Philadelphia Eagles 05/06/2008 8:09 AMThe Trenton Times reports CB Lito Sheppard could have turned the past four days at the NovaCare Complex into the type of fiasco the Eagles have not seen since Terrell Owens took his driveway workout routine national in 2005. Sheppard not only showed up at the team's mandatory post-draft minicamp, but the two-time Pro Bowler took the high road. Time after time. "I wouldn't expect anything else from Lito," Eagles free safety Brian Dawkins said. Whether it was cooperating with the media when he was under no obligation to do so, or saying all the right things about CB Asante Samuel -- the $57.14 million cornerback hired to take his job, Sheppard was a team player.Read more
Chicago Bears 05/05/2008 8:23 AMThe Chicago Sun-Times reports when RB Cedric Benson spoke with Bears coach Lovie Smith on Sunday afternoon after rookie minicamp concluded, he denied the charges brought against him the night before that he was drunk while boating and resisted arrest. ''He just asked me the details of what happened,'' Benson told the Sun-Times late Sunday. ''I let him know I wasn't drunk and I didn't resist arrest. He stressed to call him first if anything like this happens. He was understanding.'' Smith sounded like a coach short on patience after the workout at Halas Hall. He didn't throw out his well-used line that nobody gets kicked out of the family for one off-the-field indiscretion. Smith said he was ''very disappointed'' and was seeking more information on the incident that has Benson facing two Class B misdemeanors.Read more
Indianapolis Colts 05/05/2008 8:14 AMThe Indianapolis Star reports Philadelphia police said there were no new developments in the case involving Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison on Sunday as they focused on another case involving the fatal shooting of a police officer. Harrison was questioned by police about a shooting Tuesday near a car detail shop he owns in the North Philadelphia neighborhood where he grew up. A man was shot in the hand and a young boy sustained a cut under his eye after a bullet shattered a car windshield. The Philadelphia Daily News reported that six shots were fired during the incident. Harrison has not been charged.Read more
Atlanta Falcons 05/05/2008 8:11 AMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Falcons LB Michael Boley was arrested and charged with battery Saturday, according to the Gwinnett County Detention Center's online booking records. The 25-year-old linebacker, a rising star in the NFL and one of the team's more popular players, was released on $1,200 bond. Details of the arrest were not available. A Gwinnett County police spokesperson said Sunday he had no information. The 2005 fifth-round draft pick, who resides in Dacula, has been tabbed as one of the building blocks for a franchise still reeling from the imprisonment of QB Michael Vick.Read more
