Nnamdi Asomugha

NFL Draft South Carolina DE Jadeveon Clowney is seeking an insurance policy to protect against a potential injury next year. (FOX Sports) Mel Kiper mentioned that Brandon Weeden may have been the No. 1 quarterback in this draft class. (Cleveland Plain Dealer) NC State QB Mike Glennon will reportedly throw at next week’s Scouting Combine. (ESPN.com) Mel [...]

Peter King of SI.com cites an anonymous general manager who mentioned Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha as one of the more intriguing free agents in this year’s market. “One guy whose value is way down but still is attractive because so many teams are desperate for corners,” the GM said. Asomugha, 31, is still under contract with the [...]

According to Geoff Mosher of CSN Philly, the Eagles should consider parting ways with a number of defensive players like Nnamdi Asomugha, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and DT Cullen Jenkins. Mosher adds that he wouldn’t even consider keeping Asomugha if he lowered his salary to $3 million next season. Mosher still believes Asomugha can play in the NFL, but seems to think that [...]

Rich Hofmann of the Philadelphia Daily News assesses the Eagles current roster as they begin the process of switching to a 3-4 base defense next year. According to Hofmann, “the transformation will take 2 years, minimum.” Hofmann believes they’ll have to find an upgrade at defensive tackle, another 3-4 defensive end to play opposite of Fletcher Cox, “at least” [...]

Bengals The Bengals kicker for Week 16 will end up being a game-time decision between Josh Brown and Mike Nugent. (Joe Reedy) Bills DB Leodis McKelvin has been placed on the injured/reserved list due to a groin injury. WR Donald Jones was placed on the non-football/illness list due to an unknown illness. (Buffalo News) LB Kirk Morrison has [...]

Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha was asked whether or not he would be willing to renegotiate his contract to remain in Philadelphia beyond this season. “Yeah, I mean all I can say right now is I really wouldn’t want to be anywhere else,” said Asomugha, via Philly Mag: Birds 24/7. “I definitely want to be back here.” [...]

Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that Eagles face some decision regarding cornerbacks Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie during the offseason. When they acquired both of them a few seasons ago, it was assumed that they would both be corner stones for their defense, but neither player has lived up to their expectations. Domowitch writes that it’s [...]

Tim McManus of the PhillyMag.com is reporting that the Eagles are not negotiating a new contract with cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. “Nothing personal against the eccentric cornerback; the Eagles are not negotiating with any players at the moment, choosing instead to focus their energies on the season at hand,” writes McManus. “They have tried to stick [...]

Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that the Philadelphia Eagles will most likely begin the process of cleaning house after the season. McLane mentions that the Eagles are projected to be close to $18 million over the salary cap next season, so it makes sense that they would begin to address some of their high-salaried players. Nnamdi Asomugha Has [...]

49ers TE Vernon Davis could be unhappy with his role in the offense. (Matt Maiocco) QB Alex Smith appears to be doing better after experiencing blurred vision after sustaining a concussion. (Matt Maiocco) Bears QB Jay Cutler‘s concussion symptoms began to subside after he was pulled out of the game at halftime. (Tracey Myers) QB [...]

Jeff McLane of the Philly Inquirer responded to a question regarding Nnamdi Asomugha future will the Eagles by suggesting that he a “slim” chance of returning and would most likely have to take a pay cut. Since his arrival in Philadelphia, Asomugha has been a huge disappointment. His poor play last year was attributed to the Eagles [...]

According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, there is a growing belief around the league that Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha no longer cares about the game like he use to. “There’s also a theory making its way through league circles (and the locker room) that Asomugha doesn’t care about the game like he used to,” Florio [...]

6:25pm – Reuben Frank is reporting that Asomugha has no concussion issues and shouldn’t miss a significant amount of time. —– Jeff McClane of Philly.Com is reporting that Eagles defensive back Nnamdi Asomugha is being evaluated after colliding with teammate Nate Allen on the practice field.  At this time it is not believed that Asomugha [...]

New York Jets CB Darrelle Revis is still non-committal about joining the team for the start of training camp. “I’m here and I’ll be playing,” said Revis, via the New York Daily News. “I’m getting ready for this season; that’s all I can do. Anything with my contract, we’ll deal with that in the future.” Revis is reportedly [...]

Bart Hubbuch caught up with Jets CB Darrelle Revis and asked him whether or not he’s satisfied with his contract. “I am. I’m cool. I signed it two years ago,” said Revis, per Bart Hubbuch. He also added that the contract was a good deal “at the time.“ The good news for the Jets is that Revis is already attending their workouts, but [...]

Philadelphia Eagles GM Howie Roseman told reporters yesterday that he will field trade offers for CB Asante Samuel. “We’re always open to phone calls and to seeing if something works,” Roseman said, via the Wilmington News Journal. Samuel’s name has come up in trade rumors fairly consistently since they signed Nnamdi Asomugha and got Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie [...]

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reports that the Raiders decision to cut Routt has to do with the fact that his $5 million salary would have been guaranteed had they kept him on their roster past the fifth day of the waiver period. ——————————————————————————— Freshly cut corner Stanford Routt is now reportedly visiting with the Bills [...]

The news surrounding the New York Jets has been centered around the team’s locker room drama as of late. One figure in particular that is believed to have played a key role in the mess is WR Santonio Holmes. New York locked him up last season to a five-year deal worth $45 million but it’s not the total value of [...]

The Philadelphia Daily News specifically mentions Lion’s MLB Stephen Tulloch as a likely target for Eagles during the offseason. There’s no question that the Eagles will need to improve their inside linebackers in the coming months and Tulloch figures to be one of the best available options on the market. Last year, Detroit got him [...]

Reuben Frank reports that Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha was carted off of the practice after suffering a knee injury during today. Jeff McLane reports that it’s a left knee injury and he’ll undergo further evaluation today. Asomugha has had an up and down season thus far but it’s certainly concerning that he had to be carted off of the field. [...]

Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have decided to bench rookie LB Casey Matthews in favor of  another rookie Brian Rolle. The Eagles took a big gamble on Matthews as their pegged him as their starting middle linebacker despite the shortened offseason. Matthews was moved to weak-side linebacker for last week’s game but [...]

Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver reports that the Philadelphia Eagles are looking for two second-round picks in return for CB Asante Samuel but so far haven’t been able to find a team willing to part with such a package. The Eagles have publicly stated that they’re willing to move forward with all three cornerbacks. Philadelphia will be [...]