NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | yesterday
Coming into the 2009 season, the Buffalo Bills offensive line underwent an extreme makeover. Pro bowl left tackle Jason Peters was traded to Philadelphia. Derrick Dockery was released. Buffalo decided Melvin Fowler and Duke Preston didn’t fit into their plans and were not brought back. Tackle Langston Walker was tabbed to [...]
Buffalo Rumblings (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
More photos » by Stephen Morton - AP Browse more photos » We knew, as the Buffalo Bills entered the 2009 regular season, that the team's top-to-bottom re-structure of the offensive line was a huge question mark. Jason Peters had been traded. Derrick Dockery and Langston Walker had been released. Melvin Fowler and Duke Preston were unceremoniously allowed to test the free-agent waters. Demetrius...
Bleeding Green Nation (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 8:15pm TV: NBC Radio: 94WYSP/610WIP/ Sprint NFL Mobile Live For a Cowboys perspective check out Blogging The Boys Did you know? In the past decade the Eagles have the second best November/December win percentage in the NFL. However, Tony Romo has won 12 November starts in a row. Familiar Faces There are no players on either team who have played for the other,...
Buffalo Rumblings (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
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...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
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.
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
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...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
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...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
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,...
Realfootball365.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
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?...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
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...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
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....
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
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...
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
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...
Packers Gab (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
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 [...]
Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
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...
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