According to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones isn’t expected to be on the field until training camp, since he underwent surgery on his right shoulder during the offseason. Jones needs to get healthy, since 2012 will be a crucial year for the former first round pick to shake the notion [...]
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Jason Garrett reiterates they’re not trading Mike Jenkins
Just yesterday, we reported that Dallas Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins wants to be traded now that it appears he won’t be starting this season. Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett told the media on Wednesday that they’re not going to trade Jenkins. So he’ll be forced to play out the final year of his contract and [...]
READ MORE »Johnny Knox unsure if he’ll play this season
Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox told Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune that he isn’t sure whether or not he’ll be able to play in 2012, after injuring his spine this past season. Pompei said that Knox is looking very thin after losing 30 pounds after spinal surgery. He did say that he’s regained [...]
READ MORE »Seahawks decline “Hard Knocks” invitation
The Seattle Seahawks have stated that they were approached about being featured in HBO’s Hard Knocks, but they’ve decided to decline the invite. It seems like every team that gets approached about “Hard Knocks” ends up declining and I can’t say I blame them. After watching the Jets a couple of years ago, I think [...]
READ MORE »Osi Umenyiora doesn’t show up for OTA’s
According to Bob Glauber of Newsday, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora didn’t show up for the start of OTA’s on Wednesday and likely won’t be showing up any time soon. It’s not a surprise at all that Umenyiora has chosen to not show up, since he’s still looking for a new contract from [...]
READ MORE »NFL votes yes to making leg pads mandatory
Although the NFL player’s union is not happy about it for reasons discussed here, the NFL voted to make leg and knee pads mandatory starting in the 2013 season. While any change in working conditions is a collectively bargained issue and would need to be first discussed with the player’s union, the league can vote [...]
READ MORE »Report: Kellen Winslow seen as “rotational” player in Seattle
According to NFL.com, a source close to the Seattle Seahawks, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. will be used as a rotational player for the team. Translation: he’s no longer perceived as a full-time player the way he was in Tampa Bay. The source told Adam Caplan of Sirius XM Radio that the [...]
READ MORE »Daily Hits: Packers move Clay Mathews
Below is a list of NFL headlines from around the league. Bengals wide receiver Brandon Tate has been lining up as their second receiver alongside A.J. Green. Not sure how long that will last. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak is looking for either Keshawn Martin or Trindon Holliday to step up and fill the hole left by [...]
READ MORE »49ers sign Andy Lee to an extension
According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, the San Francisco 49ers have signed punter Andy Lee to a contract extension. Once we get more details on the deal we’ll update this post. Lee has been due for an extension, since he was only scheduled to make $1.1 million in 2012. He’s one of the [...]
READ MORE »Brian Urlacher likely won’t participate in OTA’s
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is currently sitting out this week’s OTA’s and may not participate in next month’s minicamp as well. He’s still recovering from a sprained MCL and PCL in his left knee that he suffered during the Bears’ 2011 season finale. The good news is that Urlacher is getting healthier and isn’t [...]
READ MORE »Defiant Fujita vows to ‘share everything’ on bounties
Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, who now plays for the Cleveland Browns, has consistently rebutted allegations that he participated in a pay-for-injury program in the scandal known as Bountygate. Although Fujita has admitted to giving money to a pool, he insists it was only for ‘big plays.’ ”My reputation is a lot more [...]
READ MORE »Lions’ Leshoure has laidback response to drug arrests
Detroit Lions’ sophomore running back Mikel Leshoure doesn’t appear to be a man who is sorry for letting both himself and his team down by getting arrested for marijuana possession twice in less than a month (Feb. 18 & March 12) and he makes no excuses for feeling that way. And why should he? From [...]
READ MORE »Eagles QB Coach wants Vick to stop doing too much
Many of us have watched an Eagles game and thought to ourselves, “What is Vick doing?! He’s running this way, he’s running that way, and he has no one there to back him up! He’s going to get himself killed, or worse (depending on whom you ask), kill the play!” Well it just so happens [...]
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