Oakland Raiders 09/29/2007 8:48 AMThe Mercury News reports QB Daunte Culpepper will make his first start for the Raiders on Sunday against a Miami Dolphins team that released him before training camp, HC Lane Kiffin said Friday. Regular starter Josh McCown missed practice all week and still is hobbled by a fractured big toe on his left foot. Culpepper worked with the first team all week and is primed for his first start since Oct. 1 of last season, his fourth and final start for the Dolphins.Read more
Atlanta Falcons 09/29/2007 8:44 AMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports with all of the recent distractions surrounding the Falcons, little attention was paid to return of FS Chris Crocker. His competition with second-year player Jimmy Williams to retain his position was one of the highlights of training camp. But in the third exhibition game, Crocker went down with a badly bruised knee. The Falcons opened the season with Williams at free safety, and he performed well.Read more
Cincinnati Bengals 09/29/2007 8:41 AMThe Dayton Daily News reports Bengals second-year OL Andrew Whitworth subscribes to Cincinnati HC Marvin Lewis' theory that the running game is more productive when plays are called in the huddle instead of at the line of scrimmage. RB Kenny Watson rushed nine times for 60 yards and a touchdown at Seattle when the Bengals huddled, while RB Rudi Johnson was limited to nine yards on 17 carries during the offense's no-huddle sequence. "Calling huddle plays in general â run, pass, everything â works well because everybody's on the same page before you hit the line of scrimmage," Whitworth said. "In the no-huddle, the play just jumps up on you. Things have to be done really fast, and you may miss some looks. Huddle plays help because you're all in the same mind-set breaking the huddle."Read more
Cleveland Browns 09/29/2007 8:39 AMAP reports RB Jamal Lewis did it all for Baltimore, and then got shown the door. During six superb seasons, he won a Super Bowl ring, NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors, rushed for more than 7,000 yards and scored 45 touchdowns as a workhorse running back for the Ravens.They, in turn, ran him out of town.Read more
