June 8th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The latest Brett Favre saga has hit, as reports state that the “retired” QB recently had arthroscopic surgery on his ailing right shoulder. This of course continues to fuel the fire that the three-time NFL MVP is considering coming out of retirement. ESPN, citing two anonymous sources, reported that Favre had surgery last month to [...]
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Carolina Starts Talking with Top Draft Pick Everette Brown
Scout.com reports that the Panthers have begun talking to top pick Everette Brown. The team thought highly enough of Brown to trade their 2010 first-round pick in order to get Brown. Here’s the story from Scout.com on Brown: The Carolina Panthers have begun contract negotiations with their top 2009 draft selection, Everette Brown. Carolina traded [...]
Dolphins Porter Sounds Off on Predictions of the Pats Winning the AFC East
Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter is a bit ticked about all the predictions that state that the Patriots are going to rise back to fame as champs in the AFC East in 2009. This despite the fact that the Fins are coming off a division title of their own. Porter is using the predictions as a [...]
Ravens Smith Ready to be the Next “Slash”
From The Baltimore Sun With several wide receivers excused from voluntary minicamp, backup quarterback Troy Smith made a temporary position change to wide-out, running routes and making some impressive catches Tuesday. The Ravens have tinkered with the idea of expanding the role of Smith, who remains the No. 2 quarterback on the team’s depth chart. [...]
Saints Shockey Says He’ll Take Part in Teams Voluntary Workouts
Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey says he’ll take part in the Saints final eight voluntary workouts and wants to turn the focus on him back to football. He spoke to reporters between practices at the teams mandatory minicamp. He missed much of last season because of a hernia injury and failed to score a touchdown [...]
Colts Kicker Vinatieri Undergoes Hip Surgery
Colts Mr.Dependable, kicker Adam Vinatieri, had surgery on his right hip this week, but is expected to be ready for the regular season opener. Vinatieri was treated by the same doctor that operated on Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, Dr. Marc Phillipon. The Colts have said little about a timetable for the kickers return, other than [...]
Bengals Still Climbing the Salary-Capped Mountains
The gilded age of the salary-cap era that the NFL has enjoyed for the past 14 years, is expected to come to a close after this season. Reading about the death of the cap fills me with the same sense of doom as do ecological statistics about water shortages and endless heat waves we’re primed [...]
Deadline Comes and Goes as Favre Leaves Vikings Twisting in the Wind
The deadline imposed by the Vikings on Brett Favre has officially come and gone with no word from either side. Is this a surprise to anyone ? If Brad Childress thought he could make Favre “Blink” on this one then he is either naive or just plain dumb. Neither is true. So, where are we [...]
