Oakland Raiders Suspend WR Jerry Porter For Four Games - ESPN

This isn't an Art Shell move, it's an Al Davis move and it stinks. More on this later.

Raiders' Porter suspended four games
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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders suspended disgruntled wide receiver Jerry Porter for four games without pay Saturday for conduct detrimental to the team.

Porter, when contacted by ESPN for a response, offered a "no comment."

The suspension, which will likely be appealed by the union, would cost Porter slightly over $235,000 in salary. Sources said Porter was informed of the decision on Friday.

Porter, Oakland's leading receiver a year ago, was inactive for the first four games of the season after clashing with new coach Art Shell and making public a trade demand at the start of training camp. The Raiders granted Porter and his agent, Joel Segal, permission to seek a trade.

"It's crazy," Porter said of his situation earlier this week. "I pretty much stay quiet and do what I'm asked. What am I supposed to do? I'm playing the cards the way they're dealt to me."

The Raiders were traveling to Denver on Saturday for Sunday night's game against the Broncos and unavailable for comment on the decision to suspend Porter.

Porter has been working with the scout team in practice, falling behind unheralded receivers Alvis Whitted and Johnnie Morant on the depth chart as Oakland opened the season 0-4. Whitted, who took Porter's spot in the starting lineup, has six catches for 70 yards, while Morant has no catches as the team's fourth receiver.

Porter has been on the sideline during the four losses to open the season, often seen joking around while the Raiders have struggled on offense without him.

Some players have questioned the decision to sit Porter while the team has struggled mightily on offense, but Shell has stuck to the decision. Shell has refused to elaborate on why Porter has been inactive.

"He's working. It's not that he's not working," Shell said earlier this week. "I've never said he hasn't worked. He's doing what he's asked to do and you can't ask for anything more than that."

Porter, in the second year of a five-year contract worth $20 million, had been hoping to be dealt before Tuesday's trade deadline.

Porter led the Raiders with 76 catches last season and had 942 yards receiving and five touchdown receptions in 2005.

Porter, a second-round pick out of West Virginia in 2000, has 239 catches for 3,215 yards and 24 touchdowns in six seasons with the Raiders. He has never reached 1,000 yards receiving in a season, missing the mark narrowly with 998 yards in 2004 and 942 last season.

Porter will be eligible to return from the suspension Nov. 12 when the Raiders host the Broncos.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this repo

Michelle Malkin's YouTube Video Banned By Community; She Cries About It

Michelle Malkin's a conservative columnist who I've always believed just became Republican to snag a white guy, and turned her initially personal scheme into this rather intense effort to make herself into a celebrity. She's succeeded.

(Now before you get after me, I'm going to explain that in my experience most of the time a woman said they're "Republican" it was followed by the person's expressed interest in someone white and male. Now there are exceptions to this, and I a good woman friend of mine is one of them, but she's almost the exception to the rule. I'm not writing that people who make the choice of party always do so for romantic reasons, but it's a factor. Now if you're a black single guy and Republican, does it mean you want to meet white chicks? I would say so, because you're certainly going to meet a lot of them. Plus, since being a minority of any kind hasn't been attractive to Republicans, why would anyone black, Asian or any other minority be so interested in the G.O.P. except... In Michelle's case, she's married, so I'll bet her choice of party came before her selection of mate.)

Now, she's gone a bit too far with her move into the vlogsphere using YouTube. A recent video she posted was banned. Now poor Michelle Malkin's pissed because she thinks the YouTube exec did it, when the community of users was responsible.

I think what Michelle Malkin's missing is that YouTubers generally don't like videos that express hate for a group of people, even if it's under the heading of "anti-terrorism." It's why this video Michelle Malkin hosts below wasn't flagged; it doesn't go as far as the first one.

Michelle Malkin, you're learning. It will take time, but you'll get the message.

Here's her rant:

Terrell Owens Upset About Not Getting Passes From Drew Bledsoe - Ft. Worth Star Telegram

Sources: Owens, Haley had shouting match

By CLARENCE E. HILL JR.
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER

IRVING -- Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens said numerous times that he has learned from his past problems and wants to be a better player and better teammate in Dallas.

In that regard, Owens is having a slow start on and off the field.

Owens was late to practice on Wednesday and got into a shouting match with passing game coordinator Todd Haley, several sources said.

According to a source, Owens sent Haley a text message about the Cowboys not getting him the ball enough, which was a continuation of the his sideline rant Sunday when he caught three passes for 45 yards in a 38-24 loss at Philadelphia.

On Sunday, Owens repeatedly asked Haley: “Why did y’all bring me here?”

Owens didn’t back down while talking to the media on Wednesday when he questioned why the Cowboys weren’t doing enough to get him involved. It was that same day that he was late to practice and had the verbal confrontation with Haley, who, according to a source, pointed out his poor route running in the game and the number of passes the Cowboys threw his way.

Haley, known for his temper and who has tried to be patient with Owens, didn’t back down as both men asked the other not to disrespect them, a source said.

Assistant coaches are not allowed to talk to the media. Owens was unavailable for comment on Friday.

Curiously, a day after the Haley-Owens confrontation, Cowboys coach Bill Parcells declined to discuss Owens to the media. He continued the moratorium on Owens talk Friday.

In an interview with the Star-Telegram on Thursday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn’t appear bothered by Owens’ complaints about being more involved.

“I think Terrell is looking for ways to helps us win and to get better,” Jones said. “Most competitors want the ball. That’s not a negative. I think that’s what the situation is going to be.”

Jones was most responsible for recruiting and signing Owens to a three-year, $25 million contract in March, despite his troubles with players and management in previous stops with the Eagles and San Francisco 49ers.

He said he had no problems with Owens’ openly questioning, “Why did y’all bring me here?”

“I just look at that as a heat of the battle after you had a disappointment type of situation,” Jones said.

Owens’ recent action won’t affect his status for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. He practiced with the first team on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Owens has made the wrong kind of headlines with the Cowboys since training camp when he missed 21 practices with a strained hamstring. On Aug. 25, he missed a team meeting, a rehab session and was late for offensive meeting. He was subsequently fined $9,500.

He suffered a fractured hand in a Sept. 17 game against Washington. Ten days later, Owens was hospitalized after suffering an accidental overdose.

On the field, Owens has caught 17 passes for 232 yards and one touchdown. It’s his slowest start since 1999.

Arizona Cardinals Cornerback Antrel Rolle Fined 12,500 - ESPN.com

Rolle fined $12,500 for face-mask tackle of Johnson
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Antrel Rolle has been fined $12,500 by the league for a face mask infraction during his tackle of Larry Johnson in the fourth quarter of last Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The fine, first reported by Fox Sports, was confirmed on Friday by NFL officials.

It marks the second time this season that Rolle, the Cardinals' first-round choice in the 2005 draft, has been sanctioned for a hit deemed excessive by league officials.

Rolle was fined $5,000 for a so-called "horse-collar" tackle of Seattle Seahawks star running back Shaun Alexander in the teams' Sept. 17 meeting. Rolle was not penalized for that incident and was only fined after the league's officiating department reviewed the play for more than a week.

The incident last Sunday occurred with 2:31 remaining in the contest and the gamed tied 20-20. On a first-and-10 play from the Kansas City 13-yard line, Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard dumped a short pass to Johnson on the left side. The Chiefs' tailback rambled 78 yards, to the Arizona nine-yard line, before Rolle pulled him down from behind.

On the play, Rolle clearly grabbed Johnson's face mask, and failed to release it, even as the two players fell out of bounds.

Officials flagged Rolle for a major face mask foul. Because the play concluded at the Arizona nine-yard line, the infraction was half the distance to the goal line, making the penalty five yards instead of 15, and moving the ball to the Cardinals' four-yard line. Four plays later, Kansas City kicker Lawrence Tynes made a 19-yard field goal to win the game.

Johnson suffered a neck injury on the play and underwent a battery of tests earlier this week. The tests revealed no significant damage and, despite missing the first few days of practice this week, Johnson is now listed as "probable" for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh.

It is not yet known if Rolle, the eighth overall pick in the 2005 draft, will appeal the fine.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. To check out Len's chat archive, click here .

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on WBBM (Bears Radio) - NFL Media.com

Unlike Commissioner Tagliabue, Commissioner Goodell has made a large number of press interviews on the local radio of NFL teams, at lease every other week this season. This is the latest one. Goodell notes tha the Saints wil stay in New Orleans for the forceable future and the NFL will play internationally in the near future.

Commissioner Goodell on WBBM (Bears Radio)
Ron Gleason (Host), Jay Hilgenberg & Jim Schwantz (Former Bears)
Sunday, October 1, 2006

Gleason: We're joined now by the brand new commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell. First of all, congratulations on the job. What have you been doing the last month?

RG: Thanks, Ron. I've been going to a lot of football games, which is fun. It's great to be here in Chicago, particularly for a great game between two undefeated teams.

Gleason: You have kind of a tough act to follow. You've only had a couple commissioners over the past few decades. Pete Rozelle made things happen and Paul Tagliabue had tremendous success. Now where do you take it from here? Do we see the league expand some more? Do we see a team in LA? Do we see it going international? What should we expect over
the next few years?

RG: That's the great thing about my experience. I had the good fortune of working for the two greatest commissioners in sports: Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue. That's the great thing about the NFL -- we've always found new and
innovative ways to bring more football to our fans. That's our mission: how do we get more football to our fans? I don't see expansion on the front burner right now, but I do see us playing more international games. I do see us finding new,
creative and innovative ways get more football through technology into our fans'hands.

Gleason: I understand there is a proposal that may come up in the next month or so about maybe playing two regular-season games internationally on a regular basis?

RG: We played in Mexico last year in the regular season and it was a great success. We did it successfully in the sense that not only was it well received by our fans in Mexico, but the teams felt it was a great experience for them and it
preserved the competitive quality of the two teams. That's something we are going to look to do more often.

Schwantz: Is that something you are going look to do early in the season before teams start to get into the stretch run of their season? Is that something that would be taken into consideration when selecting teams to play in these games?

RG: Absolutely. It would be high on our list. It's the competitive issues that are involved when you are taking teams internationally. We played in October last year. My guess is that you wouldn't play (international games) beyond October.
Schwantz: Is China an area in which you want to expand in future years? Playing more games in different venues over there?

RG: Yes it is. We have never played a game in China, so this is our first experience playing in Beijing. We think it's a great market for us. There is a tremendous amount of interest in American sports in general, but we think that the NFL is the greatest game in the world. We look forward to bringing our game over there. We expect it will be a great success.

Hilgenberg: When you were a kid in the backyard throwing around "The Duke" with your brothers, did you ever dream that one day your name would be on that ball?

RG: No, I didn't. It's funny you say that, Jay. I've been in the league for 25 years and they handed me a football a couple days after I was selected. It was reallyan incredible moment. I hadn't thought about that much, but it's a neat thing.

Gleason: You were talking about the NFL being the greatest game. Certainly in Chicago, this has always been the franchise. When this team wins, it galvanizes the entire city. What does it mean to the NFL if the Bears are successful?

RG: It is great for the league. As for the effect we can have on a community, we saw that last week in New Orleans with the Saints coming back and playing in the Superdome. It was just an unbelievable moment for the NFL and, frankly, for
our country to be able to see them celebrate in New Orleans. You get the same feeling here in Chicago. My wife's family is from the area. I know how important the Bears are to this community, b ut they're important to the NFL primarily because of their success and their tradition. When the Bears are good, it's a great thing for the NFL. So we're glad to see them back and playing well.

Gleason: You bring up the Saints. Of course, that is one of teams people are speculating may move to Los Angeles. How do you see that working out?

RG: The success we had last Monday night, the people just supported the Saints so well down there. They are going through so much. Certainly there are more questions than answers down there, but our commitment is to do what's right for
that community right now and make sure that we doing everything to ensure the Saints are successful down there.

Gleason: Injuries are always a big story in the league. (Tampa Bay QB) Chris Simms goes down last week with an injury and winds up having an operation to have his spleen removed. There are so many rules that come up every single year, especially to protect the quarterback and other players as well. What more can the league actually do to protect these
guys?

RG: Injuries, as Jim and Jay know, are part of every sport, much less football where you have a great deal of contact. Every year we look at what we can do from a rules perspective to make the game safer for our players, but also from an
equipment standpoint. Equipment has gotten better and better. We'll continue to try to find new ways to promote player safety because that's what people want to see. They want to see our great players on the field and we want to make sure
we do that as safely as possible.

Schwantz: Do you see the NFL Europe League as part of NFL's future
plans?

RG: I do, Jim. We've had NFL Europe for 15 years. It's been a great success because it's given players a greater opportunity to play. Anytime you can get guys a chance to play, it benefits the players and the game itself. We're seeing that tonight, because you've got a great player on the Bears who came from the Arena League to make a big impact (WR Rashied Davis).

Hilgenberg: I have a question about last year's Super Bowl. I know it's an all-star crew that works the Super Bowl. Has there been any discussion about having the top-rated crew work that game to help the communication between officials? I think there were a few plays in last year's game that could have been cleared up by some better communication between
officials.

RG: Jay, that's an ongoing issue that we've been looking at. We've actually started to move back to a crew-based system over the past couple of years in the playoffs. But you have to balance it. Do you really want to put a rookie, a firstyear
official, out on field who hasn't been part of that experience? So we make a modification to the crew to allow some of our more senior officials to get in there.

Gleason: I'd be remiss if I didn't bring up some of the off-the-field things that are going on in the league in terms of players. (Cincinnati LB) Odell Thurman was been suspended for the year. There have been a number of arrests recently. Ricky Manning Jr. of the Bears was involved with something here recently. What kind of expectations do you have for the
players? I know you met with one of the teams in recent weeks to talk about what is expected.

RG: Ron, I met with your Bears yesterday and I have met with three teams now. The NFL is held to a higher standard and we should be. We are the NFL. The players have to understand that it's not only a privilege to play in this league, but
it's also a great responsibility to behave and be positive role models in the community. For the most part, most our players do that. They are terrific athletes and terrific people. But obviously when you have 2,000 young men, you are
going to have some people that find themselves on the wrong side of the law. We're going to deal with that harshly. We have strong programs and policies against that and we'll continue to enforce those very aggressively.
Gleason: Congratulations on the new position.

RG: Thank you, Ron.
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NFL Has Sixth Straight Week of Sellout Games

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
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IT’S UP TO SIX!

ALL GAMES SOLD OUT FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK

All games of the NFL schedule for this Sunday and Monday (Week 6) have sold out in
advance of the local TV blackout deadline, enabling every game to be televised in the hometeam
market for an unprecedented sixth week in one season.
Every game this season has been sold out at least 72 hours in advance and televised locally.
It will be the 19th time since the NFL blackout policy took effect in 1973 that blackouts have
been lifted for all games on a single weekend. The 19 times have been once in 1998; three
times in 2000; once in 2001; four times in 2002 and 2005; and six times this season.
The NFL blackout policy states that games sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff can be televised
in the home city.
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NFL WEEK 6 INJURY REPORT -- THURSDAY -- NFLMedia.com

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WEEK 6 INJURY REPORT -- THURSDAY

Following is a list of quarterback injuries for Week 6 Games (October 15- 16):
Kansas City Chiefs Out Trent Green (Head)
Oakland Raiders Out Aaron Brooks (Right Shoulder)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Out Chris Simms (Splenectomy)
Miami Dolphins Doubtful Daunte Culpepper (Knee)
New York Jets Probable Chad Pennington gton (Calf)

Following is a list of injured players for Week 6 Games:

HOUSTON TEXANS AT DALLAS COWBOYS
Houston Texans
OUT CB Demarcus Faggins (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE DE Antwan Peek (Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED All Players Practiced
THURS Antwan Peek
Dallas Cowboys
OUT TE Ryan Hannam (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED All Players Practiced
THURS Ryan Hannam

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Philadelphia Eagles
DOUBTFUL CB Roderick Hood (Heel); WR Donte' Stallworth (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE RB Brian Westbrook (Knee)
PROBABLE WR Jason Avant (Ankle); LB Shawn Barber (Hip); S Sean
Considine (Shoulder); S Brian Dawkins (Quadricep); G Todd
Herremans (Knee); RB Reno Mahe (Ankle); LB Matt McCoy
(Hip); CB Lito Sheppard (Ankle); CB Dexter Wynn (Shin)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Roderick Hood; Donte' Stallworth
THURS Roderick Hood; Donte' Stallworth
New Orleans Saints
PROBABLE CB Curtis Deloatch (Thigh); S Bryan Scott (Thigh); WR Devery
Henderson (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED All Players Practiced
THURS All Players Practiced

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
Seattle Seahawks
OUT RB Shaun Alexander (Foot); DE Joe Tafoya (Knee); G Floyd
Womack (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE WR Bobby Engram (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Shaun Alexander; Floyd Womack; Joe Tafoya; Bobby Engram
THURS Practice Not Complete
St. Louis Rams
OUT RB Paul Smith (Eye)
QUESTIONABLE CB Travis Fisher (Thigh); CB Fakhir Brown (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Paul Smith; Travis Fisher; Fakhir Brown
THURS Paul Smith; Fakhir Brown

NEW YORK GIANTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
New York Giants
OUT RB Derrick Ward (Foot)
DOUBTFUL LB Carlos Emmons (Pectoral); WR Sinorice Moss (Quadricep)
QUESTIONABLE S James Butler (Knee)
PROBABLE TE Jeremy Shockey (Foot); LB Brandon Short (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Derrick Ward; Carlos Emmons; Sinorice Moss
THURS Derrick Ward; Carlos Emmons; Sinorice Moss; Brandon Short
Atlanta Falcons
QUESTIONABLE DE John Abraham (Groin); G Kynan Forney (Shoulder); T
Wayne Gandy (Shoulder); LB Edgerton Hartwell (Knee); CB
Omare Lowe (Hamstring); RB Jerious Norwood (Shoulder); CB
Allen Rossum (Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Allen Rossum; Omare Lowe
THURS All Players Practiced

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS
Carolina Panthers
OUT LB Dan Morgan (Concussion); RB DeAngelo Williams (Ankle)
QUESTIONABLE C Justin Hartwig (Groin); S Shaun Williams (Foot)
PROBABLE LB Thomas Davis (Illness); RB Nick Goings (Thigh); S Kevin
McCadam (Knee); RB Brad Hoover (Thigh)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Dan Morgan; DeAngelo Williams; Brad Hoover
THURS Dan Morgan; DeAngelo Williams; Thomas Davis
Baltimore Ravens
OUT CB Corey Ivy (Abdomen)
QUESTIONABLE RB Justin Green (Thigh); TE Todd Heap (Ankle); DT Haloti
Ngata (Knee); LB Mike Smith (Head); LB Terrell Suggs (Thigh);
DE Gary Stills (Abdomen)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Corey Ivy; Justin Green; Todd Heap; Haloti Ngata; Mike Smith;
Terrell Suggs
THURS Corey Ivy; Justin Green; Todd Heap; Haloti Ngata; Mike Smith;
Terrell Suggs; Gary Stills

BUFFALO BILLS AT DETROIT LIONS
Buffalo Bills
OUT DT John McCargo (Foot)
DOUBTFUL S Matt Bowen (Shin)
QUESTIONABLE CB Nate Clements (Quadricep); LB Takeo Spikes (Hamstring);
G Chris Villarrial (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED John McCargo; Matt Bowen; Nate Clements
THURS John McCargo; Matt Bowen; Nate Clements
Detroit Lions
OUT S Kenoy Kennedy (Foot); DT Shaun Cody (Toe); LB Alex Lewis
(Knee); G Damien Woody (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE T Rex Tucker (Knee); G Ross Verba (Hamstring)
PROBABLE RB Shawn Bryson (Knee); T Barry Stokes (Ankle); WR Roy
Williams (Back)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Kenoy Kennedy; Shaun Cody; Alex Lewis; Damien Woody; Rex
Tucker; Ross Verba; Barry Stokes; Shawn Bryson; Roy Williams
THURS Kenoy Kennedy; Shaun Cody; Alex Lewis; Damien Woody; Rex
Tucker; Ross Verba; Roy Williams

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Cincinnati Bengals
OUT WR Tab Perry (Hip); C Rich Braham (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE CB Greg Brooks (Knee); S Dexter Jackson (Ankle); LB Rashad
Jeanty (Foot)
PROBABLE DT Sam Adams (Knee); T Levi Jones (Ankle); DE Robert
Geathers (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Rich Braham; Tab Perry; Dexter Jackson; Rashad Jeanty; Sam
Adams; Levi Jones
THURS Tab Perry; Rich Braham; Dexter Jackson; Rashad Jeanty; Sam
Adams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
OUT QB Chris Simms (Splenectomy)
QUESTIONABLE CB Juran Bolden (Hip); WR Mark Jones (Hamstring); CB Brian
Kelly (Foot); TE Dave Moore (Rib); DE Simeon Rice (Shoulder);
WR Maurice Stovall (Back)
PROBABLE G Davin Joseph (Knee); LB Ryan Nece (Knee); C John Wade
(Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Chris Simms; Brian Kelly; Juran Bolden; Maurice Stovall; Simeon
Rice; Mark Jones
THURS Chris Simms; Mark Jones; Brian Kelly; Simeon Rice; Maurice
Stovall; John Wade

TENNESSEE TITANS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Tennessee Titans
OUT WR David Givens (Hand); TE Erron Kinney (Knee); G Zach
Piller (Ankle)
QUESTIONABLE LB Ken Amato (Quadricep); WR Drew Bennett (Ankle); G Benji
Olson (Ankle); LB Robert Reynolds (Thigh); DE Travis LaBoy
(Back); RB LenDale White (Stomach)
PROBABLE K Rob Bironas (Groin)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED David Givens; Erron Kinney; Zach Piller; Ken Amato; Drew
Bennett; Travis LaBoy; Benji Olson; Robert Reynolds; LenDale
White
THURS David Givens; Erron Kinney; Zach Piller; Ken Amato; Drew
Bennett; Benji Olson; Travis LaBoy; LenDale White; Rob Bironas
Washington Redskins
QUESTIONABLE CB Shawn Springs (Groin); DT Joe Salave'a (Calf)
PROBABLE DT Cornelius Griffin (Hip); WR David Patten (Thigh); P Derrick
Frost (Calf); LB Marcus Washington (Hip); DE Phillip Daniels
(Back); G Derrick Dockery (Hip)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Shawn Springs; Joe Salave'a; Cornelius Griffin; Marcus
Washington; Phillip Daniels; David Patten
THURS Shawn Springs; Joe Salave'a; Cornelius Griffin; David Patten;
Marcus Washington; Phillip Daniels; Derrick Dockery

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
San Diego Chargers
QUESTIONABLE S Bhawoh Jue (Knee)
PROBABLE TE Ryan Krause (Hamstring); T Marcus McNeill (Hand)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Bhawoh Jue
THURS Practice Not Complete
San Francisco 49ers
OUT TE Vernon Davis (Fibula)
DOUBTFUL G Larry Allen (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE T Jonas Jennings (Hand)
PROBABLE LB Derek Smith (Hip)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Vernon Davis; Jonas Jennings; Derek Smith
THURS Vernon Davis; Jonas Jennings

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Kansas City Chiefs
OUT T Will Svitek (Knee); LB Rich Scanlon (Knee); RB Michael
Bennett (Hamstring); QB Trent Green (Head); CB Benny Sapp
(Knee)
QUESTIONABLE WR Dante' Hall (Hip)
PROBABLE RB Larry Johnson (Neck); TE Kris Wilson (Ankle); T Kyle Turley
(Back)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Rich Scanlon; Michael Bennett; Trent Green; Will Svitek; Benny
Sapp; Dante' Hall; Larry Johnson
THURS Will Svitek; Rich Scanlon; Michael Bennett; Trent Green; Benny
Sapp; Dante' Hall; Kris Wilson
Pittsburgh Steelers
OUT LB James Harrison (Ankle); WR Willie Reid (Foot); LB Joey
Porter (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE CB Deshea Townsend (Hamstring)
PROBABLE RB Dan Kreider (Knee); G Kendall Simmons (Foot); DE Brett
Keisel (Ribs)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED James Harrison; Willie Reid; Brett Keisel; Joey Porter; Deshea
Townsend; Kendall Simmons; Dan Kreider
THURS James Harrison; Willie Reid; Joey Porter; Deshea Townsend;
Kendall Simmons

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS
Miami Dolphins
DOUBTFUL WR Marty Booker (Chest); QB Daunte Culpepper (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE LB Derrick Pope (Hamstring); CB Travis Daniels (Knee); TE
Justin Peelle (Knee)
PROBABLE TE Randy McMichael (Ribs)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Daunte Culpepper; Marty Booker; Travis Daniels; Justin Peelle;
Derrick Pope
THURS Marty Booker; Daunte Culpepper; Derrick Pope; Travis Daniels;
Justin Peelle
New York Jets
QUESTIONABLE RB B.J. Askew (Foot); CB David Barrett (Hip); WR Laveranues
Coles (Calf); WR Tim Dwight (Thigh); RB Cedric Houston
(Knee); G Pete Kendall (Thigh); C Trey Teague (Ankle)
PROBABLE DE Dave Ball (Hand); RB Kevan Barlow (Calf); DE Bobby
Hamilton (Knee); RB James Hodgins (Knee); T Adrian Jones
(Thigh); CB Justin Miller (Hip); QB Chad Pennington (Calf); S
Kerry Rhodes (Thigh); TE Sean Ryan (Chest); WR Brad Smith
(Thigh); S Eric Smith (Knee); DT Kimo Von Oelhoffen (Knee);
RB Leon Washington (Hip); T Anthony Clement (Shin); LB Matt
Chatham (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED B.J. Askew; David Barrett; Laveranues Coles; Tim Dwight; Cedric
Houston; Pete Kendall; Trey Teague; Rashad Moore
THURS B.J. Askew; David Barrett; Laveranues Coles; Tim Dwight; Cedric
Houston; Pete Kendall; Trey Teague

OAKLAND RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS
Oakland Raiders
OUT QB Aaron Brooks (Right Shoulder)
DOUBTFUL CB Fabian Washington (Hamstring); LB Grant Irons (Back)
QUESTIONABLE TE James Adkisson (Groin); DE Lance Johnstone (Knee); RB
Reshard Lee (Neck); G Kevin Boothe (Nose); TE Randal
Williams (Quadricep); TE John Madsen (Quadricep)
PROBABLE RB Zack Crockett (Knee); LB Isaiah Ekejiuba (Shoulder); T
Robert Gallery (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Aaron Brooks; Fabian Washington; Grant Irons; Randal Williams
THURS Practice Not Complete
Denver Broncos
OUT RB Cedric Cobbs (Ankle)
PROBABLE S John Lynch (Neck); RB Cecil Sapp (Toe)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Cedric Cobbs
THURS Practice Not Complete

CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS on Monday
Chicago Bears
OUT S Chris Harris (Quadricep)
QUESTIONABLE WR Mark Bradley (Ankle); LB Leon Joe (Hamstring); DE
Adewale Ogunleye (Hamstring)
PROBABLE TE Desmond Clark (Foot)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Practice Not Conducted
THURS Chris Harris; Mark Bradley; Leon Joe; Adewale Ogunleye;
Desmond Clark
Arizona Cardinals
DOUBTFUL LB James Darling (Calf); G Milford Brown (Ankle); DT Kendrick
Clancy (Ankle); WR Larry Fitzgerald (Hamstring)
PROBABLE S Robert Griffith (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED Larry Fitzgerald; Kendrick Clancy; Milford Brown; James Darling;
Robert Griffith
THURS James Darling; Milford Brown; Kendrick Clancy; Larry Fitzgerald

Cleveland Browns Offensive Coordinator Maurice Carthon's In Hot Water -- Why Not Raiders Tom Walsh? - News From Profootballtalk.com

This article's from Profootballtalk.com. It says they've been pestering a league source about Browns Offensive Coordinator Maurice Carthon's job. My question is why pick on Carthon? Why not pick on Tom Walsh of the Raiders? Their own article states that the Browns' offense is ranked ahead of only that of the Oakland Raiders in NFL statistics.

Is it because Carthon's black and Tom Walsh is white? In my view, although I like ProFootballtalk.com, there's an annoying tendancy to be "Anti-Black" in their coverage, from the racist image of Art Shell as "Chef" from South Park, to the questions around the hiring of Broncos GM Rick Smith, to charges of "reverse racism" in the NFL (silly), to this. It's almost knee-jerk with these guys.

More on this soon.


CARTHON IN HOT WATER

Over the past several weeks, we've been pestering a league source with knowledge of the current dynamics in Cleveland regarding scattered rumors we've heard that Browns offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon is in danger of getting poop-canned.

Previously, the source told us that the rumors were unfounded. The source now tells us that there is a "big push" within the organization to dump Carthon if the unit performs badly when the Browns return from the bye week with an October 22 home game against the Broncos.

One of the real-world factors working against a termination of Carthon is that, because he was hired by head coach Romeo Crennel after Crennel got the gig in early 2005, a relatively quick decision that Carthon can't cut it would be an admission that Crennel made a bad decision.

Sooner or later, however, the chronic ineptitude of the team requires some action to be taken, or Crennel (and other, such as G.M. Phil Savage) could find themselves in jeopardy, too.

The Browns are 31st in the league in total offense, leading only the Raiders. Cleveland is averaging 261.2 yards per game.

Vince Young's First NFL Touchdown

In the game they lost by one point and leading to Young not talking to the media afterward, Vince Young score his first NFL touchdown:

Vince Young Hates Losing - Didn't Talk To Media After Colts Game; Appology Given Today

Texas' Vince Young, the third pick in the first round of the NFL Draft and to the Tennessee Titans, hates being 0 and 5. He was so upset about losing to the Colts that he didn't talk to the media.

It's understandable that he was as upset as he expressed with his silence. Several Titans receivers missed catchable passes Young threw that were difference makers in a contest they lost only by one point, 13 to 14.

Today, on the NFL Network, he appologized for not talking on Sunday and explained that he wasn't used to losing. He and Lendel White are having a hard time with the team's current position.

I think Vince did the right thing by not shooting off his mouth after the contest on Sunday. Today he spoke with a cool head and in a tone that garnered sympathy from the press in the lockerroom.

Vince may be young -- excuse the pun -- but he's well-trained by his parents and associates and wants to do well and be nice to people.

He may just be the tonic the Titans need to turn things around.

Brett Farve Sits Out Bye Week Practice - Green Bay Post

It will be interesting to see what next week brings with his recovery.

Favre sits out practice
By Rob Demovsky
rdemovsk@greenbaypressgazette.com

The Packers’ first bye-week practice Tuesday did not include quarterback Brett Favre and a handful of other veteran and injured players.


Backup quarterback Aaron Rodgers took most of the reps in practice in place of Favre.

Other players held out of practice were: running back Ahman Green, fullback Brandon Miree, linebacker Abdul Hodge, linebacker Ben Taylor, left tackle Chad Clifton, defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins, receiver Donald Driver and receiver Robert Ferguson.

Favre had been bothered by a sore neck and shoulder before last week’s loss to the St. Louis Rams.

Rookie cornerback Will Blackmon returned to practice but still wasn’t able to fully participate due to the foot injury that has kept him out since May.

Blackmon said he’s hopeful he’ll be ready to return in time for the Packers’ next game, at Miami on Oct. 22.

The Packers are scheduled to practice through Thursday before taking a three-day weekend.

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