Archives for April 2015

'Gilmore recently celebrated the birth of a child, so that was likely his reason for not being in attendance. Hughes, meanwhile, is getting ready for his wedding this week.'

'"I don't think he likes or respects the stars. I'm being honest," McCoy told The Inquirer on Monday. "I think he likes the fact that it's 'Chip Kelly and the Eagles.'"'

'But McCoy wasn't talking geography. In an interview with NFL Network's "NFL Total Access," the Eagles all-time leading rusher indicated that the Bills had a more "NFL type of feel."'

'Incognito was the main focus of the 2013 scandal in the Dolphins locker room and it resulted in his suspension. On Monday he showed some remorse for his role in the bullying of then-teammate Jonathan Martin, who recently signed with the Carolina Panthers. He was suspended by the Dolphins in November of 2013.'

'"Obviously, happy for Rex," Mangold said Monday during a conference call with reporters, as the Jets began offseason workouts. "I'm excited for him and I hope that he does well, but not that well."'

'"I definitely have a lot to live up to," Incognito said. "Nobody's perfect. And I think the biggest thing is I've learned from what I went through, learned from what went down. And I've grown from it, so that's where I'm at."'

'"It was definitely difficult sitting out, knowing I could still play, knowing I had talent to contribute," Incognito said. "It was a learning process. At first there was a lot of frustration: 'Why am I not signed? Why am I not on a team?' It was a time for inner reflection. Kind of a time for growth.'

'Dan Carpenter, Anthony Dixon, Stephon Gilmore, Chris Gragg, Chris Hogan, Fred Jackson, Leodis McKelvin, Sammy Watkins, Aaron Williams, and Chris Williams were all either unable to participate at all or only in a limited capacity.'

'“It was just so perfect from so many aspects,” said Harvin. “From playing with Sammy Watkins to having a dominant run game. I think me and Sammy can face a lot of single coverage with (Robert) Woods in there. There’s just mismatches that are going to be all over the field. When I looked at the special teams unit, those guys were in the top five last year, so I look to plug in there and have a lot of success. It was a no brainer.”'

'Veteran corner Leodis McKelvin found himself in a group with several big offensive linemen, and he breezed to easy, comfortable leads in each one of the sprints. “I’m the rabbit,” he teased his teammates, “you’ve gotta catch me.”'

'“We definitely took a look at what they did in 2013 when Mike (Pettine) came in and installed the system,” said defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman. “We looked at how the guys performed within it. Looking at that along with 2014 tape and how well they played you have to look at everything as a whole. We did that and we’re going to incorporate some of the things they did in 2014 as well because they played very sound fundamental defense.”'

'It will be the first time a vast majority of players will be together under one roof with new coach Rex Ryan and his assembled staff.'

'“I’m lining them up to literally have a competition for the position,” Ryan said. “People will say, ‘Well, is this guy ahead of the other?’ There’s going to be assumptions, but the great thing is, let it play out. Give both guys the opportunity and then at the end of the day, the cream will rise to the top. It usually does.'

'“You look at the style of runner that” coach Chip “Kelly wants in his offense and even though Shady is one of the best backs in the league, he’s not necessarily what Chip is looking for all the time,” Jenkins told NFL Network. “Chip thinks he’s a great running back, he knows his talent is there, but our” system “is really predicated on downhill, somebody who is going to hit the hole every time. It’s about getting up in the defender’s face as fast as you can and that’s not necessarily Shady’s running style.”'

'According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, Watkins had surgery this offseason to repair a hip injury he suffered against the Cleveland Browns in Week 13.'