San Diego Chargers running back Curtis Brinkley couldn’t have been happy with his team’s heartbreaking 23-20 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night, but in the grand scheme of things, you’d forgive him if he’s got his priorities in perspective past just one loss — he should be happy just to [...]
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Chargers’ Curtis Brinkley is a survivor in more ways than one
November 1st, 2011 
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No Comments »RB Choice waived by Cowboys, LB Carter activated
October 29th, 2011 afcbeast The Dallas Cowboys have waived injured running back Tashard Choice. The move was made Saturday before the team departed for Philadelphia. Rookie linebacker Bruce Carter was activated from the non-football injury list and will likely make his NFL debut against the Eagles on Sunday night. Choice suffered a shoulder injury in the third quarter last [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: activated, Bruce Carter, Carter, choice, Cowboys, Cowboys Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, Demarco Murray, Eagles, Football Injury, Fourth Year, Franchise Record, Georgia Tech, God, Injury Settlement, Last Sunday, linebacker, nfl debut, Philadelphia, Shoulder Injury, Tweet, waived, Waivers, Yardbarker No Comments »Fantasy Football Week 2 Injury Updates: Arian Foster, Knowshon Moreno, Hakeem Nicks, Steven Jackson, many more
September 17th, 2011 afcbeast After losing my Week 1 matchup for fantasy, I am ready to call it quits. Not sure I’m cut out for this. The first week was full of hard-hitting action and high scores, and with that combination comes the injuries. Here’s your injury update to make sure your second week goes better than my first! AFC [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: AFC North, Arian, Baltimore Ravens, Bengals Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Fantasy, Fantasy Football Week 2, Football, Football Injury, Foster, Hakeem, Hakeem Nicks, High Scores, injury, Injury Updates, Jackson, John Harbaugh, Knowshon, Knowshon Moreno, Lee Evans, many, Media Sources, More, Moreno, Nicks, Pittsburg Steelers, Steven, Steven Jackson, Updates, week, Week 1 Matchup, wide receiver, Yardbarker No Comments »Vikings’ Charlie Johnson ‘has been great’ in place of Bryant McKinnie
September 10th, 2011 afcbeast Charlie Johnson’s arrival in Minnesota was as disorienting as it was disconcerting. The veteran left tackle signed during the free-agent frenzy in the days before training camp opened, idled on the sidelines for three days before the new collective bargaining agreement was ratified, and then watched starter Bryant McKinnie be banished to the non-football injury [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: been, Blind Side, Bryant, Bryant Mckinnie, Cedric Griffin, Charlie, Charlie Johnson, Coach Joe, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Defensive Backs Coach, Donovan McNabb, Five Seasons, Football Injury, Good Shape, great, Guard Steve Hutchinson, has', Joe Woods, Johnson, Knee Surgeries, Leslie Frazier, McKinnie, Peyton Manning, place, preseason games, quarterback donovan, Ranked Defense, Terrific Job, Vikings No Comments »Vikings release McKinnie after he showed up to camp too heavy
August 3rd, 2011 afcbeast Size is what helped Bryant McKinnie become a Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings and the recipient of a 2006 contract extension that was close to $50 million. Size is what caused him to get cut by the team on Tuesday. McKinnie showed up to Vikings training camp weighing nearly 400 pounds, 65 [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: after, Bryant Mckinnie, camp, Contract Extension, Final Straw, Football Injury, Four Games, Girth, heavy, Linemen, Love Boat, McKinnie, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Vikings, Offensive Lineman, Old Adage, Pro Bowl, Release, Running Backs, showed, Size Matters, Star Tribune, Tipping Point, True Size, Vikings, Vikings Training Camp, Yahoo Sports No Comments »Quick hits: Good Saturday morning
July 30th, 2011 afcbeast Kinda hit a wall Friday evening. Happens. Now refreshed and ready for a weekend that will include our first training camp stop (more on that in a bit), let’s slam through some random NFC North thoughts in quick-hit fashion: Item: Chicago Bears tailback Matt Forte reported to training camp on time Friday after general manager [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Alphonso Smith, Bears Defensive Coordinator, Bourbonnais, Career Sacks, Career Stats, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Deangelo Williams, Detroit Lions, Fair Deal, Football Injury, Free Agent Contract, Good, Hits, Jeff Backus, morning, Olin Kreutz, Pectoral, Quick, Rod Marinelli, San Francisco 49ers, Saturday, Tailback, Unrestricted Free Agent, Vernon Gholston No Comments »Jets place RB McKnight on non-football injury list
August 1st, 2010 afcbeast Jets place RB McKnight on non-football injury list NEW YORK (AP) — Jets rookie running back Joe McKnight has failed his conditioning run and has been placed on the active non-football injury list. The Jets also placed backup quarterback Erik Ainge on the reserve-non football injury list Thursday with an undisclosed illness. Read more on [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Backup Quarterback, Connecticut Post, Erik Ainge, Football Injury, injury, Jets, Joe Mcknight, List, McKnight, NonFootball, place, Undisclosed Illness No Comments »Recapping a Week of Pre-Camp Jets News
July 31st, 2010 afcbeast Joe McKnight is really starting to piss me off. I mean, it’s not anything personal, at least it’s not related to his personality. But I can’t help but think his inability to get in football shape relates to some innate flaw in his work ethic. I was willing to write it off when the kid [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Cross Country, Draft Pick, Football Injury, Goal Line, Grass, Jeff Fisher, Jets, Jets News, Joe Mcknight, Minicamp, Mortal Men, New York Jets, news, Personality, precamp, Recapping, Shape, Shuttle, Steep Hill, Suicides, Time Trial, week, Weights, Work Ethic, Yardbarker No Comments »Is There a Trend Emerging with Joe McKnight?
July 30th, 2010 afcbeast With the news last night, our new beat reporter wrote up some quick thoughts on the Joe McKnight conditioning issue. Troubling news Thursday evening when the Jets announced that rookie RB Joe McKnight had failed his conditioning test and was being placed on the active non-football injury list – otherwise known as the PUP (physically [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Emerging, Football Injury, Joe Mcknight, McKnight, Mini Camp, New York Jets, Pup, Right Decision, Shape, there, Trend, Yardbarker No Comments »Erik Ainge Placed on Non-Football Illness List
July 30th, 2010 afcbeast Along with the rookies, the quarterbacks and select veterans were at Florham Park today, and Manish Mehta of the Daily News reports that backup QB Erik Ainge has been listed as a reserve non-football illness, which means he won’t count against the 80-man roster. Apparently, he had some sort of illness which the team chose not to [...]
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