NFL Notes: Bears, Bengals, Buccaneers, Jets, & Raiders

Bears

  • Falcons WR Devin Hester mentioned that the Bears did not offer me a contract at all during the offseason.

“Chicago didn’t offer me anything,” Hester said, via Michael C. Wright. “They didn’t offer me [a] contract. They didn’t call me period, pretty much. I didn’t hear from Chicago. They didn’t say they were going to re-sign me. All I know is they were just going in a different direction.”

Bengals

  • HCย Marvin Lewis confirmed that WRย A.J. Green has aย “little bit more” than a turf toe injury. (Ross Tucker)
  • WR Marvin Jonesย doesn’t appear to be any closer to returning from hisย ankle injury, as he was wearingย sweats and gym shoes during Tuesday’s practice. (Paul Dehner Jr.)

Buccaneers

  • HCย Lovie Smith told reporters on Tuesday that they areย “staying the course” with RB Doug Martin, despite his struggles this season.

โ€œDoug has done some good things,โ€™โ€™ Smith added. โ€œWhen youโ€™re the starting tailback, you know what goes along with that. Weโ€™d like Doug to get 200 yards every game, but weโ€™re not there yet. But in time, heโ€™ll break out.โ€™โ€™

Jets

  • Backup QBย Michael Vick admitted that he wasn’t fully prepared to play in last weekend’s game against the Chargers.

โ€œMaybe I didnโ€™t prepare or I wasnโ€™t prepared, but Iโ€™ll tell you what, it wonโ€™t happen again,โ€ Vick said, via Brian Costello.ย โ€œ…I learned a lesson last week: always stay ready, always be prepared,โ€ Vick said. โ€œThat left a bitter taste in my mouth that I wasnโ€™t able to go out and put points on the board or even help this team in any fashion. So this week has been a different work week from me [and] throughout the rest of the year, itโ€™s going to be totally different for me as far as my preparation.โ€

Raiders

  • HC Tony Sparano said he’sย optimistic LB Nick Roach (concussion ) will be able to play again, despite the fact that he was placed on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday due to his the projected timetable for hisย recovery from a concussion.ย (Alexย Marvez)

Vikings

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