New York Giants 12/18/2008 8:18 AMThe Star-Ledger reports last week, as the Giants prepared for the Cowboys, running back Brandon Jacobs said he pleaded his case to the Giants medical staff, asking them to let him play despite his nagging knee injury. The answer from vice president of medical services Ronnie Barnes and coordinator of rehabilitation Byron Hansen was "No." But when the Giants play Carolina for the NFC's No. 1 seed Sunday, Jacobs said "No" isn't an option.Read more
Pittsburgh Steelers 12/18/2008 8:17 AMThe Post-Gazette reports the NFL yesterday unanimously approved sweeping changes in the ownership structure of the Steelers, but the team still plans to operate the Rooney way. "We wouldn't have done it if we thought we wouldn't be able to handle it," said team president Art Rooney II. "We plan to operate along the same guidelines we have historically. We're not planning to change anything dramatically. We'll pretty much operate as much as possible the way we have. Obviously, we are headed into difficult economic times. We'll do our best."Read more
Carolina Panthers 12/18/2008 8:15 AMThe Charlotte Observer reports RB DeAngelo Williams was at home Tuesday when he learned he had not made the Pro Bowl. Did the savvy and sophisticated NFL send a representative to his door or a text to his telephone? Williams learned the old-fashioned way. He took a break from his video game, went on the Internet, checked the Pro Bowl roster and saw he was not on it. Panthers fans are roiling about the snub. Williams is not. “I don't care,” he says after practice Wednesday. “When going to the Pro Bowl means going to the Super Bowl, I'll care about it.”Read more
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/18/2008 8:14 AMThe Tampa Tribune reports the Bucs know precisely who they want their starting quarterback to be for Sunday's critical game against the Chargers. They just don't know with any certainty if Jeff Garcia will be able to play. Though he is leaning toward starting Garcia, Bucs coach Jon Gruden couldn't say for sure Wednesday that Garcia's sore calf will allow him to stick to his preferred game plan. Therefore, the Bucs are preparing more than one game plan and more than one potential starting quarterback for this week's game.Read more
