Report: Ravens' Reed will start season on PUP list

in Baltimore Ravens team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Ravens FS Ed Reed will begin the season on the physically-unable-to-perform list, NFL Network's Jason La Canfora is reporting.

Reed had a torn labrum in his hip, and he underwent reconstructive surgery to repair it in early May. Placing him on the PUP ...

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Report: Texans to sign RB Ward

in Houston Texans team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Texans' running backs have not been able to stay healthy this preseason. First, they lost rookie Ben Tate for the year with an ankle injury, and RBs Steve Slaton and Jeremiah Johnson have suffered from toe injuries.

To add depth behind starter Arian Foster, PFW's Texans correspondent John McClain of the ...

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Report: Seahawks to cut or trade WR Houshmandzadeh

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Seahawks will likely cut ties with WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, via a trade or an outright release, this weekend. ESPN's Adam ...

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Report: Saints FS Sharper lands on PUP list

in New Orleans Saints team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Saints placed veteran FS Darren Sharper on the physically-unable-to-perform list on Friday, according to Brian Allee-Walsh of NewOrleans.com.

Sharper is recovering from offseason microfracture knee surgery and will miss at least the first six weeks of the regular ...

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Dolphins acquire OT McQuistan from Cowboys

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Dolphins had a big scare in their final preseason game Thursday night when OLT Jake Long got hurt. Long should be ready for ...

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Browns RB Hardesty tears ACL, placed on I.R.

in Cleveland Browns team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Browns rookie RB Montario Hardesty tore the ACL in his left knee during the team's preseason finale and is out for the 2010 season after the team placed him on the injured-reserve list Friday.

Hardesty, who had missed Cleveland's first three preseason games with a bone bruise in his right knee, carried seven times for ...

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Patriots cut DL Lewis, OL Ghiaciuc

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Updated 4:57 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010

The Patriots began making their cuts Friday by releasing veteran DL Damione Lewis and OL Eric Ghiaciuc.

Lewis, an 11-year veteran, was in on only four tackles this preseason.

With the loss of DE Ty Warren (hip) for the season, the Patriots' D-line has some question marks, but clearly the Patriots ...

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Raiders have talent; do they have depth?

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

OAKLAND — Strange city. Strange team.

Although the Raiders rested 18 starters in their preseason finale Thursday night, enabling observers to glean little of what we ...

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Steelers release 10 players

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

In an effort to get closer to the 53-man limit by Saturday evening, the Steelers released 10 players on Friday, cutting their current roster to 64 players.

The players released were: TE Eugene Bright, OG Dorian Brooks, OT Kyle Jolly, WR Brandon London, TE Sean McHugh, DT Scott ...

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Report: Chargers trade for WR Crayton

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The emergence of Miles Austin and the selection of Dez Bryant in April's draft left limited playing time for WR Patrick Crayton ...

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49ers spat possibly due to Crabtree's inactivity

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

So just what was the "elephant" as Mike Singletary described it, that was so inelegantly "exposed" in a profanity-laced confrontation between Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree the day before the 49ers' preseason finale? "Nobody knows for sure," said one source on the scene, "but the consensus is that ...

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Raiders could win 10 games ... or more

in Oakland Raiders team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

A year ago this time, I picked the Saints as my surprise team for 2009. Score one for this usually-awful-at-predicting-this-kind-of-thing writer.

Feeling saucy, I'll go out on a limb again. As their fight song goes — yes, pro teams used to be proud of these — ...

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Eagles trade for OG Wells, place Abiamiri on PUP list

in Arizona Cardinals team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Eagles acquired some offensive line depth on Friday, trading for OG Reggie Wells from the Cardinals in exchange for an undisclosed draft choice.

Philadelphia has been desperate for interior-line help with injuries to centers Jamaal Jackson and Nick Cole, forcing backup ...

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Bears cut FS Afalava, four others

in Chicago Bears team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Bears cut FS Al Afalava on Friday, which means that S Josh Bullocks likely will make the final 53-man roster as a backup in the secondary.

ESPNChicago.com's Jeff Dickerson reported that Afalava, a second-year player, was cut along with CB Cornelius Brown and LB ...

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Report: Broncos RB White out for year with torn Achilles tendon

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Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The Broncos lost RB insurance behind starter Knowshon Moreno on Friday as LenDale White will miss the entire 2010 season with a torn Achilles tendon.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that White, who left Thursday's preseason finale with an injured ankle after a nine-yard run, had ...

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NFL fines Lions DT Suh $7,500

in Detroit Lions team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

Lions rookie DT Ndamukong Suh has learned one of the big differences between college and professional football — in the NFL, you can lose money for your rough play.

The NFL has fined Suh $7,500 for slamming Browns QB Jake Delhomme to the ground by his face mask during the teams' third ...

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T.O., impact rookies ease blow of Bryant release

in Cincinnati Bengals team news
Date: Fri, Sep 3, 2010

The release of WR Antonio Bryant less than six months after signing him to a contract that reportedly paid him close to $7 million in his short time with the club contrasts sharply with the fortuitous decision to sign Terrell Owens to a one-year, $2 million contract in July. The 36-year-old Owens, who can make another $2 million in incentives, still ...

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Poll: Vikings will make playoffs but won't win NFC title

in Minnesota Vikings team news
Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

The Vikings will qualify for the playoffs once again, but they won't win the Super Bowl — or the NFC championship, for ...

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Insider: Packers' O-line will expose Rodgers

in Green Bay Packers team news
Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2010

The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

• "Everyone is talking about Green Bay as a front-runner this year. What is funny to me — I don't see how Aaron Rodgers won't be under siege again like he was last year with (OLT ...

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QB Beck signs extension with Redskins

in Washington Redskins team news
Date: Wed, Sep 1, 2010

QB John Beck agreed to a contract extension with the Redskins on Wednesday, according to ESPN.

The deal is a two-year extension for $2.25 million for 2011-12. Beck makes $1.1 million this year as Washington's third-string ...

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