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By News Wire Posted June 14, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Sam Farmer of the LA Times : Count Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin among those who think Brett Favre should bag the idea of playing for Minnesota and instead call it a career. “Listen, Favre’s 100 years old; stop this already,” said Irvin, in Los Angeles to promote his Spike TV reality show “4th and Long.” “This is what’s killing everybody. Every time Favre says, ‘I want to come back,’ it’s... Read Full Story

By News Wire Posted June 14, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer : Browns coach Eric Mangini gave quarterback Brady Quinn a slight edge heading into voluntary practices last month, but neither Quinn nor Derek Anderson will have an advantage heading into training camp Aug. 1. “That was based on the off-season program leading up to that point,” said Mangini at the conclusion of mandatory minicamp Saturday. “I’d say that... Read Full Story

By News Wire Posted June 14, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Gary Estwick of The Tennessean : Vince Young has revealed that the emotional ordeal surrounding the 2008 season opener in which he was booed at LP Field caused him to consider quitting football, a sentiment he had previously denied after similar situations in his three-year NFL career. “I was to the point where man, I didn’t really want to play no more because of the fact that I was that hurt... Read Full Story

“He regarded a day spent without real enthusiasm as a sadly lost opportunity. And enthusiasm — enthusiasm is exactly the right word for it. The Jesuits, who did such a good job teaching him, probably taught him that the English word ‘enthusiasm’ is from the ancient Greek word meaning a divine appreciation of the gift of life.” Read Full Story

By News Wire Posted June 14, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Sid Hartman of The Minneapolis Star Tribune : This is the real story on where the negotiations stand between the Vikings and veteran quarterback Brett Favre. It doesn’t come from ESPN or any of the cable networks or all of those speculating on Favre’s future. It comes direct from one of those who is involved in making the decision on whether or not Favre will be with the Vikings in 2009. Yes... Read Full Story

By Associated Press Posted June 14, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   BEREA, Ohio (AP) The Cleveland Browns walked off the field following their final minicamp Saturday with more questions than answers. The quarterback position is still unsettled. Braylon Edwards is the only established receiver on the roster, and he was mostly a spectator during the three-day camp because of an undisclosed injury. The tight ends are unsettled following the trade of Kellen Winslow... Read Full Story

By News Wire Posted June 13, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Mike Klis of The Denver Post : Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels just named Kyle Orton his starting quarterback. Orton had been competing with Chris Simms for the job throughout the season. Orton, who was acquired from the Chicago Bears in April as part of the Jay Cutler trade, was named the starter with two days remaining in the Broncos’ off-season minicamp training program. CLICK HERE TO... Read Full Story

By Associated Press Posted June 12, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Gray Caldwell of DenverBroncos.com : Head Coach Josh McDaniels addressed the media concerning Brandon Marshall’s absence from today’s first practice of a mandatory mini-camp. Here is a brief look at some of his comments. On Marshall’s absence… “That’s a personal decision that Brandon’s made, and we’ll do what the league rules allow us to do for a player that misses a mandatory activity... Read Full Story

By National Football Post Posted June 12, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times : Thursday’s practice, open to the media, featured more snaps for Freeman. Turns out, there was a reason for that. Veteran QB Byron Leftwich was reluctantly sidelined with a slight groin strain and was under orders from Morris to sit out. Leftwich and Morris felt confident it would not prevent Leftwich from participating next week. “I could... Read Full Story

By News Wire Posted June 12, 2009   Email to a Friend     Print This   From ESPN.com : In the next few days a Minnesota Vikings trainer and a member of the team’s coaching staff intend to travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., to work with retired quarterback Brett Favre , a source close to the situation tells ESPN. The Vikings staffers will be assessing Favre’s progress since having arthroscopic surgery to repair a partially torn biceps tendon in recent weeks. Favre already has... Read Full Story