Archive for October, 2008
Holliday Welcomes Role as Leader & Mentor
Vonnie Holliday was in the most somber of places, in the most solemn of moods, when he became the unwitting butt of a joke.
The Dolphins defensive end had traveled to Atlanta to attend a relative’s burial during the off-season, and he was catching up with family members when talk turned to football. Holliday asked his [...]
Rucker Still Optomistic Following Release from Chiefs
Former Eastern wide receiver Micah Rucker said he had an idea he wouldn’t be with the Kansas City Chiefs for long.
Rucker was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad on Sept. 23 and then released seven days later on Sept. 30.
Rucker said the Chiefs – who beat the Denver Broncos 33-19 on Sept. 28 – wanted [...]
Tomlin Keeps Learning as Pitt Keeps Winning
It was only six days ago that the Steelers’ season appeared to be imminently doomed because of poor offensive-line play and terrible coaching from Head Coach Mike Tomlin and Offensive Coordinator Bruce Arians.
After the debacle in Philadelphia, Tomlin seems to have not only learned his lesson but is reaping the rewards of learning so quickly. [...]
Dockery Gets Big INT
An hour after cornerback Kevin Dockery plucked a pass by Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck from the afternoon air at Giants Stadium, the ball remained tucked under Dockery’s right arm.
Dockery had good reason to keep the ball there. His interception, his first since 2006, was the first by a Giants defensive back this season.
So far [...]
Vonnie Holliday says ‘Believe’
Vonnie Holliday had to get something off his chest after Sunday’s 17-10 win over the Chargers, and Dolphins fans and critics need to hear it because it personifies this teams attitude since training camp.
What you’ll read in this blog is Holliday’s open plea for the Dolphins to regain South Florida’s respect, and support.
“Not many [...]
Curry Deserves Better
With all the chaos coming down in Oakland with the Raiders this week, my thoughts turned to Ronald Curry, for whom the phrase “star-crossed” should have been invented.
If he hadn’t begun to wonder long ago, Curry has to be perplexed as to which power in the universe – and I don’t mean Al Davis – [...]
Steelers Sign Russell to Active Roster
The Steelers filled two open roster spots today by signing veteran running backs Najeh Davenport and Gary Russell to one-year contracts. Financial terms of the deals were not released.
Russell, a second-year player who originally made the Steelers roster in 2007 as an undrafted rookie free agent, was with the team for the first two games [...]
Torn Pec Ends Jenkins Season
Cullen Jenkins’ ramped-up offseason workouts were supposed to accomplish two things – improve his performance and keep him off the injury report.
