Mike Nolan will be allowed to wear a suit on the sideline for each of the 49ers' eight home games, an NFL spokesman said today. "We've agreed to coach Nolan's request," said Brian McCarthy, the NFL's director of corporate communications. &...
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Although the offense is showing signs of revival, St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger cautions against witnessing a return to the Greatest Show on Turf. The Rams are far removed from their glory years, with only one winning season in the last five...
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Maake Kemoeatu walked off the practice field Wednesday, took off his helmet and sweat poured down his face. The giant defensive tackle has been grinding through three weeks of voluntary workouts with the Carolina Panthers. While it's officially opti...
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Five-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jessie Armstead signed a one-day contract Wednesday so he could retire as a New York Giant. "I am thankful the organization gave me the opportunity," Armstead said. "My blood, I always had New York Giants...
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A stormy radio exchange between Mike Ditka and Dave Duerson over the NFL Players Association's treatment of needy former players ended abruptly Tuesday when Ditka hung up on his former safety, who had frequently interrupted him. "I just don't wan...
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At age 37 and coming off major knee surgery, it looked very much as if Andy McCollum was nearing the end of the line in professional football. If he were a dinosaur, the next stop would be the tar pits. But McCollum, a brontosaurus-size center, seems ...
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Eagles DE Darren Howard, who was bothered by knee injuries last season but played in all 16 games, has split practice time with the first and second defense. He has shown no side effects of the injuries. Jim Johnson said not only has Howard's health b...
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St. Louis Rams CB Tye Hill has been diagnosed with a staph infection and is being treated with antibiotics. Hill, the team’s number one pick in 2006, has sat out the minicamp practices this week but should be a go for training camp. "It’s nothing...
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New York Giants FB Jim Finn has been placed on injured reserve because of a torn labrum. That ends his 2007 season before it begins. This also leaves the Giants with only one fullback -- Robert Douglas, who has never dressed for an NFL game. Needless ...
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New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin spoke after practice as to the whereabouts of WR Plaxico Burress. "Plaxico Burress did not practice this morning because he recently underwent a minor procedure on his ankle," Coughlin said. He continu...
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Wayne County prosecutors said they will wait until next week on whether or not to charge Lions DT Sean Rogers with an alleged sex crime. The complainant, a dancer at a strip club, is accusing Rogers of groping her in the dressing room and that he was ...
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Philadelphia Eagles left tackle William Thomas practiced for the second straight day on Tuesday. Monday was Thomas' first time back on the field since recovering from minor right knee surgery in February. Thomas described the surgery, "It was a l...
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The Atlanta Falcons did some touch-up work on their roster today by releasing three players. According to their official site, wide receiver Derrick Hamilton, tight end Jon Hamlett and center/long-snapper Tim Lindsey were all given their pink slips. H...
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Panthers backup DT Jordan Carstens is still eying a comeback for the 2007 season, despite being diagnosed with a kidney disease. He remains on blood thinning medication which prohibits him from any contact sports. The Panthers recently signed him to a...
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We've often heard the phrase "Giant among men." That statement never summed someone up better than it did with former Giants linebacker Jessie Armstead. From 1993 until 2001, Armstead was the heart and soul of the New York Giants defense. Wh...
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Local veterinarian Dr. Melinda Merck, one of the nation's top forensic vets, is assisting the prosecution in the investigation of dogfighting at property owned by Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in Surry County, Virginia, she confirmed Monday. Merck ...
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Bucs quarterback Chris Simms says that the emergency splenectomy he underwent last September has made it difficult for him to learn how to throw a football again. Simms was unable to throw at all until December, and it has taken him time to get back h...
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Cardinals TE Leonard Pope could lose his starting job to Troy Bienemann during training camp, head coach Ken Whisenhunt told the Arizona Republic. This isn't shocking, but it is interesting that Whisenhunt mentioned this situation in particular. It is...
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49ers WR Ashley Lelie continues to miss practice time while recovering from a quad injury. Lelie, signed to a two-year, $4.3 million contract in early March. He got hurt the first day of the team's minicamp and tweaked the injury June 4 during OTAs. &...
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The Chicago Bears signed veteran fullback Obafemi Ayanbadejo to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Ayanbadejo has spent eight seasons in the NFL, the past three with the Arizona Cardinals. He has 513 yards rushing, 885 receiving and eight touchdowns to g...
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The Cowboys' regular season does not start until Sept. 9, but quarterback Tony Romo hopes to have a new contract completed by the time he attempts his first pass against the New York Giants. "I'd definitely like it before the season began, but yo...
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While New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin hasn't specifically named him a starter, he did hint that newly acquired guard, Zach Piller, could start this coming season. Throughout the rest of camp and then into the preseason, Piller will be battling...
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Donovan McNabb returned to the practice field at the NovaCare Complex on Monday, marking the first time the quarterback has participated in practice since tearing his right ACL against the Tennessee Titans on November 19 last season. McNabb's particip...
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I received a phone call from a source from the Detroit Police Department that I trust. If his story is true then it appears as if Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers is in deep trouble and it is all going to come out Monday. Rogers was interviewed S...
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Chicago Bears DT Tommie Harris and CB Charles Tillman returned to the practice field on Monday. Harris has been out since tearing his left hamstring in a game against the Minnesota Vikings on December 3 of last season while Tillman required back surge...
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