April 9
April 10th, 2009 Daily News
According to an interview on Sirius Satellite Radio, New York Giants co-owner John Mara said that former Giant wide receiver Plaxico Burress was ignoring the team.
According to the New York Daily News, New York Jet running back Leon Washington is hopeful that he will get a contract extension.
According to Pro Football Talk.com, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Roscoe Parrish is on the trade block.
According to NFL.com, the Bills signed offensive lineman Seth McKinney.
According to FoxSports.com, the maker of a Michael Vick dog chew toy is being sued by the Florida’s Attorney General for not living up to promises to donate the proceeds of the sale of the toy.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazett, Pittsburgh Steelers free agent quarterback Byron Leftwich is visiting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
According to the New Orleans Times Picayune, the New Orleans Saints signed safety Darren Sharper to a one year deal.
According to the Associated Press, former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jonathan Dekker was acquited of obstruction of justice charges.
According to the Birmingham News, via College Football Talk.com, former Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage is going to serve as a radio color commentator for the Alabama Crimson Tide’s annual spring game April 18th.
The National Football League has announced that Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was suspended for three games. As reported by John Clayton of ESPN, if Lynch did not show remorse and take responsibility in the press for his actions like he did it would have been longer.
According to the Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard is leaner.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank wants either a a better a better lease and more management control from the Georgia World Congress Center Authority or a new stadium where they control all or most of the management. The Falcons current lease runs out somewhere between 2016-2020.
According to Insidethebayarea.com, former Oakland Raider defensive tackle Warren Sapp thinks, “Tom Cable couldn’t lead the Raiders to a picnic in his own back yard.”
