October 2010

Vince Young, Brett Favre go down with injuries

October 31, 2010

The Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings got a scare tonight when their starting quarterbacks were injured and knocked out of their respective games. Vince Young, in the fourth quarter of their eventual loss to the San Diego Chargers, fell to the ground without any contact and suffered an injury believed to be to his heel [...]

Who’s In, Who’s Out – Week 8

October 31, 2010

Week 8 of the NFL season is here. Lots of star power is up in the air before kickoff, check to see who’s playing and who’s not down below. San Francisco 49ers – TE Vernon Davis is active and will start. Carolina Panthers – As expected, RB DeAngelo Williams is inactive. Jonathan Stewart will start [...]

Vincent Jackson returns to Chargers, signs one-year tender

October 29, 2010

As expected, San Diego’s Pro Bowl receiver Vincent Jackson has ended his holdout and is back with his team. Per the San Diego Union-Tribune, Jackson reported to the team’s facility today to sign his one-year, $583,000 tender, officially making him a Charger again. He’ll return to practice on Wednesday. Because his league-mandated suspension now kicks [...]

Randy Moss, Albert Haynesworth, two others fined by league

October 29, 2010

Exactly one week after the NFL fined a bunch of players for various offenses, four more men have been hit with monetary charges. Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss was fined $25,000 for a violation of the NFL’s media policy. Moss failed to cooperate with reporters and that’s a no-no in the league’s eyes. Another Viking, [...]

JaMarcus Russell won’t be indicted by Alabama grand jury

October 29, 2010

Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell is off the hook. According to ESPN, an Alabama grand jury has decided not to indict Russell on charges of drug possession, ending the case against possibly the biggest bust the NFL has ever seen. Russell was arrested in July for possession of codeine, in which he mixed with [...]

Jonathan Stewart, Donald Brown to start in Week 8

October 29, 2010

Two teams, the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts, are dealing with injuries to their starting running backs. With them sidelined, their respective backups will get the call this Sunday. With Panthers’ Pro Bowl back DeAngelo Williams listed as doubtful with a sprained foot, Jonathan Stewart is expected to start in his place against the Rams. [...]

Childress leaning toward starting Tarvaris Jackson, not Favre

October 29, 2010

Go figure that the one factor that could end Brett Favre’s record streak of consecutive starts isn’t an injury or retirement, but his own head coach. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Vikings coach Brad Childress is leaning toward starting Tarvaris Jackson for Sunday’s virtual must-win game against the New England Patriots. The depth chart maneuver [...]

Mathias Kiwanuka out for season

October 28, 2010

Big blow to Big Blue’s defensive line. According to the Newark Star Ledger, defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka has been placed on the injured reserve list with a herniated disk in his neck. He’s done for the year. “Kiwi” has been dealing with this issue since Week 3, so the Giants did the right thing by [...]