Published on: 15th August, 2010
Saturday's NFL exhibition featured more rookies and veterans in their first games with their new teams, with mixed results: Sam Bradford, QB, St. Louis Rams. His ballhandling and accuracy took some lumps in a 28-7 loss to the Vikings, and so did his body, in the form of four sacks. A ...Published on: 13th August, 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Even though Jason Campbell was seeing his first game action with the Oakland Raiders in Thursday's preseason opener, there was something very familiar about it. When Campbell was on the field with longtime Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha and Robert Gallery for the coin toss, he already looked like ...Published on: 13th August, 2010
Thursday's NFL exhibitions included two quarterbacks making their first impressions: Raiders 17, Cowboys 9 Facing a familiar former NFC East rival, Jason Campbell looked comfortable as Oakland's new starter. Campbell was 7-for-12 over four series. Just like in Washington, however, he had to settle for dinks and dunks with little help from ...Published on: 12th August, 2010
IRVING, Texas — As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for their 50th season, surprisingly there is nothing brash or cocky about this team. Instead, there is an air of quiet assuredness in 2010. You can see it resonating with the coaches and players, many who have been with the team for a ...Published on: 12th August, 2010
Observations and opinions from Cowboys training camp in Irving, Texas: What's new America's Team didn't really change all that much this offseason. The coaching staff remained intact. Twenty of 22 starters return in '10, and publicized new full-timer left tackle Doug Free has been a regular since midseason '09. Stability is a ...Published on: 10th August, 2010
The sports documentary series Hard Knocks will kick off its sixth season Wednesday night on HBO (10 p.m. ET), with an all-access pass to training camp with the Jets. With Super Bowl buzz surrounding the Jets and plenty of larger than life personalities on the team, the potential is there ...Published on: 6th August, 2010
From the 49ers-Cowboys NFC championship rivalry all the way through their respective successful stints on "Dancing With The Stars," Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith have had an intriguing link as the two of the premier record-breakers to play football. In a game where what matters most is scoring touchdowns, they rank ...Published on: 4th August, 2010
Are the Vikings sunk? Not so fast. Just two seasons ago, with Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback, Minnesota went 10-6 and won the NFC North. So if Brett Favre's third annual retirement actually sticks, the Vikings will still have a quarterback capable of winning games. Assuming Brett Favre's retirement is real, the Vikings ...Published on: 3rd August, 2010
Brett Favre threw a major curveball at the Vikings' season Tuesday by reportedly deciding to retire instead of returning to the NFL for a 20th season and for a second year in Minnesota. In 2009, Brett Favre threw for 4,202 yards, 33 touchdowns and a career-low seven interceptions. Coach Brad Childress ...Published on: 1st August, 2010
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—The Panthers are not among the flashiest and most controversial NFL teams. When training camp comes around every year, there never seem to be splashy acquisitions or personnel shakeups Matt Moore is a steady enough quarterback to do what the Panthers ask of him. So by those standards, it's been a ...