Got it Covered
July 30, 2007
Jason David knows he shouldn’t admit it, but he’s too honest of a guy to tell anyone that he doesn’t think about Sept. 6 quite a bit.
David will make his New Orleans Saints debut that Thursday night against Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and the defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts.
David had spent all three seasons of his NFL career with the Colts when the Saints signed the restricted free agent cornerback to a four-year deal. Indianapolis had a week to match the Saints’ $16.5 million offer sheet. The Colts declined. David said Saturday that he harbors no ill will toward his former employer, but he made it clear he can’t wait to show Indianapolis what the Colts let walk away.
Full Story: Got it Covered - [al.com]
Lee Looking to Start
July 30, 2007
Justin Harrell and Donald Lee almost certainly would be starters if the Green Bay Packers opened the season today.
Both were listed as such on a depth chart that was approved by coach Mike McCarthy and given to reporters Friday.
That Harrell, the Packers’ first-round draft pick, was listed as a starter ahead of fourth-year veteran Corey Williams was a surprise because he was so limited in offseason workouts. Harrell sustained a torn biceps tendon during his final year at Tennessee and played in only three games.
Full Story: Notebook: Harrell, Lee start in front - [PackersNews.com]
Tubbs Not Yet Ready to Perform
July 29, 2007
The list no Seahawk wants to be on has a rather harmless name: PUP.What it stands for is not so benign: Physically unable to perform.
And that’s where defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs finds himself on the day before training camp opens.
The bad news is that Tubbs, a former first-round draft choice who was expected to play a big role as a run-stopper, won’t be able to practice until he passes a physical.
The good news is that Tubbs is the only Seahawk on the list, at least as of Friday.
Full Story: Tubbs Not Yet Ready to Perform - [Seattle Times]
Jenkins the Key
July 25, 2007
While it’s true Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson did next to nothing during free agency to improve his team — hello, lonely cornerback Frank Walker — let’s not forget what could turn out to be the club’s most important offseason signing.Or re-signing, anyway.
If Cullen Jenkins, who signed a four-year contract extension worth $16 million on Feb. 26, can come through with a breakout season the way Aaron Kampman did last year after getting his four-year, $21 million deal, the Packers’ defense could go from being a decent outfit in 2006 to an elite group in ‘07.
Full Story: Packers preview: Jenkins the key on D-line - [Wisconsin State Journal]
Fiedler Speaks to Area Youth
July 25, 2007
After honoring TV, newspaper and radio interview requests Thursday night, former NFL quarterback Jay Fiedler, who with Demetrius Ford co-founded Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group Inc., owner of the East Kentucky Miners, spoke to the Pikeville High School football team. During his time in the NFL, Fiedler completed 1,008 of 1,717 passes for 11,844 yards and 69 touchdowns. In 2001, Fiedler started 16 regular-season games for the Miami Dolphins, passing for 3,290 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Full Story: Fiedler Speaks to Area Youth - [OurSportsCentral.com]
Tomlin: A Man of His Words
July 23, 2007
This is the book on the new Steelers head coach.
It is an unpretentious, red-covered photo album. He picked the photographs and wrote the red-ink captions, including the description in his second album proclaiming: Greatest Runner on Earth.
“This boy … he’s sick. I’d never even read this book,” his amused mother, Julia Copeland, was saying a month ago from her kitchen table.
This is a book about football and how it has molded my character, reads the hand-printed opening page.
Full Story: Mike Tomlin: A man of his words - [Pittsburgh Post Gazette]
GlineTV: Mike Tomlin Press Conference
July 20, 2007
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talks about his first training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Marcus Tubbs: A Seahawk to Watch in ‘07
July 19, 2007
If Lofa Tatupu is the heart of the defense, then Marcus Tubbs must be the guts. Take just one look at the Seahawks run defense and red zone defense in 2005 with Tubbs, then look at 2006 without him. Or if you’re not a Seahawks fan, look at the difference Haloti Ngata made for the Ravens and Ray Lewis specifically. Or look at the Bears playoff defense without their starting DTs. If Tubbs can somehow stay healthy, his presence on the defense might be the most dramatic of any Seahawks player.
Full Story: Five Seahawks to Watch in 2007 - [Scout.com]
Favorite Son, Fortunate One
July 15, 2007
Mike Tomlin is proud to be from the Peninsula. And we’re proud of him.
He began by telling the crowd of family, friends and gawkerazzi that he is no different than they are — an accurate, if incomplete, assessment.
Mike Tomlin is indeed a Peninsula guy. He can navigate Mercury Boulevard and can get to Patrick Henry Mall and Darling Stadium and Paul’s Deli. His deep roots here mean that he is never more than three minutes from someone he knows or someone who knows him and his family.
Full Story: Favorite Son, Fortunate One - [DailyPress.com]
Perseverance Pays, Poteat Tells His Campers
July 12, 2007
Never underestimate the power of the ring. Hank Poteat happened to have it — his Super Bowl XXXIX ring, that is — with him when he opened the doors to his first football camp for 50 kids at a sizzling hot high school football field in northwest Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday.
“First of all, anytime you have a Super Bowl ring, a lot of people want to see it,” the Jets cornerback told newyorkjets.com Thursday. “I showed the kids the ring and told them the significance of it to me. I wanted these kids to know we all have plans and dreams in our lives, but your first plan, your first try is not always going to go as expected. But if you have that desire in your heart, keep going after it and don’t quit.”
Full Story: Perseverance Pays - [New York Jets]
