The Packers got some good news today at their mandatory minicamp, as despite wanting a new deal, safety Nick Collins showed up to round out what should be the teams entire starting defense for Dom Capers in 2009. Collins didn’t commit to being at training camp in a couple of weeks, but didn’t seem to [...]
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Goodell Sends a Message of Warning to All NFL Players
On the heels of another offseason where it seems like there was just as much news off the field about players as there was on it, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent out the following to all teams about doing their very best to keep clean – or else. “I want to use this opportunity to [...]
Can the Raiders Russell Prove He’s an Elite QB in 2009?
“With the first pick in the NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders select…JaMarcus Russell, quarterback from LSU.” Many people believed in the 2007-2008 season that Russell would lead the Raiders and have a pretty good year. But Russell was in competition in the starting quarterback spot against three other quarterbacks. There was Josh McCown, who did [...]
Ravens NT Gregg On Schedule for Return
Fox Sports.com gives Ravens fans some good news, as they report that nose tackle Kelly Gregg is on schedule to be back after surgery last season: Ravens nose tackle Kelly Gregg appears to be on schedule to return after having knee surgery during last season. Gregg has surprised many coaches in offseason minicamps with his [...]
A Long Holdout Likely Coming From Bengals First Round Andre Smith
Holdouts with the Bengals are nothing new. DE Justin Smith sat out 50 days back in 2001, OLB David Pollack missed all of training camp back in 2005. Now indications are pointing to the Bengals first round pick this year – OL Andre Smith, holding out of training camp. Chick Ludwig of the Dayton Daily [...]
Rumors Abound Favre and the Vikings May Have a Deal Done
The Brett Favre to the Vikings rumors will simply not die, and at this point, why should they. It seems more and more obvious that Favre is well on his way to being a Viking, and today there was a tidbit on Pro Football Talk about it, with an interesting marketing tidbit about Favre and [...]
Fantasy Rankings: NFC South QBs in 2009
June 21st, 2009 
Josh Satler 
Posted in Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Fantasy Football, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Bucs The NFC South features the top fantasy QB on the board this season, a future star, and then two other QBs that might make your fantasy lineup as a one-time fill in. 1. Drew Brees 2008 was an unbelievable fantasy season for Drew Brees. He was 15 yards shy of Dan Marino’s all-time single season [...]
Cardinals Running Game Battle One to Watch
There’s plenty of chatter about who is going to run the ball full-time for the Cardinals, rookie Chris Wells or Tim Hightower? The team also has Jason Wright, a free agent pickup from the Cleveland Browns this past offseason. Last season the team ranked 29th in the run game, so if they want to get [...]
