NFL Notes: Tim Tebow, Bills, Chargers, Falcons, & Giants

Tim Tebow

Eagles OLB Brandon Graham is confident that Tim Tebow will make the 53-man roster and “play a lot” this season.

“Tim Tebow is going to shock a lot of people, because he is going to make the team,” Graham told Lauren Beasley of Hot 107.5 in Detroit. “And I think he will play a lot.”

Bills

• Bills placed K Dan Carpenter, CB Leodis McKelvin, and OLB Mario Williams on active/non-football injury list.

Chargers

• Suspended Chargers TE Antonio Gates told reporters that he’s still shocked he failed a drug test that showed increased levels of testosterone in his system. (Michael Gehlken)
• Gates added that he thought he’d win his appeal. (Michael Gehlken)

Falcons

• Falcons officially placed OT Lamar Holmes on the active/physically unable to perform list. (Vaughn McClure)

Giants

• Giants owner John Mara said that they still don’t “know the extent of the damage” to DE Jason Pierre-Paul‘s hand injury. (Dan Graziano)
• Mara added: “I don’t know how many fingers he has.” (Dan Graziano)