Found September 06, 2009 on
Star Tribune:
The Detroit Lions claimed Marcus McCauley off waivers after the cornerback was waived by the Vikings in their final roster cutdown on Saturday, according to the Detroit News. The News cited league sources in its report.
McCauley, a third-round pick by the Vikings in 2007, started 10 games over the past two seasons. However, nine of those starts came in his [...]
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Via The Viking Age
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September 06, 2009
Marcus McCauley didn’t have to wait long to find a new gig. Less than a day after being waived by the Vikings, the former third-round draft pick has been picked up by the Detroit Lions.
McCauley wasn’t good enough to crack a Minnesota cornerback rotation that includes penalty-prone Benny Sapp, newly-acquired Karl Paymah and rookie Asher [...]
Via Pro Football Talk
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September 05, 2009
The Lions list of roster cuts contains a few familiar names like wide receiver Keary Colbert, safety Stuart Schweigert, guard Milford Brown, and quarterback Brooks Bollinger. But the biggest surprise on the list also has the biggest mouth: defensive tackle...
Via The Sporting Blog
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September 05, 2009
As expected, Brett Favre, the gunslinging land baron hero to rural Wrangler jeans stockholders everywhere, has been fined $10,000 for his illegal crackback block on safety Eugene Wilson last Monday. Probably won't harm a guy who's making $12 million in a year in which he got to skip training camp, but it's a nice sign that Favre can't get away with anything.
Monday...
Via Motown Madmen
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September 05, 2009
Unfortunately, I’ll be out all evening at the Louisville Cardinals football game beginning around 2:30. I won’t find out much until I get home after midnight. In the mean time, the Lions have cut running back Aveion Cason and defensives tackles Chuck Darby and Lydon Murtha as well as kicker Billy Cundiff. Hanson is getting [...]
Via EMQB
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September 07, 2009
Records are made to be broken. And one record that should be tied this upcoming 2009 NFL Kickoff Weekend is consecutive games played. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre will start his 270th consecutive game when the Vikes play at the Cleveland Browns Sunday.
Brett is just one game short of the longest starting streak in NFL history with Jim Marshall. Jim started 270 games...
Via Detnews.com
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September 05, 2009
The Lions released 21 players and put cornerback Chris Roberson on the injured list Saturday to get to the required 53-player roster limit.
Via Purple Jesus Diaries
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September 07, 2009
John David Booty could write a book: It was only a week ago when we were talking about sending Tarvaris Jackson down river to some forgotten land on a flaming boat and giving his roster spot to the self anointed future of the franchise, John David Booty. But holy ****, Booty, you looked spectacularly horrible [...]
Via Bleacher Report
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September 07, 2009
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz has informed his team that No. 1 overall pick Matthew Stafford will begin the 2009 season as the starting quarterback against New Orleans, beating out Daunte Culpepper.
Via Falcons Gab
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September 07, 2009
Cornerback Brian Williams found a new home on Sunday as he and the Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms on a contract.
An eight-year veteran who was drafted in the 4th round of the 2002 NFL draft out of North Carolina State, Williams has started 93 games and has played previously for the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville [...]
Via GridironFans.com
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September 07, 2009
According to a team source the Jaguars are planning to sign recently released Seahawk safety Brian Russell pending his physical. Russell started...
Via Denver Post
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September 06, 2009
Second-year center Kory Lichstensteiger, one of the Broncos’ notable roster cuts over the weekend, was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings. Lichtensteiger was the Broncos’ fourth-round draft pick in 2008 but at 289 pounds, he didn’t fit with the Broncos’ new offensive lineman prototype.
Tim Crowder was also claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay [...]
Via Chicago Tribune
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September 07, 2009
Players Only: My first trip to Lambeau, we were 0-4. We were up like 24-3 in the game and ended up winning 27-24. I had a sack of Brett Favre. As a rookie! I was excited. I watched Brett Favre my whole life growing up as a kid. He was the man, still was the man then.
Via StarTribune.com
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September 06, 2009
Jim Marshall's consecutive-games streak, an NFL record, is in play if Brett Favre can stay healthy, and the Vikings great says he'd applaud it.
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