Pre-Season News/Injuries/Notes

[Steve]

NFL players are on roids/PEDs....ligaments can't handle the extra mass.

I'm not joking

Griz is on steroids?

[Friarfan]

Griz is on steroids?

Yeah, he's huge

[revo]

Plaxico Burress tears his rotator cuff, he's done for the year

[Erik]

Geno Smith hurt his ankle in the Jets game yesterday.

[Hornsby]

Both Cordarryl Patterson and DeAndre Hopkins both looked like players...Christian Ponder, not so much.

[Erik]

Oh boy.

According to ESPN New York, sources close to the Jets don't know if Santonio Holmes (Lisfranc) is still healing, or "milking the injury to protect his self interests."
We'd guess the latter. Lisfranc injuries are serious business, but rarely take a year to return from in an age where players hurry back from Achilles' and ACL tears. Holmes went down last September 30. Per beat writer Rich Cimini, Holmes "looked like an old man as he walked across the practice field" last week. Guaranteed $7.5 million this season and certain to be cut next winter, Holmes — from his point of view — has no reason to rush his return.

So, uh, don't draft him this year.

[Erik]

Jamaal Charles carted off the field at practice. No word yet on exact injury or severity.

[schlesinj]

I read he was not carted off and Andy said X-rays came back as a strain.

[revo]

The Chargers may have lost their 2nd WR to a knee injury as Malcom Floyd is carted off.

[Friarfan]

The Chargers may have lost their 2nd WR to a knee injury as Malcom Floyd is carted off.

Only sprained, should only be gone 2-4 weeks. I'm betting he misses the first two games at the very least. Hey, chances are he was going to miss a few games during the course of the year anyway, so he's just getting it out of his system now. Talk is they might bring in the locker room cancer Brandon Lloyd for a look-see. McCoy had success with him in his offense in Denver so who knows. Most likely, they'll bring in a WR when roster cuts start happening.

In the meantime, keep moving Vincent Brown and Keenan Allen up your boards.

Local radio honks are saying the injuries to Floyd and DX are because of the new press defense they're using (having the DBs lock up the WRs at the line of scrimmage). CB Shareece Wright is "responsible" for both of the injuries, but Mike McCoy is downplaying any of that. It's football for chrissakes! Put on your big boy pants and sack up.

[revo]

Redskins release Devery Henderson

[Friarfan]

Patriots received a minor (ok, MAJOR) scare yesterday when Tom Brady went down with a knee injury - which I head some describe as the same type that knocked him out for the 2008 season. He seems to be ok, but with how tight-lipped Czar Belichick is with info from Patriotland, who knows. Tim Tebow becoming a blip on the radar again???

[Friarfan]

Only sprained, should only be gone 2-4 weeks. I'm betting he misses the first two games at the very least. Hey, chances are he was going to miss a few games during the course of the year anyway, so he's just getting it out of his system now. Talk is they might bring in the locker room cancer Brandon Lloyd for a look-see. McCoy had success with him in his offense in Denver so who knows. Most likely, they'll bring in a WR when roster cuts start happening.

In the meantime, keep moving Vincent Brown and Keenan Allen up your boards.

Local radio honks are saying the injuries to Floyd and DX are because of the new press defense they're using (having the DBs lock up the WRs at the line of scrimmage). CB Shareece Wright is "responsible" for both of the injuries, but Mike McCoy is downplaying any of that. It's football for chrissakes! Put on your big boy pants and sack up.

Floyd got a look-see from Dr. Andrews and received good news that the knee isn't damaged any more than they originally thought and is on target to be out "only" another 4 weeks.

Anyone that can run a sub 6.5 40 is invited to try out for receiver in San Diego

[Erik]

Redskins release Devery Henderson

He wasn't even on my cheat sheets. And I play in a couple of very deep leagues.

[Steve]

Well, if anyone can make this Tebow thing work, it's Belichick.

Yep. If anyone can make this Tebow thing work, it's Belichick.