Post by TheShadow on Aug 1, 2008 4:53:00 GMT -5
By The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre at least one more day to resolve their standoff before granting the quarterback his reinstatement.
"The Packers and Brett Favre are continuing their discussions," the league said in a statement. "The commissioner preferred to let those discussions continue rather than act on the reinstatement petition today."
Once Favre is reinstated, the Packers will have 24 hours to decide whether to cut him or restore him to their active roster. By not acting Thursday, Goodell decreased the chances Favre would be present at Packers training camp today.
Favre also could be traded -- apparently even to a division rival.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported yesterday that Packers officials have had internal discussions about trading Favre to the Minnesota Vikings or Chicago Bears as a "last resort" to resolve the smoldering controversy.
But with Favre poised for reinstatement and potentially ready to show up in Green Bay today to turn training camp into a circus, team officials might be willing to do just about anything. There were multiple reports Wednesday night that the team had offered to pay Favre up to $20 million to stay retired.
Jackson still no-show
Holdout running back Steven Jackson missed his seventh day and 10th practice of St. Louis Rams training camp yesterday, with no apparent movement in the impasse.
Jackson, entering the final season of a four-year contract he signed after the Rams drafted him in the first round in 2004, is seeking a multiyear deal.
The Rams are fining Jackson, who has three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, $15,000 a day and have told his agent, Eugene Parker, there will be no more negotiations until Jackson reports to camp.
Back to jail?
Reports indicate Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw would have to serve another 30 days in jail after the NFL season because of an old probation violation.
The second-year running back was released from the Abingdon (Va.) Regional Jail on July 13 after serving most of a 30-day sentence.
Quoting jail sources, The Bristol Herald Courier reported that the incarceration was the first of a two-part jail sentence sandwiched around the upcoming NFL season.
Around the league
The Miami Dolphins drew another name from the past of Bill Parcells, working out former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter. Carter's best season was in 2003 when he led the Cowboys to a 10-6 record and a playoff berth. He completed 292 of 505 passes for 3,302 yards and 17 touchdowns with 21 interceptions, and rushed for 257 yards and two touchdowns.... Also, two-time Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware sat out Dallas Cowboys practice, a day after leaving the field early following a hit to the head. ... JaMarcus Russell returned to Oakland Raiders practice after being sidelined for two sessions because of a sore elbow. ... The Tennessee Titans released wide receiver Mike Williams before yesterday afternoon's practice. The Titans signed Williams, the 10th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, last Thanksgiving and told him after the season to get his weight and conditioning under control.
Broncos surprise Lynch
John Lynch wasn't content playing a part-time role, not after four straight Pro Bowl seasons. The Denver Broncos couldn't promise him the playing time he was seeking.
So Lynch and the Broncos agreed to amicably separate.
"He wants to play every down," coach Mike Shanahan said yesterday. "Heck, I can't blame him. I'm not going to say that he can't."
It's just not going to be with Denver, where's he's spent the last four seasons.
Lynch was promised nothing more than an opportunity to compete for a starting safety job when he took a pay cut in the offseason. But with the emergence of Marlon McCree, Lynch didn't see much time in the nickel or dime packages during the first week of training camp.
He tried to live with it, even accept his reduced role, and soon realized he couldn't.
"I've always been one to follow my gut and follow my heart with decisions, and when I've done that things have worked out pretty darn good for me," Lynch said. "My gut was telling me that this wasn't the right situation."
MILWAUKEE -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre at least one more day to resolve their standoff before granting the quarterback his reinstatement.
"The Packers and Brett Favre are continuing their discussions," the league said in a statement. "The commissioner preferred to let those discussions continue rather than act on the reinstatement petition today."
Once Favre is reinstated, the Packers will have 24 hours to decide whether to cut him or restore him to their active roster. By not acting Thursday, Goodell decreased the chances Favre would be present at Packers training camp today.
Favre also could be traded -- apparently even to a division rival.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported yesterday that Packers officials have had internal discussions about trading Favre to the Minnesota Vikings or Chicago Bears as a "last resort" to resolve the smoldering controversy.
But with Favre poised for reinstatement and potentially ready to show up in Green Bay today to turn training camp into a circus, team officials might be willing to do just about anything. There were multiple reports Wednesday night that the team had offered to pay Favre up to $20 million to stay retired.
Jackson still no-show
Holdout running back Steven Jackson missed his seventh day and 10th practice of St. Louis Rams training camp yesterday, with no apparent movement in the impasse.
Jackson, entering the final season of a four-year contract he signed after the Rams drafted him in the first round in 2004, is seeking a multiyear deal.
The Rams are fining Jackson, who has three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, $15,000 a day and have told his agent, Eugene Parker, there will be no more negotiations until Jackson reports to camp.
Back to jail?
Reports indicate Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw would have to serve another 30 days in jail after the NFL season because of an old probation violation.
The second-year running back was released from the Abingdon (Va.) Regional Jail on July 13 after serving most of a 30-day sentence.
Quoting jail sources, The Bristol Herald Courier reported that the incarceration was the first of a two-part jail sentence sandwiched around the upcoming NFL season.
Around the league
The Miami Dolphins drew another name from the past of Bill Parcells, working out former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter. Carter's best season was in 2003 when he led the Cowboys to a 10-6 record and a playoff berth. He completed 292 of 505 passes for 3,302 yards and 17 touchdowns with 21 interceptions, and rushed for 257 yards and two touchdowns.... Also, two-time Pro Bowl linebacker DeMarcus Ware sat out Dallas Cowboys practice, a day after leaving the field early following a hit to the head. ... JaMarcus Russell returned to Oakland Raiders practice after being sidelined for two sessions because of a sore elbow. ... The Tennessee Titans released wide receiver Mike Williams before yesterday afternoon's practice. The Titans signed Williams, the 10th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, last Thanksgiving and told him after the season to get his weight and conditioning under control.
Broncos surprise Lynch
John Lynch wasn't content playing a part-time role, not after four straight Pro Bowl seasons. The Denver Broncos couldn't promise him the playing time he was seeking.
So Lynch and the Broncos agreed to amicably separate.
"He wants to play every down," coach Mike Shanahan said yesterday. "Heck, I can't blame him. I'm not going to say that he can't."
It's just not going to be with Denver, where's he's spent the last four seasons.
Lynch was promised nothing more than an opportunity to compete for a starting safety job when he took a pay cut in the offseason. But with the emergence of Marlon McCree, Lynch didn't see much time in the nickel or dime packages during the first week of training camp.
He tried to live with it, even accept his reduced role, and soon realized he couldn't.
"I've always been one to follow my gut and follow my heart with decisions, and when I've done that things have worked out pretty darn good for me," Lynch said. "My gut was telling me that this wasn't the right situation."