Jacksonville Jaguars 11/06/2008 4:15 PMESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio banished linebacker Mike Peterson from the team for "insubordination" stemming from a team meeting Monday, when the coach challenged several players about their performance in the team's 21-19 loss to the previously winless Bengals, according to team sources. Peterson was on a list of players Del Rio was "calling out" during the meeting. The coach had made it clear he wanted no feedback from the players, but Peterson challenged Del Rio on a specific incident for which he was cited by the coach, the sources said.Read more
Carolina Panthers 11/06/2008 4:10 PMAP reports Carolina Panthers rookie RB Jonathan Stewart missed his second straight practice Thursday and was in a walking boot to protect his sore left heel.Stewart first complained of the injury two weeks ago. He played in Carolina's win over the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 26 but was held to 10 yards on eight carries. The Panthers were off last week, but the injury has kept Stewart sidelined. His status for Sunday's game at Oakland is uncertain.Read more
Miami Dolphins 11/06/2008 3:18 PMAP reports first, Joey Porter picked on Brandon Marshall. Now, the Dolphins linebacker is going after Matt Jones. On a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Porter said he had no idea how the Jaguars receiver could still be playing despite having a felony cocaine charge against him earlier this year. Porter, who called Marshall "soft" and a pouter after Miami's win in Denver last weekend, made his comments after being asked about the NFL's crackdown on big hits that are deemed illegal and dangerous. Early in the season, commissioner Roger Goodell sent a warning letter to teams telling them, among other things, that first-time offenders would be subject to fines. "If I knew the answers, I'd still have 20 more thousand dollars," said Porter, who was fined $20,000 last month for criticizing referee Ed Hochuli after a loss to Houston. "But I'm still trying to figure out how a guy gets caught with cocaine in his car and still plays the game and nothing happens.Read more
Detroit Lions 11/06/2008 9:09 AMThe Detroit Free Press reports Daunte Culpepper's glory days came in Minnesota when he was throwing to Randy Moss, and he raves about the Lions' No. 81, Calvin Johnson. "Calvin Johnson is definitely a special player," Culpepper said. "There's no doubt about that. I don't know. Maybe one or two guys have ever had the ability that he has at the receiver position. I think it's a treat for a quarterback to be able to throw to a guy like that."Read more
