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James' Football Blog February 2006 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football

Davis Creates Buzz at NFL Combine

Tuesday February 28, 2006
Since the college football season ended, Maryland tight end Vernon Davis has steadily climbed most draft boards. And in Indianapolis on Monday, he may have solidified a spot among ... Read More

Confusion Surrounds Test Results

Tuesday February 28, 2006
Following the rumored low score posted by Texas quarterback Vince Young on the Wonderlic test administered during the NFL Combine, numerous conflicting reports have been released regarding the circumstances surrounding ... Read More

Redskins Shopping Ramsey

Monday February 27, 2006
According to ESPN's Len Pasquareli, Redskins' head coach Joe Gibbs has confirmed the team is trying to trade quarterback Patrick Ramsey. Obviously, this should come as no big surprise ... Read More

Young's Stock Slipping?

Sunday February 26, 2006
Once thought to be a lock for selection in the top three of the 2006 NFL Draft, with speculation of possibly going No. 1 overall following a spectacular performance in ... Read More

Joey Blue-Eyes

Thursday February 23, 2006
Over the first four seasons of his NFL career, which started as the No. 3 overall pick of the Detroit Lions in the 2002 NFL Draft, Joey Harrington has, for ... Read More

2006 NFL Mock Draft Updated

Thursday February 23, 2006
With the NFL Combine beginning Thursday, we've put together our final pre-Combine prospect rankings, along with an updated version of About Football's 2006 NFL mock draft. Both have been ... Read More

Upon Further Review...

Tuesday February 21, 2006
Contrary to prior reports, Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams did fail a drug test and his recent violation of the league's substance abuse policy was not due to simply ... Read More

Ricky Misses Drug Test, Faces 1-Year Ban

Monday February 20, 2006
Any trade talk involving Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams came to a screeching halt Monday. According to numerous published reports, Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is facing ... Read More

Pennington Won't Accept Pay Cut

Friday February 17, 2006
Earlier in the week, reports surfaced indicating the New York Jets had asked quarterback Chad Pennington to take a reduction in salary from his current $8 million per year to ... Read More

Vikings Dumping Daunte?

Thursday February 16, 2006
Last year about this time, it was Randy Moss who was being run out of Minneapolis. This year quarterback Daunte Culpepper seems to be on course to suffer the ... Read More

T.O. TV?

Wednesday February 15, 2006
Thought you'd seen the last of Terrell Owens doing crunches in his driveway? Think again! Banyan Productions, which is best known for producing TLC's Trading Spaces, said in a news release Tuesday ... Read More

NFL Network Televising Combine

Tuesday February 14, 2006
With the NFL's annual snoozefest called the Pro Bowl out of the way, the next big step of the offseason is the NFL Scouting Combine, which begins February 23. ... Read More

Johnson, Lelie Trade Rumors Baseless

Monday February 13, 2006
Rumors have been floating around the internet recently suggesting a pair of veteran receivers, Cincinnati’s Chad Johnson and Denver’s Ashley Lelie, are on the trading block. But from where ... Read More

Raiders Look to Past to Revive Future

Saturday February 11, 2006
More than 11 years after he was fired as head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders, Hall of Fame tackle Art Shell is returning to the franchise, which, of course, ... Read More

Texans Exercise Option on Carr

Friday February 10, 2006
The Houston Texans, who hold the top overall pick in April's NFL Draft, announced Friday that they have decided to pay quarterback David Carr an $8 million bonus that extends ... Read More

Time for an Over-Hall of Fame

Tuesday February 7, 2006
The results of last weekend's Hall of Fame vote should quiet somewhat the conspiracy theorists who feel the Dallas Cowboys are routinely slighted by the commitee which votes to determine ... Read More

NFL Mock Draft, Rankings Updated

Tuesday February 7, 2006
With Super Bowl XL officially in the books, it's time to shift gears and take a look at the offseason... specifically the NFL Draft. We've had time now ... Read More

Hall of Fame Class of ‘06 Announced

Monday February 6, 2006
Over the weekend, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the election of six new members into football’s most exclusive fraternity. Troy Aikman, Reggie White, Warren Moon, John Madden, ... Read More

Steelers Win One for the Thumb

Sunday February 5, 2006
Following an unlikely path through a brutal AFC playoff field, knocking off the No. 1, 2, and 3 seeds in the conference along the way, the Pittsburgh Steelers at long ... Read More

Roethlisberger Tips Balance in Steelers' Favor

Friday February 3, 2006
Earlier we talked about the keys to victory for both the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL. And it appears these teams are very evenly matched, ... Read More

James Odd Man Out in Indy?

Friday February 3, 2006
With the Indianapolis Colts facing the task of signing a handful of key players who could hit the free-agent market later this month, is running back Edgerrin James on his ... Read More

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