This could all be moot if the Texans try to wrap up their superstar defender but it would not stun Eric Edholm of Pro Football Weekly one bit if the Patriots make a play for DE Mario Williams. Bill Belichick is nothing if not opportunistic, and he knows that having one of the finest defensive talents potentially come free like this is a once-a-decade kind of thing he can't affo...
Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd told the Post-Dispatch at the end of the season that a big factor in where he play next season is where Josh McDaniels ended up per Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lloyd's career took off after he joined McDaniels in Denver in 2009, and the pair reunited in St. Louis following the trade, but after one ill-fated season as Rams offensive coo...
Wide receiver Terrell Owens is playing for the Allen Wranglers in the Indoor Football League. In an interview Ben & Skin on KESN-FM 103.3 by way of the Dallas Morning News, Owens says he has become a "villain" and "can't get out of that box." "I can play a couple of more years in the National Football League, " Owens said. "That's what I'...
It’s possible Marques Colston will be a former Saint in the near future as the team has made no attempts to re-sign the star wide receiver up to this point. The front office has been pre-occupied with trying to work out a new deal for Drew Brees. If the Saints can’t sign Brees, they likely will use the franchise tag on him, giving them one less way to retain Colston. Also compl...
By being on the roster on the fifth day of the 2012 waiver wire period, Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour's base salary for 2012 is now fully guaranteed, a league source has confirmed on Saturday. Seymour signed a two-year, $30 million contract on February 25, 2011, a deal that included a fully guaranteed $7.5 million 2012 roster bonus -- which was prorated over ...
Since winning the Super Bowl the Giants have been busy tossing their two cents into everything from Gisele's break down of the Patriot's receiving corps to the Cowboys quarterback situation. The latest out of New York, according to the Dallas Morning News, is Ahmad Bradshaw's opinion of Cowboy's signal caller Tony Romo. When asked by the NFL Network about Romo's ability to lead...
Santa Clara officials are expected to approve a construction contract for the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium that calls on the facility to open in 2014, a year earlier than originally projected. City officials are scheduled to vote on the $878 million building contract Tuesday, the San Jose Mercury News reported. It requires construction to begin by July 1 and the stadium to ...
Deposed Oakland coach Hue Jackson is frustrated at the prospect of not being able to get a job as an assistant in the league for 2012. Jackson would at least like the opportunity to explain to prospective employer/coaches his emotional outburst after the Raiders' season-ending loss on New Year's Day. He privately feels repercussions from the incident cost him a shot at the St. ...
Earlier this week, The Sports Xchange had a column citing seven pending unrestricted free agents who might be difficult to re-sign because their incumbent franchises had already invested huge contracts in players at the same position. Add another: Four-year veteran cornerback Brandon Carr of Kansas City could be a victim of the six-year, $49.4 million extension the Chiefs award...
Many a theory has been put forth to explain why Cris Carter was once again snubbed for the Hall of Fame. One possibility: that Carter is being kept out of the Hall for some personal reason. Many have theorized that Carter’s prickly relationship with the press over the years might be playing a role. That notion gained more credibility today thanks to a tweet from Philadelphia ra...
In a recent interview with SI.com, Baylor QB Robert Griffin III said he's the best quarterback in the nation. Griffin told SI.com's Don Banks: "I hate to talk about myself like that, but if I had to straight up tell a head coach or an owner why they should take me, it's because I'm the best in everything I've done. I'm the most accurate. I have the strongest arm. I may not be the tallest, I may not be the heaviest. But I'm the best quarterback in the nation, and if they pass on me, then I understand. But I'm going... [Read More]
Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne will become a free-agent March 13th. Wayne hasn't heard any interest from the Colts. "All I know is the Colts. That is where I want to be. I have been there 11 years and I would prefer to end my career a Colt," Wayne told Josina Anderson of ESPN. "However, in due time those feelings could subside. I know one thing, my phone works. I do have service and every last bar on it and their number has not come across it yet. I haven't heard anything from them yet, so maybe I am... [Read More]
According to Pro Football Talk, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are currently $25.05 million under the salary cap and will be allowed to carry over all that cap space to next season. Meanwhile, the Bucs have committed $93 million to the salary cap next season. Detract from that Albert Haynesworth's $7.2 million cap number, as the Bucs are exceedingly likely to cut him rather than paying him that kind of money, and we come up with the following number: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will likely have $63.2 million in salary cap space... [Read More]
The wife of former Bears Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris is on life support and fighting for her life, a family friend told the Sun-Times. Harris wife, Ashley, is 29 years old and she suffered either a stroke or brain aneurism, said family friend Bill Horn. "We are holding on for a miracle," Horn said. Ashley is in a hospital in Oklahoma and some of Harris' former Bears teammates are en route to lend their support. Harris was popular among his teammates while with the Bears. Ashley gave birth to the... [Read More]
This could all be moot if the Texans try to wrap up their superstar defender but it would not stun Eric Edholm of Pro Football Weekly one bit if the Patriots make a play for DE Mario Williams. Bill Belichick is nothing if not opportunistic, and he knows that having one of the finest defensive talents potentially come free like this is a once-a-decade kind of thing he can't afford to pass up. Letting Richard Seymour go was a rare Belichick mistake, and sources have said that the coach admits he hasn't been able to... [Read More]
One of the primary reasons for the Cleveland Browns' dismal showing on offense during the 2011 season was the team's lack of playmakers in the passing game. The shortage of viable targets was highlighted as tight end Ben Watson battled concussions throughout the season and ultimately was placed on injured reserve following a third concussion sustained Week 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two months after that injury, Watson said he feels great. "I'm great. Three or four days after the last incident, I felt... [Read More]
Rob Reischel of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writes that the Gree Bay Packers could move RT Bryan Bulaga over to the left side if they choose to release Chad Clifton in the coming weeks. The Packers are projected to have very little cap space at this point and with some key free agents like TE Jermichael Finley and C Scott Wells to address, Green Bay will have to consider making some tough roster decisions. There’s been a lot of speculation that Packers will have to cut Clifton ($5.25 million salary and $203,125... [Read More]
Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd told the Post-Dispatch at the end of the season that a big factor in where he play next season is where Josh McDaniels ended up per Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lloyd's career took off after he joined McDaniels in Denver in 2009, and the pair reunited in St. Louis following the trade, but after one ill-fated season as Rams offensive coordinator, McDaniels now has the coordinator's title in New England. The Patriots could be a desirable landing spot for Lloyd for a couple of... [Read More]
Wide receiver Terrell Owens is playing for the Allen Wranglers in the Indoor Football League. In an interview Ben & Skin on KESN-FM 103.3 by way of the Dallas Morning News, Owens says he has become a "villain" and "can't get out of that box." "I can play a couple of more years in the National Football League, " Owens said. "That's what I'm pushing for. I'm not going to give up hope just because I'm 38 and just had a knee injury. I think a lot of why I probably didn't play this... [Read More]
The Raiders have hired former Giants defensive coordinator Johnnie Lynn as their defensive backs coach, FoxSports.com is reporting. Lynn was Philadelphia’s defensive backs coach in 2011 but was fired after one season with the Eagles. Lynn has also coached DBs for the 49ers, Ravens and Bucs.
An under the radar player who is expected to be a very hot free agent is 49ers receiver Josh Morgan. Teams are buzzing about the possibility of acquiring Morgan, who is considered a very good talent who should be available at a lesser price than the receivers on the top rung. The 49ers have been enthralled with Morgan for four years, but he never really had a breakout because of health issues and offensive ineptitude in previous seasons. A broken leg limited him to five games in 2011. But front office men see Morgan as... [Read More]
It’s possible Marques Colston will be a former Saint in the near future as the team has made no attempts to re-sign the star wide receiver up to this point. The front office has been pre-occupied with trying to work out a new deal for Drew Brees. If the Saints can’t sign Brees, they likely will use the franchise tag on him, giving them one less way to retain Colston. Also complicating the issue is the pending free agency of guard Carl Nicks. Given the cash outlay this team will be facing, the Saints may have to choose... [Read More]
By being on the roster on the fifth day of the 2012 waiver wire period, Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour's base salary for 2012 is now fully guaranteed, a league source has confirmed on Saturday. Seymour signed a two-year, $30 million contract on February 25, 2011, a deal that included a fully guaranteed $7.5 million 2012 roster bonus -- which was prorated over two seasons, but comes due on March 17 -- and fully guaranteed $15 million base salary in 2011. Seymour restructured that contract after the... [Read More]
Since winning the Super Bowl the Giants have been busy tossing their two cents into everything from Gisele's break down of the Patriot's receiving corps to the Cowboys quarterback situation. The latest out of New York, according to the Dallas Morning News, is Ahmad Bradshaw's opinion of Cowboy's signal caller Tony Romo. When asked by the NFL Network about Romo's ability to lead the Cowboys to the Super Bowl, Bradshaw offered, “You know what, man, I don’t see it happening. I don’t think they believe it, and they’re... [Read More]
Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber, who becomes a free agent next month and has been pondering retirement, said he remains noncommittal on next season. But don't think the 36-year-old has closed the door on returning for a 16th season. “Things have to play themselves out like they did last year,” Barber said Saturday night at former teammate Shelton Quarles’ charity event at the Don Cesar in St. Pete Beach. “We’ll have a meeting of the minds like we did last year and if I fit in, we’ll go from there.” That would... [Read More]
Santa Clara officials are expected to approve a construction contract for the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium that calls on the facility to open in 2014, a year earlier than originally projected. City officials are scheduled to vote on the $878 million building contract Tuesday, the San Jose Mercury News reported. It requires construction to begin by July 1 and the stadium to be completed in time to open at the end of August 2014. The contractor, Turner-Devcon, would be fined $6 million for each 49ers game missed... [Read More]
The Raiders have hired long-time college assistant coach Mark Hutson as their tight ends coach, FoxSports.com is reporting. Last year Hutson was Tulane’s OL coach and finished the season as Tulane's interim head coach.
The shakeup of the Oakland defense began earlier this week, with general manager Reggie McKenzie lopping off cornerback Sanford Routt, arguably one of the NFL's most overpaid players. There are doubtless more changes to come on a unit that one of the club's various consultants after the death of Al Davis criticized sharply and noted was in need of talent, but the Raiders will attempt to hang on to four-year veteran strong safety Tyvon Branch. There is, in fact, a possibility the Raiders could use the franchise marker... [Read More]
Deposed Oakland coach Hue Jackson is frustrated at the prospect of not being able to get a job as an assistant in the league for 2012. Jackson would at least like the opportunity to explain to prospective employer/coaches his emotional outburst after the Raiders' season-ending loss on New Year's Day. He privately feels repercussions from the incident cost him a shot at the St. Louis offensive coordinator job.
Earlier this week, The Sports Xchange had a column citing seven pending unrestricted free agents who might be difficult to re-sign because their incumbent franchises had already invested huge contracts in players at the same position. Add another: Four-year veteran cornerback Brandon Carr of Kansas City could be a victim of the six-year, $49.4 million extension the Chiefs awarded fellow corner Brandon Flowers in September. Carr is only 25 years old, registered a career-best four interceptions in 2011 and will be near... [Read More]
