May 2011 - Football Wiretap

Miles Austin To Miss First Game Since Becoming Starter
Miles Austin is dealing with a hamstring injury.

Dallas Morning News

Arian Foster Not Expected To Play
Arian Foster missed Houston's Week 1 win over Indianapolis with a hamstring injury and played sparingly last week.

Pro Football Talk

Still No New Contract For Brees
The two sides are expected to pull the plug on talks at some point in the near future for fear it will become a distraction.

Pro Football Talk

Bills' Johnson Expecting 'Shootout' With Pats
The Bills have scored 79 points in their first two games, the most in the NFL.

Buffalo News

ASU Ends 12-Game Skid Against USC
Bouncing back from a sprained ankle last weekend, Marshall ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns to help Arizona State end an 11-game losing streak to USC.

Associated Press

Moniz Tosses 7 First-Half TDs For Hawaii
Bryant Moniz set a Hawaii record and tied an NCAA record by throwing seven touchdown passes in the first half against UC Davis on Saturday night.

Associated Press

Gamecocks President Wants 14 SEC Teams
South Carolina president Harris Pastides would like to see the SEC cap expansion to 14 teams.

Associated Press

NFLPA Agreed To Lockout Bans For Eight Players
Among the eight players named in the report, only Cedric Benson is facing league discipline.

ESPN.com

Neinas Aims For 'Closer' Big 12
Interim commissioner Chick Neinas expects to be on the job six months or longer.

Associated Press

Manningham Out Against Eagles
Mario Manningham suffered a concussion in the first half against the Rams and was held out of practice all week long.

Ohm Youngmisuk/ESPN.com

Paterno Coaches First Half From Sideline
Joe Paterno was making his first appearance on the field this season since getting hurt in practice last month.

Associated Press

Ruling On Pryor's Appeal Expected Soon
The NFL expects to rule on Terrelle Pryor's appeal of his five-game suspension next week.

Associated Press

Notre Dame Recovers Late To Edge Pitt
Notre Dame scored midway through the fourth quarter to edge Pittsburgh 15-12 at Heinz Field on Saturday afternoon.

Associated Press

Peyton Says He's Over 'Woe Is Me' Stage
Peyton Manning will return to the Colts on Sunday to watch the team's game against the Steelers from the press box.

ESPN.com

Vince Young Impostor Arrested
Eagles reserve quarterback Vince Young said publicly this week that he's been the victim of an impostor.

Pro Football Talk

Carroll Rips Report Of Dissension In Seattle
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll insists that everything is fine within the team's front office.

Pro Football Talk

Giants Won't Kick To DeSean Jackson
The Giants won't allow DeSean Jackson to beat them like he did last December.

NFL.com

Bucs Fined Heavily For Lockout Contact
The Buccaneers received a substantial fine for inappropriate contact with players during the NFL lockout.

NFL.com

Falcons Upgrade Matt Ryan To Probable
The Falcons will likely have Matt Ryan at quarterback against the Buccaneers on Sunday after he practiced fully for the first time this week.

Associated Press

Romo Feeling Pressure To Play Through Injury?
A win on Monday night over the Redskins would push the Cowboys into a tie for first place in the NFC East.

Calvin Watkins/ESPN.com

Foster Will Be 'Game-Time Decision' For Texans
The Texans remain cautious with the NFL's reigning rushing leader.

NFL.com

Test: Romo's Lung Has Fully Healed
The results of a CT scan show that Tony Romo's punctured lung has healed, according to a source.

Calvin Watkins/ESPN.com

Favre Takes One-Game Job As College Football Analyst
Southern Miss has announced that Brett Favre will serve as the color analyst for the school's Oct. 1 game against Rice.

Pro Football Talk

Carter Fined $15K For Hit On Rivers
Andre Carter has been fined $15,000 for a hit on Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers last Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

Chris Forsberg/ESPN.com

Pats Won't Have Chung Against Bills
Patrick Chung broke his right thumb in Sunday's win over the Chargers, but returned in the fourth quarter wearing a cast.

Mike Reiss/ESPN.com

Ex-Ravens Tackle Brown Dies
Former Ravens offensive tackle Orlando "Zeus" Brown, 40, was found dead Friday at his Baltimore home.

Associated Press

Seahawks Demote First-Rounder Curry
Aaron Curry has been moved to the second team despite being drafted fourth overall just two years ago.

NFL.com

Kitna Fully Expects Romo To Start Monday Night
Jon Kitna has taken reps in practice in place of the injured Tony Romo.

Dallas Morning News

Hillis, Browns Still Working On Deal
Peyton Hillis is scheduled to make a base salary of $600,000 this season.

Associated Press

Tebow Will Line Up Wherever Broncos Need Him
Tim Tebow insists that he'll be a quarterback in the NFL one day, but he's willing to line up wherever he can help the Broncos.

Associated Press