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Super Bowl champs start super strong
Sep 7 2006 11:47PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Miami coach Nick Saban had the red challenge flag in his hand, hitched it forward and back, and couldn't seem to let it go in time. Maybe the Dolphins should flag their own coach for a costly delay.
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Patriots safety Harrison set for opener
Sep 7 2006 5:23PM (CT)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - A smile has replaced the tears on Rodney Harrison's face. His badly damaged knee is strong again, the drive that made him an intimidating hitter never left and the return to football some doubted would happen is just days away.
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Jansen clarifies HBO comments on HGH use
Sep 7 2006 5:22PM (CT)
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Washington Redskins tackle Jon Jansen said Thursday it would be "very naive and foolish" to think NFL players aren't using human growth hormone.
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Portis remains questionable for opener
Sep 7 2006 5:06PM (CT)
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Clinton Portis' first Thursday character of the season: a football player who doesn't appear as if he's going to be able to play in his team's first game.
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Bruschi back to practice after surgery
Sep 7 2006 4:58PM (CT)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tedy Bruschi returned to practice Thursday with a cast on his surgically repaired right wrist and was listed as questionable for the New England Patriots' season opener Sunday against Buffalo.
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Saints 2006: Brees and Bush in spotlight
Sep 7 2006 3:45PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - This isn't quite what Drew Brees signed up for. His new team's top receiver from last year was traded out of New Orleans during preseason, replaced by a seventh-round draft pick out of Division I-AA Hofstra. One of the Saints' most experienced linemen has been placed on injured reserve, and a rookie out of Division II Bloomsburg is starting in that spot.
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Jaguars' 2 best defenders may miss game
Sep 7 2006 3:35PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars could be without two of their top defensive players in the season opener against Dallas.
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Falcons 2006: Defense gets big upgrade
Sep 7 2006 3:06PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Brooking was sitting at his locker, chatting about all the changes the Atlanta Falcons made to improve their run defense, when the most noticeable newcomer of all came strolling by.
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Panthers 2006: WR duo key to success
Sep 7 2006 3:05PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - In last season's NFC championship game, a frustrated Steve Smith came to the sideline after a drive-killing incomplete pass and flashed four fingers, signaling he had been quadruple-teamed.
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Buccaneers 2006: Simms confident in team
Sep 7 2006 3:04PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Chris Simms smiled at the suggestion the Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a more potent offense to re-emerge as a Super Bowl contender.
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WR Smith still questionable for opener
Sep 7 2006 2:54PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers All-Pro receiver Steve Smith missed practice again Thursday and remains questionable for the season opener against Atlanta.
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Raiders 2006: Art Shell changes attitude
Sep 7 2006 12:17AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - In case the Hall of Fame bust, Super Bowl rings and winning record as a coach weren't enough to earn Art Shell the respect from his Oakland Raiders players, he got their attention another way.
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NFL, union discussing drug program
Sep 7 2006 12:15AM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The NFL and its union are discussing strengthening their drug program to keep pace with the increase in the number of performance-enhancing substances and the efficiency of masking agents.
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