Archive for August, 2011

Three Broncos Not Talking About Latest University of Miami Scandal

Three Broncos who attended the University of Miami and are named in the scandal enveloping the Hurricanes’ program declined to talk about the allegations Wednesday. Linebacker D.J. Williams and right tackle Orlando Franklin declined comment as they walked off the practice field. Running back Willis McGahee said: “You want to talk about the Broncos?” Asked [...]

Rams RB Steven Jackson Not Worried About Sore Hip

St. Louis running back Steven Jackson plans on playing in the Rams’ second preseason game, even though he’s missed most of the last two practices because of a sore hip. Jackson said Wednesday the injury is trivial and that trainers are just being cautious. He plans on fully participating in Thursday’s practice. Jackson joked that [...]

Source: Jets Sign LB Maybin

Low Risk High Reward “I think he’s got some talent, some pass-rush ability,” Jets head coach Rex Ryan said. “If he sticks on our team, he’s going to be a pass rusher for us. We don’t need him to be a starter. We’ve got two excellent starters at outside linebacker already (Calvin Pace and Bryan [...]

Source: Terrell Owens Completely Ahead Of Schedule

Targeting Week 3 Return? Terrell Owens still can play at a high level on a contending team. “This is another challenge for me. Another opportunity to show people that age is nothing but a number. You can do anything you put your mind and body to. I don’t allow naysayers to deter me from my [...]

Lions DT Suh via Twitter: Fined $20,000 for Hit on Bengals QB Dalton

Ndamukong Suh is not a dirty player, he’s an aggressive one, but apparently the NFL doesn’t differentiate.  Suh tweeted today that he received a $20,000 fine for his hit on Dalton, which I believe is a little excessive. PFT calls Suh a “repeat offender” because of the fines he’s faced for hits on Jake Delhomme [...]

Cam Newton Will Start Against Dolphins

Number One For A Reason Clear-cut starting quarterback. No controversy or competition should be evoked when discussing who should be the top signal caller for the Carolina Panthers.  Sorry, Jimmy “pick-six” Clausen. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Panthers have decided to name rookie No. 1 overall pick Cam Newton the starting quarterback for Friday [...]

Niners Coach Says Smith Has Widened Lead Over Rookie Kaepernick

Based on his performance on the practice field the past two days, quarterback Alex Smith has widened his lead to be the 49ers’ starter, coach Jim Harbaugh said Tuesday. Harbaugh has repeatedly stated that Smith is in the lead but he remains in competition with rookie Colin Kaepernick for the starting job. But after watching [...]

Bengals QB Palmer “Finally Got Fed Up” With Franchise’s Mistakes

Bengals pro bowl quarterback Carson Palmer is vowing to walk away from $46 million rather than work another day in owner Mike Brown’s prison stripes. “Carson just finally got fed up,” says a close friend of Palmer. “He’s just sick of the same 5,000 mistakes the franchise repeats every year. He’s tired of wallowing in [...]