Raiders jettison Garcia

Quarterback Jeff Garcia, who was active by Oakland in the offseason to advance JaMarcus Russell and serve as a drillmaster to the above No. 1 all-embracing abstract pick, was a part of 22 players let go by the Raiders bygone as teams met the NFL borderline to ability the 53-man agenda limit.

The accommodation to absolution Garcia agency Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye will arch into the approved division as Russell’s backups.

Garcia, who has 116 starts in 10 NFL seasons, active a one-year arrangement with Oakland in April and accustomed again the abstraction of getting a advancement was boxy to handle, which may accept factored into the team’s accommodation to absolution the 39-year-old quarterback.

“There was some allocution about how he would fit but the best way for me to access it is the added two played so able-bodied and we are committed to JaMarcus as our starter,’’ drillmaster Tom Cable said.

Garcia absent two weeks of training affected with a abscessed larboard dogie beef and didn’t play in the Raiders’ aboriginal preseason game. He alternate in mid-August and played sparingly in the preseason, accumulation a passer appraisement of 67.1 that was the everyman a part of Oakland’s four quarterbacks. He was just 3 of 6 for 12 yards in a accident to Seattle Thursday night.

 

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Jones won't join CFL's Winnipeg

The Canadian Football League aggregation appear Wednesday it had concluded its following of the arguable ex-NFL cornerback, one day afterwards assorted letters said Jones would play for the team.

"It is adverse that this bearings became public; however, our position has remained consistent," Blue Bombers Coach Mike Kelly said in a statement, adding, "We accept completed our appraisal and due activity and at this time we will not be advancing the casework of Adam Jones."

Jones is a above first-round abstract aces of the Tennessee Titans who has alert been abeyant by the NFL.

 

Brett Favre isn't ready for the regular season.

As I saw and heard comments this anniversary about how acceptable Brett Favre looked adjoin the Houston Texans on Monday night, I couldn't advice but admiration what bold those humans had watched.

For the record, I'm not a Favre basher. In fact, I've taken shots from admirers for ahead autograph about how abundant I adore watching him play, how he should abide to play for as continued as he wants to and for anyone who's accommodating to pay him.

But I didn't watch the bold with a Brett Favre Fan Club associates agenda afraid in my hands. And he artlessly wasn't impressive. At times, he looked annealed while active play activity or attempting to duke off on a amplitude play. He was apathetic to acknowledge to assault situations, demography two sacks and throwing off antithesis on a brace of added occasions. And he even looked a bit befuddled as he struggled to acquisition an accessible receiver on a few plays.

Some of you are apparently afraid over how I could be so analytical of a quarterback who completed 13 of 18 throws for 142 yards and a touchdown. Afterwards all, those attending like appealing acceptable numbers for a guy who played a little beneath than three quarters.

But I took a afterpiece attending at Favre's 18 throws that counted in the aftereffect of the game. He in fact threw a few added than that, but they were annulled by Minnesota penalties.

Six of his 13 completions were awning passes abaft the band of scrimmage. Two added awning attempts fell incomplete, including one that was batted abroad by Texans arresting end Connor Barwin — while Favre was operating out of the shotgun.

Four completions were little dump passes bent amid 3-6 yards from the band of scrimmage. So that agency that to complete 10 of his 13 passes, Favre didn't accept to bandy the brawl added than six yards from the band of scrimmage.

That's a appealing acceptable gig for a starting quarterback who is cartoon a paycheck like Favre's if you can get it.

His three actual completions were bent just 11-12 yards downfield. So by the end of the night, by my count, Favre alone pushed the brawl upfield 53 yards. His receivers tacked on 89 "passing yards" for him afterwards the catch. All three of his canyon attempts best than 15 yards were incomplete, with alone one affecting the fingertips of the advised receiver.

You anticipate Favre didn't apprehension that he wasn't in an NFL-ready canal yet? Then explain why he lobbied to get aback into the bold for addition control afterwards getting appointed to alone play in the aboriginal half.

The Detroit Lions have made some significant strides in protecting the quarterback.

While a lot of humans are absorption on the quarterback action in Detroit, they may accept disregarded that the team's passers are benefiting from a cogent offseason advance on the abhorrent line.

Last year, the Lions were 31st in sacks allowed, surrendering a sack on 10.2 percent of their canyon attempts. After three preseason games, the abhorrent band has accustomed just three sacks, bottomward that amount to just 2.7 percent. And that's the third-best mark in the league.

If they can accumulate that up during the approved season, that's traveling to accept a cogent appulse on the Lions' casual game, no amount who gets the starter's job.

 

 

 

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Government Investigates Players Union on Collusion Charge

The National Football Alliance Players Association is beneath federal analysis to actuate whether some of its leaders approved to coact with alliance admiral by captivation abstruse affairs with them to altercate activity issues after the ability of top abutment leadership.

The investigation, getting conducted by the Department of Labor, was appear as allotment of a accusation filed adjoin the abutment by a abutment employee, Mary Moran, and was aboriginal appear by Sports Business Journal. According to cloister abstracts filed in District of Columbia Superior Cloister on Thursday and acquired by The Associated Press, Moran provided board affirmation that the above abutment admiral Troy Vincent and added abutment associates met with N.F.L. abettor Roger Goodell and the Houston Texans’ owner, Robert McNair, to accommodate the alliance admission to arcane abutment information.

Moran aswell said in the abstracts that the abutment controlling board affiliate Mark Bruener and the Texans amateur adumbrative Kris Brown abounding the meetings, which she claimed were not accustomed by or appear to the union.

Did San Fran get a steal in Nate Davis?

The accessible acceptation of the 49ers' accommodation to dump quarterback Damon Huard is that the aggregation believes amateur Nate Davis is accessible to play in the NFL.

Coach Mike Singletary raved on Tuesday about the rookie's poise.

"I anticipate Nate came in and he has a accord about him -- sometimes a little too much," Singletary said, per Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. "That alarm is active and I'm saying, 'Nate, let's go! Let's go!'" [Editor's note: We admiration if that gives Singletary flashbacks to endure year's Monday nighter adjoin the Cardinals.]

Saturday, Davis led the Niners on a 91-yard drive in the final two account of a preseason bold adjoin the Cowboys, carrying the acceptable touchdown (and, added importantly, allowance the teams abstain an overtime period).

There were absolute questions apropos Davis' abilities above-mentioned to the draft, which fueled a accelerate some believed would endure until annular seven, or beyond. But the Niners intervened in annular five, and there's already a ambiguous faculty that, afore too long, he'll be the starter.

While Davis did himself no favors with a sssslow time in the 40-yard dash, it's accessible that his chargeless abatement was afflicted by factors different to his ability. Some anticipate that new Ball State drillmaster Stan Parrish's efforts to actuate Davis to stick about for addition year ability accept acquired some scouts to achieve that Davis wasn't accessible for the NFL.

 

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Bombers gobble up Pacman

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Embattled arresting aback Adam "Pacman" Jones has allegedly begin a home and has reportedly agreed to a arrangement with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

According to SI.com, Jones anesthetized up an action from the apprentice United Football Alliance to accompany the CFL squad.

"It'll be a acceptable acquaintance for me to get aback in bold appearance and attempt and play football, which I like to do," SI.com quoted Jones as saying. "I'm absolute blessed for the befalling that's been accustomed to me. Of advance it's black to me to not be arena in the NFL. But things appear and you accept to adjust."

Jones spent endure division with the NFL's Dallas Cowboys afterwards a one-year abeyance from the league. He played his aboriginal two seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

Numerous run-ins with the law in his aboriginal two NFL seasons eventually led to a one-year adjournment by abettor Roger Goodell. Afterwards getting reinstated, an argument with a babysitter endure October resulted in addition four-game penalty.

The Cowboys cut ties with the above West Virginia standout in February and there were no offers from NFL teams this summer.

In nine amateur for Dallas endure season, Jones registered 31 tackles. He aswell alternate seven kickoffs for a 22.1-yard boilerplate and added 21 punt allotment for an boilerplate of 4.5 yards.

For his career, Jones has 146 tackles, four interceptions and a touchdown in 39 games. He aswell has a 25.8-yard alpha acknowledgment boilerplate and a 9.6-yard punt acknowledgment boilerplate with four scores.