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Monday, July 26, 2010
Veteran QB McNabb may get contract extension from new team
While he was traded away by his former team Philadelphia Eagles, veteran quarterback Donovan McNabb received much better treatment from his new team Washington Redskins. At age 34, he is now facing a big chance to receive contract extension from the Redskins. Now he may have changed him mind from putting on a Vikings jersey after the 2010 season to retire as a Redskin.
"We really haven’t started (talks)," Redskins GM Bruce Allen told Comcast SportsNet. "Donovan is so excited about this new opportunity—the team has embraced him, our fans clearly have embraced him. We’ll have plenty of time to get something done with him. We see him as part of our future. We would not have made the trade unless we see it that way, and he knows it.”
Unlike the high-profile 41-year-old quarterback wearing No.4 Brett Favre jersey, McNabb may not be able to play as well as he used to play when he was younger. What’s good with McNabb was that he has been calm with the changes and knows well that his value dropped as he grew old. If a contract extension is offered by the Redskins, he will just do his best to help the team, just to show his gratitude for being treated still as a key role.
"We really haven’t started (talks)," Redskins GM Bruce Allen told Comcast SportsNet. "Donovan is so excited about this new opportunity—the team has embraced him, our fans clearly have embraced him. We’ll have plenty of time to get something done with him. We see him as part of our future. We would not have made the trade unless we see it that way, and he knows it.”
Unlike the high-profile 41-year-old quarterback wearing No.4 Brett Favre jersey, McNabb may not be able to play as well as he used to play when he was younger. What’s good with McNabb was that he has been calm with the changes and knows well that his value dropped as he grew old. If a contract extension is offered by the Redskins, he will just do his best to help the team, just to show his gratitude for being treated still as a key role.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Bears are targeting young players for backup quarterback
The Chicago Bears new offensive coordinator Mike Martz recently made it clear that he does not want a veteran to play as the team’s fourth quarterback. His eyes are on rookies and less experienced players. That could explain well the Bears’ move to sign former Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel, who was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings last year but had to take off his Vikings jersey this offseason after playing very little last season.
Teel is expected to join the team’s trio of backup candidates, including Caleb Hanie and Dan LeFevour. They are supposed to be equal in role with each other, but actually Hanie has always been playing the No.2 role all the time and he was the only backup quarterback who made passes in real-time games. As the sixth-round draft pick of this year, LeFevour hardly has any advantage in the competition, and Teel may need some time to get adjusted to new team’s system. So it’s still likely to see Hanie as the No.2 quarterback behind starter Jay Cutler.
Without a quarterback like the one in No.4 Favre jersey, the Bears are focusing a lot on the backups, so that they can make sure to still have a excellent leading role when starting quarterback had to leave the field. Cutler is much younger than Favre and may be less inclined to sustain injuries, but a good insurance is make the team feel comfortable.
Teel is expected to join the team’s trio of backup candidates, including Caleb Hanie and Dan LeFevour. They are supposed to be equal in role with each other, but actually Hanie has always been playing the No.2 role all the time and he was the only backup quarterback who made passes in real-time games. As the sixth-round draft pick of this year, LeFevour hardly has any advantage in the competition, and Teel may need some time to get adjusted to new team’s system. So it’s still likely to see Hanie as the No.2 quarterback behind starter Jay Cutler.
Without a quarterback like the one in No.4 Favre jersey, the Bears are focusing a lot on the backups, so that they can make sure to still have a excellent leading role when starting quarterback had to leave the field. Cutler is much younger than Favre and may be less inclined to sustain injuries, but a good insurance is make the team feel comfortable.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Steelers OT Hills wants to get promotion
The Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Tony Hills has been with the team for two years but he has yet played in a single team since being drafted as a fourth-round pick by the Steelers. Entering his third NFL season, Hills hopes that he could get enough recognition and get a promotion during the training camp.
"Patience," Hills said. "That's been the biggest thing. I haven't had a lot of that growing up."
Well, Hills first need patience to wait until July 30 for the beginning of the training camp. At age 25, he feels it urgent to play some important role before he is getting too old to impress anyone. With a team winning Super Bowls for six times, Hills is facing a fierce competition for any visible role. But now his chance just comes as starter Willie Colon happened to rupture his right Achilles tendon in June and is expected to miss the season. Hills just immediately realized that it was time to stop hanging around in his favorite Favre jersey and do something to increase his own value.
While it’s unlikely for Hills to get the starting job, he could be eligible for a backup role. At the moment, he just hopes the camp to come soon so that he can carry out his plan of impressing the coaches.
"Patience," Hills said. "That's been the biggest thing. I haven't had a lot of that growing up."
Well, Hills first need patience to wait until July 30 for the beginning of the training camp. At age 25, he feels it urgent to play some important role before he is getting too old to impress anyone. With a team winning Super Bowls for six times, Hills is facing a fierce competition for any visible role. But now his chance just comes as starter Willie Colon happened to rupture his right Achilles tendon in June and is expected to miss the season. Hills just immediately realized that it was time to stop hanging around in his favorite Favre jersey and do something to increase his own value.
While it’s unlikely for Hills to get the starting job, he could be eligible for a backup role. At the moment, he just hopes the camp to come soon so that he can carry out his plan of impressing the coaches.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Panthers WR Steve Smith will be ready for season opener
The Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is still taking care of his injured arm, but it seemed that the recovering progress has been going on pretty well and it was reported that the receiver would be fine by the time of the final preseason game. So we may expect the young receiver to appear for the team’s season opener in early September.
Smith broke his arm last month in a flag football game and needed surgery. The injury typically requires two months of recovery time. It’s been one month and the regular season is less than two months away, so Smith could still have time to work out in preparation for playing in regular-season games. It is highly expected now that he would meet with another receiver named Steve Smith of the New York Giants on Sept. 12 for the season opener between the two teams.
Recently seen in a Brett Favre jersey, the Giants Steve Smith joked to reporters that he hoped nothing could prevent them to meet each other this time. For the past two seasons, something always happened to keep the two Steve Smiths away from meeting each other on field.
Smith broke his arm last month in a flag football game and needed surgery. The injury typically requires two months of recovery time. It’s been one month and the regular season is less than two months away, so Smith could still have time to work out in preparation for playing in regular-season games. It is highly expected now that he would meet with another receiver named Steve Smith of the New York Giants on Sept. 12 for the season opener between the two teams.
Recently seen in a Brett Favre jersey, the Giants Steve Smith joked to reporters that he hoped nothing could prevent them to meet each other this time. For the past two seasons, something always happened to keep the two Steve Smiths away from meeting each other on field.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Packers CB Woodson nearly got on fire
The Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson could be praying now for good luck while playing in the upcoming new NFL season, because he may have run out of his luck after escaping from a fire, which destroyed a whole building but did not hurt any part of Woodson.
According to latest reports, Woodson was attending a party with his business partner Rick Ruiz and 11 other people wearing Brett Favre jerseys at a multi-million dollar home in tony Bay Harbor when a fire broke out. Fortunately everyone managed to escape before the house was swallowed by the fire and no one got hurt, but the building was completely destroyed.
By so far, there has been no confirmation of Woodson’s attendance at the party, but he was indeed on the list of invitees. The party was reported to celebrate a large gift to the University of Michigan Women’s Hospital, and Woodson just donated $2 million to the hospital last year. So he must be there. Whatever, since he did not get any injury, he would be fine for the regular-season games. So nothing to worry about.
According to latest reports, Woodson was attending a party with his business partner Rick Ruiz and 11 other people wearing Brett Favre jerseys at a multi-million dollar home in tony Bay Harbor when a fire broke out. Fortunately everyone managed to escape before the house was swallowed by the fire and no one got hurt, but the building was completely destroyed.
By so far, there has been no confirmation of Woodson’s attendance at the party, but he was indeed on the list of invitees. The party was reported to celebrate a large gift to the University of Michigan Women’s Hospital, and Woodson just donated $2 million to the hospital last year. So he must be there. Whatever, since he did not get any injury, he would be fine for the regular-season games. So nothing to worry about.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Jobless veteran DE Hayward is preparing for both return and retirement
After being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this week, veteran defensive end Reggie Hayward did not show much disappointment, as he understood his former team needs space for younger players and he himself has had too many setbacks to keep his value.
"I have wonderful memories," Hayward told the Florida Times-Union. "The fans have been extremely loyal with everything I went through. They're a good group of people. They followed me on Twitter and gave me amazing support every time I needed it. You have to make space for new arrivals. It wasn't a surprise. You want to be a part of it, but you understand the ins and outs of the business. I left on good terms."
At age 31, Heyward also said that he was considering both possibilities of joining a new team and retiring as a Jaguar. When talking about the possible new team, Hayward said that he would love to put on New Orleans Saints jersey to try if he could do better with a better team, but he also added that he knew the chance would be very tiny and he would be fine to retire if there is still no team to land by the beginning of preseason.
"I have wonderful memories," Hayward told the Florida Times-Union. "The fans have been extremely loyal with everything I went through. They're a good group of people. They followed me on Twitter and gave me amazing support every time I needed it. You have to make space for new arrivals. It wasn't a surprise. You want to be a part of it, but you understand the ins and outs of the business. I left on good terms."
At age 31, Heyward also said that he was considering both possibilities of joining a new team and retiring as a Jaguar. When talking about the possible new team, Hayward said that he would love to put on New Orleans Saints jersey to try if he could do better with a better team, but he also added that he knew the chance would be very tiny and he would be fine to retire if there is still no team to land by the beginning of preseason.
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