by Joe Tailgate on August 7, 2009
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Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew has been splitting out wide at receiver at times during practice. The Jaguars are using some plays to get the ball in Jones-Drew’s hands in space, allowing him to help minimize the hits he takes and keep him fresher longer. ‘The total volume (of plays) maybe will go up a little bit for Maurice, but we’ve already had him very involved,’ head coach Jack Del Rio said.
Titans WR Kenny Britt has been on the PUP list with a hamstring injury since signing his contract last weekend and has yet to practice in training camp. Britt won’t play in Sunday’s preseason opener against the Bills.
Coach Fisher said, “He is handling the workload and has responded to what we are doing,” Fisher said. “We feel like based on what we have seen so far timing-wise it will all fall into place for him next week.’’
Britt is expected to be ready for the second preseason game, on Aug. 15 against Tampa Bay at LP Field.
“I am really anxious to be out here with the team, to get the feel of it,” Britt said. “It’s a little disappointing because it’s the first preseason game and my first NFL team and I’d like to be out there with my teammates. But right now I just need to get in the playbook and learn the plays.’’ [click to continue…]
by Joe Tailgate on June 24, 2009
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- Lions Quarterback Daunte Culpepper said his goal is to win the NFC North. Culpepper still looks excellent physically. He said he has been around 260 pounds — more than 30 pounds less than he weighed last year — and is 100% going into training camp for the first time since 2004, when he had the best year of his career and put up huge numbers for Minnesota.
- Titans WR Kenny Britt has been hampered by a hamstring injury. After only a handful of minicamp workouts, he has been unable to showcase his skills. “I don’t have a feel for this guy,” offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger said. “He hasn’t played more than five minutes since he’s gotten here.” – “I hope he’s back there watching things and staying into it mentally.”
- Bengals RB Cedrick Benson is preparing himself for the physical grind. ”No doubt, I’m ready to carry this team on my back,” Benson said. “I’m due, hungry for it, miss it, and excited. It’s good to be on a team that wants you. It’s a great opportunity for me and I am definitely going to seize every moment. I plan to take full advantage of those opportunities and see where it takes us. I’m about whatever it takes to get the job done. I think I am in the best situation that I can be in and it has to happen for me here.”
- Cowboys WR Roy Williams refuted highly respected NFL scribe Peter King’s report that the coachable wide receiver was never on a consistent weight program until this off-season. “That’s trying to find something to make something negative out of me once again,” said Williams, who has been hit by a barrage of criticism since being traded from Detroit to Dallas. “I started lifting weights in the seventh grade.” Williams, a 6-3, 220-pound physical specimen, said he took lifting seriously throughout his high school career at Odessa Permian. He added that he continued to work hard in the weight room at Texas under the guidance of Jeff “Mad Dog” Madden, one of the country’s most famous strength coaches.
