San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Down to one healthy running back, the Pittsburgh Steelers brought back two players from last season by re-signing Najeh Davenport and promoting Gary Russell from the practice squad on Wednesday. The Steelers, third in the NFL in rushing last season, lost Pro...
Behind the Steel Curtain (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
This isn't news to you folks, obviously, so I'm not going to go to much into detail here. I am curious though about your opinions on the decision. Here's the way I see it. Yes, Davenport is familiar with what we're trying to do on offense. Yes he was successful last year for the most part when called upon. And yes he was quite good in short yardage situations. I don't have the figures on me right...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly brought running back Najeh Davenport back into the fold after seeing starter Willie Parker and first-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall go down in consecutive weeks.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Likely will activate Gary Russell, but running backs remain scarce in injury-ravaged backfield
NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
As far as the MASH unit that is becoming the Steelers backfield, there is help on the way. After losing rookie Rashard Mendenhall to a fractured shoulder on Monday night, the team today brought back former back Najeh Davenport. The team also will sign another back, and all indications are that will be [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
Filed under: Bears , Saints , Texans The NFL season is finally here and there are still plenty of guys waiting for the phone to ring. Running back Shaun Alexander , 2005 NFL MVP, is probably the biggest name currently not on a roster, but there's also Travis Henry , Najeh Davenport , Tatum Bell , and Cedric Benson . But things are looking up for Ced, the Bears 2005 first-round pick who was never anything...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Filed under: Steelers , AFC North Last week, the Steelers released Najeh Davenport , a 245-pound running back who was signed to replace the ineffective Duce Staley in 2006. Staley was signed two years earlier to take over for the soon-to-be-retiring Jerome Bettis (he's from Detroit, you know). The common theme among the three backs? They were all big, plodding bruisers who could move the pile and...
NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Looks as if Najeh Davenport had dreams of heading to the desert, he’s going to have to change his mind. AZCentral.com today is reporting that the Cards have no interest in bringing in Davenport, who’s been looking for a new team since his release from the Steelers last week. Davenport had said in an interview [...]
Revenge Of The Birds (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Najeh Davenport was recently on NFL radio and he named the Lions and Cardinals as two teams that he'd like to play for this season. Even though they were only together for one season, Davenport cites a good working relationship with current Cardinal head coach, former Steeler offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt . Granted it doesn't matter how many times Davenport drops the Cardinals name during interviews....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Running back Najeh Davenport is reportedly interested in playing for the Lions and Arizona Cardinals, he told NFL radio according to www.nflgridirongab.com.
Pride Of Detroit (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Recently released running back Najeh Davenport is looking for a new team, and the Lions may be near the top of his list. The Steelers just cut Davenport over the weekend, but already he appears to be shopping himself around. According to NFL Gridiron Gab, Davenport mentioned the Lions as a team he would like to play for yesterday on NFL Radio. Davenport reportedly said something along the lines of...
NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Now that he’s free to go anywhere, where would free agent RB Najeh Davenport like to play? How about Arizona with the Cardinals? Davenport made an appearance today on NFL Radio, and spoke about the desire to play with the Cards because of the relationship he has with Ken Whisenhunt, now Cards coach and former [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Filed under: Lions , Steelers , AFC North , Detroit , Pittsburgh A day after they cut Najeh Davenport because of the team's glut of running backs, the Steelers had a scout at ex-Lions' running back Kevin Jones ' workout. There's something said for being thorough, as the Steelers now have another scouting report on Jones to stick into his file. But beyond that, I can't think of any logical explanation...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Running back Najeh Davenport was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday after the team couldn't work out a trade for Willie Parker's former backup.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
The Steelers also created some financial room by cutting Najeh Davenport, whose $1 million salary won't count against the salary cap.
