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James' Football Blog July 2006 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football

Seahawks Looking to Buck Recent Trend

Monday July 31, 2006
The Seattle Seahawks already have two strikes against them headed into the 2006 NFL season. Actually, curses is a more appropriate term. If you believe in that type ... Read More

Four First Rounders Still Unsigned

Monday July 31, 2006
Rookie cornerback Tye Hill, the 15th overall pick in this year's NFL draft, reduced the list of unsigned first-round draft picks to four when he agreed to terms with the ... Read More

Extra Points & Cheap Shots

Monday July 31, 2006
The Lions start training camp with two of their starting linebackers on the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list. MLive.com... Two Small Bones Will Keep Lehman Sidelined Indefinitely The 49ers have ... Read More

Football's Big Winners

Sunday July 30, 2006
Sports Illustrated recently released their annual look at the sports world's top bread winners, listing the top 50 American athletes based on their combined incomes both on and off the ... Read More

Extra Points & Cheap Shots

Sunday July 30, 2006
Suspended linebacker Odell Thurman was a no-show for the Bengals' first training camp workout Saturday night. The Rams are shifting second-year defensive back Ron Bartell from cornerback, where he started ... Read More

Cowboys Safety Changes Story Surrounding Shooting

Friday July 28, 2006
When Dallas Cowboys safety Keith Davis was shot in the head and leg earlier this month, he told investigators he was on his way home from Schreveport, Louisiana when the ... Read More

Jones Injury Could Open Door for Benson

Friday July 28, 2006
Cedric Benson was drafted No. 4 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft, with the assumption that he would quickly become the Chicago Bears workhorse back. His size and running ... Read More

Extra Points & Cheap Shots

Friday July 28, 2006
The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms on a contract Thursday with University of Texas quarterback Vince Young and USC running back LenDale White. Titansonline.com... Draft Picks a Wrap | Join the ... Read More

Is There Any Hope for 49ers?

Friday July 28, 2006
Last season the San Francisco 49ers were a downright pitiful team. And as bad as I know this is going to hurt resident forum member Homer 98... err, ... Read More

Extra Points & Cheap Shots

Thursday July 27, 2006
The annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival starts this weekend, and Cleveland Guide Sandy Mitchell has all the details. Staying true to his word, Bears head coach Lovie Smith says ... Read More

Bently First Big Injury of 2006 Training Camp

Thursday July 27, 2006
The early days of training camp are upon us for many teams, and already we have our first major injury of a very significant player. According to ESPN.com, Pro ... Read More

Extra Points & Cheap Shots

Wednesday July 26, 2006
Eagles wide receiver Todd Pinkston, recovering from right Achilles' tendon surgery, is now experiencing swelling in his other Achilles' (not a good sign) and did not practice yesterday, per the ... Read More

Year of the Cardinal? Not This Season

Tuesday July 25, 2006
For the second year in a row, the Arizona Cardinals are one of the trendy from-cellar-dweller-to-riches picks. However, I'm not inclined to buy into that theory for a second ... Read More

Law Lands with Chiefs

Sunday July 23, 2006
Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports that the Chiefs have come to an agreement with veteran cornerback Ty Law on a five-year deal believed to be worth about ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Friday July 21, 2006
And you thought it was funny that the Tennessee Volunteers actually have a quarterback named Jim Bob Cooter? How about Eastern Illinois' Lucious Pusey? Yes, that really is ... Read More

Owens-less Eagles Ready to Start New Chapter

Wednesday July 19, 2006
There are few teams happier to be moving on to a new season than the Philadelphia Eagles. 2005 was a disaster on and off the field. And the ... Read More

Misunderstood, Misquoted, and Picked On?

Wednesday July 19, 2006
That's Terrell Owens... or at least that's what he would like you to believe. In a recent interview on HBO's Real Sports, Owens, asking "Why me?", told Bryant Gumbel the ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Tuesday July 18, 2006
Referee James Filson, who was fired for having only one eye, is suing the Big Ten to get his job back... a job he performed for five years before ... Read More

Eli's the Key for the Giants

Monday July 17, 2006
The more I look at these teams from the NFC East, the more evenly matched they all seem. The New York Giants are no exception. They have the ... Read More

More Cheap Shots

Monday July 17, 2006
The Eagles, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, have made Brian Dawkins a two-year offer for a contract extension that will keep him with the team through 2008. Jerry Rice is hoping ... Read More

Gibbs Has Redskins Ready to Make a Run

Sunday July 16, 2006
The Washington Redskins are entering their third year with Joe Gibbs back at the helm, and they appear ready to make a run at the division title, but the going ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Sunday July 16, 2006
With about two weeks left until training camp, 31 of the 32 first-round draft picks have yet to ink contracts with their respective teams. The Star Ledger says that ... Read More

Cowboys' Davis Shot

Sunday July 16, 2006
Dallas Cowboys free safety Keith Davis, according to the Dallas Morning News, was shot multiple times Sunday morning while driving on Interstate 635. The report indicates the incident took ... Read More

Swagger Returning to Big D

Friday July 14, 2006
Obviously the big story for the Dallas Cowboys during the offseason was the acquisition of the mercurial, self-promoting Terrell Owens. The signing no doubt has many thinking the Cowboys ... Read More

Bears Hoping to Join NFC's Elite

Wednesday July 12, 2006
While the rest of the NFC North is muddling through the transition a new coaching staff brings, the Chicago Bears have the luxury of returning the same staff and bringing ... Read More

Don't Write Off the Packers Just Yet

Monday July 10, 2006
Time and time again I've seen the Green Bay Packers ranked among the worst teams in the league in the various power rankings around the league. And while at ... Read More

Unfulfilled Potential: Will This Year Be Any Different?

Saturday July 8, 2006
The Detroit Lions are another team facing big transition this year. The 2006 version features a new coaching staff and a new starting quarterback (or two). But the ... Read More

Vikings Kick Off 2006 Previews

Thursday July 6, 2006
The weeks leading to the opening of training camps around the league is a notoriously slow period for NFL news, and this year is no exception. So I guess ... Read More

Meet the Mockers

Sunday July 2, 2006
Football fans just seem to love mock drafts. It doesn't matter what time of year it is. In the spring, of course, we have the NFL Draft to predict. ... Read More

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