When their meeting was over early Tuesday afternoon, the New York Giants acted like students dashing off for holiday break. “I’m not talking once I get outside the door,” defensive end Michael Strahan said as he walked quickly out of the locker room at Giants Stadium. Two strides later, he was out the door with a final: “We’re done.” There was never time for a question.
Bills quarterback J.P. Losman will start Sunday against Cincinnati. The team announced Tuesday that Trent Edwards needs additional time to recover from a sprained right wrist. Bills coach Dick Jauron said in a statement that it’s unclear whether Edwards will practice at all this week. Edwards, a third-round draft pick last April, hurt his throwing hand in the third quarter of Buffalo’s 13-3 win at…
The Indianapolis Colts have won a franchise-record 12 straight home games and are off to the third-best start of any defending Super Bowl champion. So why are they underdogs at home this week? Blame that, as Indianapolis fans usually do, on New England. “They’re a good team, they’ve played great football all year and we’ve played very, very well,” Colts coach Tony Dungy said.
Cornerback Darrell Green and receivers Cris Carter and Herman Moore were among 124 modern-era players, coaches, and contributors on the preliminary list of nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Other first-year eligibles are running back Eric Metcalf; offensive tackles Tony Boselli, Lomas Brown and Richmond Webb; and linebackers Levon Kirkland and Hardy Nickerson.
