Archive for May, 2010

Giants TE Boss out 4-6 weeks after injuring ankle

Bad injury news for the Giants: Tight end Kevin Boss will be out 4-6 weeks after injuring his right ankle. He will have arthroscopic surgery on Monday. The procedue is to “debride his right ankle”. Additionally, Kevin Boothe will be out at least 4 months after tearing a pectoral muscle. Boothe got injured while working out. [...]

Texans owner McNair Confident Johnson Will Remain a “Happy Texan”

The Associated Press reported Thursday that Andre Johnson and the Houston Texans are moving on from the “blown out of proportion” contract dispute assumed after Johnson missed the first three days of Organized Team Activities (OTAs).  Texans President Bob McNair met with Johnson Wednesday to put an end to any unfamiliar drama and discuss a [...]

Giants Tuck Says Shoulder Will Be Ready For Camp

There is a report on ESPN.COM that states that Justin Tuck’s recovery from shoulder surgery is going well and the defensive lineman expects to be ready for the start of training camp. “My shoulder has been improving just about every day,” Tuck said Wednesday after a round of golf. “Still not 100 percent, but I’m [...]

Zack Thomas joins the Dolphins for one day to announce his retirement

Zach Thomas came back to the Dolphins for one day, joining the team with the idea of signing a one-day contract with the Dolphins to retire. The one-day contract, officially worth $1—but in actuality, worth so much more to Thomas, who was not happy with the way things ended with Miami when he left the [...]

Introducing Laylah Figueroa – Our newest NFL Gridiron Gab Sportscaster

In an effort to diversify our readership, the Sports Gab Network and NFL Gridiron Gab has decided to add to our staff of hack bloggers here at Sports Gab by introducing a “female voice” to all the sites. Laylah Figueroa is officially our Sports Gab Sportscaster and will be featured in many videos and articles [...]

Texans RB Slaton thinks neck issues caused fumbling problems

John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reported that Texans RB Steve Slaton believes that the root to his 2009 fumble problem was his prolonged neck injury. “If you can’t feel you’re hand in there, you can’t squeeze (the ball) as hard as you want to. I tried to downplay it, but it came to a [...]

Holmes says flight attendant had it out for him in IPod incident

Santonio Holmes was held up with security at Pittsburgh International Airport. A flight attendant accused Holmes of “failing to follow regulations by not turning off his IPod as the plane was landing”. Now come on, are you serious, having to get security away from and possibly more important issues, just for not turning off your [...]

Seahawks Have Looked at Adding WR Terrell Owens

Just when you thought 15 wide receivers would be enough for the Seahawks, T.O.’s name pops up. Yup, you read that right, Terrell Owens. According to Steve Wyche of NFL.com, Seattle is one of “several” teams that have expressed “preliminary interest” in the veteran receiver at some point this offseason. Wyche notes that it’s unclear when [...]