May 2008 - Football Wiretap

Lions Not Planning On Trading Roy Williams
New Lions' GM Martin Mayhew said that he has no plan to open trade talks involving receiver Roy Williams, who will become an unrestricted free agent after this season.

MLive.com

Jackson Say Bulger Benching 'Wrong Decision'
On Thursday evening, Steven Jackson said the benching of Marc Bulger was the "wrong decision."

Post-Dispatch

Falcons To Copy Ronnie Brown Success With Norwood
The Falcons took notice of Ronnie Brown's success taking direct snaps and have deployed a similar formation with Jerious Norwood lined up behind center.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bears Like Orton Against Philly's Blitz
The Bears believe that quarterback Kyle Orton will be able to handle Philadelphia's propensity to blitz this weekend.

Northwest Herald

Colts' Sanders Has Arthroscopic Surgery
Colts safety Bob Sanders has reportedly had arthroscopic surgery on one of his knees while sitting out with an ankle sprain.

ESPN

Favre's Streak Not In Danger
Brett Favre's streak of 256 consecutive starts at quarterback will not end this weekend when the Jets take on the Cardinals.

New York Post

Oregon State Knocks Off USC
Oregon State took a 21-0 lead at halftime and they withstood three second half touchdown passes from Mark Sanchez to defeat USC by a final score of 27-21.

RealGM Staff Report

Risdon's Week 4 Predictions
Between a couple of rivalry games between the Cowboys & Redskins and Steelers & Ravens will be one more week of tests to see which teams are legit.

Jeff Risdon/RealGM

49ers To Retire Young's No. 8 Jersey
The San Francisco 49ers will retire Steve Young's jersey on October 5, when the club host the New England Patriots.

yahoo.com

Ray Lewis: Steelers Better With Parker
Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis believes that the Steelers are a better team with Willie Parker in the backfield.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Garrard: Criticism Doesn't Bother Me
David Garrard knows that he became a target for criticism when he signed a six-year, $60 million contract extension in the offseason.

Florida Times-Union

Ravens: Browns Intentionally Hurt McGahee
The Ravens believe that the Browns intentionally tried to hurt running back Willis McGahee on Sunday.

Baltimore Sun

RealGM's Top-10 Fantasy Starters For Week Four
Drew Brees, Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers all look like great starts at quarterback in Week Four.

Andrew Perna/RealGM

Report: Burress' Home Had Two Recent Domestic Distrubance Calls
The Bergen Record reports that "Totowa (N.J.) police responded to two domestic disturbance calls at Giants' receiver Plaxico Burress's home the past few months."

New York Post

Mariucci: Ford Jr. Will Be Great Decision-Maker For Lions
Steve Mariucci is familiar with the situation in Detroit due to his time as their head coach, and he weighed in on the firing of Matt Millen and the future of the franchise.

Detroit Free-Press

Thomas Doesn't Reget Choosing Pats' Success Over Niners' Money
With the San Francisco 49ers next on the schedule for the Patriots, it offers an opportunity for Adalius Thomas to reflect on an important choice he made in his career.

Boston Globe

Niners Want To Always Know Where Bush Is
Because of injuries to Marques Colston and Jeremy Shockey, the 49ers will pay special attention to Reggie Bush.

Mercury News

Gonzalez Could See Himself Asking For Trade
Chiefs' tight end Tony Gonzalez loves it in Kansas City but could see himself asking management for a trade to a Super Bowl contender.

NFL.com

Romo Vows To Fix Red Zone Mistakes
Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo has vowed to fix the red zone mistakes that have plagued him through the first three games of the season.

Star-Telegram

Troy Brown Expected To Announce Retirement
Troy Brown is expected to announce his retirement during a press conference on Thursday morning.

Boston Globe

J. Taylor's Career And Life Were In Jeopardy
Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor didn't understand why doctors were in such a rush to take care of a mass of blood near his ankle.

ESPN

Son Of Bucs' Kicker Bryant Dies
The three-month-old son of Buccaneers' kicker Matt Bryant and his wife died at the couple's home Wednesday morning.

St. Petersburg Times

Giants' Burress Will Appeal Suspension
Giants' receiver Plaxico Burress will appeal his suspension that will keep him away from almost two weeks of practice and force him to miss one game.

New York Times

Tressel: Wells Probable For Minnesota
Ohio State RB Chris "Beanie" Wells is probable for this Saturday's game against Minnesota.

AP

Saints Quickly Release Harrington
The Saints released recently signed quarterback Joey Harrington and replaced him on the roster with tight end Sean Ryan.

The Times-Picayune

Browns Sticking With Anderson This Week
Derek Anderson, who has been ineffective during the Browns' three-game losing streak, will start Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

ESPN

Cowboys' Games Drawing Huge TV Numbers
Sunday?s Dallas-Green Bay game drew 22.23 million viewers overall -- the second largest crowd since NBC started ?Sunday Night Football? a just over two years ago.

Variety

Lions' Williams Looking Forward To Free Agency
Roy Williams will be a free agent after this season and is already talking about returning to his home state of Texas.

Detroit Free-Press

Burress Suspended Two Weeks For Insubordination
The suspension means Plaxico Burress will miss two weeks worth of pay as well as the team's Week 5 game vs. the Seahawks.

FoxSports

Giants Suspend Burress For One Game
Giants WR Plaxico Burress was suspended for one game by the team on Wednesday for violating a team rule.

AP