Minnesota Vikings 05/28/2008 7:25 AMESPN’s John Clayton reports on Friday, the Minnesota Vikings informed Erasmus James that they planned to release him. James was an injured defensive end without a home. Now, he's a member of the Washington Redskins. Redskins executive vice president Vinny Cerato called Vikings coach Brad Childress Tuesday and convinced him to trade James instead of releasing him. In exchange for James, the Vikings will receive a conditional seventh-round pick in 2009.Read more
Denver Broncos 05/28/2008 7:21 AMAP reports Denver Broncos RB Travis Henry's hamstring injury is healing slowly and the team doesn't expect him to return to offseason workouts until next week. When he does get back on the field, he'll find even more competition for snaps. The Broncos agreed to a one-year deal on Tuesday with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Michael Pittman, agent Drew Rosenhaus told The Associated Press.Read more
New Orleans Saints 05/20/2008 11:10 PMAP reports New Orleans Saints DE Charles Grant has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a February altercation at a nightclub. Grant, who was stabbed in the neck during the fracas, was charged by an Early County grand jury that also charged Laquient Macklin with felony murder and feticide in the shooting death of Korynda Reed, 23. Reed died after being taken to the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, after the fight early Feb. 3. The indictment was posted on the Web site of the Early County News on Tuesday.Read more
New Orleans Saints 05/20/2008 6:34 PMAP reports the dull pain in LB Dan Morgan's shoulder wouldn't go away. His Achilles tendon ached. Then there were the reminders of the five concussions. Three months after he was released by the Carolina Panthers, Morgan was trying to coax his body into a new start with the New Orleans Saints. But Morgan kept looking around his house. The speedy and strong linebacker, whose life for so long had been defined by football and little else, saw his two children and pregnant wife, due in three weeks with the couple's second daughter. He decided it was time to turn in his helmet for a job as full-time dad.Read more
