May 2012 - Football Wiretap

Tice Won't Give Up Playcalling To Focus On Bears' O-Line
With the offensive line struggling of late, it has been suggested that Mike Tice focus on improving that unit

Adam L. Jahns/Chicago Sun-Times

Cromartie Has Elevated Play Since Talk From Revis
Antonio Cromartie has vastly improved his play since Week 3 when Darrelle Revis was lost for the season with a torn ACL.

Dan Duggan/Boston Herald

Aldon Smith Draws Derrick Thomas Comparison
Aldon Smith leads the NFL with 15 sacks this season.

Eric Branch/San Francisco Chronicle

Sean Weatherspoon Returns To Falcons' Practice
Sean Weatherspoon, who has been out with a sprained right ankle, is the Falcons' beat three-down linebacker.

CBS Sports

49ers To Start Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick will start for the 49ers instead of Alex Smith.

Jim Trotter/Sports Illustrated (via Twitter)

Football Meteorology For Week 12
With the Lions/Texans, Cowboys/Redskins and Patriots/Jets, the NFL has an intriguing Thanksgiving schedule.

Jeff Risdon/RealGM

Greg Jennings Back At Practice
Veteran Packers receiver Greg Jennings said he felt great after practicing with the team on Wednesday.

ESPN.com

49ers Could Rotate QBs
49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh has given no indication when he would name the starting QB for Sunday's game against the Saints.

ESPN.com

Reed Avoids Suspension, Not Happy With $50K Fine
Ed Reed is pleased that his suspension was overturned, but is not happy having to pay a $50K fine.

ESPN.com

Jags Place Gabbert, Robinson On IR
The Jaguars have placed QB Blaine Gabbert on injured reserve, ending his season.

ESPN.com

Burress Excited To Be Back With Steelers
The Steelers have signed Plaxico Burress to provide depth at wide receiver.

ESPN.com

Cal Fires Jeff Tedford
Cal has fired coach Jeff Tedford after 11 seasons with the university.

ESPN

Steelers Sign Brian Hoyer
The Steelers have signed quarterback Brian Hoyer.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Von Miller Looking Like Defensive Player Of Year Frontrunner
Von Miller has had another excellent season and is a frontrunner for Defensive Player of the Year.

Khaled Elsayed/Pro Football Focus

Falcons Becoming Defensive About Turner Questions
Michael Turner has appeared slow and ineffective this season for the Falcons.

Pat Yasinskas/ESPN

Reece Producing In All Roles
Marcel Reece had a career-high 19 carries for 103 yards with 85 coming after contact.

Steve Palazzolo/Pro Football Focus

Jets To Use Three-RB Rotation
The Jets are moving away from Shonn Greene as their primary running back and will instead rotate him with Bilal Powell and Joe McKnight.

Matt Ehalt/ESPN

Steve Young: NFL Making Progress On Concssions
Both Jay Cutler and Alex Smith did not play in Monday's game between the 49ers and Bears due to concussions.

Ann Killion/San Francisco Chronicle

Leftwich Breaks Two Ribs, Injures Shoulder
Charlie Batch will likely start until Ben Roethlisberger returns from his injury now that Byron Leftwich is out.

Alan Robinson/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Ed Reed Suspended For Repeated Violations Of Hitting Defenseless WRs
Ed Reed may not practice this week or play in Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Press Release

Plaxico Burress Meeting With Steelers
The Steelers need help at wide receiver and Plaxico Burress played with the franchise from 2000 until 2004.

Adam Schefter/ESPN

McGahee Out 6-8 Weeks With Torn MCL
Ronnie Hillman and Lance Ball will likely assume tailback duties in Willis McGahee's absence.

Mike Kils/Denver Post

Peter King Accidentally Tweets Own Phone Number
Sports Illustrated's Peter King accidentally Tweeted his own phone number to his own followers on Saturday.

Peter King/Sports Illustrated

Top 103 For 2013 NFL Draft, Version 1.0
Chance Warmack, Star Lotulelei, Luke Joeckel, Damontre Moore and Jonathan Hankins are in our top-5, but Jarvis Jones and Geno Smith aren't too far behind.

Jeff Risdon/RealGM

Jackson, Maclin Combine For Five Yards
Nick Foles targeted DeSean Jackson nine times, but only completed two passes.

Reuben Frank/Comcast

Alex Smith Won't Play, Kaepernick To Start
Colin Kaepernick and Jason Campbell will start on Monday with both Alex Smith and Jay Cutler out.

Chris Mortensen/ESPN

Packers Sticking With Mason Crosby Despite Struggles
Mason Crosby is ranked second to last in field goal accuracy, hitting 11 of 18 attempts.

Tom Silverstein/Journal Sentinel

Lions' Receivers Coach Confronts OC Linehan
Shawn Jefferson was seen yelling at offensive coordinator Scott Linehan during the fourth quarter of the Lions' 24-20 loss to the Packers.

Anwar S. Richardson/MLive

Bart Scott Attempts To Organize Media Boycott
Bart Scott told his defensive teammates to answer all questions with "Both teams played hard."

Rich Cimini/ESPN

Willis McGahee To Undergo MRI On Injured Right Knee
Willis McGahee was injured in the second quarter of the Broncos' win over the Chargers.

Mike Klis/Denver Post