by Joe Tailgate on February 12, 2010
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Brett Favre has a message for his fans but none for the Minnesota Vikings at this point. On his official website, Favre thanks his fans for a “memorable season,” and goes on to say that, “while the season didn’t end in Miami as we had all hoped, I couldn’t have enjoyed this season any more than I did.” Toward the end of his five paragraph statement, Favre says, “regardless of what the future holds, I want everyone to know that I will cherish the memories of the past year for the rest of my life.”
Browns wide receiver/return specialist Joshua Cribbs was convinced he would never get the contract he wanted and never play for the Browns again after he was given a “take it or leave it” offer of $1.4 million for six years. Now Cribbs has reversed his field because his agent and the Browns reopened negotiations and are close to a new deal. On Thursday morning, Cribbs told WKNR-AM 850 he could have a new contract before the NFL scouting combine begins on Feb. 25. “It’s going really well,” Cribbs said. “I’ll be really happy when it’s final and done. I expect it sometime here before the combine, something like that, soon, very soon. I’m satisfied how they’re moving and how quickly they’re moving.”
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by Joe Tailgate on February 3, 2010
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Tony Dungy is convinced the Colts will win the Super Bowl on Sunday. Dungy said on Dan Patrick’s radio show on Wednesday that he can’t see the Saints upsetting the Colts in Sunday’s Super Bowl. “I would be absolutely shocked, they haven’t lost a game yet this year that they were trying to win.” Dungy said of the possibility of Indianapolis losing.
Tiki Barber said during a radio interview that Vikings Adrian Peterson is becoming a liability to his team because of fumbling issues. “You know what? He’s becoming a liability for that team. Look at that conference championship game. It’s all mechanics. It’s the same thing I had to learn. You do something one way for so long, you get away with it and you don’t think it’s a problem. Once you get in the National Football League — safeties, linebackers, defensive linemen — they’re all taught to strip. If you have any kind of looseness in that football, it’s going to come out … Whether it’s down here close to your body, up at your chest close to your body, you have to keep it on your body so it can’t get knocked away. And then when you go in to contact, cover it with your other hand. It was simple. Most things that cause success are simple,” Barber said.
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by Joe Tailgate on August 19, 2009
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by Joe Tailgate on August 5, 2009
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Saints running back Reggie Bush removed himself from practice this morning and watched the remainder of the outdoors workout with his left knee wrapped in ice.
Bush, who underwent microfracture surgery on his left knee in December, has missed several practices already this training camp, one as a precautionary measure and the other when his surgically repaired knee became inflamed.
Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson was back on the practice field Wednesday, and participated in all drills. He missed a couple of days because of a left knee MCL sprain
Brian Seltzer, of 950 ESPN Philadelphia, twittered that Eagles RB Brian Westbrook was running for coach Andy Reid. Things seem positive and Westy may be back soon.
Very interesting. Right now Andy Reid watching Brian Westbrook run cutting conditioning drills. He’s simulating running thru tacklers…
Rick Burkholder is there as well. Looks like they’re trying to determine the extent of what he can do. He’s moving uninhibited
Going at full speed. First time Andy has observed Westbrook in this fashion. His conclusions could be instrumental in determining his return
Andy and Brian handshake it out. Seemed very, very positive. Workout lasted 10 min. This could signal a return is imminent. Stay tuned…
Giants QB Eli Manning is on the verge of signing a six-year contract extension. The deal could be finalized Wednesday, Aug. 5, barring any major setbacks, according to a team source. The deal will make Manning the highest-paid player in the history of the Giants organization as well as the highest-paid quarterback per year in NFL history.
by Joe Tailgate on August 4, 2009
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Falcons WR Roddy White, who is the final year of a five-year contract, is holding out from training camp in hopes of landing a contract extension. He’s working out in Birmingham with Darrell Hackney, his former college quarterback and Atlanta native.
“We want Roddy here,” Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. “There is nothing new,” he said. “We are continuing to have conversations. We are definitely heading in the right direction in my mind.”
The Jets say there is no timetable for Mark Sanchez to work with the starters.
“What we’re doing right now obviously is Kellen is getting the majority of the work with the ones, Mark gets most of the work with the twos,” offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer said Monday afternoon. “We allow them to look at most of the scripts before and really steal a couple plays from each period. That’s just set up so that we can balance the reps and we get some consistency going.”
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