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| Brett Favre might be back with the Packers, but according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and an unnamed source, the team contacted the Vikings as recently as Friday to let them know that Favre could still be had in a trade. |
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| Brandon Marshall will be suspended for three games by the NFL for violating the leagues personal conduct policy, according to a report by Adam Schefter on Pro Football Talk. Schefter also stated that the suspension could be reduced to two games if Marshall agrees to attend counseling. |
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| Plaxico Burress (ankle) did some running on Sunday for the first time since camp opened, according to NFL.com. |
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| Brady Quinn, QB, Cleveland Browns | Sunday 8/3, 10:05 PM CT |
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| Brady Quinn hasn't been on his game early in camp as he continues to "overthrow wide open receivers", according to the Akron Beacon Journal. |
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| Alex Smith, QB, San Francisco 49ers | Sunday 8/3, 8:17 PM CT |
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| Alex Smith, Shaun Hill and J.T. O'Sullivan will split the reps equally over the Niners 15 remaining practices in training camp, according to the Santa Clara Press Democrat. |
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| Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots | Sunday 8/3, 7:36 PM CT |
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| Tom Brady appeared to injure his calf on a play at practice though he doesn't appear to have been seriously injured, according to the Boston Herald. |
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| Jerod Mayo, LB, New England Patriots | Sunday 8/3, 7:32 PM CT |
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| Jerod Mayo has continued to defy the odds as the rookie continues to work out with the Patriots first team on defense, according to the Boston Herald. |
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| Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons | Sunday 8/3, 7:26 PM CT |
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| Matt Ryan worked out with the Falcons second offensive unit on Sunday as Chris Redman worked as the starter, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "We were down in numbers so there were some guys that had been working with the first team that were running with the other side," coach Mike Smith said. "I told players beforehand, don't read anything into the depth chart for this game." |
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| Mark Clayton (shoulder) returned to practice on Sunday and appears to be just fine, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Willis McGahee might end up missing the Ravens preseason opener on Thursday, according to the Baltimore Sun. "Right now, we need to get the fluid out of his knee and get that thing settled down a little bit," HC John Harbaugh said. |
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| Terrell Suggs and the Ravens continue to remain in contact with one another, but the team still is not certain when their franchise player will report to camp, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
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| Peyton Manning has begun the rehab process on his left knee after having the joint immobilized so that doctors could treat an infection, according to the Indianapolis Star.
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| T.J. Duckett may or may not even make the Seahawks this season, according to Pro Football Weekly. |
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| Deion Branch (knee) is progressing well in his comeback and has looked very good in agility drills and running sprints in the first week of practice, according to Pro Football Weekly. |
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| Steven Jackson has already been fined over $100,000, but he continues to hold out waiting for an offer with more guaranteed money, according to Pro Football Weekly. |
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| Boss Bailey missed his second straight day of practice due to a sore right knee, according to the Denver Post. "I'm just trying to be smart about it, not trying to push it over the limit," Bailey said. "It didn't swell up or anything like that. It's just a fatigue factor." |
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| Brandon Marshall has yet to hear what the league will rule in regards to his off-field issues, but on the field he looked fantastic on Saturday, according to the Denver Post. |
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| Rudi Johnson suffered what is being called a "mild hamstring pull" that will keep him out of action for a couple of days, according the Bengals Official Site. |
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| Jonathan Stewart continues to be held out of contact drills as the team is hoping more rest will help to ensure that his surgically repaired toe doesn't flare up when the games count, according to the Gaston Gazette. |
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| Glenn Dorsey had an MRI on his knee that came back negative signaling that his knee is only sprained, according to Pro Football Talk. |
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| Larry Fitzgerald has been "impressive" running every route so far in camp at full speed and has worked incredibly hard, according to the Arizona Republic. |
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| With one week in the books, the Cardinals quarterback competition is "close", according to the Arizona Republic. |
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| In the continued line of intrigue and suspense that has been the fight by Brett Favre to rejoin the Packers, team President and CEO Mark Murphy has announced the team will welcome Favre back and he will compete for the starting job, according to Packers.com. |
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| With offensive tackle Jason Peters continuing to avoid contact with the team and rumors ramping on his mental state as a result, the Bills are looking to prepare for his absence in games that matter, according to BuffaloRumblings.com. |
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| The Redskins will hook up with the Colts this evening to get the NFL's preseason schedule going, though the Skins will be missing more than a few pieces due to injury, including rookie receivers Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly, according to the Sporting News. |
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| Having undergone surgery to repair his torn bicep muscle, Jacksonville center Brad Meester will miss eight-to-ten weeks of action, according to the Sporting News. |
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| One of the bigger question marks of this season may be the state of the kicking game in Denver, but projected starter Matt Prater is giving fans something to talk about as training camp moves on, according to The Sporting News. Prater needs to get work done in games, touting just one field-goal attempt in real NFL action thus far. However, in camp he has been amazing, making all 10 of his field-goal attempts on Saturday including a 68-yard pooch that reporters suggest would have been good from another five-yards out. During the team's final two-minute drill to end practice, he put another long one between the uprights, hitting from 54 yards with three seconds left on the clock. That brings Prater to 31-of-34 through camp thus far. |
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| The headline hits keep coming for Brett Favre , heading back to Green Bay today with his family to face the team that no longer wants him in the fold. The latest reports indicate Favre may be making the trip with his family in an effort to advance negotiations regarding a marketing agreement that would pay Favre millions of dollars not to play are continuing, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Writes Tom Silverstein of the Journal-Sentinel: “[T]here’s some thought that Favre, who is coming to Green Bay with his agent, James (Bus) Cook, and his family, may be reporting to force the Packers to meet his financial demands. The negotiations are believed to be all about money.” |
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| Former NFL player Tebucky Jones , a first-round pick of the Patriots in 1998, has been arrested in Connecticut on a variety of charges, according to TheDay.com. The former New England Patriots player and Connecticut native was arrested early Friday morning at Mohegan Sun after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and got in a fight with two other men. |
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| Aqib Talib, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sunday 8/3, 12:38 PM CT |
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| We can't seem to get a consistent feeling on top rookie cornerback Aqib Talib in Tampa Bay. Early last week we received word that the former Kansas Jayhawk was enjoying a strong training camp and has impressed coaches with his nose for the ball and ability to translate his skills to the NFL game. However, today we receive word the Bucs are not as happy with his performance off the field, according to St. Petersburgh Times. Before training camp, coaches say, the cornerback was late to meetings. He got into an argument and shoving match with a teammate at the NFL rookie symposium. He even missed the team flight to Canton, Ohio, when the Bucs' rookies visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Coach Jon Gruden indicated Saturday that the team has fined Talib heavily — and repeatedly — for violating rules |
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| Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw , who spent a month in jail this offseason for an undisclosed probation violation, has yet to reveal what he did to violate his probation and it now appears we may never know what he did to get back in trouble, according to the ProFootballTalk.com. The Bristol Herald Courier, a local newspaper that covers the area where Bradshaw served 28 days at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail, sued to have Bradshaw’s records unsealed. However, a judge has ruled against the paper and said he will keep Bradshaw’s record confidential. |
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| Agent Ken Kremer explains that his client, Jaguars defensive end Derrick Harvey , is holding out of the team's training camp merely because he wants a “market deal” from the team that made him the 8th-overall pick in this year's NFL Draft, according to the Florida Times-Union. “Derrick Harvey wants to be a Jaguar, and he wants to be paid fairly,” Kremer told Vito Stellino of the Times-Union. ”He’s just asking for a market deal below the guy in front of him.” |
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| Will he be an every-down back? Earlier this offseason reporters put that question to Dallas coach Wade Phillips concerning running back Marion Barber , and the answer was "yes." Today's report out of Dallas indicates that is true, though he may not be carrying the ball on each of those downs. The Cowboys are experimenting with using both Barber and rookie Felix Jones in the same backfield — one formation that has Barber as a fullback and Jones lined up behind him, and another where Barber is in a one-back formation and Jones flexes out, according to Pro Football Weekly. |
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| Future Hall of Fame passer Brett Favre has dominated on the gridirons of the NFL for many years, and now he is looking to dominate the headlines for August 3rd. We are now receiving reports that the Packers are indeed looking to ramp up their efforts to trade Favre, and it is indicated in those reports that, as part of his reinstatement from retirement, Favre will no longer carry the right to veto any trade agreement reached by the Packers, according to FoxSports.com. |
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| Colt Brennan, QB, Washington Redskins | Sunday 8/3, 11:40 AM CT |
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| With the Colts and Redskins set to kick off this year's preseason schedule tonight, the world of the football fan seems likely to focus on several top rookies hoping to find employment on these NFL rosters, including Washington passer Colt Brennan , according to the Washington Post. The move by the NFL in limiting training camp rosters to 80 players this summer has created a situation that fails to allow as much opportunity to these young hopefuls as in season's past, and thus these early games carry heavy implications for those riding the bubble of potential NFL employment. As a result, the Post reports Brennan is going to get a good, strong look this evening as he attempts to gain favor from new coach Jim Zorn. |
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| The Eagles report they have yet to identify a reliable timeline for the return of cornerback Asante Samuel , according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Samuel, who signed a six-year, $57 million contract with the Eagles in the off-season, has missed the last week of practice. Coach Andy Reid has told reporters he is unsure of when Samuel will be cleared to return to practice. |
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| Reports from Dallas indicate linebacker Bobby Carpenter is making it awfully difficult to keep him out of the mix for snaps despite the deep roster of options at the position, according to the Dallas Morning News. Carpenter has spent the first week of training camp playing both inside linebacker positions and had his most productive practice Saturday morning. He intercepted a Tony Romo pass for what would have been a touchdown, knocked away a pass to tight end Martellus Bennett and put a hit on wide receiver Miles Austin. |
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| Adding to the report we just filed from ESPN, confirming Brett Favre and family are on a plane headed for Green Bay, Ed Werder also reports NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has approved his request for reinstatement to the NFL, according to ProFootballTalk.com. |
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| We have reports that Brett Favre has boarded a plane and is on his way to Green Bay, according to ESPN. |
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| While the receiving picture in New Orleans is one of depth, an asset the rest of the league is likely to covet, there is belief that a player of value could be left off the active roster, according to Pro Football Weekly. Sources indicate both Robert Meachem, coming off an injury-plagued rookie season, and 7th-round draft pick Adrian Arrington are working as the shining models to follow in training camp. Meanwhile injuries have kept Devery Henderson out of the mix as he nurses a bad hamstring. However, it is believed the Saints view Henderson as the team's best deep threat and have no intentions of moving forward without him on the roster. Thus, with no open positions in special teams to keep both Meachem and Arrington in work, it seems likely one will be left to join the practice squad. |
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| Reports from training camp for the Falcons indicate the tight ends are all but non-existant in terms of targets, noting Ben Hartsock and Martrez Milner are both struggling to show promise as reliable receivers and thus are rarely seeing offensive opportunties in the team's passing offense, according to Pro Football Weekly. |
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| In the latest chapter of the drama that is Brett Favre and his pending return from retirement, the veteran passer has told reporters that he has every desire to play for the Minnesota Vikings and is now motivated by his wish to compete against his former employer, the Green Bay Packers, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. In a text message sent to the Journal, Favre states, "My intentions have been to play, and with Green Bay. They say no, so I still want to play in this division for obvious reasons, which I made clear to management. If they won't let me play in Green Bay, let me play against you. That's where I am." |
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| Steve Smith, WR, Carolina Panthers | Sunday 8/3, 9:18 AM CT |
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| Following his most recent incident, it is now rumored that the Panthers are looking to establish a "no-tolerance policy" against actions by embattled receiver Steve Smith , according to the Charlotte Observer. Smith has been suspended for the Panthers' games against San Diego and Chicago, both good teams, and Ken Lucas, the defensive back Smith punched in practice on Friday, has a broken nose and an uncertain return-to-practice date. |
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| The reports from Tampa Bay have veteran wide receiver Joey Galloway working with a high-school phenom, namely Tampa Catholic quarterback D.J. Williams, son of former Bucs QB Doug Williams, as he works his way back from a strained groin, according to TBO.com. |
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| It is starting to sound like Chicago could be doing something about disgruntled defensive back Ricky Manning , and they may be doing it soon, according to ProFootballWeekly.com. PFW reports Manning is losing more repetitions with the first-line defense as the Bears focus on progressing three young replacements, including Corey Graham, Trumaine McBride and Zackary Bowman. Manning was seen approaching both head coach Lovie Smith and defensive coordinator Bob Babich on the sidelines, and while the discussion was not heated, it was prolonged. |
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| Aaron Rouse, S, Green Bay Packers | Sunday 8/3, 8:33 AM CT |
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| Spectators at the Packers' training camp may be too focused on the potential arrival of Brett Favre and the pending arrival of the recently-signed Ryan Grant, but those paying attention to the field are watching second-year safety Aaron Rouse push veteran Nick Collins for the starting job, according to ProFootballWeekly.com. |
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| Alex Hall, LB, Cleveland Browns | Sunday 8/3, 8:29 AM CT |
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| Reports out of Cleveland indicate 7th-round draft pick linebaker Alex Hall has been the defensive standout in training camp thus far, according to the Dayton Daily News. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound prospect, possessing size and speed, he might develop into a pass-rushing specialist. In the Browns' practice in front of more than 26,000 fans at Family Night on Friday, he showcased those skills by getting a sack. |
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| Miami rusher Ronnie Brown spoke with reporters on Saturday and indicates he feels his physical hurdles, returning from season-ending knee surgery, have been cleared and all that remains are mental adjustments to life back on the field, according to the Miami Herald. ''Physically, I put in all the work, but from a mental aspect it may take some time just to be out here, being a part of practice and taking those licks where you're not thinking about it,'' Brown said after Saturday's scrimmage. ``Being in situations where we do have some contact stuff, going through drills and running the ball where I have that contact, it's going to help me over the next few weeks to get over the mental part of not being hit for a while -- since what, Week 7 [of last season].'' |
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| Those on hand to watch the proceedings at San Francisco's training camp are suggesting it may be hard to deny J.T. O'Sullivan should be given full consideration to start at quarterback, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
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| Running back Brian Westbrook was excused from training camp practices on Saturday due to flu-like symptoms, according to Philly.com. |
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| With his training camp started thanks to a one-year agreement signed the day before it started, defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha is working as a standout performer thus far in training camp, according to the Mercury News. |
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| Dustin Keller did a bit more to earn the attention of fantasy owners yesterday, catching a 55-yard pass from quarterback Kellen Clemens in the Jets' annual Green-White game, an intersquad scrimmage that allowed Clemens to work directly against his competition for the starting job (veteran Chad Pennington), according to the New York Post. |
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