Chargers Sign LB Derek Smith
After being released by the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, Derek Smith has found a new home before the start of free agency. Smith, 33, agreed to a two-year deal with the San Diego Chargers after spending the last seven seasons with the 49ers. Smith’s decision to come to San Diego may have been influenced by [...]
After being released by the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, Derek Smith has found a new home before the start of free agency. Smith, 33, agreed to a two-year deal with the San Diego Chargers after spending the last seven seasons with the 49ers.
Smith’s decision to come to San Diego may have been influenced by his prior relationship to Chargers head coach Norv Turner. Smith was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round back in 1997. At the time, Turner was in charge of the Redskins.
Last season, Smith recorded 78 tackles and one interception in 15 games. He’ll join an already talented cast of linebackers. With Smith off the free agent board, only five middle linebackers remain in our awesome free agent tracker.
Top assistants poised to become head coaches
Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson turned down a job offer from Alabama to help new Cornhuskers coach Bo Pelini turn things around. Despite spurning a higher-paying job, Watson remains on the short list of assistant coaches poised to make a move up. Tom Dienhart tells us who else is waiting in the wings
Schedule rotation helps some, hurts others
In theory, being the best requires beating the best. Success in college football can be just as dependent on opponents avoided as opponents defeated. Hey, the road with fewer potholes is the road more easily traveled. That’s bad news for Mark Mangino and Kansas, whose conference schedule just got much tougher
Williamson to Jaguars: All But Complete
When the Minnesota Vikings put receiver Troy Williamson on the market earlier this week, the Jacksonville Jaguars were the team that showed the greatest interest. Reports are now indicating that a trade between the Vikings and Jaguars is all but complete for the former first-round pick. The only thing holding the trade back is the [...]
When the Minnesota Vikings put receiver Troy Williamson on the market earlier this week, the Jacksonville Jaguars were the team that showed the greatest interest. Reports are now indicating that a trade between the Vikings and Jaguars is all but complete for the former first-round pick. The only thing holding the trade back is the fact that teams must wait until Friday at midnight EST to finalize it.
Williamson caught 18 passes for 240 yards and one touchdown last season. Considering the numbers that receiver Braylon Edwards put up this season in Cleveland, since he was taken a few picks ahead of Williamson, the Vikings feel that it’s time to give up on him. However, Williamson’s potential technically may have been limited in Minnesota due to group of ineffective quarterbacks. After all — since Randy Moss left the team, who has been effective?
Jacksonville will get: Troy Williamson
Minnesota will get: 6th-Round Draft Pick
The trade would also re-unite Williamson with former Vikings head coach Mike Tice, who is now an assistant coach for the Jaguars.
Five ways each team can win the Super Bowl
Super Bowl XLII And so the big game is finally here. After weeks of teams battling hard to get to the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants are the two who’ve reached the grandest stage the sport has to offer. I expect Chris will posting a Super Bowl analysis of sufficient [...]
Super Bowl XLII
And so the big game is finally here. After weeks of teams battling hard to get to the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants are the two who’ve reached the grandest stage the sport has to offer. I expect Chris will posting a Super Bowl analysis of sufficient depth to dwarf anything I’d put together so I’ve decided to write down how I feel each team can go about win these games (aside from “Scoring more than the other team“, obviously.) Aside from that, I’m just hoping for a good game after being a little let down by previous Super Bowls. (more…)
NFL scouts aware of Johnson’s skills
Georgia Tech defensive end Michael Johnson enters his senior season as one of college football’s best-kept secrets. Among NFL scouts, though, the word already is out. Johnson could even get drafted in the first round. Of course, he has to prove he can get it done in college before getting a chance at the next leve
Patriots to be Dealt Aces in Super Bowl XLII
Game: New York Giants (13-6) vs. New England Patriots (18-0) Where: University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, AZ) When: 6:32 PM EST on FOX Announcers: Troy Aikman & Joe Buck Tom Brady scoffed when told Wednesday that New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress guaranteed New York will beat Brady’s undefeated New England team in [...]
Game:? New York Giants (13-6) vs. New England Patriots (18-0)
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium?(Glendale, AZ)
When: 6:32 PM EST on FOX
Announcers: Troy Aikman & Joe Buck
Tom Brady scoffed when told Wednesday that New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress guaranteed New York will beat Brady’s undefeated New England team in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
“We’re only going to score 17 points?” Brady said before chuckling about it. “OK. Is Plax playing defense? I wish he had said 45-42 and gave us a little credit for scoring more points.”
When the playoffs started, I already had the Super Bowl matchup that I wanted to see in the back of my mind. That game featured the Indianapolis Colts defending their title against the Green Bay Packers. It would’ve been a battle of my favorite quarterbacks playing the game today — Peyton Manning versus Brett Favre — in a showdown that I’ve been waiting years to see. Neither of my teams made the postseason. The Colts won’t have the chance to defend their title. Favre may never get the Packers as far as he did this year before he retires. And yet, the Super Bowl we’ve been given may turn out to be the best contest imaginable. (more…)
Muhammad Coming Back to Carolina?
A few days after being released by the Chicago Bears, wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad could be headed back to a familiar place. The Carolina Panthers have reportedly shown a significant interest in the veteran receiver, who spent the first nine years of his careers with them. Since leaving Carolina, his numbers have gone down significantly. During [...]
A few days after being released by the Chicago Bears, wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad could be headed back to a familiar place. The Carolina Panthers have reportedly shown a significant interest in the veteran receiver, who spent the first nine years of his careers with them. Since leaving Carolina, his numbers have gone down significantly.
During the 2004 season, his final year with the Panthers, Muhammad had 93 catches for 1,405 yards and 16 touchdowns. Over the past three seasons in Chicago, he has totaled 164 catches for 2,183 yards and 12 touchdowns. Part of that had to due with ineffective quarterback play in Chicago, and part of it had to do with not having many talented receivers around him.
Although it’s doubtful he would be back in his prime with the Panthers, re-uniting with receiver Steve Smith and quarterback Jake Delhomme could be the ingredient for success. Since Muhammad left Carolina, the Panthers have failed to find a complement to Smith in Keary Colbert, Keyshawn Johnson, and Drew Carter.
Still, returning to Carolina is not an inevitable for Muhammad, as he has been in contact with other teams as well.
Live NFL Free Agency Tracker
We’ve been going for several days now, but I just wanted to remind everyone to check out our Free Agency Tracker for all of the latest trades, signings, and releases that come about! Already today, we’ve learned about deals involving Green Bay Packers DT Corey Williams being shipped to Cleveland, Carolina Panthers DE Kris Jenkins heading [...]
We’ve been going for several days now, but I just wanted to remind everyone to check out our Free Agency Tracker for all of the latest trades, signings, and releases that come about!
Already today, we’ve learned about deals involving Green Bay Packers DT Corey Williams being shipped to Cleveland, Carolina Panthers DE Kris Jenkins heading elsewhere, WR Troy Williamson going to Jacksonville, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing center Jeff Faine, and much, much more.
The chart will be updated often throughout the day, so if you’d like to use it as a resource on message boards or in your website discussions, by all means please do.
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