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Whitehurst Could Start for the Seahawks
March 19th, 2010 
Nathan Nau Seahawks coach Pete Carroll suggested Thursday that Charlie Whitehurst will be given the opportunity to push Matt Hasselbeck for the starting quarterback job this season. “Charlie is coming in here to battle,” said Carroll. “He’s going to show where he fits into the whole thing.” Though Carroll pointed out that Hasselbeck is leading the offense, [...]
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Tags: Brady Quinn, Charlie Whitehurst, Kansas City Chiefs, Pete Carroll, San Francisco 49ers 
No Comments »Chicago has Released Orlando Pace
March 2nd, 2010 Nathan Nau The Chicago Bears have released LT Orlando Pace. Pace isn’t yet 35 and was due a reasonable $3.75M salary in 2010, but his performance as both a pass and run blocker last year was indicative of a player that’s fallen “off the cliff.”
San Francisco Franchises Aubrayo Franklin
February 24th, 2010 Nathan Nau The 49ers placed the franchise tag on NT Aubrayo Franklin. Franklin joins Pats NT Vince Wilfork as the only other player under the tag, with Pittsburgh Steelers NT Casey Hampton next up. Despite the tag, beat writer Matt Maiocco is hearing that Franklin is available in trade for a first-round pick (which would give the [...]
Brandon Marshall Injured in Practice
December 31st, 2009 Nathan Nau Broncos WR Brandon Marshall suffered a potentially severe pull or strain of his hamstring in Wednesday’s practice, according to CBS 4 Denver. The contract-year wideout came up limping at the end of a drill and was holding his right leg as the Denver Broncos medical staff took him to the locker room for evaluation. He [...]
Chad Ochocinco’s Bribe Attempt in Poor Taste
November 13th, 2009 Nathan Nau Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco has been fined $20,000 by the NFL for jokingly trying to “bribe” an official during last week’s game against the Ravens. Ochocinco may have been in the clear had he not used the word “bribe” in his post-game comments to reporters. Even though Ochocinco tends to have outrageous moments during games, [...]
Week 9 Predictions
November 13th, 2009 Nathan Nau Each week I will fearlessly predict the outcomes of all the NFL games on the schedule. To date, I hold a record of 31-17 (8-5 in week 9) and I’m a shade behind the leading ESPN experts (Hoge, Mortensen and Accuscore) with a prediction rate of 65% to 69%. Here are the picks for this [...]
Chris Samuels likely to Retire
October 24th, 2009 Nathan Nau The Washington Post is reporting that Washington Redskins LT Chris Samuels is likely to retire. Samuels, 32, is surely done for the 2009 season due to an aggravation on his spinal condition. Stephon Heyer is now starting at LT, but he is not the permanent replacement. Elsewhere around the NFL: Minnesota: Vikings RB Adrian Peterson [...]
NFL Team Profile – San Francisco 49ers
September 20th, 2008 Neal The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most successful NFL football franchises in history winning five Super Bowls tying the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers for most all-time. Not only have the 49ers have great team success but also had the greatest wide-receiver ever in Jerry Rice who holds countless records, also quarterback [...]