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| Philip Rivers participate in limited practice on Monday running the offense in 7-on-7 drills, according to the team's Official Website. “We’re still being careful,” HC Norv Turner said. “We don’t want an accident where someone trips and falls on him. We’re keeping him out of anything where there’s any team-type periods, but he’s getting a lot of reps.” |
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| Marvin Harrison has long been known as a guy who likes to maintain his privacy, but he took things to a whole new level on Monday, according to NBC10 of Philadelphia. Marvin was approached by a report at the airport whom he failed to respond to before ducking into an office. He them "faked" running down a set of stairs trying to remain hidden. |
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| Adam Jones, CB, Dallas Cowboys | Monday 5/19, 5:46 PM CT |
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| According to a report by Ed Werder, Pacman Jones will have to sit down and have a face to face meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell before he will be allowed to return to the field, according to ESPN.com. "I'm on my last straw, plain and simple," Pacman Jones added. "If I mess up, it is what it is. I know that. The group of people around me knows that. Jerry [Jones] knows that, and I looked him in his eyes and told him I won't let him down, and that's the main reason I think I'm here." |
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| Just a day after hopes seemed high, it was announced that Dan Morgan will retire before ever playing a game with the Saints, according to the Times-Picayune. "When we signed Dan, he was committed to making a fresh start, and he was making every effort to rehabilitate the leg injury that he suffered last year," Coach Sean Payton said. "But it wasn't responding as well as he had hoped it would. |
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| LB Paul Posluszny was on the practice field for the Bills for the first time since he fractured his forearm in Week 3 last season, according to Fox Sports. |
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| Lee Evans, WR, Buffalo Bills | Monday 5/19, 5:10 PM CT |
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| Lee Evans has been offered a contract extension to continue his career with the Bills, according to Fox Sports. "We have been involved in negotiations with his agent, but per team policy, we don't discuss details," Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold said. "Our position regarding Lee has been consistent in that we want him to remain as a Buffalo Bill." |
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| CB Jimmy Williams signed a deal with the Houston Texans on Monday, according to the Associated Press. TE Ryan Krause also signed with the squad to take the roster spot of Cole Bennett who was released. |
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| Bob Sanders, S, Indianapolis Colts | Monday 5/19, 3:30 PM CT |
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| Bob Sanders and Dwight Freeney are tired of watching football.
They'd rather be hitting, according to the AP.
Sanders, last year's defensive player of the year, and Freeney, a former league sacks champ, have each undergone surgery in the past six months. That prompted doctors to keep both out of this weekend's three-day mandatory minicamp and likely out for the start of training camp.
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| Jerry Porter, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars | Monday 5/19, 2:43 PM CT |
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| The Jagauars wide receiver Jerry Porter was limited in his participation of OTA drills on Sunday. Midway through practice he stopped and had an ice bag taped to his ankle, this according to Jaguars.com.
“I think we have a faster roster,” Del Rio said of his first impression of his overall team. “That’s good. That’s something we’ve been after.” |
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| Lee Evans, WR, Buffalo Bills | Monday 5/19, 2:40 PM CT |
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| The Buffalo Bills players were flying around in a no-pads, non-contact practice session that lasted 90 minutes, according to the Buffalo News. There was almost full participation. The only absentees were tackle Jason Peters, punter Brian Moorman, and rookie fullback Mike Viti, the Army product. Receiver Lee Evans did not participate in team drills. He had offseason shoulder surgery. |
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| The Rocky Mountain News is reporting that a pulled hamstring will cause tailback Travis Henry to miss the Broncos' first minicamp in advance of the 2008 season.
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| Darrell Jackson and Keary Colbert are competing for the No. 2 receiver role for the Broncos, this according to the Denver Post. |
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| Justin McCareins is in line to turn his $1 million salary and parlay that into a strong season and a long-term deal, this according to the Nashville City Paper. With Roydell Williams still out with an ankle injury, McCareins is sitting atop the depth chart with Gage at the receiver position. T |
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| Sammy Morris, RB, New England Patriots | Monday 5/19, 2:29 PM CT |
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| According to the Boston Globe, Sammy Morris had no trouble swinging a bat, playing catch and running the bases during Kevin Faulk's charity softball game Saturday night, notes the Boston Herald. |
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| Receiver Brandon Marshall will continue to be held out of practice as he continues to recover from injuries and surgery to his right forearm suffered in a horseplay incident with his brother at a Florida resort in March, this according to the Rocky Mountain News. |
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| Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson will miss the entire month of OTA sessions after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Thursday, this according to the Houston Chronicle.
Johnson has continue to suffer pain from the knee injury that knocked him out of seven games last season. |
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| The Buffalo Bills team website reports that James Hardy wasn't shy about explaining the events concerning his much publicized altercation with his father on Mother's day weekend, as he came off the field following the Bills first OTA practice Monday.
"A woman came outside and believed something else was happening and it wasn't," said Hardy. "That's why my father didn't know what was going on and honestly I didn't know what was going on until later that evening. I called and let coach (Jauron) know and everybody know what definitely happened and it's definitely in the past right now."
Hardy quickly saw the negative perception the incident created about him publicly and it was troublesome to him that he could not rectify that perception. |
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| The Chiefs intend to go easy on Larry Johnson when offseason practice begins today, this according to the Kansas City Star. The Chiefs have 15 practice sessions planned over the next four weeks, including their June 6-8 minicamp. Monday's practice is closed to the public.
“We’ll bring him along slowly,” coach Herm Edwards said. “We’re not going to beat him up. We’re not going to rush him a whole lot. We want to see where he’s at.
“He’s been running straight and he’s been doing all of that for a long time, but as far as cutting and football things like that, we want to limit him some.”
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| Offensive lineman Steve McKinney , coming back from a knee injury has signed a contract Monday to join the Miami Dolphins, this according to ESPN.com.
The deal was confirmed by the office of McKinney's agent, Tim Irwin.
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| Following up on an earlier report, Odell Thurman has been released by the Cincinnati Bengals, one month after he was reinstated by the NFL from a two-year suspension, this according to Fox Sports. The Bengals said Monday that Thurman wasn't meeting expectations. The Bengals are holding voluntary workouts in preparation for the team's mandatory minicamp next month. |
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| When the Detroit Lions open their three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday, it will be the first time their rookies will line up against the veterans, this according to Mlive.com.
Keith Smith , the running back from Central Florida, already has impressed the coaching staff with his attention to detail, not just in running the ball, but in understanding the passing game and pass protections.
"I think it's really important to him and he just kind of consumes this stuff. He's a gym rat,'' Lions coach Rod Marinelli said. "He's there all day and he loves to play.
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| Jason Taylor, DE, Washington Redskins | Monday 5/19, 10:13 AM CT |
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| In an interview for its Sunday Conversation, ESPN asked Jason Taylor if, 10 years from now, he would rather be known for his football exploits or his "Dancing with the Stars" acting career.
Taylor suggested he’d rather make it in Hollywood than Canton, Ohio. |
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| ProFootballTalk.com reports that league sources are reporting that the Bengals plan to release linebacker Odell Thurman on Monday. The report notes that the move isn’t the result of any relapse of substance abuse or renewed misconduct by the talented-but-troubled defender, who missed most of the past two NFL seasons due to a suspension. Instead, the Bengals allegedly are cutting Thurman for missing voluntary workouts last week.
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