VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 15) - Bruce Smith, who was inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame in January, was arrested Friday morning after a police officer stopped him for speeding, Virginia Beach police said.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Although their careers overlapped, Bruce Smith and Randall McDaniel only played against each other a handful of times. But when it was announced today that both Smith and McDaniel had been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I asked them both what it was like to play against each other.
TAMPA, Fla. – This morning in the Super Bowl media center, I spotted Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy chatting with a couple of members of the media who are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors. A little bit of eavesdropping revealed that Levy was lobbying on behalf of some of his players, and the Bills' longtime owner.
*-well, of somewhat recent history.
We all know that Brett Favre will play his first game as a New York Jet this week and the shock of seeing him in a non-Packers jersey will be a bit frightening (as was seeing Jason Taylor in Redskins garb). Still, it isn't like we haven't seen this before from our recently great players.
QB-Brett Favre (Jets)
RB-Emmitt Smith (Cardinals)
RB-Thurman Thomas (Dolphins)
WR-Jerry Rice (Seahawks)
WR-Chris Carter (Dolphins)
WR-Tim Brown (Buccaneers)
OT-Tony Boselli (Texans ... even though he didn't play)
OT-Richmond Webb (Bengals)
OG-Randal McDaniel (Buccaneers)
OG-Bill Fralic (Lions)
C-Mike Webster (Chiefs)
Lost in all the talk of the Redskins coaching search is this little tidbit: Vinny Cerrato has been promoted from team owner Dan Snyder's glorified squash partner to Executive Vice President of Football Operations. Unsurprisingly, it's a newly created title (something the front office is very good at), and his duties now include: personnel, team roster, scouting and salary cap management. The people I contacted around the league were not astounded but still amused by Vinny Cerrato's promotion... Cerrato had been in the background the last four years because Joe Gibbs handled the roster with beaucoup input from Gregg Williams and the other assistants. Now it's Cerrato's turn (again) to shape the roster exactly how he and Dan Snyder like it.
It's also a clear sign that The Danny is itching to re-enter the NFL fray after also playing a supporting role to Gibbs since 2004. As one reporter friend said last night, "If I'm a Redskins fan, I'm not sleeping well."
The Buffalo Bills signed quarterback Trent Edwards, the team's third-round draft pick out of Standford University, to undisclosed contract yesterday."Trent's agent recognized that getting this done early was beneficial and it enables Trent to now concentrate on football," said Vice President of Football Administration Jim Overdorf.The Bills are still in awe that they were able to land Edwards. Some scouts had him ranked with the top 40 players and Buffalo felt as if they won the lottery when he fell to them with the 92nd overall pick.
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