Ian Rapoport reports that the Oakland Raiders no longer have interest in free agent QB Vince Young now that they added rookie Tyler Wilson to their roster. The Raiders brought Young in along with Troy Smith for a workout a few weeks before the draft. The Seahawks also showed some interest in Young as well, but elected to [...]
May 1, 2013
Nate Bouda
Raiders, Seahawks
Update: Vic Tafur is reporting that a league source has informed him that the Raiders are not signing QB Seneca Wallace after all. Tafur adds that there’s still a chance that the Oakland could sign Wallace, but it probably won’t happen until some point down the road. Reports from yesterday indicated that the Raiders were signing Wallace, [...]
April 11, 2013
Nate Bouda
Raiders, Seahawks
Jason La Canfora reports that the Seahawks will sign QB Brady Quinn to be Russell Wilson‘s backup this season. Matt Leinart, Seneca Wallace, and Tyler Thigpen also tried out for the job on Monday, but apparently Quinn was able to separate himself from the pack. Some believed Leinart had the best shot at winning the job given his ties to head coach Pete [...]
April 9, 2013
Nate Bouda
Seahawks
NFL Draft Utah DT Star Lotulelei’s heart has “no evidence of dysfunction” and is pumping “consistently with that of highly trained athletes.” (Salt Lake Tribune) Chiefs GM John Dorsey mentioned that they’ve narrowed their list down to four players for their No. 1 overall pick. (NFL.com) Gil Brandt doesn’t have Georgia OLB Jarvis Jones is [...]
April 2, 2013
Nate Bouda
Bears, Bills, Browns, Cardinals, Chiefs, Colts, Giants, Jaguars, NFL Draft Rumors, Packers, Panthers, Raiders, Ravens, Redskins, Seahawks, Steelers, Titans
NFL Free agent Vince Young will work out at the University of Texas’ March 26 Pro Day. (Stewart Mandel) 49ers DL Cullen Jenkins will meet with the 49ers on Tuesday. (NFLTR) Bears The Bears are expected to have interest in free agent TE Jared Cook. (NFLTR) Bears have informed free agent CB D.J. Moore that he is not a [...]
March 5, 2013
Nate Bouda
49ers, Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Chiefs, Cowboys, Dolphins, Falcons, Jets, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Patriots, Raiders, Ravens, Redskins, Saints, Seahawks, Steelers, Texans, Titans
Free agent QB Vince Young is determined to return to the NFL, according to ProFootballTalk. “I made some mistakes. And when you have the type of mistakes that I have, being quarterback in the NFL, it can ruin your career. So right now, I’m trying to fight hard to give it another go, another shot,” [...]
December 6, 2012
Eli Nachmany
NFL Rumors
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports that Arizona Cardinals haven’t even discussed the idea of bringing of bringing in free agent QB Vince Young, despite the reports from yesterday that he was set to workout for the team. Somers asked people in the organization about the idea and “the reaction has not been positive.” Young has struggled to [...]
October 22, 2012
Salvador Borboa
Cardinals
Albert Breer of the NFL Network reports that Tarvaris Jackson has agreed to restructure his contract to facilitate a trade to the Bills. Jackson will reportedly have an opportunity to make $3 million this season. Consequently, the Bills have released backup QB Vince Young after he wasn’t able to show enough improvement over the course of training camp. [...]
August 27, 2012
Nate Bouda
Bills, Cardinals, Packers, Seahawks
Update – 8/2/12: Judd Zulgad of ESPN 1500 has reported via twitter that Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier claims RB Adrian Peterson is closer to being moved off the Physically Unable to Perform list, but is “still not quite ready to put him out there”. ——————————– Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN.com is reporting that Minnesota Vikings running [...]
August 2, 2012
Dan Kornhauser
Vikings
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the Buffalo Bills have signed QB Vince Young to a one-year deal worth $2 million and includes an extra $1 million in bonuses. The Buffalo Bills brought free agent QB Vince Young in for a workout last Tuesday, but he wound up leaving town without a contract. Buffalo certainly could [...]
May 11, 2012
Nate Bouda
Bills
Fox’s Alex Marvez takes a look at QB Chad Henne as he prepares to hit the free-agent market on March 13th. Marvez claims that Henne is garnering the most interest behind presumed top options Peyton Manning and Matt Flynn. Given that Drew Brees and Alex Smith will probably both return to their 2011 teams, the [...]
February 29, 2012
Tim Culver
Broncos, Chiefs, Seahawks
Mike Klis of the Denver Post takes a look at some of the quarterback options that the Broncos may consider during free agency. The team has said that they plan to add another quarterback to backup Tim Tebow next season and John Elway has said that he’s looking for a pocket passer. Klis lists: Vince [...]
February 4, 2012
Nate Bouda
Broncos
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 [...]
February 1, 2012
Nate Bouda
Eagles, Lions
Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News takes a look at the possibility that the Philadelphia Eagles could use one of their early-round draft picks on a quarterback this year. Bowen writes that Philly may look to use one of the their two second-round picks on a quarterback prospect like Arizona’s Nick Foles, Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden, San Diego State’s Ryan Lindley and [...]
January 23, 2012
Nate Bouda
Eagles, NFL Draft Rumors
Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com reported last night that veteran quarterback Jon Kitna will retire from the NFL. This news isn’t all that surprising considering that Kitna had been suggesting that it could for some time now but the move still leaves Dallas thin at quarterback. Obviously Tony Romo will be starting for the team next season but Stephen McGee is the teams [...]
January 13, 2012
Nate Bouda
Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick was missed the teams last two games because of two broken ribs and it appears that he’ll miss his third straight game tomorrow night. With Vick out, Vince Young will get another shot to showcase his ability against the Seattle Seahawks. Philly will also be without WR Jeremy Maclin who is dealing with both [...]
November 30, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles
Michael Vick missed Monday’s practice which leaves the door open for Vince Young to start Thursday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Eagles head coach Andy Reid mentioned that Young will take all of the teams snaps tomorrow. This is as good of a sign as any that he’ll be starting Week 13′s game. Wide receiver [...]
November 29, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles
Albert Breer of NFL Network reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have decided to start QB Vince Young for tomorrow’s game against the New England Patriots because Michael Vick‘s rib injury is still bothering him. Young played well enough last week to allow the Eagles to rest Vick for another while he continues to recover from [...]
November 26, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles, NFL Rumors
Pro Football Talk reports that a league source has informed them that Eagles QB Michael Vick will attempt to participate in passing drills during Tuesday’s practice. Vick missed all of last weeks practices after breaking two ribs during the teams loss to the Cardinals. Vince Young stepped in and managed to pull out a come from behind [...]
November 22, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles
Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Eagles will start QB Michael Vick if he’s healthy enough to play but Vince Young‘s performance last night was convincing enough to not force the issue. McLane added that Vick is still pretty sore and “not completely out of the woods” regarding his injured ribs. Eagles head coach Andy [...]
November 21, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles
Geoff Mosher of the News Journal reports that the Philadelphia Eagles have made the decision to sit QB Michael Vick for Sunday nights game against the New York Giants. Instead, the team will most likely turn to Vince Young this weekend. Both he and Mike Kafka have worked with the first-team offense throughout the week but all of the reports leading [...]
November 18, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg mentioned that he remains “optimistic” that Michael Vick will be able to play on Sunday despite suffering two broken ribs last weekend, via the Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News. ”He’s a tough guy and he wants to play,” said Mornhinweg, “He’s tough mentally and physically and he’s doing everything he [...]
November 17, 2011
Nate Bouda
Eagles