Houston Texans LB Brooks Reed recently said playing inside linebacker is ‘totally different’ than playing outside linebacker. ‘I have to know a lot of adjustments and checks but it’s coming along.’ Reed added that it’s still a work in progress and there are always things he can improve on.
Texans | Brooks Reed preparing for inside linebacker
Kansas City Chiefs DT Dontari Poe was praised by head coach Andy Reid recently. Reid said to get Poe off the field you have to pull him off and that he is ‘not one to tap out.’ Reid added that there was no decline in Poe’s play later on last season, despite how often Poe was on the field. Poe should continue to see plenty of work again this season as the Chiefs did not add a nose tackle to take Poe’s place.
Chiefs | Dontari Poe receives praise
No charges will be filed against Aldon Smith for the alleged bomb threat incident at Los Angeles International Airport in April.
No charges filed against Aldon Smith for LAX incident
Baltimore Ravens DE Chris Canty will be able to apply for medical exemption to keep wearing a specially designed facemask that protects his damaged left eye, according to a source. Canty’s eye was struck with a beer bottle as he was leaving the scene of a bar fight in 2005. He suffered a detached retina that required emergency surgery, saving his eyesight. Canty has been wearing the facemask since his rookie season.
Ravens | Chris Canty can apply to keep special facemask
Tennessee Titans rookie QB Zach Mettenberger recently said he wants to prove that he deserves the starting quarterback role. Mettenberger added that if he isn’t the starter, he’s going to push fellow QBs Jake Locker and Charlie Whitehurst to make them earn their jobs.
Titans | Zach Mettenberger wants to start
The Arizona Cardinals’ linebackers corps suffered pivotal losses in the offseason. Fortunately, head coach Bruce Arians thinks John Abraham can pull out ‘another big year.’
Cards’ Bruce Arians: John Abraham a freak of nature
San Francisco 49ers LB Aldon Smith will not face charges for a fake airport bomb threat case.
49ers | Aldon Smith won’t face charges for airport incident
New York Giants RB Rashad Jennings is likely to be the workhorse back and will probably get the most carries if everyone stays healthy, in the opinion of Dan Granziano of ESPN New York. The team also likes Jennings as a receiver out of the backfield.
Giants | Rashad Jennings likely to be the workhorse back
The Miami Dolphins cut LB Marcus Thompson Tuesday, July 1.
Dolphins | Cut Marcus Thompson
Detroit Lions TE Eric Ebron has been lining up everywhere on the field, and it is overwhelming to him. ‘I’ve been everywhere and that is what’s killing me,’ Ebron said. ‘I’m used to either learning the Y or learning the A, which we had at North Carolina. But now it’s the Y, the F, the Z.’
Lions | Eric Ebron struggling to learn all positions