Not even a game-winning field goal could keep Eddie Johnson with the Detroit Lions any longer. Two days after his 41-yard field goal proved the winning points in a 13-10 preseason victory, Detroit released the former Idaho State punter on Saturday.… more »

Former Poly star looks to make first NFL roster this season after being one of Raiders’ last cuts in 2007 Trivia time: Who made the first tackle of the 2008 NFL preseason? Answer: Indianapolis Colts linebacker Kyle Shotwell. The former Cal Po… more »

Other Big Sky teams with pros Name Pos. NFL team NFL exp. Montana Cory Procter C Dallas 4 Jimmy Farris WR Washington 5 Kroy Biermann DE Atlanta R Tuff Harris CB New Orleans 2 Lex Hilliard RB Miami R Justin Green RB Baltimore 4 Montana Sta… more »

Packed for a day at the beach, Eddie Johnson answered his phone and almost instantly headed to Los Angeles International Airport. Cleats and beachwear were about all the former Idaho State punter had with him, but there was no time to go home for mor… more »

Courtney Brown is getting a few more kudos at practice these days. At the start of Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard two weeks ago, the second-year safety from Cal Poly could’ve been considered a bubble player, a former seventh-round draft pick… more »

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Jets rookie wide receiver Paul Raymond was born in Haiti. He moved to the United States when he was 14 months old and was raised by his mother in the drug-infested neighborhood of Liberty City in Miami. Somehow, he escaped the pitf… more »

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Not too long ago, Zak Keasey was just another unemployed linebacker who hadn't quite finished his college degree. Only his dirty-blond dreadlocks distinguished him from thousands of frustrated NFL hopefuls just like him. After t… more »

Backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's 43-yard touchdown pass to a diving Jerome Simpson said as much about Fitzpatrick as it did the rookie receiver. Fitzpatrick spent some time with receivers coach Mike Sheppard at dinner before the scrimmage and on… more »

GEORGETOWN, Ky. - Perennial Pro Bowl safety John Lynch's No. 47 may end up in a couple rings of honor, but rookie Corey Lynch celebrated John's retirement this week by putting his own No. 47 in the ring of the Bengals roster fight during his first live… more »

The Giants signed safety Craig Dahl, who played in 10 games with two starts last season before tearing his anterior cruciate ligament vs. New England on Dec. 29. Dahl was subsequently waived, but has worked hard to regain his strength and passed a physi… more »

Ingle Martin spent last season on the Titans' practice squad. During Saturday walkthroughs, those players would engage in a mock Shoe Carnival contest like the one in which fans attempt field goals during halftime at LP Field. Martin was money. "H… more »

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Darnerien McCants could have given up by now, and maybe he should have given up by now. And he would have given up by now, except for one thing. "I still dream about it," he said. "And I figure that as long as I dream about it, I'… more »

On one of the best days of Kerry Brown's life, two of his fingers were broken and he was surrounded by more than 100,000 people who didn't like him. Brown, a rookie offensive lineman, attended Appalachian State, a small Division I-AA university in Bo… more »

While the Cowboys have a couple of Tigers on defense in LSU alums Bradie James and Marcus Spears, they recently added one to the offense in 2007 Princeton graduate Jeff Terrell. After attending rookie minicamp with the team, Terrell was signed on Friday… more »

As quarterback Joe Flacco spent another day adjusting to NFL training camp with the Ravens, the league he used to play in held its preseason media day at the ESPN Zone and boasted about the competitiveness of its teams and how much a player like Flacco… more »