Green Bay Packers 09/08/2007 2:09 PMThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports two of the Green Bay Packers' projected starters on offense, WR Greg Jennings and RB Vernand Morency, sat out practice Friday and their chances of playing Sunday against Philadelphia don't look good. Jennings walked with a limp Friday morning after suffering a hamstring injury Thursday in practice. Rookie WR James Jones would replace Jennings and WR Ruvell Martin would move up to No. 3. Jones said the coaches were confident he could play split end as well as flanker.Read more
Minnesota Vikings 09/08/2007 2:06 PMThe Pioneer Press reports this was the offseason of change for Vikings WR Troy Williamson. He exchanged wedding vows in February. He adjusted to a new position coach. He endured a battery of eye tests and exercises. And he survived a dramatic makeover of his position. Now he's ready to play a game that counts. "I'm just ready to go," Williamson said Friday. "I've been through enough practices and know my stuff. "It's go time now."Read more
Cleveland Browns 09/08/2007 2:04 PMThe Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Browns WR Josh Cribbs spiced up the opener a little Friday by predicting the Browns will beat the Steelers. "We're going to take this game and win it, and we're going to move on," said Cribbs. "It's not even a second thought in our heads. There's no doubt in my mind [we're going to win]." The 1 p.m. Sunday kickoff can't come soon enough for Cribbs.Read more
Atlanta Falcons 09/08/2007 1:59 PMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports with just more than a minute left in the 2006 season-opener â his first game with the Atlanta Falcons â DE John Abraham couldn't believe he was being summoned back onto the field. The tape already had been cut off his wrist. His body had cooled down. His ears had been pelted with praise from teammates after his spectacular one-man show in a 20-6 victory at Carolina. "I said to myself, 'Patrick Kerney already got hurt; they're not going to take that chance. I know they're not putting me back in the game,'" Abraham recalled of that fateful beckoning that turned his season upside down. "I shouldn't have been back in there."Read more
