Latest Football News… - Not-so Mr. Irrelevant (Yahoo! Sports)
He could be the last man to make his 53-man roster. But to NFL coaches, he’s just as valuable as the franchise quarterback.
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Wisconsin QB Stocco has knee operation
Wisconsin senior quarterback John Stocco could miss time this season following surgery Friday on his right knee.
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Roethlisberger, Culpepper will play in exhibition openers (AP)
Daunte Culpepper and Ben Roethlisberger each entered training camp as question marks because of injuries. Both will get the chance to show they’re back — and ready to play. Roethlisberger will start for Pittsburgh at Arizona on Saturday, two months to the day after the motorcycle accident that left him with a broken jaw, nose and other facial injuries.
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Tulane part of New Orleans revival
Tulane’s weight room is filled with gleaming, state-of-the-art equipment, and athletes come and go throughout the day. The equipment room has shelves upon shelves of pads, uniforms, shoes and helmets, some still in plastic bags. The practice fields are covered in turf.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com
Reminiscent Rice leads Hall of Fame class
College seems like a blur to Jerry Rice. That was a common feeling among the 20 men being enshrined Saturday into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Source: cbs.sportsline.com
Vick tries to make most of fresh start (AP)
Daunte Culpepper and the rest of the Miami Dolphins’ starters may be long gone from Saturday’s exhibition opener against Jacksonville before Marcus Vick even takes the field. A fourth-string punt returner, fifth-string receiver and fifth-string quarterback, Vick is the ultimate utilityman. If asked, he would likely retrieve the tee following kickoffs.
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