Archives for February 9, 2007

‘With all the players involved in one charity or another most of us leave jerseys, footballs and helmets out for our fellow Pro Bowl players to sign so we can all raise money for our respective causes. Now as we’re getting toward the end of the week more of those are being put out on tables for all of us to sign.’

‘"It’s a really cool feeling," said Moorman, who will play for the AFC in Saturday’s game in Hawaii. "I was probably more nervous when the announcement came out this year. The punter in Kansas City (Colquitt), the guy (Mike Scifres) out in San Diego, Lechler had a great year. … I knew my numbers were up there but I didn’t know how it was going to shake out."’

‘As followers of the NFL see every March, some franchise (Washington, anyone?) foolishly gives boatloads of money to an above-average player who is by no means great. Undoubtedly, Kelsay fits that bill, and he’ll probably cash in on a big payday somewhere next month.’

‘USA Football has partnered with the Buffalo Bills to host a coaching clinic designed exclusively for youth football coaches. Youth coaches will learn effective ways to develop and organize a football team, teach proper fundamentals, implement drills and communicate with players, parents and other coaches.’

‘Tuesday was awesome with the Special Olympians. Chris Samuels from the Redskins and I teamed up with a group of Olympians to coach them in a Punt, Pass, and Kick competition. It’s amazing to see the smiles on their faces as they compete and have a good time. It’s so cool to just watch how much they want all of their friends to do so well. We could all learn a lot from those kids.’

‘”Our guys may want to test the market, and we understand that,” Jauron said. “But we’d like to be kept in the loop and keep the conversations up with them and be as honest as we can be with them and keep an open mind as we chase our guys and others. That’s the game. That’s the business.”‘