Coach Bill Walsh's Heath Takes A Turn For The Worst - "Titans" Event In His Honor

I just returned from an event called "A Private Equity Breakfast Honoring Coach Bill Walsh" held at the Julia Morgan Ballroom on the 15th Floor of 465 California St.

The idea of the "first of it's kind" function -- hosted by former San Francisco 49ers Harris Barton and Ronnie Lott -- was to install Coach Walsh as the first "Titan" in what will be an annual "Salute to The Titans" fund-raising event. Of course, the person of honor was to be former Stanford and San Francisco 49ers Coach Bill Walsh.

I was excited to attend the event, and even took my camcorder to do a short video interview of Coach Walsh. But after the news I and others were given, I just didn't have it in me to activate my camera. It didn't feel right to do it.

The room was chocked ful of 49er greats, from Barton and Lott, to Bill Ring, Guy McIntyre, Dave Fiori, Esson Ramson, Eric Wright, and Steve Bono. San Francisco Giants Vice President Larry Baer was there, as were former 49ers Steve Kenney and Jeff Baer, who was the team photographer. There were representitives of various private equity funds and investment bankers like George Roberts of Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts.

I was originally assigned to "Table 6" and with former Stanford Cardinal Running Back Darren Nelson, and what seemed to be an entire table of Stanford alumns; just the place for a Cal grad like me. Then, to my surprise Carmen Policy, Former President of The San Francisco 49ers and of The New Cleveland Browns, and now living in the Bay Area, came to the table to sit down. I was sitting next to a good friend of his -- "R.J." -- when Carmen leaned over and said "Bill's not attending the event. This thing he's got's just knocked him on his ass."

So R.J. and I looked at each other and realized we'd just been given very bad news. Few could believe what Carmen has said, so sad it was. Later, one of Carmen's business associates came in, and as our table was crowded had no place to sit. So since I was really "the new guy" I offered my seat to him, even though Carmen asked me to stay. I just went over to sit with my friends Beth and Allison.

When I delivered the news to them and the rest of the table, everyone thought it was a joke. That ended when Barton took the podium and after welcoming the estimated 100 people, explained that two days ago, Coach Walsh called Barton and Lott to explain that he would not be able to attend the breakfast. "His health's taken a turn for the worst," Barton said.

At that point, the function took on the feel of a memorial. Four people came up to share stories about Coach Walsh: Darren Nelson, Bill Ring, Ronnie Lott, Carmen Policy, and Sharon Williams, the Executive Director of Opportunities
Industrialization Center West (OICW), a non-profit in East Palo Alto Coach Walsh has played a key role in helping over the years.

Each speech was moving. Darren Nelson explained that Coach Walsh was "The Mad Scientist" and saw in Nelson at Stanford a pass-catching halfback, even though Nelson never caught a pass in high school. There was former 49ers Running Back "Number "30" Bill Ring talking about how Coach Walsh would make the players stay longer for practice in search of perfection in how his players ran a play. "He was like a conductor waving his batton," Ring said, "and we players were the musicians making music."

Carmen Policy talked about how he and now Former 49ers Owner Eddie DeBartolo waited in DeBartolo's apartment as then-Stanford Coach Walsh used the back elevator to escape the media and to come up for an interview. "You could see it then," Policy said, "His stature. The silver hair. He could fill a room with his presence. Right then you knew a decision had been made. We found our coach."

Carmen said that Coach Walsh gave the San Francisco Bay Area something by contributing to its soul. By forming a team and an organization that everyone stopped doing everything to see on Sundays. Lott talked about how Coach Walsh did truly love his players. Sharon Williams talked about how Coach Walsh enlisted the help of very player and athlete he could get his hands on to donate to OICW.

After the speeches a seven-minute NFL films video was shown, featuring NFL Films' Steve Sabol talking with Coach Walsh about how he came to lead the Niners, the intial discredit Walsh received for his "intellectual and technical" approach to the game, the organization's eventual success, and how much Bill really loved his players. It was moving.

The event closed with Barton asking all of the attendess to stand and accept the "Titans" award for Coach Walsh. We all did.

Later I said to Carmen that one good way to honor Coach Walsh is for the media to start calling the "West Coast Offense" the "Walsh Offense." Policy agreed, because Coach Walsh did create it, and should be honored for his work. The approach changed how offense is played in the NFL.

Here's to Coach Walsh and the Walsh Offense. I don't know how bad off Coach Walsh is, but I do ask that all reading this honor him in my requested way.

The video below was in part shown today; I include it here to demonstrate Coach Walsh's attention to detail and teaching talent.

Mike Sliver Inteviews Bengals WR Chad Johnson - CNNSI.Com

I swear some of Sports Illustrated Senior Writer and All-Time Cal Bear Mike Sliver's work doesn't make the magazine and that's a crime. Here's one example. His interview with Chad Johnson of the Bengals. But I've got to wonder if this caused the Bengals to get smashed by the Patriots? Hmm....

Chad Johnson
Bengals star's favorite celebrations, trash-talking foes
Posted: Friday September 29, 2006 12:28PM; Updated: Friday September 29, 2006 3:55PM

Chad Johnson eats the same meal at the same restaurant every afternoon he spends in Cincinnati, and were it not for the platinum-blond Mohawk -- and his current status as the NFL's most dangerous receiver -- it would be tempting to say his arrival at his favorite haunt on a recent Friday was rather uneventful.

The last time I'd broken bread with Johnson, at an Island's in L.A., he'd asked the waitress for a job application, later explaining, "You never know when you might get cut." I assumed he was doing it for effect, until one of his female friends joined us and informed me that it was common practice for a guy who, due to academic struggles and questionable commitment to his craft during his post-high-school years, came perilously close to squandering his NFL dreams.

This time Johnson seemed a bit more secure about his status, though his rough edges remain -- for example, the locker-room tantrum he threw at halftime of the Bengals' playoff defeat to the Steelers last January, one of the many topics we discussed.

Silver: I know you love to talk trash -- you and Joey Porter put on a quite a show every time you play. Is there one opponent you're really looking forward to facing this season?

Johnson: Yeah, Joey and I have this thing where we meet at the 50 before every game and let each other have it nonstop. Away from the field I love the guy, but when we get in that situation, watch out. And Troy [Polamalu] is always nudging me and hitting me during games, but he freaks me out because he never talks. I'm like, "Damn, Troy, what the f---?" Then I hear him interviewed and crack up: He's a beast on the field and he sounds like Michael Jackson.... CLICK FOR THE REST...

NFL Bettors: Online Gambling Given Death Sentence By US Government

PartyGaming, Sportingbet Plunge on U.S. Gambling Law (Update8)
By Neil Craven - BLOOMBERG

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of PartyGaming Plc, Sportingbet Plc and 888 Holdings Plc plummeted, wiping out $7 billion of market value, after Congress passed laws to shut down Internet gambling in the U.S.

Legislation to prevent credit-card companies from collecting payments for bets was approved Sept. 30 in the closing hours of the congressional session, the culmination of a U.S. clampdown on online gaming. PartyGaming, the world's biggest Internet poker company, will stop taking wagers from its 900,000 American players. Its stock lost 58 percent of its value.

``The U.S. government has found a way to make life almost impossible'' for gambling Web sites, said Philippe Gijsels, senior equity strategist at Fortis Bank SA's private investment unit in Brussels, which manages $62 billion. The companies ``will have to regroup and rethink their business model,'' he said.

The U.S. accounts for about half of the $12 billion Internet gambling market and considers the industry illegal. PartyGaming is among more than 2,000 offshore companies operating poker and sports-betting Web sites. Authorities have detained British executives of Web bookmakers visiting the U.S., including David Carruthers of Betonsports Plc, who was charged by a federal grand jury in July with illegal interstate gambling.

Gibraltar-based PartyGaming, which trades in London, got more than four-fifths of its sales from the U.S. last year.

``This development is a significant setback for our company, our shareholders, our players and our industry,'' PartyGaming Chief Executive Officer Mitch Garber said in a statement.

Shares Tumble

PartyGaming shares slid 62 pence to 45 pence in London. It was the biggest decliner in the U.K.'s benchmark FTSE 100 Index.

``This bill was having trouble getting through Congress so a lot of investors thought this was not going to happen,'' said Brian Tora, investment director at Gerrard Ltd. in London. ``Suddenly no one really knows how much these companies are going to make in terms of profit.''

The measure, added to unrelated legislation providing $3.4 billion for port security, was passed before Congress recesses to campaign for the Nov. 7 elections.

``I can't believe they actually managed to get it through,'' said Jamie Coleman, who holds PartyGaming shares among the $550 million he helps manage at EFG Wealth Management in London. ``I'm pretty damn shocked, and I'm pretty damn shocked at the way they went about doing it as well.''

U.S. President George W. Bush will sign the bill into law, said White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore. No date has been set for the signing.

Bank Regulations

``Internet gambling has been illegal since the inception of the Internet, but there has been no way to enforce it,'' Representative James Leach, an Iowa Republican, said Sept. 30. By making it ``illegal to use a financial instrument to settle an Internet wager,'' Congress is ``putting responsibility on the financial community,'' Leach said.

The legislation directs the Federal Reserve and Department of Justice to issue regulations within nine months to banks establishing policies and procedures for blocking transactions.

``There was an assumption tied into the price of these stocks that the legislation was not going to make it through,'' said Paul Leyland, an analyst at Arbuthnot Securities in London. Unless Congress can ensure the act will be policed, ``this could very quickly transpire to be a toothless piece of legislation,'' he added. ``The devil of all this will be in the detail.''

Poker Industry

The American Gaming Association, which represents casino operators based in Las Vegas and elsewhere, had asked Congress to fund a commission that would study whether online gambling can be regulated and taxed in the U.S. The lobby group's hope is a study may eventually let major casino operators such as MGM Mirage and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. enter the online business.

Harrah's, the world's largest casino operator, today said it received a $15.1 billion takeover offer from Apollo Management LP and Texas Pacific Group.

PartyGaming controlled about 50 percent of the online poker market at the start of this year. Its PartyPoker site is the world's largest online poker gaming venue with about 38 percent of the market in December 2005, three times more than its nearest rival, it has said.

Founder's Losses

The company was founded by a group including Anurag Dikshit, PartyGaming's former operations director, in 1997. With 1.5 billion shares, or 29 percent of the equity, he remains the company's biggest investor, the company said. Today's plunge wiped out about 700 million pounds from his holdings, according to Bloomberg calculations.

PartyGaming's IPO made Dikshit the 207th richest person in the world in 2006, according to Forbes magazine's web site.

The poker industry has grown as events including the World Series of Poker encourage more people to play games such as Texas Hold'em online. According to research company Christensen Capital Advisors, online poker grew to a $1 billion business in 2004 from $90 million in 2002.

PartyGaming sold shares to the public in June 2005. It said in its prospectus that the Justice Department ``considers that companies offering online gaming to U.S. residents are in violation of existing federal laws'' and that investors may lose their money if the company is banned from the U.S.

`Devastating Loss'

888 said suspending its U.S. operations will have a ``material adverse impact'' on earnings. Chief Operating Officer Gigi Levy said on a conference call that about half the company's revenue comes from U.S. clients. Its stock dropped 38.25 pence, or 26 percent, to 108.25 pence today.

``We will step up a gear in terms of looking at the rest of the world,'' said 888 Chief Executive Officer John Anderson. ``It's a devastating loss. Most of the rest of the world is quite sensible in terms of regulation. If you look at the prohibition of booze in the U.S., gangsters made a lot of money from that.''

Sportingbet tumbled 64 percent to 66 pence. The company today said the U.S. rules prompted it to abandon talks to buy World Gaming Plc, whose shares slid 76 percent today. Former Sportingbet Chairman Peter Dicks, facing extradition to Louisiana, was set free last week by New York authorities.

There were 23 online gaming-related stocks on London's Alternative Investment Market at the end of August.

Empire Online Ltd., whose online gambling brands include Club Dice, fell 16.5 pence, or 25 percent, to 50.5 pence. Leisure & Gaming Plc, whose brands include VIPsports, lost 75 percent to 9.75 pence in London. NETeller Plc, a U.K. provider of money transfers for Internet gaming, fell 215 pence, or 61 percent, to 140 pence.

Excapsa Software Inc., a Toronto-based maker of software for gambling Web sites, slid 71 percent to 13 pence in London. CryptoLogic Inc., another Canadian maker of online gambling software, was 15 percent lower in Toronto as European stock markets closed.

Playtech Ltd. a British Virgin Islands-based gaming-software developer, tumbled 41 percent to 145.75 pence. Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG slid 35 percent in Vienna.

To contact the reporter on this story: Neil Craven in London at ncraven1@bloomberg.net .

Last Updated: October 2, 2006 12:09 EDT

Albert Haynesworth - Suspended for Five Games - ESPN

Haynesworth suspended for unprecedented five games
ESPN.com news services

The NFL has handed down a lengthy five-game suspension to Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth for kicking Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode in the head.

That length of suspension represents the biggest on-field disciplinary action in league history. Charles Martin held the previous high for a suspension, sitting two games for his bodyslam of Bears quarterback Jim McMahon on Nov. 23, 1986.

"This is an unprecedented suspension. I feel like his actions on the field were also unprecented," Titans coach Jeff Fisher said.

"I felt there needed to be some serious action taken from a discipline standpoint, and I think what the league has done now is adequate."

The suspension will cost Haynesworth $190,070 -- or one-seventeenth of his 2006 base salary of $646,251.

"I think five games, five paychecks is substantial," Fisher said.

The suspension takes effect immediately. Haynesworth can return on Nov. 19 for the Titans' game at Philadelphia.

"There is absolutely no place in the game, or anywhere else, for the inexcusable action that occurred in yesterday's Titans-Cowboys game," commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

Haynesworth was contrite after the incident.

"I apologize to Andre," he said Sunday. "What I did was disgusting. It's something that should never happen. I mean, I'm not a dirty player. I don't play dirty. I have respect for the game. What I feel like is I disgraced the game, disgraced my team and disgraced my last name."

Julius Jones had just scored on a 5-yard run, putting Dallas up 20-6 in what wound up as a 45-14 victory. Gurode's helmet came off, and Haynesworth, standing over him, used his right foot to kick Gurode in the head.

Gurode said they hadn't been talking or having any exchanges that led to Haynesworth kicking him twice. He received stitches above his forehead and beneath his eye.

"In all my years of football, this has never happened to me. I've never been kicked in the face like this, and I've never seen anybody kick nobody else in the face," Gurode said.

"What I did was disgusting," the Titans' Albert Haynesworth said of his stomp on Cowboys center Andre Gurode's face.
A flag was thrown, and Haynesworth followed an official toward the Titans' sideline, protesting.

Haynesworth pulled off his helmet and slammed it to the ground, prompting another flag. Referee Jerome Boger disqualified Haynesworth, and the player walked off the field after talking briefly with Fisher.

"It's ridiculous to get to that point. Two back-to-back penalties like that, there's no place for it," Fisher said.

Gurode didn't play the rest of the second half.

"This vision was kind of blurry in my left eye," he said. "If it was clear, I would have tried to come back in to play."

The Associated Press and ESPN.com's John Clayton contributed to this report.

State Farm / NFL Sponsorship Press Release - NFLmedia.com

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STATE FARM® SIGNS 3-YEAR DEAL WITH THE NFL

Nation’s #1 Auto Insurer Teams with the Most Recognized Sports Property in the U.S.

Bloomington, Ill. and New York, October 2, 2006 – State Farm® and the NFL announced today a three-year sponsorship agreement. This marks the first time that the nation’s largest insurer of homes and automobiles has joined forces with the nation’s most popular sport. The three-year agreement presents State Farm with numerous marketing and advertising incentives, the opportunity to leverage the NFL brand, as well as the firstever presenting sponsorship of the NFL Pro Bowl beginning with the 2007 game.

“This sponsorship of the NFL allows State Farm to communicate through a channel that reaches millions of people and has an incredibly loyal fan base,” said Mark Gibson, assistant vice president - advertising, State Farm. “With this alliance, State Farm is able to leverage the power of the NFL, and effectively reinforce its message that it is committed to being customers’ first and best choice.”

The partnership agreement also includes trademark rights, broadcast and online media elements, and title sponsorship of “NFL Match Up,” a weekly program that provides an in-depth analysis of the weekend’s best games. State Farm plans to support the NFL partnership with an integrated marketing plan including national advertising, consumer marketing programs, and on-line promotion.

"We are pleased to welcome State Farm to our roster of sponsors," said Peter Murray, NFL VP of partnership marketing and corporate sales. "We look forward to working with State Farm on year-round marketing programs, including the presenting sponsorship of one of our fans' favorite events, the Pro Bowl."

State Farm continues to pursue unique opportunities in the marketing arena. In the past year, State Farm has expanded its front-line sponsorships to include NASCAR drivers Jeff Burton and Reed Sorenson; USA Basketball; USSA Snowboarding, and Disney-Pixar’s smash hit, “CARS.” State Farm is also an official corporate sponsor of the NCAA. By teaming with the NFL, the number one sport in the U.S., State Farm can further extend its brand to new audiences.

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Albert Haynesworth - Video Of Stomping v. Cowboys

This is a video showing the play and the stomping incident involving the Titans Albert Haynesworth. It's not a pretty thing to see.

Video:

President Bush and Staff Fired Colin Powell - Terrible Treatment Of A Hero

This video and the Washington Post article this post is linked to explain how former Secretary of State Colin Powell was fired by the Bush Administration. I've long believed that Condelessa Rice was stabing Powell in the back in her own quest for power. Why do I think this? Because she allowed herself to be the person who took Powell's place.

Vice President Cheney, Andrew Card, Donald Rumsfeld, and other plotted to take down Colin Powell because he was a more popular figure than Bush and the only voice of reason who could have kept the United States out of this mess that is the Iraq War.

But what these people did was apparently set up false intelligence and used Powell to present it. Terrible.

The Washington Post article is a must-read. In it, Powell's reported to have said that the President didn't seem to know why Powell was in what turned out to be his farewell meeting. That's an old trick sociopathic politician and public official play. I've worked for some of them. President Bush knew all along. Bet on it.

Albert Haynesworth - Profootballtalk.com Expresses Outrage

Albert Haynesworth did appologize, but one has to wonder just what the hell was going through his head to do something like that?


POSTED 12:32 a.m. EDT, October 2, 2006

OUTRAGE BUILDS OVER HAYNESWORTH HOP

We've received a flood of e-mails this evening from readers who were astounded by the gross display of criminal violence that played out on LP Field Sunday afternoon.

For those of you who missed it, Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stomped on the face of Cowboys center Andre Gurode, opening a gash that per published reports required 30 stitches to close. We've finally seen the entire video -- despite reports that Gurode's helmet came off, it's clear the Haynesworth had a role in forcibly removing it. And then Haynesworth put his cleats on Gurode's head not once but twice.

It's possible that Gurode had been holding Haynesworth all afternoon or, as we've heard about other centers, grabbing Haynesworth's frank and beans during and/or after plays. Regardless, Haynesworth's actions were beyond anything that should occur on a football field, and he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

In order to ensure that this one doesn't get brushed under the rug by the powers-that-be in Tennessee, we encourage all concerned readers to make your voices heard.

How, you aks? By contacting the chief law enforcement official directly:

Victor S. (Torry) Johnson III
District Attorney General
Washington Square, Suite 500
222 2nd Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37201-1649
Phone (615) 862-5500
Fax (615) 862-5599

We'll post the text of the letter we send. Ideally, readers in Nashville (i.e., voters) will send in their own.

UPDATE: Thanks to a reader who explored the web site a bit more carefully than we did, there's a page that allows a crime to be reported. Why don't we all fill the thing out and send it in? (We just did.)

Meanwhile, we've found something in the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy that, in theory, permits the league to jettison Haynesworth, if it so chooses. In a provision addressing "Persons Engaged in Violent Activity in the Workplace," the Policy states that "[c]riminal conduct in the workplace or against other employees is prohibited," and that "[a]ny Covered Person who commits or threatens violent acts against co-workers, regardless of whether an arrest is made or criminal charges are brought, shall be subject to evaluation, counseling and discipline, including termination from employment."

Including termination from employment.

Think about it. If you stand up right now and go over to the guy who makes that weird sound when he sips his coffee, throw him to the ground, and jam your shoe repeatedly on his face until he has a 30-stitch gash, your ass would be fired before they even start cleaning the blood off of the carpet.

So why should Haynesworth get a pass? Violence is violence. "Losing it" on a football field is no different than "losing it" in a factory. And if a guy loses it in that manner, he should lose his job -- just like your or I would.

He also should go to jail. Just like you or I would.

To the new Commissioner, we say that this is a prime opportunity to put your own thumbprint on the league just as plainly as your signature is on the official game ball. Don't call Paul Tagliabue and ask him what he would have done. This atmosphere of tolerance festered on his watch.

Instead, you should set your jaw, clench your teeth, and fire Albert Haynesworth.

Will the union make a fuss? If they do, who cares? If they want to come off as soft on such serious issues at a time when the league is becoming a spin-off of America's Most Wanted, let 'em.

Besides, as Gene Upshaw and company wrestle with advocating the rights of a guy who'd already be a license plate specialist but for his God-given size and skills, what about the rights of Andre Gurode?

It's easy for other players to side with their union brothers in disputes against "the man." In this specific case, however, the players are more likely to identify with the victim than with the perpetrator.

And the one thing we can guarantee is that, if Haynesworth isn't fired, something like what he did on Sunday eventually will happen again.

Mark Foley - A Simple Reminder That No One's What You Think They Are

For some reason, I'm not surprised that this story about Rep. Mark Foley came out. No, not because I know him. Never met the man. But because it's yet another reminder that no one really is who we think they are. Moreover, the more we try to hide who we really are, the more likely the truth's going to see the light of day.

It also reminds me of a conversation I had with a special friend I was having dinner with about just under a month ago. I explained that I don't use another name in my Internet communications, and that I'm open because I think 1) its the best way to protect my identity, 2) if I did hide information about my identity, one way or another the truth would come out, and 3) if I were hiding it would be because I didn't want to be discovered doing something I should not have done. So, the answer is be open in ones actions.

Now if Foley were such a person, he'd never send such emails to 16-year old congressional pages. Yikes! But he elected to do something for which he never thought he'd get caught. Well, he did.

It's not a happy story. I hope Foley gets the help he obviously needs.

Kendra Wilkinson From "The Girls Next Door - Video and Bio

Most recently linked with Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Terrell Owens, Kendra Wilkinson's Q-Rating has certainly exploded with the airing of the new show "The Girls Next Door," featuring Playboy Mogul Hugh Hefner and three Playboy Playmates.

According to Wikipedia:

Kendra Wilkinson (born June 12, 1985 in San Diego, California) is a model and television personality best known as one of the three live-in girlfriends of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and a co-star of the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door. She met Hefner at his 78th birthday party in April 2004, where she had been hired to be one of the "painted girls" (being completely nude except for painted-on accessories).

She is a self-proclaimed tomboy, noteworthy for being a sports fan and athlete. One of her trademarks on the program is her constant exercising.

Her stated career goal is to become a massage therapist or sports announcer. As of December 2005, she has become a regular "blogger" columnist at the website of the Philadelphia Eagles. Her mother, from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, used to be one of the professional cheerleaders for the team.

She appeared in the Playboy Special Editions Sexy 100 for 2006.

Here's a video of Kendra Wilkinson in the show Girls Next Door. Note that she specifically points to Terrell Owens "81" jersey with the Philadelphia Eagles.

NFL INJURY REPORT FOR WEEK FOUR, UPDATE - NFLMEDIA.COM

FOR USE AS DESIRED NFL-PER-4

WEEK 4 INJURY REPORT -- FRIDAY

Following is a list of quarterback injuries for Week 4 Games (October 1-2):
Kansas City Chiefs
Out
Trent Green (Head)
Minnesota Vikings
Out
Tarvaris Jackson (Knee)
Oakland Raiders
Out
Aaron Brooks (Right Shoulder)
New England Patriots
Probable
Tom Brady (Right Shoulder)
New York Jets
Probable
Chad Pennington (Calf)
Washington Redskins
Probable
Mark Brunell (Left Elbow)
Following is a list of injured players for Week 4 Games:
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT HOUSTON TEXANS
Miami Dolphins
QUESTIONABLE
G Joe Berger (Foot); LB Derrick Pope (Hamstring)
PROBABLE
CB Travis Daniels (Ankle); CB Eddie Jackson (Toe)
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
FRI
All Players Practiced
Houston Texans
OUT
CB Demarcus Faggins (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE
C Mike Flanagan (Foot); DE Antwan Peek (Groin)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Demarcus Faggins; Antwan Peek
THURS
Demarcus Faggins; Mike Flanagan; Antwan Peek
FRI
Demarcus Faggins; Mike Flanagan
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
San Francisco 49ers
OUT
G Larry Allen (Knee); TE Vernon Davis (Fibula)
QUESTIONABLE
WR Taylor Jacobs (Hamstring); DE Ronald Fields (Shoulder)
PROBABLE
RB Maurice Hicks (Ankle); TE Delanie Walker (Shoulder); RB Michael Robinson (Shoulder); RB Frank Gore (Ribs)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Larry Allen; Vernon Davis
THURS
Larry Allen; Vernon Davis
FRI
Larry Allen; Vernon Davis
Kansas City Chiefs
OUT
QB Trent Green (Head)
QUESTIONABLE
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
Trent Green; Kyle Turley
THURS
Trent Green; Kyle Turley
FRI
Trent Green; Kyle Turley
DALLAS COWBOYS AT TENNESSEE TITANS
Dallas Cowboys
QUESTIONABLE
WR Terrell Owens (Hand)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Terrell Owens
THURS
All Players Practiced
FRI
All Players Practiced
Tennessee Titans
OUT
TE Erron Kinney (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE
C Eugene Amano (Ankle); P Craig Hentrich (Back); G Benji Olson (Calf); G Zach Piller (Ankle); DT Robaire Smith (Hamstring); RB Ahmard Hall (Ankle); DE Antwan Odom (Knee); LB Robert Reynolds (Thigh); RB Chris Brown (Toe)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Erron Kinney; Eugene Amano; Benji Olson; Zach Piller; Robaire Smith
THURS
Erron Kinney; Eugene Amano; Benji Olson; Zach Piller; Robaire Smith; Robert Reynolds
FRI
Erron Kinney; Eugene Amano; Zach Piller
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT ATLANTA FALCONS
Arizona Cardinals
QUESTIONABLE
LB James Darling (Calf)
PROBABLE
TE Fred Wakefield (Back)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
James Darling; Fred Wakefield
THURS
James Darling
FRI
James Darling
Atlanta Falcons
QUESTIONABLE
DE John Abraham (Groin); LB Edgerton Hartwell (Knee)
PROBABLE
CB DeAngelo Hall (Calf)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
John Abraham; Patrick Kerney; DeAngelo Hall
THURS
John Abraham
FRI
John Abraham
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS
San Diego Chargers
OUT
S Bhawoh Jue (Knee); S Terrence Kiel (Personal Reasons)
QUESTIONABLE
G Kris Dielman (Hamstring); DE Igor Olshansky (Knee); WR Keenan McCardell (Hamstring); TE Ryan Krause (Hamstring); T Leander Jordan (Neck)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Bhawoh Jue; Leander Jordan; Ryan Krause; Terrence Kiel
THURS
Bhawoh Jue; Leander Jordan; Ryan Krause; Terrence Kiel
FRI
Bhawoh Jue; Ryan Krause; Leander Jordan; Terrence Kiel
Baltimore Ravens
QUESTIONABLE
DT Haloti Ngata (Back); S Ed Reed (Foot); DE Terrell Suggs (Thigh)
PROBABLE
TE Todd Heap (Ankle); G Edwin Mulitalo (Elbow); LB Bart Scott (Foot); WR Demetrius Williams (Elbow)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Demetrius Williams; Terrell Suggs; Todd Heap; Edwin Mulitalo; Bart Scott
THURS
Todd Heap; Edwin Mulitalo; Haloti Ngata; Ed Reed; Bart Scott; Terrell Suggs
FRI
Haloti Ngata; Ed Reed; Terrell Suggs; Edwin Mulitalo
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT BUFFALO BILLS
Minnesota Vikings
OUT
QB Tarvaris Jackson (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE
LB Ben Leber (Knee)
PROBABLE
DT Pat Williams (Ankle); RB Chester Taylor (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Tarvaris Jackson; Ben Leber
THURS
Tarvaris Jackson; Ben Leber; Chester Taylor
FRI
Tarvaris Jackson
Buffalo Bills
QUESTIONABLE
S Matt Bowen (Shin); LB Takeo Spikes (Hamstring); CB Kiwaukee Thomas (Back)
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
FRI
Takeo Spikes
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS
New Orleans Saints
OUT
S Bryan Scott (Thigh)
DOUBTFUL
WR Devery Henderson (Shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE
LB Danny Clark (Hip)
PROBABLE
CB Fred Thomas (Hip)
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
Bryan Scott; Rob Ninkovich; Devery Henderson
FRI
Bryan Scott; Devery Henderson
Carolina Panthers
OUT
LB Dan Morgan (Concussion); TE Mike Seidman (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE
C Justin Hartwig (Groin); S Shaun Williams (Foot)
PROBABLE
T Todd Fordham (Shoulder); RB Nick Goings (Thigh); CB Ken Lucas (Neck); WR Steve Smith (Thigh)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Dan Morgan; Mike Seidman; Todd Fordham; Justin Hartwig; Shaun Williams
THURS
Dan Morgan; Mike Seidman; Justin Hartwig; Shaun Williams
FRI
Dan Morgan; Mike Seidman; Justin Hartwig; Shaun Williams
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW YORK JETS
Indianapolis Colts
OUT
S Bob Sanders (Knee); DT Corey Simon (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE
T Ryan Diem (Thumb); G Dylan Gandy (Abdomen); CB Nicholas Harper (Groin); CB Kelvin Hayden (Ankle); CB Marlin Jackson (Concussion); CB Tim Jennings (Knee); K Adam Vinatieri (Right Groin); DT Dan Klecko (Low Back); G Ryan Lilja (Knee); DT Darrell Reid (Elbow); G Jake Scott (Knee); WR Brandon Stokley (Ankle); DE Josh Thomas (Ankle)
PROBABLE
TE Ben Utecht (Groin); RB De De Dorsey (Ankle); LB Freddy Keiaho (Knee); LB Gary Brackett (Thigh)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Corey Simon; Bob Sanders; Darrell Reid; Ryan Lilja; Dan Klecko; Marlin Jackson; Nicholas Harper; Dylan Gandy; Adam Vinatieri; Brandon Stokley; Ryan Diem
THURS
Corey Simon; Bob Sanders; Darrell Reid; Dan Klecko; Nicholas Harper; Dylan Gandy; Ryan Diem; Adam Vinatieri; Brandon Stokley
FRI
Bob Sanders; Corey Simon; Ryan Diem; Nicholas Harper; Dan Klecko; Brandon Stokley; Josh Thomas
New York Jets
QUESTIONABLE
CB David Barrett (Thigh); WR Laveranues Coles (Calf); WR Tim Dwight (Hamstring); G Pete Kendall (Thigh); S Kerry Rhodes (Thigh); S Derrick Strait (Thigh); C Trey Teague (Ankle)
PROBABLE
DE Dave Ball (Hand); RB Kevan Barlow (Calf); LB Matt Chatham (Foot); T Anthony Clement (Shin); CB Drew Coleman (Hand); DE Shaun Ellis (Hip); DE Bobby Hamilton (Knee); QB Chad Pennington (Calf); DT Kimo Von Oelhoffen (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Laveranues Coles; Tim Dwight; Pete Kendall; Kerry Rhodes; Derrick Strait; Trey Teague; David Barrett
THURS
Trey Teague; Derrick Strait; Laveranues Coles; Tim Dwight; Pete Kendall; Kerry Rhodes; David Barrett
FRI
David Barrett; Laveranues Coles; Tim Dwight; Pete Kendall; Kerry Rhodes; Derrick Strait; Trey Teague
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT OAKLAND RAIDERS
Cleveland Browns
OUT
DE Nick Eason (Ankle); CB Gary Baxter (Pectoral)
QUESTIONABLE
TE Darnell Dinkins (Hamstring); RB Reuben Droughns (Shoulder); DE Simon Fraser (Shoulder); WR Joe Jurevicius (Ribs); LB Willie McGinest (Calf); DE Orpheus Roye (Shoulder); TE Kellen Winslow (Knee); S Justin Hamilton (Ankle)
PROBABLE
S Brian Russell (Elbow); G Cosey Coleman (Hand)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Willie McGinest; Reuben Droughns; Orpheus Roye; Simon Fraser; Kellen Winslow; Nick Eason; Gary Baxter; Joe Jurevicius
THURS
Orpheus Roye; Nick Eason; Simon Fraser; Joe Jurevicius; Willie McGinest; Gary Baxter; Reuben Droughns; Kellen Winslow
FRI
Nick Eason; Gary Baxter; Willie McGinest; Kellen Winslow; Justin Hamilton
Oakland Raiders
OUT
QB Aaron Brooks (Right Shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE
LB Sam Williams (Ankle); DE Kevin Huntley (Foot); LB Grant Irons (Back)
PROBABLE
CB Nnamdi Asomugha (Foot); T Robert Gallery (Calf); CB Fabian Washington (Hamstring)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Aaron Brooks; Grant Irons
THURS
Aaron Brooks; Grant Irons
FRI
Aaron Brooks; Grant Irons
DETROIT LIONS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS
Detroit Lions
OUT
LB Alex Lewis (Knee); S Kenoy Kennedy (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE
CB Fernando Bryant (Ankle); T Barry Stokes (Hamstring); G Ross Verba (Hamstring); T Rex Tucker (Knee); DT Shaun Rogers (Knee)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Kenoy Kennedy; Alex Lewis; Barry Stokes; Rex Tucker; Ross Verba; Shaun Rogers
THURS
Kenoy Kennedy; Alex Lewis; Fernando Bryant; Rex Tucker; Barry Stokes; Ross Verba; Shaun Rogers
FRI
Alex Lewis; Kenoy Kennedy; Fernando Bryant; Barry Stokes; Ross Verba; Rex Tucker; Shaun Rogers
St. Louis Rams
QUESTIONABLE
T Orlando Pace (Concussion)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Orlando Pace
THURS
Orlando Pace
FRI
Orlando Pace
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Jacksonville Jaguars
DOUBTFUL
DE Marcellus Wiley (Groin); RB Derrick Wimbush (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE
CB Rashean Mathis (Knee)
PROBABLE
G Chris Naeole (Knee); DT Marcus Stroud (Ankle); S Donovin Darius (Back); WR Matt Jones (Groin); WR Chad Owens (Ribs); DE Paul Spicer (Groin); RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Derrick Wimbush; Marcellus Wiley; Rashean Mathis; Marcus Stroud; Chris Naeole
THURS
Marcellus Wiley; Derrick Wimbush; Rashean Mathis
FRI
Marcellus Wiley; Derrick Wimbush; Marcus Stroud
Washington Redskins
OUT
CB Shawn Springs (Groin)
PROBABLE
DT Joe Salave'a (Calf); QB Mark Brunell (Left Elbow)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Shawn Springs; Mark Brunell; Joe Salave'a
THURS
Shawn Springs; Mark Brunell
FRI
Shawn Springs; Joe Salave'a
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS
New England Patriots
QUESTIONABLE
S Artrell Hawkins (Thigh); CB Ellis Hobbs (Wrist); WR Chad Jackson (Hamstring); T Nick Kaczur (Shoulder); CB Eugene Wilson (Hamstring)
PROBABLE
QB Tom Brady (Right Shoulder); WR Doug Gabriel (Hamstring); T Matt Light (Knee); T Ryan O'Callaghan (Head)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Artrell Hawkins; Ellis Hobbs; Chad Jackson; Nick Kaczur; Eugene Wilson; Doug Gabriel; Matt Light; Ryan O'Callaghan
THURS
Ellis Hobbs; Chad Jackson; Nick Kaczur; Eugene Wilson; Artrell Hawkins; Doug Gabriel; Ryan O'Callaghan; Matt Light
FRI
Artrell Hawkins; Ellis Hobbs; Chad Jackson; Nick Kaczur; Eugene Wilson; Doug Gabriel; Matt Light; Ryan O'Callaghan
Cincinnati Bengals
OUT
DE Frostee Rucker (Shoulder); C Rich Braham (Knee); S Dexter Jackson (Ankle); WR Tab Perry (Hip)
DOUBTFUL
LB Rashad Jeanty (Foot); LB A.J. Nicholson (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE
WR Antonio Chatman (Groin)
PROBABLE
DT Sam Adams (Knee); WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Foot); T Levi Jones (Ankle); S Kevin Kaesviharn (Neck); LB Brian Simmons (Knee); DE Justin Smith (Foot); TE Reggie Kelly (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Rich Braham; Dexter Jackson; Tab Perry; Frostee Rucker; A.J. Nicholson; Rashad Jeanty; T.J. Houshmandzadeh; Sam Adams; Kevin Kaesviharn; Brian Simmons; Justin Smith; Levi Jones
THURS
Rich Braham; Dexter Jackson; Tab Perry; Frostee Rucker; A.J. Nicholson; Rashad Jeanty; Sam Adams; Levi Jones
FRI
Frostee Rucker; Rich Braham; Dexter Jackson; Tab Perry; Rashad Jeanty; A.J. Nicholson; Reggie Kelly
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT CHICAGO BEARS
Seattle Seahawks
OUT
RB Shaun Alexander (Foot); TE Jerramy Stevens (Knee); DT Marcus Tubbs (Knee); G Floyd Womack (Knee)
DOUBTFUL
CB Jordan Babineaux (Concussion); DE Joe Tafoya (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE
G Chris Gray (Knee); T Sean Locklear (Knee)
PROBABLE
S Ken Hamlin (Shoulder)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Floyd Womack; Marcus Tubbs; Jerramy Stevens; Shaun Alexander; Joe Tafoya; Jordan Babineaux; Chris Gray; Sean Locklear
THURS
Shaun Alexander; Jerramy Stevens; Marcus Tubbs; Floyd Womack; Joe Tafoya; Jordan Babineaux; Chris Gray; Sean Locklear
FRI
Practice Not Complete
Chicago Bears
OUT
WR Airese Currie (Foot)
DOUBTFUL
WR Mark Bradley (Ankle)
QUESTIONABLE
TE Desmond Clark (Foot); S Chris Harris (Ankle)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Desmond Clark; Mark Bradley
THURS
Mark Bradley; Desmond Clark
FRI
Airese Currie; Mark Bradley; Desmond Clark
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES on Monday
Green Bay Packers
OUT
DT Kenderick Allen (Foot)
QUESTIONABLE
DT Ryan Pickett (Ankle); CB Will Blackmon (Foot); T Junius Coston (Knee); G Jason Spitz (Thigh)
PROBABLE
RB Ahman Green (Rib); DE Aaron Kampman (Head); TE David Martin (Illness)
Listed players who did not participate in ''team'' practice:
(Defined as missing any portion of 11-on-11 team work)
WED
Kenderick Allen; Ryan Pickett; Will Blackmon; Aaron Kampman
THURS
Kenderick Allen; Ryan Pickett; Will Blackmon; Aaron Kampman; David Martin
FRI
Kenderick Allen; Will Blackmon; Ahman Green
Philadelphia Eagles
DOUBTFUL
CB Roderick Hood (Heel); CB Lito Sheppard (Ankle)
QUESTIONABLE
WR Donte' Stallworth (Hamstring); RB Brian Westbrook (Knee); S Brian Dawkins (Concussion)
PROBABLE
G Shawn Andrews (Shoulder); WR Reggie Brown (Shoulder); S Sean Considine (Hip); DE Darren Howard (Knee); S Michael Lewis (Quadricep); RB Reno Mahe (Ankle); LB Matt McCoy (Stinger); TE L.J. Smith (Shoulder); T Tra Thomas (Foot); DT Darwin Walker (Quadricep)
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
Roderick Hood; Lito Sheppard; Donte' Stallworth; Brian Westbrook; Brian Dawkins
FRI
Roderick Hood; Lito Sheppard; Brian Westbrook; Brian Dawkins

NFL Hall Of Fame Opens Superdome Exhibit - NFLMedia.com

From NFL HOF Press Release

Superdome exhibit opens at Hall of Fame

A special display commemorating the reopening of the Superdome in New Orleans officially opened at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“The Hall of Fame joins the NFL as well as the millions of fans nationwide who celebrated the return of football to New Orleans and the Superdome,” commented Steve Perry, President/Executive Director of the Hall of Fame. “The stadium’s renovation has served as a symbol of the hard working community that continues to fuel the revitalization of New Orleans
following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina last year.”

Among the artifacts donated by the New Orleans Saints from last Monday night’s game include: the coin flipped by former President George H.W. Bush in the pre-game toss, the football used for the opening kickoff, the jersey worn by Saints wide receiver Joe Horn, a lithographed team signed football, and a commemorative towel distributed to fans who attended the game on September 25.

The newest items are joined by several other mementos recently acquired by the Hall of Fame. One such piece is the hard hat worn by Tom Keller who was the Project Manager for the Superdome’s roof replacement. Keller, a passionate Green Bay Packers fan, added a Saints’ logo to his yellow hard hat adorned with a Packers logo. During a media event this past
summer, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue suggested to Keller that the hat should be in the Hall of Fame as a symbol of all the diverse groups that came together to rebuild the city and the dome. Also included is a shovel from the Superdome’s original groundbreaking ceremony held on May 5, 1970.

Another unique item included is a Super Bowl XXXVI ticket autographed by kicker Adam Vinatieri. New Orleans resident Mike Barnes was given the ticket by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who at the time was the league’s COO. Barnes had served as Goodell’s driver during the Super Bowl festivities. Barnes stored the keepsake in a plastic container in a shed in his
backyard. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the shed and Barnes feared that the ticket was lost. He found it miraculously the next day in a crawl space under his home.