Housh feeling unwanted in Seattle Seattle Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh has heard the rumors that the team has put him up on the trading block and he's feeling a little burned that nobody from the team has said anything to him about it, according to the Tacoma News Tribune."I can't control it," he told the paper. "I'm the type of dude where it doesn't bother me because I can't control it, but it does bother me because nobody said anything to me, and nobody has said anything to me." One of the reasons he's likely so annoyed is because his wife and kid were set to come to Seattle but this has changed those plans. The paper notes that the Seahawks are not likely to cut the 32-year-old who led the team in receptions last year with 79 because he is guaranteed to cost them $7 million whether he's on the roster or not. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Cowboys WR Crayton asking for release Dallas Cowboys Patrick Crayton is asking the team for the second time this year to send him packing. When Dez Bryant was picked in the draft earlier this year, Crayton asked to be released but the team wouldn't do it.Now Crayton is asking to be released again, according to the Dallas Morning News, before the 5 p.m. Saturday deadline for teams to cut down rosters to 53 players. "It seems he doesn't figure in their plans so it's not logical to be on the roster until Saturday," his agent told the paper. "We don't see the use in prolonging it." In his six seasons with the ‘Boys, Crayton has appeared in 82 games, scored 23 touchdowns and had 196 catches for 2,888 yards. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Rams out of Vincent Jackson bidding The St. Louis Rams had been trying to trade for San Diego Chargers holdout restricted free agent wide receiver Vincent Jackson but NFL.com is reporting that the Rams have pulled out of the bidding."There are too many moving parts," a Rams source told the site. "That's not something we're pursuing right now." The source says that the Rams are looking for a second-round pick as well as another pick. And that's all before trying to work out a contract with Jackson. Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks are the only team to have spoken with Jackson's agents. But that was a few weeks ago and NFL.com reports that the two sides "have not moved closer than that to a trade." Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Raiders RB Bush out six games? Last year, Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush scored three touchdowns and rushed for 589 yards. It looks like the team may have to find those numbers from somebody else. Bush has fractured his thumb and could be out for six weeks, according to the Oakland Tribune.The paper notes that Bush has had surgery on he thumb. A doctor not involved with the surgery said that it likely involved having "screws inserted into the bone to speed the healing process," the paper reports. The Raiders aren't commenting on the injury or providing a timetable for Bush's return. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Holdout Revis done with Jets forever? New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is taking his holdout to a whole new level, according to Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole. His agents are suggesting that Revis is ready to never play for the team again if the Jets don't come up with the kind of cash soon that he wants.He becomes a free agent next year but wants the team to give him a new deal now that pays him more than league-salary-leading cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland Raiders who makes $15.17 million average a year. Cole notes that Revis is saying that he's ready to never play for the Jets "ever again" and he may just sit out the season like his uncle Sean Gilbert once did with the Washington Redskins when he wanted between $4 million and $5 million and the team was "only" offering $3.2 million. Gilbert moved on to the Carolina Panthers the following season for $7 million. It's looking like Revis may be ready to do the same kind of thing. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Arizona Cardinals consider cutting QB Leinart? The Arizona Cardinals are shopping quarterback Matt Leinart, who probably has more grumbles this preseason than actual snaps of the football. The Arizona Republic is reporting that the team is considering two other options: keep Leinart as a backup to Derek Anderson or cut him by Saturday when rosters need to go from 75 to 53. "Rumors run rampant, and I have nothing to add to that," coach Ken Whisenhunt told the paper. "There is a lot of speculation by a number of different people. As far as where we are, nothing has changed." Whisenhunt said he plans to play Leinart in the team's final preseason game against the Washington Redskins Thursday evening. The Republic also notes that right guard Reggie Wells is on the trading block. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Roethlisberger wants suspension reduced by three games Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is scheduled to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday to discuss reducing his six-game suspension. ESPN is reporting that Big Ben will be asking for "at least" a three-game reduction in the suspension, and that he plans on bringing Steelers team president Art Rooney II to the meeting to show that the team is behind him. ESPN says most observers believe Goodell has had in his mind all along to reduce the suspension by two games to four. If this is the case, the Steelers' schedule would work in Roethlisberger's favor. The team has a bye week in Week Five. This would give him two weeks to get ready for his first start, which would come against the Cleveland Browns. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Vikings QB Favre's eyes hurting Brett Favre has had a lot of visits to doctors in his 20 years in the league, but not too many of them have probably been to the eye doctor. The 40-year-old Minnesota Vikings quarterback complained of a weird dryness in his eyes yesterday, AOL Fanhouse reports, and got a ticket to the eye doctor's as a result. "I mean, all morning they have been as dry and brittle as a couple of potato chips," Favre told the site. "I've been dealing with this lately. I've tried a few things, but nothing has worked. So, we're going to get them checked out. Now, I can still see good." Along with the injury to wide receiver of Sidney Rice and migraines of Percy Harvin, this eye problem could be another good excuse for Favre to turn to if the Vikes can't match the stellar season it had last year. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
Cardinals QB Leinart on the block Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart has gotten himself put up on the trading block, according to FOXSports. The man who was supposed to be the starting quarterback for the Cards hasn't gotten a lot of love from teammates and didn't do himself a lot of favors the other day when he publicly bellyached about getting demoted on the team's depth chart behind Derek Anderson.The team has engaged in conversations with more than one team about a deal for the 27-year-old, according to FOXSports. Leinart is set to make $2.5 million this season and more than $7 million next year. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
| Jason Taylor looked upon to fill in for injured LB Pace
Taylor, 36, has been in the league for 14 years and will likely be a Hall of Famer someday. "He looks great," Jets head coach Rex Ryan told the Daily News. "We can say what we want, but some of the pickups we had, we struck gold on a few of them." Pace was scheduled for surgery Tuesday night. Follow Yahoo! Sports Rumors on Twitter at @markjmill. |
