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…
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Jets have made it widely known that they’ll be using the Wildcat this year. But what if they actually won’t be using it at all? They’ve hired former Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, who four years ago bedeviled the Patriots with the surprise unveiling of the NFL’s version of the alternative attack, which works best [...]
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 man who shot another man in a parking lot outside University of Phoenix Stadium on Friday night during a Raiders-Cardinals game claimed that the shooting was an accident, according to the Arizona Republic. In this case, “accident” may mean “I meant to point the gun at the guy but I didn’t mean to fire…
Raiders receiver Jacoby Ford, who missed eight regular-season games in 2011 with injury, left Friday night’s game against the Cardinals with a foot injury. The severity of it isn’t known, but it likely will be once an MRI is conducted. A source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that Ford is (or at least…
Making his return to Arizona on Friday night, Raiders quarterback Matt Leinart had injury added to insult. Booed when he entered the fray, Leinart eventually left on a cart with a cut on his right index finger. (Leinart throws with his left hand.) Per a source with knowledge of the situation, X-rays were negative and…
It didn’t take long for word to get back to Kevin Kolb about Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly calling him “scared” and “skittish.” And Kolb’s reaction showed the kind of backbone Kelly accused him of lacking. “Scared? Scared of what?” Kolb told Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ official website. “Taking a hit? I have never [...]
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.…
In the heat of the battle on Friday night, Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly came off the field and declared to his teammates regarding Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb, “That boy’s scared.” Kelly possibly didn’t know that a sideline reporter would hear him. Kelly apparently didn’t care. After the game ended, long past the point at [...]
Outside University of Phoenix Stadium during Friday night’s game between the Raiders and Cardinals, a 30-year-old man was shot during an altercation among fans, according to ABC15.com. The incident occurred at roughly 9:30 p.m. local time, during the third quarter of the game. The shooter was apprehended at the scene; the victim was taken to [...]
The Cardinals’ offensive line, which was porous for much of the first half of Friday night’s preseason game against the Raiders, could have a big hole on the left side. Tackle Levi Brown left the game with a triceps injury. As Darren Urban of the team’s official website points out, it could be a major [...]
In the preseason, the football is fake. But the injuries are real. The first injury of note in Friday nights Raiders-Cardinals game came when Oakland receiver Jacoby Ford apparently twisted an ankle in the first quarter after a 10-yard reception. He limped off the field. Later, Ford headed to the locker room for closer observation. [...]
Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb found it difficult to do much on Friday night to make his case for the starting job. After all, it’s hard to throw when being constantly harassed by the Raiders defense. In the end, Kolb had as many sacks as completions: three. After a crunching collision between multiple Raiders and Kolb [...]
