Card Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
--Spread check: Connecticut by 13 --In the wake of a crushing loss at Pittsburgh a week ago where the Huskies surrendered 18 straight unanswered points to fall by three, head coach Randy Edsall has been highly critical of his defense. Coach Randy Edsall had no problem calling out a few of his top players, such as Witten, an NFL -caliber player who has had just one sack since Week 2 but is still second...
SOX (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
While former UConn Huskies Alfred Fincher, Tyler Lorenzen, Dahna Deleston, Danny Lansanah and Keith Gray got cut from their teams in the NFL, it was a great Saturday for former Husky defensive end Julius Williams. After signing as a non-drafted free agent after the 2009 NFL Draft with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Williams learned on Saturday that [...]
SOX (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
As stated in the previous post, NFL teams are busy getting their rosters down to the mandatory 53-man roster deadline of 6 p.m. on Saturday. And that means that some former UConn Huskies football players may see their NFL dreams come to an end. We’ve already seen two former Huskies cut in Alfred Fincher and Tyler [...]
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Thursday night's game at Jacksonville is the last preseason game, traditionally a time to give your starters as little work as possible -- just enough to keep the rust off, really -- and to let the young guys try to earn a spot on the team. It worked last year for Alfred Fincher , who flashed in last year's Jacksonville game and basically forced his way on to the roster, and there are plenty of guys...
Sports Chatter (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
NFL Falcons released DT Jason Jefferson. Falcons waived DT Tywain Myles. Bengals signed rookie OT Andre Smith, the No. 6 overall pick, to a six-year contract with a max value of $42 million. Jaguars waived QB Paul Smith. Patriots waived QB Kevin O’Connell. 49ers waived WR Chris Francies 49ers waived WR Mark Bradford. Redskins released LB Alfred Fincher Redskins waived OT Devin Clark. Redskins...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
If there was a surprise among the five players cut by the Washington Redskins on Sunday, it was four-year veteran Alfred Fincher. A backup linebacker and special teams player, Fincher appeared in 14 games for the Redskins last season and looked impressive at times. But the solid preseason play of fifth-round draft pick Cody Glenn and converted defensive end Chris Wilson, among others, got Fincher caught...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
The Redskins cut five players Sunday. LB Alfred Fincher , WR Marques Hagans , DL Michael Marquardt , S Michael Grant and OL Devin Clark.
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
The Redskins released five players today, trimming their roster to 75 guys a few days ahead of the September 1 deadline. Released were CB Michael Grant, LB Alfred Fincher, DT Michael Marquardt, WR Marques Hagans, and T Devin Clark. Whether the releases provided a spark or not is up for discussion, but there's no doubt that today's practice was spirited and lively, with plenty of pushing and jawing...
SOX (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
The Washington Redskins announced today that they have cut former UConn Huskies linebacker Alfred Fincher. Fincher was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints back in the 3rd round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played in twenty-three games over the course of three season with the Saints, recording 20 tackles. During the 2007 season, he [...]
Redskins Gab (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
The Washington Post reports on the latest cuts on the team today: The Redskins have cut five players, according to a Tweet by the team’s official blogger. Offensive lineman Devin Clark, defensive tackle Michael Marquardt, wide receiver Marques Hagans, linebacker Alfred Fincher and safety Michael Grant are now former Redskins. Fincher was a key [...]
Hogs Haven (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
Redskins Cut 5 - Down to 75 NEWS: #Redskins release DB Michael Grant, LB Alfred Fincher, DL Michael Marquardt, WR Marques Hagans, & OL Devin Clark. Alfred Fincher was a bit of surprise cut to me given his special teams skills.
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
The Redskins linebacking corps finds itself in an interesting position this year. Perennial almost-all-pro London Fletcher is a rock at middle linebacker, and at weak-side linebacker, Rocky McIntosh is in his second year returning from knee surgery, usually a break-out time. And while strong-side linebacker was thought to be something of a concern heading into training camp given the departure of...
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
Linebacker Alfred Fincher decided to go with the mohawk look a few days into camp, as Brian Murphy at Homer McFanboy has exhaustively documented . I had asked Fincher about the cut -- "I was just trying to break up the monotony of camp and try to shake things up," he told me -- but then he got dinged up the next day and the whole thing started to seem like a bad omen for him, so I didn't...
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
This afternoon's practice is the first one of 2009 training camp that's felt routine. The guys came out, did their position drills, did their full group work, and wrapped up. It seemed like an efficient, clockwork practice. (Not that it was quick or easy. At an hour and 45 minutes in muggy, post-rain heat, guys were clearly getting tired even just in shells.) Out of practice this afternoon: Lorenzo...
Redskins Blog (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Afternoon practice was more interesting for the insanely long injury report than for anything else notable that happened. Again, many of these guys would've been able to play if this were a regular season game, almost all of them did conditioning drills on the side, and some of them are already scheduled to return to practice tomorrow, but here's the list: Lorenzo Alexander (foot) Alfred Fincher (groin;...
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