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Tuesday morning one-liners
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…
Taking a look at Jags’ first possible London opponent
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…
Bills give starting LT job to second-rounder Cordy Glenn
It was overshadowed by the Shawne Merriman news, but the Bills made an even bigger call yesterday. By naming Cordy Glenn their starting left tackle, they installed a 6-foot-5, 345-pound mammoth to protect the blind side of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. The second-round pick was expected to win the job over second-year incumbent Chris Hairtson, but…
Suspension voids large guarantee for Hali in 2013
Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali’s one-game suspension and one-game fine is guaranteed to cost him $1.32 million of his $11.25 million base salary for 2012. He’ll also lose a significant chunk of guaranteed money for 2013. A league source tells PFT that the suspension for violating the substance-abuse policy voids $7.75 million in guaranteed payments for…
Hali’s suspension arises from previously unreported violation of law
Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali has made his living slipping past blockers. At some point in the not-too-distant past, Hali and the team slipped an arrest, prosecution, and disposition of a criminal case past the media. The decision of the NFL to suspend Hali for one game under the substance-abuse policy has created plenty of confusion,…
PFT Live: Where does Merriman end up?
Romeo Crennel on Hali suspension: “I’ve been better”
Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel usually makes small talk with reporters as he begins his press conferences. Monday, there was no point in pleasantries. “I’ve been better, to tell the truth,” Crennel said in the wake of outside linebacker Tamba Hali’s suspension. “The NFL’s substance-abuse policy . . . was violated and there’s a consequence to [...]
Tamba Hali suspended a game for violating substance abuse policy
The Chiefs announced outside linebacker Tamba Hali would miss the regular season opener because of a league suspension. Hali was suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, via Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star. Hali will now miss the Chiefs opener against the Falcons, but will be eligible to join the team the [...]
Monday morning one-liners
Bryan Scott’s position might not be clear, but his importance to the Bills defense doesn’t rely on such definitions. Said Dolphins LB Karlos Dansby of the defense, “We haven’t shown ourselves. We’ve got a lot to prove as a unit. We need to go out there and get the job done.” The Patriots kick off [...]
Chiefs starting safety has shoulder injury
Last year, the Chiefs lost starting safety Eric Berry in Week One. This year, the team’s other starting safety has an injury, before the real games even start. Kendrick Lewis injured his right shoulder on Saturday night against the Rams. Arm in a sling, he’s out indefinitely. Coach Romeo Crennel said after the game only…
Romeo Crennel not pleased with his team’s performance
The Chiefs’ starters fell behind the Rams’ starters 14-0 in the first quarter on Saturday night, on the way to a 31-17 loss. Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel was not pleased. Crennel said after the game that he didn’t think anyone on the Chiefs performed well, and that includes the coaching staff. “Not very good tonight,” [...]
Sunday morning one-liners
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…
Bradford, Rams offense find groove in second preseason game
The St. Louis Rams’ first-team offense sputtered in their preseason opener against the Indianapolis Colts, but quarterback Sam Bradford was much sharper in Saturday night’s second exhibition game against Kansas City. We viewed the game on NFL.com’s preseason live package. Bang it here for your own. Bradford opened the game with back-to-back touchdown drives, connecting [...]
Saturday one-liners
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.…
Scott Pioli glad chaos gone in Kansas City
Things were not calm in Kansas City before Todd Haley was fired last year. In the days after his firing, the situation around the Chiefs was called “increasingly chaotic” as his relationship with General Manager Scott Pioli got worse and the team’s season unraveled with a string of blowout losses. Things would get even weirder…
Dwayne Bowe signs franchise tender, returns to Chiefs
Ray Willis retires from Chiefs after replacing retiring player
When tackle Tony Ugoh retired after spending less than a week as a member of the Chiefs, Kansas City reached deep into the bag of available offensive tackles to find a replacement. They dug up Ray Willis, who hasn’t played in the NFL since starting all 16 games for the Seahawks in 2009. He had [...]
Wednesday morning one-liners
Bills WR T.J. Graham had a successful track career and is the son of an Olympic silver medalist, but he wants everyone to know that he’s a football player first and foremost, and not just a sprinter who plays football on the side. Dolphins QB Matt Moore compares himself to a relief pitcher because he’s…
Wednesday morning one-liners
Bills WR T.J. Graham had a successful track career and is the son of an Olympic silver medalist, but he wants everyone to know that he’s a football player first and foremost, and not just a sprinter who plays football on the side. Dolphins QB Matt Moore compares himself to a relief pitcher because he’s…