NFL News and Jabber

July 7, 2008 by Lee

Dan Patrick and Keith Olberman are going to be reunited on NBC’s Sunday Night NFL coverage. The duo originally worked together on a sports network called ESPN back in the day. For those that remember these guys working together more than ten years ago, it should be entertaining. Olberman has been doing time on MSNBC and had to deal with working with Bob Costas last season. Networks tend to work hard to put together a good team for broadcasts and this should be a proven deal for NBC.

This is a must read if you have a soft spot for NFL History. NFL’s Top 10 Draft Steals in History.

There has been a lot of talk about the Titans and their WR’s…or lack of WR’s. What if Mike Williams finally puts it together? The guy has dropped 30 lbs and is working hard…

“I’m not a fool to live by anything I’ve done in the past few months,” Williams said. “The coaching staff has seen what I’ve done, and hopefully they like it. But I’m going to pretend I haven’t done anything just to make me work harder. And I definitely plan to keep working.”

The Saints have not been in a hurry to sign Marques Colston and Jahri Evans.

Tony Gonzalez saved a man from choking last week. Should I enter a Chiefs choking thins here….naw.

“Tony saved my life. There’s no doubt,” Ken Hunter, a shipping company manager, told The Associated Press in a phone interview from Huntington Beach, Calif.

“Tony came up behind me and gave me the Heimlich maneuver. Thank God he was there.”

Pete Prisco has a look at the AFC East camp battles.

Ben Coates has been elected into the Patriots Hall of Fame.

Things are looking up on the Plaxico Burress front regarding his negotiations and his health.

“I’m feeling pretty good,” Burress reports. “The knee is 100%, shoulder is 100%. My pinkie will be what it is. My ankle is probably 90%. I am expecting to be full speed in camp. I’m not going to make a prediction of what I can put up but if I’m healthy, all I can tell people is to watch out.”

Is Ted Thompson to blame for Brett Favre’s retirement?

So tell me Lions fans…Do you believe?

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