More photos » by Hans Deryk - AP Browse more photos » The Buffalo Bills sit at 1-4 as they head to the Meadowlands to face the New York Jets this Sunday. If they have any plans of even contending for a playoff berth the final two months of the season, this is an absolute must win. We all know that it'll take more than a miracle for this season to turn around, but this is a game that the...
The Dallas Cowboys released center Duke Preston Saturday. The team signed running back Chauncey Washington from their practice squad to the 53-man roster. Washington made his Cowboys debut last week at Denver recording a special teams tackle.
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Wounded Warriors. Browse more photos » Today's practice produced the following i njury report. The Good: After missing yesterday's practice with a sprained knee, Andre Gurode returned and says he thinks he'll be able to play on Sunday. He actually said that was the plan all along, Wednesday was just precautionary. That's good, the prospects of Cory Procter...
Putting today's ugly win behind me, I'm turning my focus on tonight's big Giants-Cowboys game in Dallas. Hopefully Big Blue can play spoiler as the Cowboys open their new home. If you don't know, the game starts at 8:20 p.m. on NBC. Injury Report Giants: WR Hakeem Nicks DT Chris Canty LB Clint Sintim CB Aaron Ross T Adam Koets RB Danny Ware CB Kevin Dockery T Guy Whimper Cowgirls: QB Stephen McGee...
PACKERS SALARIES How much each of the 56 players on Green Bay's 53-man roster and injured-reserve list count against its salary cap. (M = millions). Player, pos Salary Aaron Rodgers, QB $9.653M Greg Jennings, WR 8.149M *Chad Clifton, T 8.040M Charles Woodson, CB 7.300M Donald Driver, WR 6.400M *Aaron Kampman, OLB 6.005M A.J. Hawk, ILB 5.902M Al Harris, CB 4.775M Nick Barnett, ILB 4.684M Ryan Grant,...
For example, I'll start with a possible category of question: "Smartest Bills Moves". $200 - Answer: Three great Bills draft coups? Correct question: What do you call stealing Ko Simpson, Duke Preston and Tim Anderson in the 3rd round of drafts? $400 - Answer: The most cagey move the Bills made. Correct question: What was trying to fool Bill Polian by attempting to trade him John McCargo?...
by John Russell - AP View full size photo uploaded September 8, 2009 Probably every Green Bay Packer fan who watched the first two preseason games was hoping or expecting they would keep RB Tyrell Sutton. Instead he was released, and claimed by Carolina . RB Kregg Lumpkin was added to the practice squad. Maybe they preferred Lumpkin after all. They had to know someone would claim Sutton if they tried...
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Browse more photos » Greg Bedard pointed out to me that, despite what I said in my recap , the Green Bay Packers did some game planning to prepare for the game at Arizona, while the Cardinals did none. I had read last week that QB Brian Brohm ran the scout team in practice, but I assumed he was playing as QB Jay Cutler to prepare for the season opener....
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP The big question on everybody's mind: What happens to Free Reign if Duke Preston beats out Cory Procter? Has anybody tested Preston's drumming skills? Browse more photos » As you guys have already noted in the comments and in a FanPost - Hat Tip sublimezg , that's why this blog rocks, community participation - the Cowboys are adding veteran center Duke...
More photos » by Mike Roemer - AP Browse more photos » Can we start a new nickname for LB Brady Poppinga ? The Cockroach? From Greg Bedard : "Oh, and expect Brady Poppinga to be the opening-day starter at ROLB. He's like a cockroach. He survives anything." After RG Josh Sitton beat out C Scott Wells for the starting job on Monday, Bob McGinn speculated that the Green Bay Packers...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the team could move center Scott Wells, and could move him to a team like the Seahawks: With former Buffalo center Duke Preston on the roster, the Packers are protected if they elect to trade Scott Wells to a team such as Seattle, which has been hit by [...]
More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Browse more photos » The Green Bay Packers had two practices on Tuesday and no practices scheduled for Wednesday. Some players are getting banged up (such as RB Brandon Jackson and C Duke Preston ), but no major injuries. The Tuesday live blogs from the Journal-Sentinel are here and here , and from the Press-Gazette are here and here . Here's my general...
MLB Rockies signed RHP Matt Herges to a minor league contract Dodgers placed RHP Cory Wade on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 11, with a right shoulder strain. Dodgers recalled infielder Blake DeWitt from Triple-A Albuquerque NFL Falcons signed fourth-round DE Lawrence Sidbury to a four-year contract, including a $441,000 signing bonus. Panthers agreed to terms with fifth-round OG Duke...
C Geoff Hangartner (right) becomes a full-time NFL starter for the first time in his NFL career in Buffalo. (UPI Photo/Bob Carey) View full size photo uploaded July 6, 2009 The Buffalo Bills went 0-6 in the AFC East during the 2008 season. In an article I dredged up yesterday (and my sincerest apologies go out to the masses for bringing up such cruelty in consecutive articles), we highlighted Buffalo's...
Vikings head coach Brad Childress says in an interview that he has not given QB Brett Favre a deadline and Minnesota will sign him if his arm is healthy. ESPN stands by their story; Favre was given a deadline . This isn't a Packer link but I thought it was very cool that one of my fellow SB Nation bloggers had the chance to interview 49ers owner Jed York . It was interesting to find out the status...