Merrill: Inside the first week of a rookie
Xavier Omon falls to his knees. Soon, he'll cry. The man on the other end of the phone is a Buffalo Bills executive. Omon has just been drafted. What happens next? Elizabeth Merrill takes you inside the life of an NFL rookie in his first week on the job.
Report: New witness account backs Benson's claim
Bears running back Cedric Benson has hired a prominent defense attorney to help him fight charges of drunken boating and resisting arrest in Texas.
Ravens' Sypniewski out for year with knee injury
Baltimore Ravens tight end Quinn Sypniewski will miss the entire 2008 season following a serious knee he suffered during a pre-draft minicamp, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said today.
Spencer (broken leg) makes return with Texans
Charles Spencer took the field with his team for the first time since breaking his left leg nearly two years ago, a severe injury that doctors thought could end his career.
Packers cut receiver Robinson's comeback short
The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect his career after serving an NFL suspension and jail time.
Colts News
SUPER BOWL BID BOOKS DELIVERED
Katie Beresford, 14, of Riverside School delivers Indianapolis' Super Bowl 2012 Bid Book to Colts executive Pete Ward. Katie was one of 32 Indiana eighth graders selected to deliver the bid books to all 32 NFL franchises.Katie and her family received a VIP tour of the Colts training facility, and got to meet her favorite player, Adam Vinateri!
HEART OF A COMPETITOR
Steve Justice, a center from Wake Forest University, was one of the Colts' four sixth-round selections in the 2008 NFL Draft. He was the most decorated of the team's nine draft selections, but Justice said he took more pride in not missing a snap in college because of injury.
DEBT OF GRATITUDE
Tom Santi - a Colts rookie tight end from the University of Virginia - said he was fortunate to play with a program with a rich tradition at his position. Early in his career, he played behind two tight ends bound for the NFL, one of whom Heath Miller may have been the best tight end in school history.
SCRATCHING THE SURFACE
Marcus Howard, a defensive end from the University of Georgia, was the Colts' fifth-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. He is relatively inexperienced at the position, having started only one season in college, but he said that means he has room to grow.
Da Bears News - for my Bears Buds!
Harris headed home to Texas to open fitness center LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Tommie Harris has traveled to Liberia to help build a school for an orphanage and to Iraq to visit U.S. troops. But no endeavor is more rewarding for the Bears defensive tackle than the charity work he's doing in his hometown.
Walker: Parker happy to have Mendenhall in the fold
Instead of feeling threatened by rookie RB Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers' Willie Parker is excited about the duo's potential as a lethal one-two punch, writes James Walker.
