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Bucs announce signing of paralyzed former Rutgers player Eric LeGrand
May 2nd
A statement released by the Buccaneers on Wednesday about the signing of an undrafted rookie began the same way most of them do. There were stats and notes about the young man’s playing career, but Eric LeGrand isn’t your usual undrafted free agent so things took a different turn at the end of the first…
Dallas Clark, O.J. Atogwe visit the Chiefs
May 2nd
With the draft over, the Chiefs are turning their attention back to free agency, with a couple of veterans visiting on Tuesday. The Kansas City Star reports that tight end Dallas Clark and safety O.J. Atogwe visited the Chiefs on Tuesday. Clark has drawn almost no interest in free agency, and plenty of people think…
Ryan, Sanchez take different approaches with media at event
May 1st
Jets coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Mark Sanchez attended a charity event on Tuesday night. One had plenty to say. One had nothing to say. Though we probably need not say more, we will. Sanchez, according to Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com, declined to answer any football questions from reporters. Ryan answered plenty, gushing about both…
Redskins QB coach: Can’t lose taking Kirk Cousins
May 1st
As the NFL world continues to ask why the Redskins drafted quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth round after drafting quarterback Robert Griffin III second overall, Redskins quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur says the answer to that question is simple: Cousins is just too good a player to pass up. “I thought Kirk would’ve been gone…
Vikings stadium effort takes ugly turn
May 1st
Less than two weeks ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell helped kick-start the effort to get a clear resolution on the Vikings stadium bill. Now, one day after the Minnesota Legislature was supposed to adjourn for the year, Goodell’s next task may be to bring to the Twin Cities enough glue to put Humpty Dumpty back…
Louisiana State Police to review eavesdropping case by end of week
May 1st
The three-day draft nudged the latest allegations against the Saints to the back burner, but the contention that G.M. Mickey Loomis had the ability to listen to communications in which opposing coaches engaged from 2002 through 2004 has yet to go away. It soon could. Steve Wyche of NFL.com reports that the Louisiana State Police…
Lawyer says “offensive racial remark” was directed to Caleb King
May 1st
On the same day running back Caleb King was released by the Vikings, he also was released from jail. “Mr. King was released from custody from the Anoka County Jail this morning without any charges being filed,” lawyer Lee Wolfgram, Jr. said in a press release forwarded to PFT. “The investigation will continue but the…
Texans release Jacoby Jones
May 1st
There were reports over the weekend that the Texans were trying to trade wide receiver Jacoby Jones for a draft pick, but nothing came to fruition. That wasn’t enough for Jones to keep his job in Houston, though. John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Texans have released the five-year veteran. The move…
Eric Mangini regrets turning in the Patriots over Spygate
May 1st
Eric Mangini, who as a Patriots assistant knew about the practice of taping opposing teams’ signals, and who informed the league office of the practice when he was the Jets’ head coach, said today that he regrets the way Spygate has continued to overshadow the Patriots and coach Bill Belichick. After Ravens coach John Harbaugh…
Lions expect Jahvid Best to get cleared for contact in June
May 1st
When last we checked in on Lions running back Jahvid Best, he was working out with the team but his status for football work was still a little unclear. General Manager Martin Mayhew cleared things up during a radio interview, passed along by Tim Twentymen of the Lions’ website. Mayhew said that the expectation is…
