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Jerome Harrison won’t play in 2012
May 15th
Last year, the Lions and Eagles tried to trade running back Jerome Harrison for running back Ronnie Brown. But Harrison’s physical upon joining the Eagles revealed a brain tumor, nullifying the deal. Harrison remains under contract with the Lions. According to Tim Twentyman of the team’s officials website, however, the Lions placed Harrison on the…
Money was a factor in Bell’s decision
May 15th
Last week, Jacob Bell walked away from the NFL after eight seasons. But he now admits to Peter King of SI.com that, if Bell were due to earn big money this year, he likely would have kept playing. Under the deal Bell signed in 2008 with the Rams, he was due to earn $6 million…
Johnny Jolly granted release after six months of six-year sentence
May 15th
A Texas judge has granted former Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly his request for early release, just six months into a six-year prison sentence. The judge gave Jolly what is known as “shock probation,” which is granted when an offender convinces a judge that he was shocked into turning his life around by spending a…
Mularkey admits Jones-Drew wants a new contract
May 15th
When Maurice Jones-Drew first failed to show up for the Jaguars’ voluntary offseason work, coach Mike Mularkey said he didn’t know anything about the reason for the running back’s absence. Mularkey met with the media again on Tuesday after Jones-Drew failed to make it to the start of the team’s organized training activities and was…
Mike Smith says Falcons need to change playoff approach
May 15th
Mike Smith has been the most successful regular season head coach in Falcons history. He’s the first coach to have consecutive winning seasons (the streak now stands at four), the first to take them to consecutive playoff berths and his winning percentage is the best franchise history by a wide margin. The only thing Smith…
Darren McFadden a full participant in Raiders’ OTAs
May 15th
The Raiders’ organized team activities are underway, and running back Darren McFadden is back in business for the first time since October. McFadden, who suffered a season-ending Lisfranc injury in his right foot during the Raiders’ Week Seven loss to the Chiefs last season, was running, catching, cutting and doing every drill on the practice…
Demaryius Thomas views Peyton Manning as a coach
May 15th
Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas has played in Denver’s offense for longer than Peyton Manning, but Thomas isn’t teaching Manning anything. In another sign of how much the Broncos’ offense will be Manning’s offense, Thomas says Manning basically functions like a coach in Denver. “Everybody knows he’s one of the best in the game, a future…
Vince Young: As the years go on, guys get more mature
May 15th
Vince Young’s physical talents are obvious, but he has never developed into the kind of leader teams expect their starting quarterbacks to be. But Young, who will turn 29 on Friday, hinted at his introductory press conference as the Bills’ backup quarterback today that he is changing with age. “As the years go on, guys…
Wes Welker signs his franchise tender
May 15th
A day after saying he had nine and a half million reasons to play this year, Patriots receiver Wes Welker has decided to accept those nine and a half million reasons as good enough to get going now. Welker has signed the one-year, $9.5 million franchise tag, Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe reports. There…
Blount still thinks he’s the Bucs’ top back
May 15th
Before the NFL draft, Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount said he wouldn’t be happy if Tampa Bay took running back Trent Richardson early in the first round. As it turned out, the Bucs took running back Doug Martin late in the first round, and Blount is fine with that — because he still thinks he’ll…
