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Projecting the Ravens' 53-man roster
Baltimore Sun — Baltimore Sun reporter Jamison Hensley makes his predictions before the final cut
Baltimore Ravens 1 min agoRavens Insider: Giants' Rolle fined $7,500 for hit on Clayton
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Baltimore Ravens 1 min agoDolphins add depth, trade for Cowboys OL Pat McQuistan
The Daily Dolphin | Palm Beach Post — [caption id="attachment_11301" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="McQuistan / AP"][/caption] The Dolphins lost a valuable piece on the offensive line this week when Nate Garner, who played four positions last year, was placed on season-ending Injured Reserve with a foot injury. As his replacement, Bill Parcells and Jeff Ireland have traded for a player ...
Miami Dolphins 1 min agoWith cut-down day looming, Patriots coach Bill Belichick says, “There’s a lot of phones ringing”
The Point After | Boston Herald — The Patriots have about 23 hours until they must submit their 53-man roster to the NFL. They’ve officially cut two players, unofficially jettisoned two more, and have a big day tomorrow. With all that in the mix, we talked with coach Bill Belichick on a conference call to set up tomorrow and do some rewind on [...]
New England Patriots 8 mins agoRaiders likely quiet today
Inside the Oakland Raiders | Oakland Tribune — As other teams begin to release information regarding trades and cuts today to get down to the 53-man roster, expect the Raiders to wait until Saturday. The club scheduled no conference call today, a player’s day off, with Tom Cable not scheduled to meet with the until Saturday afternoon. A few things which must be taken into [...]
Oakland Raiders 21 mins agoBrowns place rookie RB Montario Hardesty on IR, waive six players
The Browns | Akron Beacon Journal — The Browns placed rookie running back Montario Hardesty on injured reserve Friday, meaning he's out for the season. Hardesty suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Thursday night's preseason finale, team spokesman Neal Gulkis said. The Browns also waived six players: wide receivers Jake Allen and Syndric Steptoe, offensive linemen Casey [...]
Cleveland Browns 49 mins agoKraft keeping up with the Joneses
Extra Points | Boston Globe — Patriots owner joined by Jerry Jones atop annual owners rankings. Jerry Jones - NFL - sport - Dallas Cowboys - American
New England Patriots 50 mins agoPats release Ghiaciuc, confirm Lewis
Extra Points | Boston Globe — The team released two veterans. Arts - Literature - New England Patriots - American football positions - Humor
New England Patriots 50 mins agoCable gives team a B plus
Raiders Silver and Black Blog | San Francisco Chronicle — There wasn't much news out of the Raiders locker room late last night, other than rookie linebacker Travis Goethel wasn't on hand due to an undisclosed injury. Here's the link to the game story that ran in today's Chronicle. Coach Tom Cable was asked to grade the 3-1 preseason overall. ... Oakland Raiders - Tom Cable - Linebacker - Coach - Rookie
Oakland Raiders 1 hour agoSteelers trim 10 players from roster
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — The Steelers cut 10 players today to get their roster to 65 players and must release 12 more by 6 p.m. tomorrow to get down to 53.
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- The joke's on Hall Kent Somers' Cardinals Blog | Arizona Republic Arizona Cardinals update: Heard a great anecdote this afternoon about a practical joke coaches played on rookie QB Max Hall Thursday night against the Redskins. Hall played well and when he left the game for good, he did a sideline interview with FOXAZ's Jody Jackson. Quarterbacks coach Chris Miller then told Hall to call upstairs to the coach's booth because passing game coordinator Mike Miller wanted to talk to him. The conversation, I was told, went something like this: Mike Miller: "Max, first of all, good job. You played well. But what do you think you're doing being interviewed on t...
- Running down the list Kent Somers' Cardinals Blog | Arizona Republic Arizona Cardinals update: Ken Whisenhunt meets reporters in about 30 minutes, and I'll have a full cut list sooner after. Here are the guys I've confirmed are gone: LB Stevie Baggs, LB Monty Beisel, TE Anthony Becht, OLB Cody Brown, T Tom Pestock, G/T Herman Johnson. G Reggie Wells was traded to Philadelphia for a sixth-round pick, reportedly in 2011. ...read the rest of this post
- Detroit Lions families stand up to cancer Detroit Free Press Ricky Sandoval, security director for the Detroit Lions, battled pancreatic cancer for more than three years before succumbing in July 2009 at the age of 49. Sandoval willfully hung on, battling daunting odds: pancreatic cancer is so aggressive that the average patient dies within months of diagnosis.
- Tom Coughlin conference call (highlighting Jacobs comments) True Blue | Bergen Record ON JACOBS: Q: Brandon Jacobs expressed frustration with his role as Bradshaw’s backup – have you addressed that at all and are you worried about his mental status? A: I was surprised to see that today and I’m really not going to comment on that. I think we have always been a multiple running back situation. Nothing has changed. The big thing that is important to realize is that Brandon is healthier than he’s ever been prior to the start of the season and that’s a good thing, so we’re looking forward to the opportunity to play our multiple running game, our ability to use our power back in com...
- Agent: Cowboys trade Crayton to San Diego Fort-Worth Star Telegram CLARENCE E. HILL JR. Wide receiver Patrick Crayton has been traded to the San Diego Chargers, his agent Fred Lyles said Friday afternoon."I haven't seen him this excited in while," Lyles said. "It's a done deal." Crayton has been moved for a seventh-round pick, according to Lyles. The Cowboys have yet to comment.Also on Friday, the team traded guard Pat McQuistan to to Miami for an undisclosed draft pick.It would be a good fit as the offense is similar to the Cowboys and it won't be a steep learning curve.This is the end of an ordeal that began last spring when the Cowboys put Crayton on t...
- 2010 Draft Prep: Look for Garcon to emerge CBS Sports Who will emerge as Peyton Manning's third-favorite target behind Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark? Jamey Eisenberg likes Pierre Garcon to emerge from a crowded group of talented receivers. Peyton Manning - Reggie Wayne - Pierre Garçon - Indianapolis Colts - Pierre Garcon
- 2010 Draft Prep: Buy into Boldin, don't overpay for Fitz CBS Sports Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald remain elite options, despite the fact they are no longer teammates, but who is the better value on Draft Day? Jamey Eisenberg explores. Larry Fitzgerald - Anquan Boldin - Matt Leinart - Kurt Warner - Arizona Cardinals
- 2010 Draft Prep: Foster is steal of the summer CBS Sports Texans RB Arian Foster did all the right things, stayed healthy and proved without doubt that he's the future of the running back position in Houston. Fantasy owners should plan accordingly, says our Dave Richard. Houston Texans - Arian Foster - Fantasy - Running back - Houston
- 2010 Draft Prep: Stereotypes you should ignore CBS Sports Is an elite tight end as good as having another No. 1 receiver? Does the "starting" running back really matter? Our Jamey Eisenberg tries his best to clear up some misperceptions you may carry into Draft Day. Tight end - Running back - Sports - NFL - Football
- Fantasy Focus Football: 9/3 ESPN Nate Ravitz and Christopher Harris preview the AFC West and Ravitz talks to author Jeff Ma about the death of the sleeper pick.