Archive for May, 2010

With Losman Now in Seattle, Teel Expected to be Out

Coach Pete Carroll loves to create competition. No matter where you look at Seattle’s roster, you see starters, returners, newcomers and busts all fighting it out to just make the opening roster, let alone to earn playing time in the 2010 regular season.  The latest position to be shaken up is quarterback. Yesterday the Seahawks signed J.P. [...]

A breakdown of the Niners extension for LB Patrick Willis

Two weeks ago, the San Francisco 49ers signed star linebacker Patrick Willis to a five-year, $50 million dollars contract extension through the 2016 season. My first thoughts were that Willis did indeed deserve this extension as he has been nothing short of spectacular since being chosen with the 11th overall selection in the 2007 NFL [...]

Steelers coach Tomlin has options with two backup QB’s

Mike Tomlin has declared that he will know his starting quarterback when training camp gets rolling in July, and all indications are Byron Leftwich will be the teams starter opening day against the Falcons at Heinz Field. The move leaves Dennis Dixon sitting on the sidelines, and it’s a move that will likely be well [...]

LB Clint Ingram Inks With Saints

It’s official.. The Saints have a new LB in the fold. Free agent LB Clint Ingram signed a one year deal with the Saints. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ingram is expected to add depth to front seven many consider a weakness for the defense. He is expected to compete for a starting [...]

Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall out till training camp after hip surgery

The Dolphins biggest pickup of the offseason, wide out Brandon Marshall, will be out likely till the start of camp after he had hip surgery. Marshall is recovering from surgery, the details of which neither he nor Dolphins coach Tony Sparano would disclose Wednesday, when most of the wide receiver’s new teammates took part in [...]

Texans OL Chester Pitts Not Likely to Rejoin Club

Chester Pitts has managed to stay behind the spotlight this offseason for the Texans. With stories like the Texans’ 2010 season strength of schedule, the Cushing suspension and Rookie of the Year re-vote, and the draft, not much has been said about Houston’s “Original Texan,” his injury or the free agent market. Back in March, [...]

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones takes a shot at the Browns and Lerner family

Wow. Sounds like from the piece below today in the Dallas Morning News that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not much of a fan of the Lerner family, basically saying they are a big reason the league isn’t making even MORE money than it already is. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and horse trainer D. [...]

Could Leroy Hill be Ousted from Seahawks?

Seattle linebacker Leroy Hill remains removed from the team’s offseason activities, according to Danny O’Neil of the Seattle Times, and it might turn out that Hill will never wear Seahawks blue again. A story on Hill’s situation was written on Pro Football Talk Tuesday, in which writer Mike Florio cites a league source that: “Hill’s $6 [...]