Shawne Merriman’s departure from the Bills opens a door for Kyle Moore and Jarron Gilbert. The Dolphins cut FB Ryan Mahaffey after he slipped behind Jorvorskie Lane on the depth chart. Looking at Patriots RB Shane Vereen’s night as the team’s starting tailback. P T.J. Conley doesn’t expect the Jets to bring in competition for…
When the Jaguars (actually, when playing in England we’ll be calling them the “Shaguars”) host the first of four games at Wembley Stadium in 2013, they’ll obviously be playing a team other than, you know, the London Sillynannies. So who will it be? According to the 2012 Official NFL Record & Fact Book, the Jaguars…
Before the Jaguars can play one home game per year for four years in London, the lease that requires the team to play its home games at EverBank Field will have to be revised, according to News4Jax.com. The question is how the City of Jacksonville will be compensated for the games that are exported to…
When the Rams announced in January that they would play one home game per year for three straight years, it occurred to me that the powers-that-be in St. Louis may claim that the team’s lease doesn’t permit the export of 12.5 percent of the annual regular-season home schedule. I didn’t reduce the thought to writing…
The NFL is committed to playing games in London. But when St. Louis pulled out of “hosting” responsibilities recently, the league needed someone to send overseas. Apparently, the Jaguars are that team. Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union reports that the Jags have called a press conference for tomorrow, where owner Shad Khan and NFL…
With all the talk in recent days about whether and to what extent Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb is (according to Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly) scared, it’s important to take a look at the guy who by all appearances needed a 12-step program to break the habit of making 12-step drops. Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert, [...]
With all the talk in recent days about whether and to what extent Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb is (according to Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly) scared, it’s important to take a look at the guy who by all appearances needed a 12-step program to break the habit of making 12-step drops. Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert, [...]
Plenty of owners have mused over the years about the possible return of the NFL to Los Angeles. When the owner who serves as chairman of the league’s stadium committee chimes in, it’s time to listen closely. Steelers president Art Rooney, II, whose pre-draft trip to Minnesota helped light a fire under the process of [...]
S Delano Howell is making a bid for more playing time with the Bills. Dolphins coach Joe Philbin deemed T Jonathan Martin’s play not “God awful” against the Panthers. Five Olympic medalists will be honored at the Patriots’ game on Monday night. RB Shonn Greene is frustrated with the Jets offense continually shooting itself in…
The Steelers took running back Rashard Mendenhall off the PUP list Friday. “Now whether he plays in those first six weeks we don’t know, but, obviously, we feel there’s a chance that could happen. Be it Week 5 or Week 6, that could be a difference,” GM Kevin Colbert said. – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Vince Young distanced himself from Tyler Thigpen some more Friday night in the battle for the Buffalo Bills’ backup job. Bills coach Chan Gailey said “You’d have to say Vince came out a little bit ahead tonight.” – Buffalo News
NFL rushing champion Maurice Jones-Drew is still boycotting training camp, but he and Owner Shad Khan recently had a meeting to try and clear the air. – Yahoo Sports
Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Raven QB Joe Flacco is poised to have more control over team’s offense this season. The key to all of this will depend on how much freedom offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s is willing to give Flacco at the line of scrimmage. – NFL Trade Rumors
The Steelers took running back Rashard Mendenhall off the PUP list Friday. “Now whether he plays in those first six weeks we don’t know, but, obviously, we feel there’s a chance that could happen. Be it Week 5 or Week 6, that could be a difference,” GM Kevin Colbert said. – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Vince Young distanced himself from Tyler Thigpen some more Friday night in the battle for the Buffalo Bills’ backup job. Bills coach Chan Gailey said “You’d have to say Vince came out a little bit ahead tonight.” – Buffalo News
NFL rushing champion Maurice Jones-Drew is still boycotting training camp, but he and Owner Shad Khan recently had a meeting to try and clear the air. – Yahoo Sports
Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Raven QB Joe Flacco is poised to have more control over team’s offense this season. The key to all of this will depend on how much freedom offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s is willing to give Flacco at the line of scrimmage. – NFL Trade Rumors
The Steelers took running back Rashard Mendenhall off the PUP list Friday. “Now whether he plays in those first six weeks we don’t know, but, obviously, we feel there’s a chance that could happen. Be it Week 5 or Week 6, that could be a difference,” GM Kevin Colbert said. – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Vince Young distanced himself from Tyler Thigpen some more Friday night in the battle for the Buffalo Bills’ backup job. Bills coach Chan Gailey said “You’d have to say Vince came out a little bit ahead tonight.” – Buffalo News
NFL rushing champion Maurice Jones-Drew is still boycotting training camp, but he and Owner Shad Khan recently had a meeting to try and clear the air. – Yahoo Sports
Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports that Raven QB Joe Flacco is poised to have more control over team’s offense this season. The key to all of this will depend on how much freedom offensive coordinator Cam Cameron’s is willing to give Flacco at the line of scrimmage. – NFL Trade Rumors
The Jacksonville Jaguars have decided not to take advantage of the provision in the new blackout rule that allows the minimum number of tickets to be dropped from 100 percent to 85 percent. But they could be utilizing a tweak that permits them to remove the tarps from time to time in 2012. Previously, the [...]
The Jets are still thinking about the day that the defense had 99 problems and the ability to tackle Victor Cruz wasn’t one. Dolphins WR Roberto Wallace, despite starting on Friday night, lived up to his “Ankle Weights” nickname when trying to get separation. Bills WR Donald Jones may have gotten some separation from T.J.…
“Jones-Drew who?” continues to be the unofficial slogan of the 2012 Jaguars, and that attitude traces all the way to the top of the organization. More than three weeks have passed since the Jags opened their first training camp under new owner Shahid Khan. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew, the NFL’s leading rusher in 2011, didn’t [...]
For the Saints, a rough offseason would get a whole lot worse if quarterback Drew Brees went down with an injury. So Saints coach Joe Vitt wasn’t pleased when he saw Brees shaken up on Friday night against the Jaguars. “We’ve got to protect Drew better,” Vitt said after the game. The biggest hit Brees…
If the Jaguars can keep things going like this, all Gene Smith and Mike Mularkey’s decisions are looking good. The Jaguars have made a point of not making a big deal out of Maurice Jones-Drew’s holdout. And they’re giving Rashad Jennings plenty of chances to make him obsolete. Jennings carried six for 41 yards on [...]