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Archive for July 30th, 2012

Michael Vick Defends Dynasty Comments, Issues Notice That He Won’t Discuss His Past Anymore

Monday, July 30th, 2012

The Philadelphia Eagles were criticized a year ago when Vince Young dubbed the group the Dream Team. The criticism only got worse as the Eagles got off to a miserably slow start, then closed out their season with four consecutive victories just to finish 8-8, missing out on the playoffs. Eagles ...

Stephen Jackson on Rap Career: “I’m going to do music until I can’t talk no more.”

Monday, July 30th, 2012

Let's put Team USA and NBA talk on hold briefly to hear from Spurs guard Stephen Jackson, who believe it or not, is doing some promotion of his new rap album Jack Of All Trades. The thought of Jackson rapping sounds delightfully intriguing, no? I can't say I've heard any ...

Demaryius Thomas Is Expecting the Broncos to Put Up Some Big Points This Season

Monday, July 30th, 2012

It seems like ever since he came into the NFL, there has always been something that has kept Demaryius Thomas from playing to his immense talent level. In his two years in the NFL, Thomas has dealt with a foot injury, an Achilles injury and even a minor finger issue. ...

Patrick Willis Looks to Lead One of NFL’s Best Defensive Units in 2012

Monday, July 30th, 2012

After a wildly successful season under first year head coach Jim Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers look to build upon the momentum with an even better 2012 season. Most of the question marks are on offense where Alex Smith has silenced some of his critics, but still needs to prove ...

Christian Ponder Has Confidence to Lead Vikings Into the Upcoming Season

Monday, July 30th, 2012

It was largely a season to forget last year for rookie Christian Ponder. The young quarterback was thrust into action earlier than was probably prudent, and he struggled as a result. But the good news for Vikings fans is Ponder got some valuable experience last year, which one would assume ...

Santana Moss on RGIII: “I don’t believe in hype. I don’t believe about talking about it until you get it done.”

Monday, July 30th, 2012

The last time we heard from Santana Moss here on SRI the Redskins wide receiver was candid in explaining that Robert Griffin III had a lot to learn and it was the Redskins responsibility to get better around him. RGIII has brought a ton of hype and promise to ...

Greg Schiano Quickly Makes His Presence Felt in Tampa

Monday, July 30th, 2012

It didn't take first-year NFL coach Greg Schiano long to make his mark as he takes over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The former Rutgers coach opened up his era with a conditioning test that was failed by some of the players, including defensive lineman Brian Price and receiver Dezmon Briscoe. ...

Jonathan Kraft on Wes Welker Contract Extension: “We don’t have regrets. One of those situations where it wasn’t able to happen.”

Monday, July 30th, 2012

A hot point of contention for the New England Patriots this offseason was the future of star wide receiver Wes Welker. The two sides failed to reach a contract extension as No.83 will play out the season under the franchise tag, which is worth about $9.5 million. At the start ...

Marvin Lewis: “Whatever momentum there was last year was there last year, and this is a new start”

Monday, July 30th, 2012

It was just one season ago when the Bengals surprised a lot of people by making it to the playoffs before being eliminated by the Houston Texans. With a rookie quarterback in Andy Dalton and a rookie wide receiver in A.J. Green leading the way on offense, the Bengals won ...