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Willis McGahee had a bounce back in 2011 at the age of 30, taking advantage of Knowshon Moreno’s injury and rushing for 1199 yards and 4 touchdowns on 249 carries. However, given McGahee’s age and Moreno’s inability to stay healthy, the Broncos used a 3rd round draft pick on a…

Prior to the draft, there was a lot of talk and speculation about where Mike Wallace would play next season. Wallace was a restricted free agent of the Pittsburgh Steelers, which meant any team could offer him an offer sheet and if he signed it and the Steelers didn’t match,…

One noticeable absence from the Raiders’ optional OTAs is middle linebacker Rolando McClain, one of their best defensive players. According to the Contra County Times, this is because of McClain’s assault case. McClain was arrested late during last season for allegedly putting a gun to another man’s head and the…

Buccaneers’ 2nd year player Da’Quan Bowers tore his Achilles earlier this month, the latest in what is seemingly a long line of Achilles injuries since the lockout ended, but the Buccaneers have not given up hope on Bowers returning late this season. GM Mark Dominik says that Bowers will be…

The Bengals are moving forward from the Cedric Benson era in Cincinnati and going with a running back tandem of BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Bernard Scott. Green-Ellis was their offseason acquisition from New England and Scott has been their backup for the past few years and someone they’ve said they’d like…

Well we can cross another team off the list of teams that Cedric Benson could possibly sign with, a list that isn’t very long any more. After the Raiders reportedly said they were not interested last week, the team which Benson has led in carries for the last 3 years,…

Earlier this offseason, there was some speculation that Devin Hester could be contributing in a bigger role offensively this year. This speculation was fueled by Brandon Marshall saying Hester could outperform him and an ESPN Chicago report that Hester would start opposite Marshall. However, the Bears acknowledged today that his…

Rashean Mathis is one of the Jaguars’ long tenured players, but he’s 32 in August and tore his ACL last season. However, the Jaguars still resigned him to a one year deal with minimal risk this offseason, even though he was not yet 100% back from that injury. Until now…

It’s been pretty universally understood for a couple weeks, but today Jaguars Head Coach Mike Mularkey confirmed that the reason Maurice Jones Drew is absent for voluntary OTAs is because he’s unhappy with his contract. MJD is owed 4.45 million in 2012 in the 4th year of a 5 year…

Dashon Goldson is one of several still unsigned franchise players and he doesn’t seem to be in a big hurry to sign. According to CSN Bay Area, Goldson has no plans to sign the tender or even visit the Bay Area. It’s clear he’s unhappy and wants the long term…