Archive for July, 2010

Backfield By Committee Not In the Bills Game Plan?

The one area where the Buffalo Bills are stacked with talent is the running back position. They have last year’s star 1,000 yard rusher in Fred Jackson, 2008 Pro Bowler Marshawn Lynch and rookie C.J. Spiller. Heading into the 2010 season, many would believe that head coach Chan Gailey is going to have a field [...]

Seattle Linebacker Leroy Hill in Court Wednesday

Already facing a one-game suspension for violating the National Football League’s policy on substance abuse, Seattle linebacker Leroy Hill was in court Wednesday for a misdemeanor charge of assault/domestic violence. Seattle Times‘ Seahawks beat writer Danny O’Neil noted that Hill will be back in court Friday to “determine readiness for a trial, which could begin [...]

Ravens Safety Reed Could Miss the First Six Games of 2010

Baltimore Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed says he expects to miss the start of the regular season while he recovers from offseason hip surgery. Reed told 105.7 The Fan he expects to be placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list, which requires a player to miss the first six games of the season. He [...]

Jets Nose Tackle Kris Jenkins Was Thinking Retirement

The Jets defensive line will recieve a boost this season with the return of veteran nose tackle Kris Jenkins. However, it was no for gone conclusion that the 30 year old Jenkins would play this season. This off-season, as Kris Jenkins attempted to return from his second major knee operation, he also conducted an experiment. [...]

Dolphins to Start Looking to Lock Up Top Two Draft Picks

Per Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins front office and the teams top two draft picks, Jared Odrick and Koa Misi are in talks to come to an agreement on a contract. Salguero goes on to say “the Dolphins have made contract offers to both, according to a source. The same source tells [...]

Bengals RB Benson to Chat with Commish Goodell Thursday

Profootballtalk.com is reporting through a league source that Bengals RB Cedric Benson will meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday regarding his June 29th arrest for allegedly assaulting a night club employee in Texas. The PFT article contends that Benson may be looking at a suspension as a “repeat offender” of the league’s personal [...]

Gridiron Gab Pre Camp Division Previews: AFC South

Last season the AFC South produced the rep from the AFC for the Super Bowl, and heading into training camps the Colts again appear on a lot of lists to be the favorite to go back to the dance and this time to try to get the job done. Three other teams will try to [...]

Browns First-Round Pick Joe Haden Headed for a Holdout?

Despite his agent stating he has no intention of holding out, it appears unlikely that Browns first-round pick Joe Haden will be at camp on time. Rookies are scheduled to report to camp on Friday, but the Browns don’t even have second-round pick Montario Hardesty or third-rounder Colt McCoy signed yet and Pro Football Talk’s [...]