Archive for February, 2009

WR Prospect Crabtree to Run for Scouts Before Surgery

Despite having upcoming surgery on a stress fracture in his left foot that could take up to 10 weeks of recovery, Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree says he’ll run the 40-yard dash for scouts before anyone touches his foot. The wide out spoke to reporters for only 20 seconds, saying that he’ll do the run [...]

Colts to Allow Center Saturday to Test Free Agent Market

The Colts appear to be ready for life without one of their big players on the O-line, center Jeff Saturday. The Indy Star reports that Saturday, who will be a free agent on Friday, will be allowed to test the free agent market. The Indianapolis Colts won’t attempt to re-sign Jeff Saturday, their starting center [...]

Cardinals and QB Warner Talking Contract

The biggest free agent QB likely will be off the market by the time next Friday rolls around, as it looks like Kurt Warner and the Cards are going to be able to come to a deal by the time the signing period starts. NFL.com is reporting that the team and Warner are starting to [...]

Patriots with Interest in Former Jaguars RB Fred Taylor

The Pats may be in the hunt for veteran RB Fred Taylor. Today’s Boston Globe reports that the team has an interest in Taylor, who was released this past week by the Jags after 11 seasons and being their all-time leading rusher. Here is the story from today’s Boston Globe about Taylor and the Pats [...]

Bears Coach Lovie Smith Says Kyle Orton the Starting QB

There has been plenty of talk about the Bears looking at their options at quarterback in 2009, with names like Jeff Garcia and others popping up. Lovie Smith put most of, if not all of that talk to rest on Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indy as he said that Kyle Orton will [...]

Giants GM Reese Says He’d Take WR Burress Back

One of the more interesting talks on Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis was that of Giants GM Jerry Reese, who spoke about troubled wide out Plaxico Burress. Reese says he wants Burress back in a G-Men uni next season, but is not sure if it will happen. “I hope he’s motivated, but [...]

Top Draft Prospect WR Crabtree Sufferes Stress Fracture in Foot

One of the big name players in the 2009 NFL Draft suffered a rather big injury, as Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury was announced on Saturday as the league continued forward with the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “It’s not a [...]

Dolphins Sign Tackle Vernon Carey to Six-Year Deal

The Dolphins Friday got done one of their biggest offseason needs, as they signed offensive tackle Vernon Carey to a multi-year contract extension. Carey, was the team’s first-round draft choice in 2004, and has been a rock at the tackle spot, as he’s started the last 59 consecutive games for the Dolphins at both tackle [...]