August 2010

Donovan McNabb’s Week 1 status uncertain

August 29, 2010

With exactly two weeks until their opening game against the Cowboys, the Washington Redskins are not sure if their star quarterback, Donovan McNabb, will play in the divisional showdown. According to an ESPN report, ‘Skins head coach Mike Shanahan stated that he’s uncertain McNabb will be available for the game. “I really don’t know for [...]

Bengals dump WR Antonio Bryant

August 29, 2010

The Bengals have officially given up on their “major” free-agent acquisition. Per the team’s official Twitter page, Cincinnati released wide receiver Antonio Bryant today. Bryant signed a four-year, $28 million deal in March and was expected to be a starter opposite Chad Ochocinco. That changed when a bad knee kept him sidelined for most of [...]

Jets OLB Calvin Pace out 4-6 weeks

August 29, 2010

Big blow to the league’s top-ranked defense. According to Adam Schefter, Jets outside linebacker Calvin Pace suffered a broken foot in Friday night’s loss to the Redskins and will undergo surgery on Monday; he will be out 4-6 weeks. The operation will take place in North Carolina, with foot specialist Robert Anderson set to correct [...]

Donnie Avery done for 2010 season with torn ACL

August 27, 2010

In a big blow to the St. Louis Rams’ offense, the team has lost up-and-coming wide receiver Donnie Avery for the season. According to Howard Balzer of the Globe-Democrat, Avery tore his right ACL in last night’s preseason game against the Patriots and will undergo surgery; he’s obviously done for the 2010 season. Avery, who [...]

Vincent Jackson ready to sit out 2010 season

August 27, 2010

As we move closer to the start of the regular season, there are two major storylines that remain — and they both involve holdouts. Cornerback Darrelle Revis in New York and wide receiver Vincent Jackson in San Diego. We’ll be focusing on the latter for this post. In an interview with NFL Network’s Jason La [...]

Revis “getting closer” to $150 million contract?

August 25, 2010

I’ll say one thing: Tim Cowlishaw has some damn good sources. After he broke the news via Twitter that Jets holdout cornerback Darrelle Revis would sign a new deal this week, no Jets beat writer — and there are some good one’s — could corroborate his story. As it turns out, the Around The Horn [...]

Nick Mangold to sign contract extension

August 22, 2010

As the internet went nuts about a rumored deal with the Jets and holdout cornerback Darrelle Revis, it turns out it’s another Jet that’s about to get paid. According to the Newark Star-Ledger, the team is nearing a contract extension with center Nick Mangold that could be announced as soon as tomorrow. The deal is [...]

Seahawks granted permission to talk to Vincent Jackson

August 20, 2010

One high-profile wide receiver could soon be moving conferences, while remaining in the West division. Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports that the San Diego Chargers have given the Seattle Seahawks permission to discuss contract terms with hold-out Vincent Jackson. Although Chargers general manager A.J. Smith declined to comment on this story, Seahawks GM John [...]