The most important and in form wide receiver of the Carolina Panthers team, Steve Smith, has got only his short temper to blame, as he was kicked out of the training camp on Friday after he had punched his teammate Ken Lucas close to his left eye. The reason for the brawl between Smith and Lucas is unclear, but the Panthers management has decided to take a call on this issue and will deal the matter internally. The fight was picked up at the side lines during the special drills session and it got worse when the players took the field. The tickets to most of the Panthers games are sold out and Smith’s fans hope to their best wide receiver from the first game of the NFL season.

Philadelphia Eagles first draft pick in 2007, Kevin Kolb, carried out his rookie season activities without much fanfare and attention, than what he received last year. Kolb did impress his coaches with his style of play and finished the season with 70 passes of 106 for 617 yards and two touchdowns. The quarterback Kevin Kolb showed that he is mentally and physically prepared for the NFL league, but has to work on certain aspects of the game in order to gain the respect from his team mates. He has to be patient in waiting for his chance and once he gets it he will have to prove himself as one of the best quarterbacks for the Eagles.

Many of the victorious players of the New York Giants team returned to the Giants Stadium to kick start their offseason conditioning camp after their stunning victory at the Super Bowl about two months ago. The Giants closed the doors on the media at the conditioning camp and did not reveal the names of the players as well as the number of the players who had attended the conditioning camp.

The Giants tamed the unbeatable New England Patriots in a Super Bowl championship game on Feb 3rd and this victory was one of the best NFL victories that the Giants have recorded in their NFL history. The receiver of the Giants said to the media that it was great to be at square one practicing and he said that the team had a lot more things to achieve in the near future. The defensive tackle of the Giants, Fred Robbins, feels that it is good to know that many people are hunting behind the Giants players and said that he was very happy to be with his team mates once again.

Broncos are having a pair of siblings in the team with the addition of Boss Bailey. His brother Champ Bailey is already in the team of Denver Broncos as corner back. With this addition the Denver is having a pair of brothers for the third time in the club roster. Boss Bailey was with the Lions earlier and the details regarding the deal of Boss with Broncos is not revealed yet. Champ Bailey is very much excited about playing with his brother. Champ Bailey is sure that his brother can create a great impact on team’s defense with the adaptability and speed he poses in the game.

For Boss, it was a tough path to gain accomplishment in National Football League as he has suffered problems with his knee ligaments at a very young age itself. He had to keep away from play throughout the year 2004 due to torn meniscus in the right knee. In 2005 he returned to the game to win Lions’ Ed Block Award for courage. The Bailey brothers are the third pair of siblings following Danenhauer brothers and Widell brothers to get into the Broncos. Boss Bailey is coming to Denver after a five year experience in the NFL season and he has missed only one game in the last two years.

Chris Clemons is pretty pleased to have signed a five year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles as he has not had a chance to play in the professional league since his rookie season for the Washington Redskins in 2003 season.  He showed a little bit of his football skills in the following 2004 season and the couple of injuries he sustained in the 2005 and 2006 season kept him away from the major league. All the things fell in place for Clemons last year in Oakland, as he recorded eight quarterback sacks and was one of the hottest players in the free agent market. Hence, Philadelphia Eagles are pretty much pleased to have roped in this popular player into their side for a five year deal.

Clemons said that he knew pretty well of his capabilities as a player and the injuries occurred to him at an important stage in his career. The Eagles are planning to have their 6 foot three player as a rotational part of their defensive system. The head coach of the Eagles, Andy Reid, thanked Clemons’s agents Don and Brooks for making the transition smooth and also thanked the Eagles President for bringing a valuable player into the team.

Rod Smith, one of the best players that the Broncos have ever produced, will be on the reserve/retirement list, as per the mutual agreement between the wide receiver player and the Denver Broncos management. There was no pomp, hype or press conference called for announcing the same and was found to be fitting in the way it was delivered. Smith seems to have not fully recovered from the hip debridement surgery and showed signs of pain worsening in his hip after a brief practice session. He underwent another hip surgery in January and the move to keep him in the reserve list has ended a 14 year continuous playing for the Denver Broncos.

Smith said that he was happy playing for all these 14 years and he pretty well knows that once he takes a step out of the playing field, then there will be no way that will make him return to the field again. Rod Smith finds his name to be outside the Broncos primary roster list after 13 years and whatever has been achieved by him will be cherished by his team mates and his organization for many years to come. Smith says that, in football when a player says that he is done, then, it is has to be understood that the deal is over.

Jeff Feagles, a 42 year old veteran and the oldest player playing in the NFL League, has signed a two year contract to play for the NFL Champions New York Giants. The famous Punter presented himself along with Kevin Abrams, his assistant general manager for the negotiations with the New York Giants think tank. The punter declined to tell the signing amount and said to the press that he was pretty pleased to play for the Giants and was looking forward to the upcoming season. Feagles has been playing for the past 20 years in the NFL and said that he still has the fire power in his belly to play football at the highest level.

Jeff Feagles was contemplating retirement after the 2007 season, but the call from the Giants made him think otherwise. Feagles is the leading punter in the game and his passion for the game has made him not to miss even a single game in his 20 year old career. Feagles has also been chosen to be inducted to the Miami University Hall of Fame and the Giants general manager Reese is all but pleased to have signed Feagles to play for the Giants in the coming two seasons. He rates Feagles as the best directional punter ever to have played the game.

Injury prone linebacker Dan Morgan, of the Carolina Panthers, has been released by the Panthers after seven seasons as they ran out of patience with his recurring injuries. Morgan was a regular first round pick for the Carolina Panthers whenever he played and was one of the best line backs for the Panthers in most of the 59 games he played for the Panthers. Morgan is a very accomplished line backer and has made about 452, the third best tackle record in the history of Carolina Panthers. Dan Morgan is injury prone and played only one game the whole 2006 season and has never played the entire 16 games in any season.

The frequent injuries to Dan Morgan for the past two seasons have made the think tank of the Carolina Panthers team make the painful decision of releasing their most reliable line backer from the team.  club as well as the organizational set up could do wonders for Dan Morgan. There is no surprise as far as Drew Rosenhaus, Morgan’s agent, is concerned that the line backer will definitely be playing football in 2008 season.

Brian VanGorder left South Carolina to take the same job with the Atlanta Falcons.VanGorder spent last year as the Falcons’ linebackers coach.  Steve Spurrier hired him as co-ordinator last month during Week 15 of the NFL season.The Falcons hired Mike Smith as head coach on Wednesday. Smith replaced Bobby Petrino, who abruptly left the Falcons last month after just 13 games of a 4-12 season.VanGorder has held six jobs with four teams over the last five years.Petrino lost his defensive co-ordinator on Thursday when South Carolina hired him in the same capacity.Ellis Johnson left Petrino’s staff after just four weeks.

Mike McCarthy made a commitment to youth when he became coach of the Green Bay Packers in 2006. McCarthy stuck to it through the bad times.  He lost eight of his first 12 games but didn’t panic. With five of his nine draft picks in the starting lineup, the Packers won their final four games of the 2006 season to finish at .500. Green Bay expected to be a playoff contender in 2007.  McCarthy kept nine of his 2007 draft picks and 10 rookies total. He started three rookies in the season opener and the Packers went on a 4-0 tear to propel themselves to the top of the NFC North. Green Bay stayed there all season, finishing as the second seed in the NFC playoff bracket with a 13-3 record. That rookie class combined to start 31 games .