Hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day Weekend. I sure did. But now it’s thime to get back to business. Here’s what happened this weekend.
Patriots special teams coach Scott O’Brien hinted that the team could redeploy running back Laurence Maroney as a kickoff returner. ”Anybody on the team is a potential option,” said O’Brien. “It’s what fits the team the best at the time. The better the options you have, the better you’ll be. We’ll get him going back there, too.”
Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio said he will become more involved with the defense this season. “I’m directly involved,” Del Rio said. “… I feel like the standard that we set has not been met the last year or two, so we’re getting back to some of the things we believe in. I think to be good on defense, you’ve just got to know with certainly where you belong and then go with your hair on fire to get there, and we’re going to play that way this year.”
Chiefs Quarterback Matt Cassel says he’s not worrying at all about whether he will receive a long-term contract. He’s under contract right now with the franchise tender offer of $14.65 million that he signed with New England. ”I really leave that up to my agent, (Scott) Pioli and everybody else that handles that type of thing,” said Cassel. “For me it is just really about coming in here, learning the playbook and getting better each and every day and concentrating on football. I think the rest of it takes care of itself.”
Cowboys WR Roy Williams has assumed the No. 1 receiver role following the release of Terrell Owens. He has worked for much of the offseason to develop some chemistry with quarterback Tony Romo. ”I talk to him more, he talks to me more,” Williams said. “Last year we didn’t really talk because we didn’t know each other. I was scared to cross his boundary and I guess he was afraid to cross my boundary. But now we are talking, good friends, co-workers … trying to achieve the same goal. We respect each other. It’s just the other things … that’s where we are.”
Dolphins DE/LB Jason Taylor said the alleged rift between him and Dolphins vice president of football operations Bill Parcells was never really a rift at all. “There were no hard feelings,” Taylor said. “There was no animosity. And I said last year whatever’s best for the Dolphins. You think it’s best for the Dolphins to trade a 33-year old to get two draft picks and save a lot of money? You’re darn right it is.”
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