Dominic Rhodes

Could running back Dominic Rhodes be on his way to the Windy City? With the report that Adrian Peterson is out for two to three weeks with an MCL strain, the Bears could be in the market for a running back. Luckily the Bears have a bye week this week, but they will still have to be worried for the Sunday night match-up against the Falcons in week six. They could go into the game with Wolfe as Matt Forte’s primary backup, or they could promote practice squad running back Kahlil Bell or they could sign a running back like Dominic Rhodes off the ... Read Full Story

The Buffalo Bills signed free-agent running back Dominic Rhodes to a two-year, incentive-laden contract. The Bills added Rhodes as insurance with starting running back Marshawn Lynch being suspended for the first three games of the 2009 regular season for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy. Fred Jackson, who’s skipping voluntary workouts because he’s unhappy with his contract situation, and Xavier Omon are among the other running backs on Buffalo’s roster. Rhodes, an eight-year NFL veteran, has spent seven of his seasons in the league with the Colts. He started four games for Indianapolis last season and rushed for 538 yards and six touchdowns on 152 ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Raiders , AFC West , NFL Injuries , NFL Free Agency That didn’t last long. I mentioned two weeks ago that Raiders running back Justin Fargas was finally getting an opportunity to start — and doing quite well with it — but now he’s done for the year. Fargas sprained the MCL in his right knee during Sunday’s 21-14 loss to the Colts, and that’s that for ‘07. Huggy Bear’s son led the Raiders in rushing with 1,009 in only seven starts — almost double that of LaMont Jordan , the starter when the season opened. For the final two weeks, the ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Raiders , AFC West , NFL Injuries , NFL Free Agency That didn’t last long. I mentioned two weeks ago that Raiders running back Justin Fargas was finally getting an opportunity to start — and doing quite well with it — but now he’s done for the year. Fargas sprained the MCL in his right knee during Sunday’s 21-14 loss to the Colts, and that’s that for ‘07. Huggy Bear’s son led the Raiders in rushing with 1,009 in only seven starts — almost double that of LaMont Jordan , the starter when the season opened. For the final two weeks, the ... Read Full Story

Filed under: Raiders , AFC West I don’t know if anybody even figured the Raiders would miss Dominic Rhodes when the NFL announced he would be suspended for the first four games of the season because of a substance-abuse policy violation. Well, it’s been four games, the Raiders are 2-2, and tied for first in the AFC West. Oh, and I just like I suspected, Rhodes wasn’t missed. LaMont Jordan is one of the league’s top rushing backs (he’s gained 424 yards on 84 attempts, a 5.0 ypc, including two touchdowns) and his backup, Justin Fargas , ain’t doing bad either (43 rushes, 261 ... Read Full Story