February 18th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Last season the Chargers lost Michael Turner to free agency. They moved Wednesday to make sure that same thing would not happen in the 2009 offseason to running back Darren Sproles, as today the team placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Sproles assuring that he would be back next season. Sproles, who came on at [...]
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Eagles and QB McNabb Talking Extension
After all the talk about the future of Donovan McNabb with the Eagles, and now it looks like the team is going to do what it takes to get him signed for the future. Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer says that the team has started to talk to McNabb about bringing him into 2009 with a contract [...]
Panthers DE Peppers Says He’d Like to Be Moved to One of Four Teams
Four teams. That’s all that Panthers star defensive end Julius Peppers has agreed to be traded to, this making a deal for the Panthers to try and get him moved to another team all that much harder. The Panthers were looking at trying to get a deal with left tackle Jordan Gross done, this way [...]
Broncos Roster Turnover Continues w/ Cutting of CB Dre’ Bly
The cuts just keep coming for the Broncos, as on Tuesday the team dumped 11-year veteran cornerback Dre’ Bly. He came to the Broncos from the Lions back in March of 2007 after Darrent Williams had been killed in a drive-by shooting two months earlier. In his two years in Denver, Bly recorded 134 tackles, [...]
Cowboys Owner Hints that Owens Will Be Back in 2009
There has been a lot of talk about what the Cowboys are going to do with troubled wide out Terrell Owens. Jerry Jones has reportedly been talking to some of the players about Owens, and in the Dallas Morning News, he did drop a hint that T.O. will be a part of the Cowboys in [...]
Steelers WR Holmes’ Super Bowl Gloves Go for $72,000 in Charity Auction
$70,200. That’s the total that Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes’ gloves went for in an auction for charity. The gloves that sold were the ones that he used to catch the game-winning pass with :35 left in the teams 27-23 win. The bidding doubled in the final hour of the auction, which ended Sunday. [...]
Lions Ink Hanson and Peterman; Redo Deal for Culpepper
The Lions made a couple of roster moves on Tuesday to keep some players around, with the biggest deal being a new four-year contract to their all-time great kicker – Jason Hanson. Hanson will turn 39 this summer, but showed no signs of slowing down last season, making all eight of his attempted kicks from [...]
