Bucs to call up Darby
Tampa Bay Buccaneers10/02/2007 10:53 AM The St. Petersburg Times reports the Bucs are likely to sign rookie RB Kenneth Darby, a seventh-round pick from
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10/02/2007 10:53 AM The St. Petersburg Times reports the Bucs are likely to sign rookie RB Kenneth Darby, a seventh-round pick from
Smith could return Oct. 21
San Francisco 49ers10/02/2007 10:49 AM The Mercury News reports with Seattle DT Rocky Bernard bearing down on him, QB Alex Smith instinctively protected the ball. That was all the 49ers quarterback had time to do before Bernard threw him shoulder-first to the turf, then landed his 308-pound frame on top of him. "I've taken lots and lots of sacks like that and if you fall a fraction of the way differently, you get back up and you're fine," Smith said Monday. "But you land on that shoulder just right. . . . I knew something was wrong as soon as I hit the ground." An MRI exam taken Monday confirmed that Smith suffered a third-degree separation of his (right) passing shoulder when he was taken down on the third play from scrimmage in Sunday's 23-3 loss to Seattle. Read more
Linehan vows to stick with struggling Bulger
St. Louis Rams10/02/2007 10:46 AM The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports something's not right with Rams QB Marc Bulger. And logic suggests that a prudent course of action might be sitting him for a week or two to help his broken ribs heal. But HC Scott Linehan isn't going there because he feels that Bulger â even at less than 100 percent healthy â still gives the Rams their best chance to win. Read more
Ricky seeks reinstatement
Miami Dolphins10/02/2007 10:44 AM The Palm Beach Post reports suspended Dolphins RB Ricky Williams applied for NFL reinstatement, his agent, Leigh Steinberg, told The Associated Press. Williams remains under contract with