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reports. Paolantonio adds that Steelers president Art Rooney II will accompany Roethlisberger to the meeting in New York. “Ben Roethlisberger is scheduled to meet with Commissioner Goodell [...]
Crabtree’s Apathy Believed to be Elephant in 49ers’ Locker Room
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree and tight end Vernon Davis were involved in animated discussion on the sideline during the team’s walk-through on Wednesday. Head coach Mike Singletary got involved, and the three men left the field and entered the team’s locker room. Davis emerged first, and then Singletary and Crabtree. Matthew Barrows [...]
Redskins Sign QB John Beck to 2-Year Extension
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Washington Redskins quarterback John Beck has signed a two-year contract extension. Beck was acquired in early August from the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for cornerback Doug Dutch, who the Ravens waived on Tuesday. In two pre-season games with the Redskins, Beck is 9-of-18 (50%) for 103 yards and has been sacked [...]
