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| Manning, Brady on list of greatest fantasy seasons |
This Day in Sports |
09/08/2011 |
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| , San Diego Chargers, 2006. He scored 31 total touchdowns and gained more than 2,300 total yards. ``I don't know enough to say we won't see that again, but it certainly doesn't seem like it's coming anytime soon.'' - Erickson. 9. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, 2004. He passed for 4,557 yards and 49 touchdowns. He could have done more, but he handed off to Edgerrin James a lot and spent many fourth quarters watching from the sideline as the Colts wrapped up another blowout. ``You always drafted two or t |
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| Week 1: Will Peyton's plight lead to Indy's undoing? |
NFL Football |
09/08/2011 |
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| ason achievements into consideration. The overall body of work is staggering. A quartet of MVP awards, the most of any single player in league history. The fastest quarterback ever to reach 50,000 passing yards. The driving force behind a powerhouse Indianapolis Colts team that's won a world championship, made two Super Bowls, captured eight division titles and reached the playoffs 11 times in Manning's 13 professional seasons. Yet they say a man's true value to his employer is revealed by what's accomplished whe |
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| Manning: 'I simply am not healthy enough' |
NFL Football |
09/07/2011 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - When the Indianapolis Colts open their season Sunday at Houston, they will do so without Peyton Manning under center for the first time in 14 years. In a statement Wednesday, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback said: "I simply am not healthy enough to play." Manning, who has started every game for the Colts since 1998, was deemed likely to be doubtful for the season opener when the team updated his status Monday. He had a second surgery on his neck in May and was only activated |
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| Texans RB Foster still day-to-day |
NFL Football |
09/07/2011 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Houston Texans running back Arian Foster did not practice on Wednesday, four days before the club opens its regular season against the Indianapolis Colts. Foster made headlines last week when he linked a picture of an MRI of his injured left hamstring to his Twitter account. Texans head coach Gary Kubiak did not give a firm indication if Foster would be ready for Sunday, instead saying he was "day-to-day." "He went a little harder today in his rehab process," Kubiak said of his wor |
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| Insight to gain in NFL opener |
NFL Football |
09/07/2011 |
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| g off the upset, sending the reigning champs packing after just a single game. The Saints struggles following their Super Bowl victory was no anomaly. Over the past decade two other defending champs were knocked out in their first playoff game - the Indianapolis Colts [2007] and New York Giants [2008] - while five other former title holders failed to make the postseason altogether - the Baltimore Ravens [2001], New England Patriots [2002], Tampa Bay Buccaneers [2003] and Pittsburgh Steelers [2006 and 2009]. This |
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| Manning likely "doubtful" for Sunday |
NFL Football |
09/06/2011 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - When the Indianapolis Colts open the regular season on Sunday at Houston, it appears quarterback Peyton Manning will be unavailable for the first time in his career. Manning has started every game for the Colts since 1998, but had a second surgery on his neck in May and was only activated off the team's physically unable to perform (PUP) list on August 29. On Monday, however, following several media reports, the Colts issued a statement on the four-time MVP's status: "During t |
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| Appalachian State's LeGree among cut FCS players |
Division I-AA College Football |
09/05/2011 |
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| Central Arkansas) by the New England Patriots, fullback Shane Bannon (Yale) by the Kansas City Chiefs and Frank Kearse (Alabama A&M) by the Miami Dolphins. The 2010 drafted FCS players who have made NFL rosters, either active or practice squads: Indianapolis Colts (2nd round, 49th selection overall) - Ben Ijalana, OT/OG, Villanova Jacksonville Jaguars (3rd, 76) - Will Rackley, OG, Lehigh New York Jets (3rd, 94) - Kenrick Ellis, DT, Hampton Dallas Cowboys (4th, 110) - David Arkin, OG, Missouri State Oakland Ra |
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| Colts suspend Tressel for 6 games |
NFL Football |
09/05/2011 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbooks) - The Indianapolis Colts announced Monday that they have suspended game day consultant and former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel the first six games of the season. "After the announcement of coach Jim Tressel's agreement to join the Colts as a game day consultant, questions were raised with respect to the equity of his appointment as opposed to suspensions being served this season by present and former Ohio State players," Colts vice chairman Bill Polian said in a statement. |
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| Manning's condition remains a concern for Colts |
NFL Football |
09/05/2011 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Peyton Manning's neck continued to be a concern for the Indianapolis Colts as they faced an increased chance that the four-time MVP quarterback wouldn't be ready by Week 1 for the first time in his career. Manning has started every game for the Colts since 1998, but had a second surgery on his neck in May and was only activated off the team's physically unable to perform (PUP) list on August 29. On Sunday, Colts owner Jim Irsay declared on Twitter that there was nothing to say about Manning's |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
NFL Football Transaction |
09/05/2011 |
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| Claimed guard Kyle DeVan off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts; released defensive tackle Cedric Thornton; signed wide receiver Chad Hall, fullback Stanley Havili, linebacker Greg Lloyd, guard Dallas Reynolds and defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim to the practice squad. |
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