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| Garcia, Brooks questionable for Sunday |
NFL Football |
09/08/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Tampa Bay veteran quarterback Jeff Garcia was listed as questionable for this Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons by Bucs coach Jon Gruden during a Monday press conference. Garcia, who struggled with calf and pinkie injuries during the preseason, suffered an ankle sprain during the team's season opening 24-20 loss to the Saints in New Orleans. Gruden also listed Derrick Brooks as questionable for the Falcons game. The Pro Bowl linebacker left in the third quarter of Sunday's |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, September 7, 2008) |
NFL Football |
09/07/2008 |
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| ks, T Charles Spencer, RB Chauncey Washington, CB Isaiah Gardner, WR Mike Walker Titans - CB Reynaldo Hill, RB Quinton Ganther, RB Chris Henry, LB Stanford Keglar, T Mike Otto, TE Dwayne Blakley, WR Lavelle Hawkins, DE William Hayes DETROIT LIONS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Lions - 3rd QB Drew Stanton, CB Ramzee Robinson, LB Gilbert Gardner, G Manny Ramirez, DT Andre Fluellen, DE Ikaika Alama-Francis, DT Landon Cohen Falcons - 3rd QB D.J. Shockley, CB Domonique Foxworth, LB Tony Gilbert, C Alex Stipanov |
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| Edwards leads Bills in rout of Seahawks |
NFL Football |
09/07/2008 |
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| became the first punter in Bills history to throw a TD...Seattle defensive end Patrick Kerney, the NFC leader in sacks last season with 14 1/2, notched one sack on Sunday...Julius Jones debuted with Seattle after four seasons in Dallas, and ran for 45 yards on 13 carries...Seahawks running back Maurice Morris left the game in the second half with a right knee injury...Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim Mora Jr., currently an assistant on the Seattle staff, will take over Holmgren's duties at season's end. |
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| New Era for Falcons In Opener Against Lions |
NFL Football |
09/05/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Matt Ryan will take his first tentative steps as a pro on Sunday, when the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 Draft leads the Atlanta Falcons into battle against the visiting Detroit Lions at the Georgia Dome. Ryan, formerly a three-year starter at Boston College, was handed the reins of the Atlanta offense by new head coach Mike Smith following the third week of the preseason. His selection in April was heralded as a page-turning event for an organization that last year suffered through the tu |
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| Holmgren, Seahawks, Take Center Stage In Buffalo |
NFL Football |
09/05/2008 |
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| rings his Seattle Seahawks in for a season-opening interconference matchup with the Bills. Holmgren announced in January that the 2008 campaign would be his last as the Seahawks' sideline boss, a role the 60-year-old has served in since 1999. Former Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim Mora Jr., currently an assistant on the Seattle staff, will take over Holmgren's duties at season's end. The Seahawks would love to send their outgoing coach off with a fifth consecutive NFC West title and sixth straight trip to the p |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Week 1 - Brett Favre and 1,439 Other Guys |
NFL Football |
09/03/2008 |
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| Saints running back Reggie Bush also back after missing the final four games of last season with a partially torn PCL....Warrick Dunn, who played for the Buccaneers from 1997 through 2001, makes his formal return to the team after six years with the Atlanta Falcons...Jonathan Vilma (ex-Jets) to make first start at middle linebacker for Saints...Buccaneers swept last year's home-and-home with Saints...New Orleans was a 41-10 loser at Indianapolis in its 2007 season- opener. Fast Fact: The Buccaneers are 2-4 in |
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| Denver Broncos |
NFL Football Transaction |
09/03/2008 |
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| Traded cornerback Domonique Foxworth to the Atlanta Falcons for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick; signed defensive tackle Josh Shaw; re- signed guard Dylan Gandy. |
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| Southeastern Conference News and Notes |
Division I College Football |
09/02/2008 |
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| yards. Clemson managed a mere 188 yards, 403 yards shy of last season's average. The Crimson Tide will clearly be favored in this week's matchup with Tulane. ARKANSAS: Bobby Petrino took over as head coach of Arkansas after seemingly abandoning his Atlanta Falcons team. There are many who would have liked to see Petrino's debut as Razorbacks' leader end in defeat, and that was almost the case against Western Illinois. Fortunately, quarterback Casey Dick scored on a four-yard touchdown run with just under two |
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| Broncos deal CB Foxworth to Falcons |
NFL Football |
09/02/2008 |
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| Englewood, CO (Best E Casino) - The Denver Broncos traded cornerback Domonique Foxworth to the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday in exchange for an undisclosed pick in the 2009 draft. Foxworth, a third-round draft choice in 2005 out of Maryland by Denver, has three interceptions and 166 tackles in three seasons with the Broncos. The 25-year-old will add some depth to the defensive backfield for the Falcons, who have second-year players Chris Houston and Brent Grimes lined up as the starters at the corners. |
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| Chargers sign a pair of veterans |
NFL Football |
09/01/2008 |
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| raft and caught 42 passes for 345 yards and four touchdowns over his four years in Kansas City. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent this offseason but was released Saturday. Meanwhile, Forney is an eight-year veteran who has played in 95 games and started 88 during his career, all with the Atlanta Falcons. To make room for both players on the roster, the Chargers released fullback Andrew Pinnock and placed veteran center Cory Withrow on season-ending injured reserve with a hamstring injury. |
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