January 1st, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Baylor four-year Junior quarterback Robert Griffin III will declare for the 2012 NFL Draft prior to the January 15 deadline, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports. The 21-year old 2011 Heisman Trophy winner passed for 4,293 yards with 37 touchdowns and six interceptions with 699 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns during his All-American season. During his 41-game career, the [...]
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Sources: Baylor Heisman Trophy Winner QB Robert Griffin III To Enter 2012 NFL Draft
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Source: Rams QB Sam Bradford to stay sidelined for season
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford will likely be shut down for the remainder of the season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. After not missing a snap as a rookie, Bradford has been battled a left high ankle sprain since Week 6, an injury that has kept him out of three games and ineffective in the games [...]
Bucs head coach Raheem Morris nearly lost his job following Jaguars defeat?
According to ESPN’s John Clayton, via Rick Stroud of the St. Petersburg Times, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers considered firing head coach Raheem Morris following the team’s 41-14 loss on Sunday to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars. The Buccaneers blew a 14-point lead, had seven turnovers and committed double-digit penalties in the loss that assured the Buccaneers (4-9) of a [...]
Brett Favre to the Windy City?
Favre and the Bears – not a chance. Right? If the Chicago Bears were to call “retired” quarterback Brett Favre, the future Hall of Famer would entertain an offer to return for the final few games of the season, Michael C. Wright of ESPN Chicago reports. Consider this: Favre and Jay Cutler are both represented by James [...]
Texans to audition two QB’s on Tuesday
The Houston Texans are working out a pair of quarterbacks on Tuesday following the season-ending injury to Matt Leinart, according to Adam Schefter, who cites a league source through ESPN. The only two signal callers on the Texans roster: rookie fifth-round QB T.J. Yates (North Carolina) and recently-acquired Kellen Clemens. Between the two, they have a [...]
Unidentified team “very interested” in Terrell Owens
Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens, tells ESPN’s Adam Schefter that there is a team that is “very interested” in signing Owens. Rosenhaus declined to name the team that was interested in his client. Owens, who turns 38 a week from next Wednesday, tore his ACL during the lockout and [...]
Source: Bears will make claim for Orton
Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune reports the Bears will make an effort to claim quarterback Kyle Orton, according to a league source. Two other teams that could be interested in the former Bear/Bronco signal caller: Kansas City and Houston, both teams which have higher priority over Chicago. It would be nice to see the Purdue product return [...]
Sources: Luck to enter 2012 NFL Draft
Two people close to Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck said that the likely No. 1 overall pick in the ’12 NFL draft is not expected to take classes next quarter. Instead, Luck is expected to declare and focus on preparing for the draft, in which he is expected to be taken by the Colts, if they [...]
