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Brett Favre held up his new green jersey Thursday evening and said he's ready to get to work. The star quarterback joined the New York Jets before their exhibition game in Cleveland, hours after he was traded by the Green Bay Packers. "The last 24 hours have been crazy," he said. Favre said he never thought he would become a Jet, but said he's excited to play for New York.
By signing the papers, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson knew he would become the man who traded Brett Favre. And that a lot of fans wouldn't be happy. "It might be the death of a franchise," Walt Fontain said Thursday outside Lambeau Field. "This is like Buddy Holly. The day the music died.
No more rumors, no more speculation about Brett Favre. With Tampa Bay no longer a potential destination for the iconic quarterback coming out of retirement, a sense of normalcy returned to Buccaneers training camp on Thursday. There was even a denial that the team was ever a serious player in trade talks with the Green Bay Packers.
Chad Pennington quickly became the odd man out once Brett Favre joined the New York Jets. Pennington was released Thursday, ending the quarterback's eight-year, injury-plagued career with the Jets. He was expected to find a new home soon: Minnesota and Miami were mentioned as possible destinations. "It's a bittersweet moment for us," general manager Mike Tannenbaum said early Thursday when...
When Steve Smith punched teammate Ken Lucas during a break in practice last week, Jake Delhomme knew the incident could tear apart the Carolina Panthers. Smith, the team's top offensive weapon, was suspended for the first two regular-season games after breaking Lucas' nose. The starting cornerback will be out a couple of weeks.
Coaches and seasons can change. Tension whenever the Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Rams get together doesn't. These teams had some feisty joint practices back in 2000, months after St. Louis beat the Titans in the Super Bowl, and it didn't take long Wednesday morning for tempers to flare up as they gathered Wednesday in training camp.
Brandon Marshall is content to let his actions -- and others -- do the talking for him. A day after the Denver Broncos' talented but troubled star was suspended for three games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the league's personal conduct code, Marshall sidestepped several questions about the matter, including whether he felt he needed counseling, which the league suggested.
Linebacker Keith Rivers joined the Cincinnati Bengals at training camp Wednesday after ending a 10-day holdout. The team's top pick promptly made a rookie mistake. Rivers did the wrong exercise -- jumping jacks -- at the end of calisthenics, drawing a round of boos from teammates. "It shows I haven't been here for a while," said Rivers, who participated in a mandatory minicamp in June.
When it comes to Adam "Pacman" Jones' status, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is treading lightly. The still-suspended cornerback can play in the preseason for the Dallas Cowboys, who open Saturday night at San Diego. But the team still doesn't know when it will find out if he will be fully reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for the regular season.
Defensive end Derrick Jones signed by the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, two months after he was released by the Atlanta Falcons. Jones is expected to compete for a backup spot behind starters Aaron Schobel and Chris Kelsay. With reserve Bryan Copeland nursing a knee injury, the Bills are down a defensive end at training camp.
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