Seahawks Pro-Bowl LB Tatupu leaves game with knee injury (Lexington Herald-Leader) Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu left Monday's game against the San Diego Chargers after injuring his knee. He did not return to the contest and, according to the Tacoma News Tribune, will undergo an MRI on Tuesday. The report says that Tatupu left the locker room on crutches after the game and looked very stiff. A Pro Bowl selection last year, Tatupu had 109 tackles and four ...
Ex-Pro Bowl lineman Bentley visits Rams (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Former Pro Bowl offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley, who has not played the past two seasons because of knee problems, paid a free-agent visit Monday to St. Louis. Bentley took a physical, and left without a contract.
Hayes, Humphrey selected as senior nominees for Pro Football Hall (Lexington Herald-Leader) Bob Hayes and Claude Humphrey have been selected as the senior nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2009. Hayes and Humphrey will join 15 still-to-be-named modern-era candidates on the list of finalists from which the Class of 2009 will be selected. The Hall of Fame selection meeting will be held on January 31, 2009, the day before Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida. To be ...
Pro Bowl News
Champ Bailey on Boss: Lions 'didn’t use him right in Detroit'
Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey was excited about Denver’s recent signing of his younger brother, Boss, to a five-year, $17.5 million deal.
“He brings athleticism, he’ll make some plays and that’s big for us,” Champ Bailey said. “He a guy that is definitely accountable.”
Boss Bailey spent his first five seasons in Detroit after being selected in the second round of the 2003 draft. He had an outstanding career at Georgia, where he followed his older brother as an all-conference selection.
The 28-year-old linebacker has appeared in 58 games, including 51 starts, and has 258 tackles, seven sacks and two interceptions. Last season, he had a career-best 31/2 sacks and 47 tackles in 15 games.
“They didn’t use him right in Detroit,” Champ Bailey said. “We’re going to use him right here. I’ll make sure of that.”