May 2015 - Football Wiretap

NFL Could Wait Until March For Los Angeles Decisions
Waiting until March would put each of the teams in a difficult situation in regards to season ticket holders.

Michael David Smith/Pro Football Talk

ESPN Ranks Haynesworth, Harvin As Worst Ever NFL Contracts
ESPN ranks Albert Haynesworth's seven-year, $100 million contract with $41 million guaranteed with Washington as the worst contract in NFL history.

Thomas Neumann/ESPN

Palmer, Norman, Donald Headline PFF's Midseason All-Pro Team
PFF chose Carson Palmer over Tom Brady largely due to his intermediate and downfield aerial assault.

Khaled Elsayed/Pro Football Focus

Wes Welker Not Concerned With Concussion History In Returning To NFL
Wes Welker said he played last year without a head injury.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Disney CEO Bob Iger Joins Carson Stadium Project
Carson Holdings, a joint venture formed this year by the Chargers and Raiders, named Bob Iger its non-executive chairman.

Darren Rovell/ESPN

Greg Hardy Declares Innocence On Twitter
While Greg Hardy's Twitter handle remained @OverlordKraken, he changed his name to "Perfection."

ESPN

Panthers Were Trying To Model Themselves After 2013 Seahawks
Josh Norman has since emerged as the NFL's next great cornerback to help anchor the Panthers' defense.

David Newton/ESPN

Joseph Randle Suspended Four Games By NFL
Joseph Randle has shown productivity at running back but lost his job to Darren McFadden.

Dan Hanzus/NFL.com

Andrew Luck Out Several Weeks With Lacerated Kidney
Andrew Luck will not require surgery.

RealGM Staff Report

Blaine Gabbert To Start Next Game For 49ers
Blaine Gabbert will remain the starter for the 49ers after their bye when they play the Seahawks.

Matt Maiocco/Comcast

Reggie Bush To Sue City Of St. Louis For Slippery Surface
Reggie Bush slipped on the concrete and slid into the wall.

Emmett Knowlton/Business Insider

Wes Welker Signs With Rams
Wes Welker has been out of the NFL since last season when he was with the Broncos.

Ian Rapoport/NFL.com

Aqib Talib Suspended One Game For Eye Poke
Aqib Talib is appealing the suspension so he will play on Sunday against the

Jeff Legwold/ESPN

Dion Lewis Out For Season With Torn ACL
Dion Lewis had rushed 49 times for 234 yards and two touchdowns to go with 36 receptions for 388 receiving yards and another two touchdowns this season.

Jim McBride/Boston Globe

James Starks Taking Over As Packers' Top RB
James Starks gave the Packers a boost in the passing game, catching six passes for 83 yards.

Rob Demovsky/ESPN

49ers Not Naming Blaine Gabbert Starter Despite Win
Jim Tomsula isn't ready to name a starter at quarterback for Week 11 when the 49ers play the Seahawks.

Matt Barrows/Sacramento Bee

DeMarcus Ware Out Several Weeks With Injured Back
Shaq Barrett is the likely candidate to step into DeMarcus Ware's role until he can return.

NFL.com

Ben Roethlisberger Out Several Weeks With Mid-Foot Sprain
The Steelers initially suspected Ben Roethlisberger had a LisFranc injury to his left foot.

Jeremy Fowler/ESPN

Kaepernick Respects 49ers' Decision, Disagrees With Need To 'Breathe'
Colin Kaepernick has a Total QBR of 47.6, 6.7 yards per attempt, a 6-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and a completion rate of 59.3 percent.

Paul Gutierrez/ESPN

Jason Pierre-Paul To Make 2015 Debut Sunday
Jason Pierre-Paul had 12.5 sacks for the Giants last season and a total of 42 over the past five years.

Dan Graziano/ESPN

Bills Place Percy Harvin On Injured Reserve
Percy Harvin has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.

Shalise Manza Young/Yahoo! Sports

Cowboys Decline Comment On Release Of Greg Hardy Photos
Jerry Jones recently praised Greg Hardy as a "real leader."

ESPN

49ers See Similarities To Alex Smith In Blaine Gabbert
Blaine Gabbert needed to adapt from a spread run system into a pocket passer like Alex Smith.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Andrew Luck Believes He's To Blame For Dismissal Of Pep Hamilton
Andrew Luck has completed just 54.9 percent of his passes with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Kevin Patra/NFL.com

Philip Rivers, Jay Cutler Have No Hard Feelings For Each Other
Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers were AFC West rivals for several seasons, but the bad blood has evaporated during Cutler's time with the Bears.

Eric D. Williams/ESPN

Lions Can Cut Matthew Stafford With Small Cap Consequences
The Lions can release Matthew Stafford with a post-June 1 cap charge of $5.5 million in 2016 and $5.5 million in 2017.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

Jets-Bills To Each Wear One-Color Uniforms In Week 10
The NFL is calling the one-color uniform game a "color rush."

Bill Price/New York Daily News

Josh Norman On Pace For All-Time Great Season At CB
Josh Norman was a fifth round pick in 2012 out of Coastal Carolina.

Mike Renner/Pro Football Focus

Andrew Luck Feels Healthy Without Any Limitations
Andrew Luck doesn't appear to be trusting his arms or his eyes as he works back from injuries.

Chris Wesseling/NFL.com

Lions Fire Martin Mayhew, Tom Lewand
The Lions reached the playoffs in 2014 but have struggled badly this season.

Adam Schefter/ESPN