Posts Tagged ‘reggie bush’
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Wes Welker (Wikimedia Commons)
Free agency is definitely in full swing in the National Football League. Over the last two days many very notable names have switched teams.
One of the biggest names is wide receiver Wes Welker who is leaving Tom Brady in New England for Peyton Manning in Denver. The wide receiver who was eighth in receiving yards last year with 1354 yards, signed a two yer deal worth $12 million.
The Patriots then signed wide receiver Danny Amendola from the St. Louis Rams to a five year deal worth $31 million, who had significantly fewer yards than Welker, but is also four years younger too and could have greater upside with Brady instead of Sam Bradford at quarterback.
In other moves, the Atlanta Falcons have signed running back Steven Jackson from the Rams to a three year deal worth $12 million. The Falcons were looking for a running back after they released Michael Turner, but with Jackson comes a question mark if he is too much like Turner in the sense that he is on the downswing of his career.
Meanwhile the Detroit Lions have signed running back Reggie Bush from the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans have signed the biggest defensive name Thursday, safety and Super Bowl champion Ed Reed from the Baltimore Ravens.
Tags: atlanta falcons, danny amendola, denver broncos, detroit lions, ed reed, houston texans, new england patriots, reggie bush, steven jackson, wes welker
Posted in NFL |
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
The Edmonton Eskimos won’t have their top quarterback from last year. Now they won’t have their top running back either.
On Saturday night according to TSN, Jerome Messam, the Canadian Football League’s top Canadian from 2011, has signed with the Miami Dolphins.
Messam was third in the CFL in rushing last season with 1057 yards, only trailing Brandon Whitaker of the Montreal Alouettes and Cory Boyd of the Toronto Argonauts.
With Messam leading the Eskimos’ offensive attack, Edmonton secured its first home playoff game since 2003.
Just how dominant was Messam and how important was he to their offensive game plan? Well, he had 780 more yards than Hugh Charles, who finished second in rushing with 277 yards.
The Dolphins meanwhile will probably use Messam as a backup to former Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush. (Or at least he once won the Heisman Trophy before having his name crossed off for accepting gifts, a violation of the NCAA policy.)
Earlier in the off-season, Edmonton traded Ricky Ray to the Toronto Argonauts.
Tags: brandon whitaker, cory boyd, Edmonton Eskimos, hugh charles, jerome messam, miami dolphins, reggie bush, Ricky Ray, toronto argonauts
Posted in CFL, NFL |
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
What was supposed to be one of the biggest hockey games in quite sometime for the city of Edmonton, in actuality has no meaning whatsoever at all. When Team Canada faces Team United States at Rexall Place tonight (TSN, 6pm) the Canadians know they will be going directly to the semi-finals of the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship, while the Americans are going to the relegation round.
Still, there are a couple of important factors that will come into play. First, it is important that Canada doesn’t get into any bad habits. Team Canada has been a little bit undisciplined at times through their first three games and it is important the team carries their momentum they have now into Tuesday by playing a complete sixty minutes after deciding to take parts of the third period off against Denmark Thursday night.
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Tags: 2012 world junior hockey championships, ales hemsky, andrei vasilevski, dallas cowboys, denver broncos, Edmonton Oilers, eric decker, henrik sedin, kansas city chiefs, ladainian tomlinson, los angeles kings, miami dolphins, new york giants, new york islanders, new york jets, nikita usev, oakland raiders, petr mrazek, reggie bush, san diego chargers, Steve Tambellini, teemu pulkkinen, tim tebow, tony romo, Vancouver Canucks, yevgeni kuznetsov
Posted in Amateur Sports, Home, NFL, NHL |
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Drew Brees (Wikimedia Commons)
My hot streak continues everyone as I went 12-4 last week and am 154-70 on the season.Please note there is only one game Christmas Day and the majority are played during the day on Christmas Eve.
Here are my week 16 picks:
Thursday
Houston over Indianapolis–I know the Colts are on cloud nine after beating the Titans last week, but the Texans are getting enough from quarterback T.J. Yates to contend with most teams.
Saturday 11am
NY Jets over NY Giants–The Giants were terrible against the Redskins last week, and are more than capable of losing to a Jets team where their only weakness is at quarterback.
Arizona over Cincinnati–The Cardinals have won four in a row and are starting to get a strong defense together. Linebacker Daryl Washington has 20 tackles over their last four games.
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Tags: adrian peterson, daryl washington, drew brees, joe flacco, kyle orton, reggie bush, romeo crennel, t.j. yates, tim tebow
Posted in Home, NFL |
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
Ricky Williams (Chris J. Nelson, Wikimedia Commons)
The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Toronto Argonaut Ricky Williams to a two year contract.
Williams will replace Willis McGahee who was released by the Ravens before training camp.
Williams will see approximately twenty percent of the carries in Baltimore in my opinion, as Ray Rice will continue to be the primary running back for the Ravens. But don’t be surprised if Williams is used in short yardage situations, especially near the goal line.
Williams has spent ten years in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints, and one year with the Argonauts in the CFL.
He had his finest NFL season in 2002 with the Dolphins when he had 1853 yards and 16 touchdowns. Last year he had 673 yards on 159 carries, as he shared the workload in Miami with Ronnie Brown.
Brown has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Dolphins have decided to go with Reggie Bush as their primary back.
Tags: baltimore ravens, miami dolphins, new orleans saints, philadelphia eagles, ray rice, reggie bush, ricky williams, ronnie brown, toronto argonauts, willis mcgahee
Posted in NFL |
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Reggie Bush (Bing Images)
The Miami Dolphins have acquired running back Reggie Bush from the New Orleans Saints for safety Jonathan Amaya and an undisclosed pick.
Bush, who was scheduled to make $11.8 million under his old contract with the Saints, signed a 2 year deal worth $9.75 million with the Dolphins, with a $2.5 million signing bonus.
Bush couldn’t seem to be comfortable throughout his career in New Orleans. He regularly shared running back duties. Last year it was with Christopher Ivory and Pierre Thomas.
But ironically, don’t expect him to be carrying the majority of the load in Miami either, especially if the Dolphins look to re-sign either Ricky Williams or Ronnie Brown.
One area where Bush is strong is his versatility, as he is regularly able to catch the ball in short yardage situations. He actually has more receiving yards in his career (2142) than rushing yards (2090).
Amaya played in ten games in his rookie season for the Dolphins in 2010, and collected fifteen solo tackles.
As for the quarterback position, the Dolphins signed Matt Moore from the Carolina Panthers today to a two year deal worth $5 million. He will be competing with Chad Henne for the number one spot in Miami.
Tags: carolina panthers, chad henne, christopher ivory, jonathan amaya, matt moore, miami dolphins, new orleans saints, pierre thomas, reggie bush, ricky williams, ronnie brown
Posted in NFL |
Friday, January 7th, 2011
There were thirty-two teams that mattered back in September when the 2010 NFL season began…we’re now down to twelve as the first round of the playoffs gets underway in four cities around the United States.
There are eight teams in action around the league on Wildcard Weekend, including the defending Super Bowl champs, an “elite” team that went down to the wire to get in and even a team with a losing record.
Here are my predictions:
New Orleans @ Seattle
I need to clear a couple of things up before we get into this match-up: Yes, a team with a losing record is actually hosting a playoff game (I called the league office to double check and everything!). Secondly, no, the Saints aren’t being paired up with a 7-9 team because they’re the defending Super Bowl champions.
Alright, now that we’ve got that sorted out, let’s get into it: (more…)
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, afc championship, baltimore ravens, chris ivory, desean jackson, drew brees, Edmonton, Football, green bay packers, indianapolis colts, joe flacco, kasas city chiefs, losing record, mark sanchez, matt cassel, michael vick, new orleans saints, new york jets, NFL, peyton maning, philadelphia eagles, pierre thomas, playoffs, ray lewis, reggie bush, rex ryan, seattle seahawks, wildcard weekend, yeg
Posted in Home, NFL |
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