Seahawks linebacker Julian Peterson is going to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Tampa Bay’s Derrick Brooks. The Seahawks said Tuesday that Peterson had gone from alternate to playing in the game next month. This will be his fifth Pro Bowl appearance and third in a row. He will be the Seahawks’ only [...]
The message is delivered differently, and with no spittle accompanying it. Mike Tomlin took over Bill Cowher’s team two years ago next week, yet he never promised to be just like Bill. He hasn’t been, either, even if the results are strikingly similar. The Pittsburgh Steelers changed coaches for only the third time in 38 [...]
Their head coach has settled in and his top assistants are coming soon. All the Cleveland Browns are missing is a general manager. They may be waiting on one for a while. Still in his first week on the job, new Browns coach Eric Mangini is expected to pick Rob Ryan as his defensive coordinator [...]
Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips wanted to keep the starting. Quarterback decision under wraps until Sunday, but his boss apparently didn’t get the memo. Jerry Jones, in his weekly appearance with 1310 The Ticket’s Norm Hitzges, said that it looks like Tony Romo will play Sunday against the Rams with a fractured pinkie finger on [...]
Royal flushes out external talk.Tight end Robert Royal heard the Tony Gonzalez rumors. He knows the positive impact Gonzalez would have had if Kansas City traded him to the Buffalo Bills. Gonzalez is still with the Chiefs, who decided to keep their future Hall of Famer. But whether Gonzalez was in Buffalo or Kansas City, [...]
The Dolphins have reached out to representatives for free agent CB Ty Law. To discuss a workout for the five-time Pro Bowl selection, according to a source. Law, 34, hasn’t played in the NFL this season after starting 16 games for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2007. The South Florida resident has 52 career interceptions, [...]
Bears WR Lloyd, DB Manning to miss Vikings game. Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Lloyd and defensive back Danieal Manning will miss Sunday game against the Minnesota Vikings because of injuries. Lloyd has been hobbled by a knee injury while Manning has a pulled hamstring. Starting cornerbacks Nathan Vasher (right wrist) and Charles Tillman (left [...]
New York Jets linebacker Calvin Pace was listed as questionable Friday with a jammed toe. But expects to play in the team’s game at Oakland. “I don’t even want to call it an injury,” Pace said. “It’s a boo-boo.” Pace, third on the team with 25 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks, jammed the big toe [...]
Bengals promote 2 players, place 2 on injury list.The Cincinnati Bengals signed tight end Nate Lawrie and cornerback Geoffrey Pope, and placed safety Herana-Daze Jones and center Kyle Cook on injury reserved on Friday. Lawrie played in three games for the Bengals last season. Pope spent the 2007 season on the Giants’ practice squad, and [...]
NFL Injury Report.The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league: SUNDAY BALTIMORE RAVENS at MIAMI DOLPHINS – RAVENS: OUT: WR Yamon Figurs (knee), S Dawan Landry (neck), CB Samari Rolle (shoulder, neck), T Adam Terry (knee). QUESTIONABLE: S Ed Reed (hamstring), WR Demetrius Williams (ankle). PROBABLE: DT Lamar Divens (illness), T [...]