Archive for June, 2008
Giants Sign Henderson
The New York Giants on Friday signed defensive end Robert Henderson, one of their two sixth-round picks this year.
Harris in Upshaw Camp
Gene Upshaw has his critics among NFL players, including some of the player representatives. Walt Harris, the 49ers’ cornerback and player rep, isn’t among them.
Tomlin Goes Extra Mile for Charity
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin put down the pigskin and picked up his golf clubs for charity. He hosted the 11th Annual Extra Mile Education Foundation Golf Outing at Nevillewood. The event raises money for inner-city kids to give them a chance to have a Catholic education to help them achieve their dreams. Tomlin [...]
Curry Returns from Foot Injury
Ronald Curry has dealt with so many injuries in his NFL career that he wasn’t about to let a bone spur in his foot sideline him last season. Curry played through that pain to be Oakland’s leading receiver last year until it finally became too tough to handle this off-season. After undergoing surgery on his [...]
Soul Hold off Gladiators
Matt D’Orazio threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Chris Jackson with 37 seconds left to help the Philadelphia Soul beat the Cleveland Gladiators 62-61 on Saturday night in the Arena Football League. Cleveland pulled within one on Raymond Philyaw’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Otis Amey with 5 seconds to go, but Eddie Moten intercepted Philyaw’s [...]
Tubbs Back on Road to Recovery?
Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren said this week that the return time of defensive tackle Marcus Tubbs may be moved up, to the point that Tubbs could be back in time for the start of training camp. It is a key point. Since he was drafted in the first round by Seattle in 2004, Tubbs [...]
Poteat Gives Back
Hank Poteat helped crush the hopes of Philadelphia Eagles’ fans as a cornerback for the 2004 Super Bowl champion New England Patriot. Now a New York Jet, Poteat is hoping to inspire new football dreams among Newark-area children at an in-store appearance in Bear this weekend. Poteat is slated to appear at The Athlete’s Foot [...]
Jackson’s six scores help Soul sweep Desperados
Wide receiver Chris Jackson scored six touchdowns and Brent Holmes made two critical plays in the final minute, as the Philadelphia Soul chalked up a critical road win, 71-64, against the Dallas Desperados Saturday night at the American Airlines Center. The win improved Philadelphia’s record to 11-3, lifting the Soul into a tie with Dallas [...]
Lavarus Giles proves that Workouts Matter
In what can only be described as an absoulte longshot, Running Back Lavarus Giles became an official member of the Jacksonville Jaguars today. Running Back D.D. Terry, who had looked pretty good so far in OTA’s was released to make room for Giles. D.D. Terry had some minor fumbles in practices, but nothing so major [...]
