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- Saints QB Drew Brees Injures Elbow In Pro Bowl
Tags: nfc,nfcsouth,saints,injury,
Source: AP
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees hurt his left elbow in the first quarter of the Pro Bowl on Saturday. Brees, who made the All-Pro team while leading the resurgent Saints to the NFC championship game, apparently was in...
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:17:58
- Lions' Matt Millen And Mike Martz At Odds?
Tags: nfc,nfcnorth,lions,draft,rumor,
Source: Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk.com
Although the Detroit Lions have locked onto Wisconsin tackle Joe Thomas with the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, we're now hearing that CEO Matt Millen is at least considering the possibili...
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:13:10
- Chiefs Want To Rework QB Trent Green's Contract
Tags: afc,afcwest,chiefs,rumor,
Source: Yahoo! Sports
Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson would like to renegotiate Green's contract before next season, the Kansas City Star reports. The quarterback's 2007 base salary is $7.2 million, the highest on th...
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:10:25
- Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha Misses Out On Pro Bowl Invite
Tags: afc,afcwest,raiders,nfl,
Source: Michael David Smith, NFL Fanhouse
Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha found out Friday night that he had been chosen to the Pro Bowl. Jacksonville's Rashean Mathis suffered an injury in practice, and Asomugha was the next al...
Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:08:16
- 49ers DE Bryant Young In Talks To Return
Tags: nfc,nfcwest,49ers,rumor,
Source: Matthew Barrows, The Sacramento Bee
The 49ers have begun contract negotiations with Bryant Young, and all signs point to the steady defensive lineman returning for a 14th season. "We believe that B.Y. can still play f...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:53:27
- Cowboys Head Coach Wade Phillips Tackles Staff
Tags: nfc,nfceast,cowboys,rumor,
Source: Clarence E. Hill, Jr., Star-Telegram
After spending his first day on the job doing a couple of local radio shows and meeting with holdovers from the previous staff, new Cowboys coach Wade Phillips headed back to San Diego t...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:38:49
- Raiders Looking For New Quarterbacks Coach
Tags: afc,afcwest,raiders,rumor,
Source: Glenn Reeves, MEDIANEWS
The Raiders met with former College of San Mateo coach Tom Martinez on Friday to discuss their quarterbacks coach position and LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, a potential No. 1 draft choice whom Ma...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:20:29
- Ex-Patriots LB Ted Johnson Backs Off Coach Bill Belichick
Tags: afc,afceast,patriots,injury,rumor,
Source: Mike Reiss, The Boston Globe
Former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson yesterday described his life as "a little scary, a little unsure, a lot of anxiety, a lot of disappointment, shame," in his first television inte...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:16:10
- Fresh Start At QB
Tags: afc,afcnorth,bengals,rumor,
Source: Mary Kay Cabot, The Plain Dealer
Browns quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer, who was also recently named assistant head coach, said Friday he thinks Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson will wage a good battle for the starting job. ...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:09:46
- Buccaneers RB Mike Alstott Leaning Toward Playing In 2007
Tags: nfc,nfcsouth,buccaneers,rumor,
Source: Jim Flynn, Pewter Report
Although he hasn't made a final decision yet, Tampa Bay fullback Mike Alstott is leaning toward playing in 2007. Alstott, 33, has contemplated retirement for the past two years. Although he wants to...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 05:49:41
- Goodell Sees Bright Future For Pro Bowl In Hawaii
Tags: nfl,rumor,
Source: AP
Though the locals annually worry about the possible departure of the league's all-star game for either the mainland or more far-flung locales, Goodell doesn't seem interested in moving the Pro Bowl out of paradise. "...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:07:34
- Giants RB Tiki Barber Still Happy With Retirement Decision
Tags: nfc,nfceast,giants,rumor,
Source: Fanball.com
Tiki Barber is still planning to retire at the end of the season, and Saturday's Pro Bowl will be the final game he plays. "It's great because this is the ultimate stage you can do it on in this league as a...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:05:22
- Bengals Need A Running Back?
Tags: afc,afcnorth,bengals,injury,rumor,
Source: Geoff Hobson, Bengals.com
The Bengals biggest question mark on offense, head coach Marvin Lewis said RB Chris Perry is looking at "a long road" back from surgery. Perry broke his fibula and plates were inserted in...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:03:28
- Lions DT/DE Cory Redding Wants Defensive End Money
Tags: nfc,nfcnorth,lions,rumor,
Source: Tom Kowalski, MLive.com
The Lions face a potential dilemma if they try to tag DT/DE Cory Redding. Redding started the first five games at left defensive end, but moved inside to tackle for the final 11 games. He played so w...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:02:21
- Raiders Hire New Defensive Line Coach
Tags: afc,afcwest,raiders,transaction,
Source: Fanball.com
The Raiders have hired a new assistant defensive line coach. CNNSI is reporting that Taver Johnson, who had been serving as the defensive coordinator at Miami of Ohio, will now be working with the defensive line...
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:13:09