May 2009 - Football Wiretap

Greg Ellis Misses Second Half
Greg Ellis had his knee drained at halftime.

ESPN

The Who To Be Named Super Bowl Halftime Performers
The Who will perform in Super Bowl XLIV.

RealGM Staff Report

Woodson Donates $2M To Children's Hospital
Charles Woodson donated $2 million to the new University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital.

NFL.com

Big Ben Practices, Expected To Play Sunday
Ben Roethlisberger is expected to play Sunday.

SI.com

Redskins Encouraged By Landry's Latest Outings
The Redskins could have had the NFL's best safety tandem if not for the tragic murder of Sean Taylor.

Washington Post

Petersen Could Leave Boise State For Virginia Job
Chris Petersen has been frustrated with the inability of the Broncos to give his assistants pay increases.

Daily Progress

Kelly's Advice For Buffalo Includes Tebow, No QBs From California
Jim Kelly believes Buffalo should move on from Trent Edwards.

USA Today

Shawn Andrews Needs 2nd Back Surgery
Shawn Andrews is having his back worked on again.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Schwartz Has Special Reverence For Traditional Lions T-Day Game
Jim Schwartz has fully embraced the tradition of Detroit playing on Thanksgiving.

Detriot Free-Press

Saints Defense Described As Mirror Of Their Potent Offense
The Saints have improved defensively under Gregg Williams.

Providence Journal

Pittsburgh's Signing Of Former Raven Draws Suspicion
The Steelers signed Corey Ivy this week.

Baltimore Sun

Source: Martz Could Replace Turner In Chicago
Mike Martz could be headed to Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Schottenheimer Says He's Not A Candidate For Bills Job
Marty Schottenheimer doesn't want to return to coaching.

Buffalo News

Bradshaw Out For Thanksgiving Game
Ahmad Bradshaw is finally injured enough to miss a game.

Star Ledger

Should Cardinals Start Leinart?
Kent Somers believes that Matt Leinart needs to start this Sunday.

Arizona Central

Jets Demote Kerry Rhodes
Kerry Rhodes has started every NFL game of his career.

ESPN

Mangini Regrets Suggesting Lions Faked Injuries
Detroit defeated Cleveland 38-37 on Sunday.

ESPN

Broncos: We're On The Same Page
The Broncos claim they're all on the same page.

ESPN

Bears Beginning To Look Into Regime Change
The Bears are reportedly surveying options for changing the coach or GM.

Chicago Tribune

Lechler Thinking About Cowboys Stadium Video Board
Shane Lechler was called out by Wade Phillips ahead of Thursday's game in Dallas.

San Francisco Chronicle

Risdon's Picks For Week 12
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers should roll on Thanksgiving in Detroit, but who will win Monday's Superdome showdown?

Jeff Risdon/RealGM

Broncos Hold Players Only Meeting
Brian Dawkins called for a players only meeting.

Denver Post

Stafford, Johnson Doubtful For Thanksgiving
Matt Stafford and Calvin Johnson will be game-time decisions.

Detroit News

Tomlin: Ben OK, Batch Isn't Done Yet
Ben Roethlisberger is expected to start on Sunday.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Runyan Working Out Deal With Chargers
The Chargers are looking to add Jon Runyan.

Twitter (Adam Schefter)

Witten Will Be A Game-Time Decision
The Cowboys could be without Jason Witten on Christmas.

ESPN

Source: Bills Consider Shanahan A Candidate
A source on Tuesday told the AP that the Bills consider Mike Shanahan a legitimate candidate to be their next head coach.

AP

Jimmy Johnson: Tebow Can't Run Pro-Style Offense
Jimmy Johnson doesn't think Tim Tebow has a future in the NFL.

Sports Illustrated

Schwartz Blasts Mangini For Criticisms
Jim Schwartz says that Eric Mangini doesn't know what he's "talking about"

Detroit News

Polian: Peaking Early Isn't An Issue For Colts
The Colts have won 19 straight regular-season games.

Examiner