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Former Jacksonville Jaguars WR Matt Jones passed on a tryout opportunity for the Redskins on Tuesday, stating he intends to retire instead, according to Jason La Canfora of NFL Network. Jones looked like he could re-emerge earlier this spring when he was second on the Bengals’ depth chart for a time. The Bengals decided to [...]

Baltimore Ravens WR Donte Stallworth (foot) is expected to return for this week’s game against Miami, according to the Baltimore Sun. Stallworth has missed the entire season so far with a broken foot, so he’ll likely be eased in if he does suit up this weekend. It’s possible he could phase TJ Houshmandzadeh completely out [...]

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed CB Adam “Pacman” Jones on injured reserve with a neck injury, ending his season. Jones apparently suffered some kind of disc injury in his neck, leading to his placement on injured reserve. Jones had been the Bengals’ #3 cornerback, and even drew the start last week with Johnathan Joesph unable [...]

The Cleveland Browns have waived RB James Davis. Davis was a hot name during training camp in 2009, much like Montario Hardesty this season, but suffered a season-ending injury early on, also much like Hardesty. Obviously the team feels confident going with Peyton Hillis and Mike Bell the rest of the way, with Hardesty likely [...]

The Baltimore Ravens are expected to place starting right tackle Jared Gaither (back) on injured reserve, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Gaither has been slow to recover from a preseason back injury, believed to be some kind of thoracic disc problem. Gaither could undergo surgery once he is placed on injured reserve. Marshall Yanda will [...]

Baltimore Ravens FS Ed Reed (hip) is expected to return to the starting lineup Sunday against Buffalo. Reed was activated off the PUP list this week and should take Tom Zbikowski’s spot in the starting lineup. Zbikowski is expected to miss Sunday’s game with a heel injury. Reed will likely not play a full compliment [...]

Cleveland Browns WR Joshua Cribbs (concussion) returned to practice Friday and is expected to play Sunday against New Orleans. WR Mohamed Massaquoi (concussion) did not practice this week and is expected to be held out of Sunday’s game. Cribbs is a marginal bet for production with Colt McCoy under center, although he will boost the [...]

Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison returned to practice Thursday, one day after threatening to retire due to the NFL’s new policy on helmet-to-helmet hits. Harrison’s threat was empty from the get go, but ESPN decided to make a story out of it anyway. Coach Mike Tomlin handled the situation effectively, allowing Harrison to cool his [...]

Cleveland Browns QB Colt McCoy will likely make his second consecutive start Sunday against New Orleans, according to Coach Eric Mangini. Mangini stated McCoy will get the start unless Seneca Wallace (ankle) or Jake Delhomme (ankle) makes significant progress in the next few days, which is highly unlikely. McCoy was better than advertised in his [...]

No major trades took place before Tuesday’s 4PM ET NFL trade deadline. Baltimore Ravens RB Willis McGahee and Washington Redskins DL Albert Haynesworth were the two most-talked about players the past few days, but both remained put. The Titans reportedly were interested in Haynesworth, but the Redskins wouldn’t budge off their second-round pick asking price. [...]