by Joe Tailgate on August 21, 2009
in NFL News
The Falcons unveiled Thursday the throwback jerseys they will wear for two games this season. The Falcons will wear them when they play host to the defending NFC South champion Carolina Panthers on Sept. 20. They will wear them again when Tampa Bay comes to the Georgia Dome on Nov. 29.
Bears RB Matt Forte likely will get at least half a dozen carries Saturday night when the Bears host the Giants at Soldier Field. “He needs to get some work,” said offensive coordinator Ron Turner.
Eagles coach Andy Reid left open the possibility last night that Michael Vick would play in the team’s third exhibition game next week, but he would not guarantee it. “He had a good week of work,” Reid said. “He got a good workout in today. We’ll see how he does next week. We’re shooting for the third game. We’ll see. We’ve just got to get a feel on him throughout the week.” [click to continue…]
by Joe Tailgate on June 19, 2009
in NFL News
- Eagles QB Donovan McNabb’s future with the team beyond 2009 will be determined by how he and the team do this season and his reworked deal doesn’t change that. While McNabb can pocket an extra $1.2 million in the final year of the reworked deal, just $3.5 million of his 2010 money is guaranteed, which is hardly enough to make the Eagles think twice about getting rid of him. Just as the Eagles did with Terrell Owens, when they released him before he was due a sizeable offseason roster bonus, they can release McNabb prior to next May and won’t be on the hook for a penny of that $6.2 million and will only owe him the $3.5 million guaranteed portion of his salary.
- WR Kevin Curtis has proclaimed himself 100 percent healthy. Curtis missed the beginning of last season following sports hernia surgery and then missed the post-draft minicamp because of a followup surgery in April. He was a limited participant in the last group of OTAs, saying he felt strong at the start of practices but the area would get fatigued. “I’m 100 percent this year,” Curtis said. “I’m feeling good. I should be ready to roll.”
- Andy Reid’s agent, Bob LaMonte, said yesterday that no talks have taken place so far, but agreed that it seems unlikely the man who has coached and won more Eagles games than anyone will get into the final year of his contract without an extension. So something definitely could, maybe likely will, happen this summer. “It’s been a fabulous relationship, ongoing with the Eagles, and I’d expect it to continue,” LaMonte said. He said he anticipated that a new deal for Reid would be “one of the easier things to get done.”
- The Eagles already have signed six of their eight draft choices. The only two still unsigned are first-round wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and second-round running back LeSean McCoy. The team seems confident that both will be signed before rookies are scheduled to report to training camp on July 26.
Another offseason of Brett Favre coming out of retirement talk is in full swing, but Titans quarterback Kerry Collins can understand where the future Hall of Famer is coming from. ”I am not surprised,” Collins said Tuesday. “He loves to play the game, loves to be around the game. It is hard for all us to not have it, to not be a part of it. I certainly understand his desire to play as long as he wants. And I think he has earned that right.”
The StarCaps Case is moving towards it’s conclusion and Pro Bowl defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams may learn Thursday whether they will be suspended for 4 games.
The Buffalo Bills and running back Fred Jackson have agreed to terms on a contract extension. Jackson was an exclusive rights free agent so he couldn’t negotiate with any other team.
The Dolphins have brought back former defensive star Jason Taylor to a one-year, $1.5 million deal. ”My heart has always been in Miami, so I’m truly excited to call myself a Dolphin once again,” Taylor said in a statement.
Those close to former Colts coach Tony Dungy believe the lure of coaching eventually will overwhelm him, pull him back into the NFL.
Garrett Reid, the eldest son of Eagles coach Andy Reid, has been sent to Graterford Prison after he was involved in an altercation at a halfway house, his attorney said today. “Given the limited amount of information I have, I am very concerned about Garrett and his future situation,” said Timothy Woodward, Reid’s attorney.
