It’s officially announced that veteran quarterback Chad Pennington will be wearing the Miami Dolphins jerseys for at least one more season with a one-year contract being signed on Monday.
According to previous reports, Pennington is expected to be a backup for Chad Henne, who was used as replacement to Pennington when he injured his right shoulder in the third game last season. Henne proved his talent and was rewarded with the starting job.
The 33-year-old Pennington is recovering from the third operation of his career on his throwing shoulder, so a backup job could be good for him before retirement. He still has the ability to help the Dolphins as he did before, but younger and healthier Henne just has more advantages over him to do the starting job, and with Pennington’s backup, he could grow into a quarterback as great as Pennington, who led the Dolphins to their first playoff berth in seven years in 2008 season.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Jets have new kicker Folk and OT Turkovich
Former Dallas Cowboys kicker Nick Folk will put on the New York Jets jersey after signing a one-year contract with the Jets, who also have signed free agent offensive tackle Michael Turkovich, a former Notre Dame standout working with Cowboys last summer.
It seems that signing Folk was a much more important move than signing Turkovich, who joined Cowboys as an undrafted free agent but was not able to play any formal game because he was released after injuring a knee. Of course he may prove that he is a valuable player after some time, but at the moment in this blog, the focus is on Folk.
Folk will give the Jest some insurance in case incumbent kicker Jay Feely becomes an unrestricted free agent and chooses to join another team. Even if Feely is signed back by the Jets, Folk’s existence can still offer competition in camp. While Feely was 30 for 36 on field-goal attempts this past season, Folk was selected to Pro Bowl when he was a rookie in 2007. Although he made just 18 of 28 field-goal attempts last season and was released by the Cowboys, he can add Jets’ confidence with the position.
It seems that signing Folk was a much more important move than signing Turkovich, who joined Cowboys as an undrafted free agent but was not able to play any formal game because he was released after injuring a knee. Of course he may prove that he is a valuable player after some time, but at the moment in this blog, the focus is on Folk.
Folk will give the Jest some insurance in case incumbent kicker Jay Feely becomes an unrestricted free agent and chooses to join another team. Even if Feely is signed back by the Jets, Folk’s existence can still offer competition in camp. While Feely was 30 for 36 on field-goal attempts this past season, Folk was selected to Pro Bowl when he was a rookie in 2007. Although he made just 18 of 28 field-goal attempts last season and was released by the Cowboys, he can add Jets’ confidence with the position.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Stallworth found job in Ravens
The day after wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth was reinstated to the NFL we were not surprised much to be informed that the Cleveland Browns released the former Browns star. And after a couple of weeks’ speculation on where the receiver is going, the result turns out to be: the Baltimore Ravens signed Stallworth.
In his own statement, Stallworth cherished the chance of playing football again in NFL jersey very much after one year of suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy for a DUI vehicular manslaughter charge.
“There was a time I felt the mistake I made was the end of the world for me,” Stallworth said in a statement. “I will never get that morning back. It weighs on me every day and will for the rest of my life. What I can do is move forward, try to be a better person, try to convince others not to do what I did and warn others about the dangers of drinking and driving. I have to show otherwise that what happened doesn’t reflect who I am. I have to prove that, and, hopefully, I’m on my way to doing that. I know my apology will never be strong enough for some, but I’ve made changes, and I’m trying to be a positive influence. It’s an honor and privilege to play in the NFL, and I’m so thankful for this opportunity.”
The contract the Ravens offered to Stallworth was not a big one- it is worth $900,000 with an additional $300,000 in incentives. But Stallworth was glad to get signed on Wednesday, one day after he worked out for the Ravens. Hope he could keep his excellence and help the Ravens to be better in 2010 season and have a different experience from Michael Vick, whose status for 2010 season remains uncertain after spending one season with the Philadelphia Eagles following a long-term sentence.
In his own statement, Stallworth cherished the chance of playing football again in NFL jersey very much after one year of suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy for a DUI vehicular manslaughter charge.
“There was a time I felt the mistake I made was the end of the world for me,” Stallworth said in a statement. “I will never get that morning back. It weighs on me every day and will for the rest of my life. What I can do is move forward, try to be a better person, try to convince others not to do what I did and warn others about the dangers of drinking and driving. I have to show otherwise that what happened doesn’t reflect who I am. I have to prove that, and, hopefully, I’m on my way to doing that. I know my apology will never be strong enough for some, but I’ve made changes, and I’m trying to be a positive influence. It’s an honor and privilege to play in the NFL, and I’m so thankful for this opportunity.”
The contract the Ravens offered to Stallworth was not a big one- it is worth $900,000 with an additional $300,000 in incentives. But Stallworth was glad to get signed on Wednesday, one day after he worked out for the Ravens. Hope he could keep his excellence and help the Ravens to be better in 2010 season and have a different experience from Michael Vick, whose status for 2010 season remains uncertain after spending one season with the Philadelphia Eagles following a long-term sentence.
Stallworth found job in Ravens
The day after wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth was reinstated to the NFL we were not surprised much to be informed that the Cleveland Browns released the former Browns star. And after a couple of weeks’ speculation on where the receiver is going, the result turns out to be: the Baltimore Ravens signed Stallworth.
In his own statement, Stallworth cherished the chance of playing football again in NFL jersey very much after one year of suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy for a DUI vehicular manslaughter charge.
“There was a time I felt the mistake I made was the end of the world for me,” Stallworth said in a statement. “I will never get that morning back. It weighs on me every day and will for the rest of my life. What I can do is move forward, try to be a better person, try to convince others not to do what I did and warn others about the dangers of drinking and driving. I have to show otherwise that what happened doesn’t reflect who I am. I have to prove that, and, hopefully, I’m on my way to doing that. I know my apology will never be strong enough for some, but I’ve made changes, and I’m trying to be a positive influence. It’s an honor and privilege to play in the NFL, and I’m so thankful for this opportunity.”
The contract the Ravens offered to Stallworth was not a big one- it is worth $900,000 with an additional $300,000 in incentives. But Stallworth was glad to get signed on Wednesday, one day after he worked out for the Ravens. Hope he could keep his excellence and help the Ravens to be better in 2010 season and have a different experience from Michael Vick, whose status for 2010 season remains uncertain after spending one season with the Philadelphia Eagles following a long-term sentence.
In his own statement, Stallworth cherished the chance of playing football again in NFL jersey very much after one year of suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy for a DUI vehicular manslaughter charge.
“There was a time I felt the mistake I made was the end of the world for me,” Stallworth said in a statement. “I will never get that morning back. It weighs on me every day and will for the rest of my life. What I can do is move forward, try to be a better person, try to convince others not to do what I did and warn others about the dangers of drinking and driving. I have to show otherwise that what happened doesn’t reflect who I am. I have to prove that, and, hopefully, I’m on my way to doing that. I know my apology will never be strong enough for some, but I’ve made changes, and I’m trying to be a positive influence. It’s an honor and privilege to play in the NFL, and I’m so thankful for this opportunity.”
The contract the Ravens offered to Stallworth was not a big one- it is worth $900,000 with an additional $300,000 in incentives. But Stallworth was glad to get signed on Wednesday, one day after he worked out for the Ravens. Hope he could keep his excellence and help the Ravens to be better in 2010 season and have a different experience from Michael Vick, whose status for 2010 season remains uncertain after spending one season with the Philadelphia Eagles following a long-term sentence.
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