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Bronco’s Cutler diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes

The Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler has been reported to be suffering from Type 1 diabetes, according to his manager Marty Garafalo. The business manager said that Cutler came to know that he was suffering from diabetes two weeks ago and said that he needed to take a daily dose of insulin injections. Marty said that Cutler is pretty much aware of how to manage the disease and it will never cause any hindrance to his NFL playing career. 

 

Jay Cutler is currently entering into the third season in his NFL career and has achieved 20 touchdowns and threw for 3,497 yards in his last season for the Denver Broncos. He has some of the best football still left in him and wants to showcase his talents in front of his fans. He recently donated tickets to over 100 children to watch a game in Colorado through his Jay Cutler Foundation.

Giants begin their offseason conditioning camp

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.

Raiders search for pass rusher ends on Edwards

The Oakland Raiders were in search of a pass rusher for the next season and they signed Kalimba Edwards, the defensive end. The contract is for two years and Raiders had spent $ 5 million for the deal. Edwards was playing for Detroit Lions in the last season. Edwards was picked out from South Carolina in 2002 at the second round and he has played six seasons in the NFL.

In these six years he made 26 sacks and 10 forced fumbles. His best NFL season was in 2005 with seven sacks, which is his career high. Last year he played only eight games as he had an injured knee. Raiders were in search of a pass rusher ever since Chris Clemens left the team. The team wanted a player who can support the left end Derrick Burgees. The Oakland Raiders had only 27 sacks in the NFL last season and are trying to upgrade the team this season.

NFL Draft prospect Benedict found dead in his couch

Heath Benedict, an offensive lineman representing Newberry College in South Carolina, was found dead on a couch in his home on Wednesday evening. The police have said that they did not suspect any foul play in his death and have sent the body to a medical examiner in a bid to determine the cause of death of the player. Benedict had taken part in the recently concluded Senior Bowl and had a really good outing in the Bowl. He had left his school to train for the NFL Draft that is to take place next month.

Benedict was one of the best offensive tackle in his team and was invited into the NFL Combine last month. Newberry President Mick Zais said that Benedict was a big, tough man at 6 foot 5 and 326 pounds, but was very kind at heart. Benedict said in a recent interview that he was looking forward to stepping into the big NFL league and wanted to lock horns with the big guns at the NFL.

Redskins stay calm on free agency

The Washington Redskins have remained quiet for the three weeks of the free agency and intend to follow a wait and watch policy in this year’s free agency. They are focusing on the NFL Draft that will come up very shortly on the 26th and 27th of April. The head coach of the Redskins, Jim Zorn, says that he does not find anything in the hot list right now in the free agency and will surely look into the matter if anything hot turns up. Only wide receiver D. J. Hackett has made a visit to the Redskins since the start of free agency on Feb 29th and finally signed a 2 year deal with Carolina. The coach said that wide receiver is the need of the hour for the Redskins and he will be hunting for one in the draft.

Zorn is having his watchful eyes on Redskin players who have started their off-season workouts recently and said that Anthony Mix of Auburn is a great wide receiver and will get his opportunity when the time comes. Zorn has said that he is overall pretty comfortable with the Redskin roster as of now and will be looking forward to have a even better season than what they had last year.

Jevon Kearse to be the defensive end of Titans

The Tennessee Titans has made a two year contract with Jevon Kearse last Thursday. The coach of Tennessee Titans, Jeff Fisher has plans to make use of this 31 year old player as the defensive end of the team, which is almost vacant after the free agents like Travis La Boy and Antwan Odom left the team. Kearse started his career in NFL with the Tennessee Titans and his return to the team is a big relief in filling up the gap in the team. Earlier he served Titans as the defensive Rookie after being selected to the team in 1999 draft. In that season, the Titans were able to reach the Super Bowl.

He left Titans in 2004 as a free agent for the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, Kearse is happy to come back to the Tennessee as he is getting a chance to finish his career from where he had started. Kearse was more successful while he was with the Titans and is eager to be re-united with the Titans. In 2006, he suffered knee injury and was unable to play many matches. In late 2007, he was again out of the game and was released from Eagles as salary cap cut.

Broncos roster has third set of siblings

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.

Eagles DE Cole to replace Kerney in Pro Bowl

Trent Cole has been named to the NFC Pro Bowl roster. Seattle Seahawks end Patrick Kerney will sit out the game with a shoulder injury. Cole is the youngest Eagles’ defensive end to earn a Pro Bowl. Cole comes off a season in which he ranked sixth in the NFL with 12 1/2 sacks. Cole notched 103 tackles this past season and he was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after a 3 1/2-sack performance against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 8. Cole was voted Defensive Most Valuable Player by his Philadelphia teammates

Packers mixed youth and wins

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 .

Brady recovering from sore foot

Tom Brady is recovering from a sore foot suffered in Sunday’s win over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship Game. New England Patriots star quarterback was seen limping on his day off.Player wearing what appears to be a walking cast.The report stated that during his weekly radio show, Brady did not deny that he suffered some sort of injury during the San Diego game.Brady also told the Boston Herald that the injury would not keep him out of the Super Bowl.Brady, a three-time Super Bowl winner, enjoyed the best season of his career this campaign as he tossed a league-record 50 touchdown passes with just eight interceptions.