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The injury to rookie RB Montario Hardesty overshadowed the Browns' 13-10 win.It was a meaningless exhibition, but the Browns have to be thrilled with rookie QB Colt McCoy's stat line: 13-for-13 for 131 yards. McCoy did fumble the first snap,...

The Lions' starters didn't play well, but the guys who will get cut in Detroit outplayed the guys who will get cut in Buffalo in the second half, and the Lions won the final preseason game 28-23.Lions S Louis Delmas...

Jaguars FB Brock Bolen may have clinched a roster spot with his 16-yard touchdown in Thursday night's preseason finale.The Jags started WRs Kassim Osgood and Troy Williamson, though TE Zach Potter led the team in receiving.Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew (knee)...

The preseason finale yielded mixed results for rookie running back Joe McKnight.  After fumbling the ball for the third time in preseason play, coach Rex Ryan seemed to suggest that McKnight was in danger of being cut.The good news is...

A weird week got started with a deliberately false report that Commissioner Roger Goodell would reduce Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's six-game suspension by only one game.  Then, a report emerged that Roethlisberger and his representatives would seek a reduction below...

Matt Leinart's Cardinals career likely wrapped up on Thursday night during an odd, almost sad performance in Arizona's fourth preseason game.Leinart directed two drives as the Cardinals backup.  One drive was a three-and-out; the other picked up two first downs...

Darren McFadden will finally get his chance to prove he can be a feature running back.Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune says that it's "highly unlikely" Raiders running back Michael Bush will be ready for the season opener and could...

An agency purporting to represent Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has posted on Twitter that Leftwich suffered a torn MCL on Thursday night in the preseason finale against the Panthers.The Twitter page assigned to Pro Player Solutions links to a website...

Promising Browns running back Montario Hardesty re-injured his knee Thursday in his first preseason appearance as a pro.Expected to possibly start this year for Cleveland, Hardesty just returned to practice from his knee injury this week.  He looked very strong...

Running back LenDale White, in the midst of resurrecting his career (kind of) as a member of his hometown Denver Broncos, suffered a setback in Thursday's preseason finale at Minnesota.Per the Associated Press, LenDale left the game with an ankle...

Amid rampant reports that the Cardinals are trying unsuccessfully to trade quarterback Matt Leinart, Len Pasquarelli of the Sports Xchange reports that the Cardinals have given Leinart permission to try it himself.In our view, it's a last-ditch effort by the...

Jets running back Joe McKnight's rough training camp took a turn for the worse on Thursday night during the team's preseason finale.The beleaguered rookie fumbled the ball in the first quarter after running into a blocker, and it was returned...

We can hear the second guessing in Miami from here.The Dolphins left their starters out well into the second quarter and things got ugly.  On one play, Chad Henne took a big blindside hit, and left tackle Jake Long was...

Mike Tomlin's decision between Byron Leftwich and Dennis Dixon as the team's interim starter may have gotten a lot easier.Leftwich suffered a knee injury during the second quarter of Thursday night's preseason game against the Panthers.  Per play-by-play man Bob...

The main goal in the fourth week of the preseason is to avoid injuries to starters and help young players develop.The Broncos are struggling on both counts Thursday night.In left tackle Ryan Clady's return to the lineup, Broncos right tackle...

The Rams have found their starting quarterback.We don't know when Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo will announce anything officially, but rookie Sam Bradford seemingly ended the team's quarterback debate with a sharp drive on Thursday night. Bradford finished 6-of-6 for 68...

Colt McCoy was excited to get extended playing time in the fourth preseason game so that he could change some of the negative impressions from his first training camp.So far, it's only getting worse.McCoy fumbled his first snap from center,...

While guys like Rex Grossman and Josh Johnson get the night off to avoid injuries, the starting quarterbacks of Super Bowl XLII each played for two series.Tom Brady and Eli Manning each led their teams to touchdowns in their opening...

There was some debate in St. Louis this week whether the Rams crowd would cheer or boo Marc Bulger in his return to the city as a member of the Ravens.They won't really get a chance to do either.Bulger is...

The home Steelers crowd in Pittsburgh will get a chance to Ben Roethlisberger play before the regular season.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday that Roethlisberger will start tonight's game against the Panthers. It's uncertain how long he'll play and who will...

We're not going to do a post on every star player sitting out during Thursday night's league-wide preseason finale spectacular, because that would be a lot of posts.  (Plus Florio is at one of Junior's games and he won't know...

It's been a while since we heard from Titans safety Myron Rolle, the Rhodes scholar that sparked a league-wide debate before the draft about his passion for the game. (And his skills.)The sixth-round pick hasn't particularly impressed Titans onlookers in...

If trying to trade Michael Clayton was Mission Impossible, consider a possible trade of T.J. Houshmandzadeh its bloated sequel.NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that Seattle is trying to move Houshmandzadeh.  He also points out that a trade is very...

Former Steelers great Terry Bradshaw doesn't think that a few months of good behavior should help Ben Roethlisberger get off the hook of a six-game suspension."Going to bars -- treating women like that; oh my God," Bradshaw said in comments...

We're not sure if Matt Leinart is crazy or crazy like a fox, but it looks like he'll get at least one more chance to display his wares as a member of the Arizona Cardinals.Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic...

Handing Bucs wideout Michael Clayton a huge contract last offseason with $10.5 million guaranteed was lunacy; probably the worst deal handed out other than Javon Walker's contract in the last three years.But the Bucs were hopeful to find a sucker...

We think we know this much: 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree will not say that a "neck strain" prevents him from playing in San Francisco's preseason finale Thursday.  That's the reason Crabtree gave when he missed San Francisco's second preseason game,...

With both the Jets and cornerback Darrelle Revis honoring (for the most part) the agreement not to discuss the status of the player's negotiations, there really hasn't been much to talk about regarding the Revis holdout, but for the wrong-but-probably-not-fabricated...

Browns running back Montario Hardesty earned major kudos all offseason from the team's coaching staff, with resulting expectations that Hardesty would soon grow into the feature back role on the team.But the rookie second round pick twisted his knee before...

The Seahawks threw the rest of the league a curve ball earlier this year, trading for the No. 3 guy on the Chargers' quarterback depth chart.  Immediately, Charlie Whitehurst was installed as the backup to Matt Hasselbeck and the heir...