Edwards misses practice, availability for Sunday's game in doubt
04 December 2008 - 09:44ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Quarterback Trent Edwards missed practice Wednesday due to a groin injury, opening the possibility of J.P. Losman making his first start in more than a year on Sunday, when Buffalo hosts the Miami Dolphins at Toronto. Noting that Edwards was still "pretty sore," coach Dick Jauron said the decision on whether the quarterback will play likely won't be made until game time. ...
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Schaub set to return as starting quarterback for Texans
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03 December 2008 - 08:24HOUSTON -- Matt Schaub should return for Houston's Sunday game at Green Bay, barring any setbacks in the recovery of his injured left knee. Schaub has missed the last four games after he injured his medial collateral ligament early in Houston's loss to Minnesota Nov. 2. He was listed as the backup on Monday night against the Jaguars, but Sage Rosenfels played the entire game. "I think if ev...
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Cowboys CB Jones back on roster, expected to play
03 December 2008 - 08:22IRVING, Texas -- Adam Jones is officially back in the NFL. The Cowboys put Jones on their 53-man roster Tuesday after the NFL lifted the cornerback's suspension. Jones missed six games for violating the league's player conduct policy. He previously was suspended for the entire 2007 season while with Tennessee and played in only six games for the Cowboys before the most recent suspension aft...
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Giants suspend Super Bowl hero Burresss
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03 December 2008 - 01:01The New York Giants fined and suspended Burress on Tuesday for four games— the rest of the regular season—after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. The team also placed him on the reserve non-football injury list, which means the wide receiver couldn’t come back for playoffs, either. The team punished Burress a day after he was charg...
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NFL suspends six players for doping violations
03 December 2008 - 00:59NEW YORK (AP)—Six players, including the heart of the Minnesota Vikings’ stout defensive line, were suspended for four games without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league’s anti-doping policy. All six were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids. The suspended players were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles G...
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Browns lose Anderson for season, Winslow for week
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02 December 2008 - 08:26BEREA, Ohio -- Derek Anderson's season is officially over, yet another piece of bad news for the Cleveland Browns. Anderson, who lost his starting job to Brady Quinn several weeks ago, will miss the final four games after tearing a ligament in his left knee on Sunday against Indianapolis. An MRI taken Monday revealed Anderson tore the medial collateral ligament when he was sacked in the fin...
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Lawyer: Burress faces weapons charge
01 December 2008 - 08:15LANDOVER, Md. -- Plaxico Burress plans to turn himself in to police Monday morning in New York City and plead not guilty to criminal possession of a weapon, his lawyer said Sunday. Benjamin Brafman wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Sunday that he was advised the New York Giants' star receiver will be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh on Friday night. ...
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Bears place Vasher on IR, add Davis to 53-man roster
30 November 2008 - 15:48LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Bears on Saturday placed veteran cornerback Nate Vasher on injured reserve and promoted fullback Jason Davis from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. In last Sunday’s win over the St. Louis Rams, Vasher broke his hand and aggravated a thumb injury that had forced him to miss three games earlier in the season. The 2004 fourth-round pick, who missed 12 games w...
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Jacobs-Deal perfekt, Hookaz-Owner erleichtert
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03 November 2008 - 14:23Darmstadt, HE --- Hookaz-Owner Marcel B. ist eine Woche vor Ende der Trading-Deadline ein kleines Meisterstück gelungen. Nach harten und zähen Verhandlungen mit Shockaz-Owner Sebastian R. konnte die Wembacher Franchise Running Back Brandon Jacobs (NYG) im Tausch für die Ballträger Thomas Jones (NYJ) und Felix Jones (DAL) sowie einen 4th Round-Draftpick 2009 verpflichten. Hookaz-Owner Marce...
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Hustlaz veraergert - Wayne gebenched
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30 October 2008 - 15:06Nach einer weiteren schwachen Leistung ziehen die Hustlaz nun Konsequenzen und setzen Franchisespieler Reggie Wayne auf die Bank. "Von einigen Spielern wird einfach mehr verlangt als pure Anwesenheit auf dem Feld und dazu gehört Reggie nunmal. Wir haben unser Vertrauen letztes Jahr in Ihn gesetzt und in für die kommenden Jahre verpflichtet, dieses Vertrauen wird nun auf eine harte Probe geste...
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CREAM-Team macht ernst, Tomlinson-Trade perfekt
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10 October 2008 - 13:56Bürstadt, HE --- C.R.E.A.M.-Team Owner Pavlos Labiris hat das Thema "Titelverteidigung" offenbar zur Chefsache erklärt und macht mit dem bislang spektakulärsten Trade in dieser Saison offenbar ernst. Im Tausch für den 3rd-Round Draft Pick in 2009 und 2010 sowie für die Spieler Matt Cassel (NEP), Ryan Grant (GBP), Laurence Maroney (NEP) und DeAngelo Williams (CAR) verpflichtete die Bürst...
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With players crying foul, NFL getting tough on dirty play
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08 October 2008 - 01:56This is personal. Very personal. It has been since the mid-1980s, when Ray Anderson first met Darryl Stingley. Anderson was standing. Stingley was in a wheelchair. At the time, Anderson worked for a Boston-based sports agent who represented Stingley. About seven years earlier, Stingley, while playing receiver for the New England Patriots, paid a severe price for jumping to make a catch in a...
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Woche 13: Schicksalswoche fuer die Defenders?
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01 December 2008 - 09:45Darmstadt, HE --- Im Kampf um die diesjaehrige Meisterschaft bleibt das Rennen an der Spitze weiterhin offen. Nach ersten Hochrechnungen konnte die von Marcel B. gefuehrte Hookaz-Franchise dank einer starken Leistung von Jay Cutler (Denver Broncos) und der Baltimore Ravens Defense insgesamt 112 Punkte (unofficial) erzielen und vor dem heutigen Monday Night Game die Fuehrung der Tabelle uebernehmen.
Wie aus B.'s Umfeld zu vernehmen war, sei "die Freude ueber den ersten Platz gross, duerfe an dieser Stelle jedoch nicht ueberbewertet werden". Voellig zu Recht, koennte "Lucky Lang", de
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Start 'Em and Sit 'Em: Week 13
28 November 2008 - 11:17Quarterbacks Start 'Em Matt Ryan (at SD): This game will be billed as the "Michael Turner Bowl" with the Falcons running back returning to San Diego, but look for Ryan to steal the show even though Turner should shine also. Ryan hasn't thrown a touchdown pass in his past two games, but that will change this week against the worst pass defense in the NFL. The Chargers allow 265.5 passing ya...
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