The Dolphins also put DT Earl Mitchell on IR, though in a Packers-esque flavor. they're working out AJ Hawk and two other LBs for the roster spot. 

Whoa, Dolphins must be slim picking for ILB's out there.

According to Mike & Mike, the Saints have $40 million in dead money going forward.

IIRC, the Browns are 2nd in dead money at around $28mm. 

GB has $1.6 million in dead money. Get it together Russ. 

Pretty stunning to give up on a high pick so early. https://t.co/w0FZWhzOhA

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 14, 2016

MOSES!

Asking a tough question: Should our front office have calculated in Sam Shields' concussion history during the off-season when determining the team's roster needs for the season?

I'm a big fan of our front office, GM, head coach, and coaching staff.  However, I can't help but think we may have overlooked this one, or at least been over-optimistic regarding the career of Sam Shields. 

Recent rumors indicating Shields' career could be in jeopardy raises the question the team could have done more to plan for the possibility he might go down during the season.

How could they have stacked the cupboard any better?

Packmeister posted:

Asking a tough question: Should our front office have calculated in Sam Shields' concussion history during the off-season when determining the team's roster needs for the season?

I'm a big fan of our front office, GM, head coach, and coaching staff.  However, I can't help but think we may have overlooked this one, or at least been over-optimistic regarding the career of Sam Shields. 

Recent rumors indicating Shields' career could be in jeopardy raises the question the team could have done more to plan for the possibility he might go down during the season.

We kept 11 DBs on active roster, one on IR, & another is supsended for first 4 games, what else did you want them to do? Shields is not even ruled out for Sunday, but his career may be over? 

Good question....I'm not really sure. Perhaps drafting a corner somwhere in the draft may have helped, although we got two good ones last year. I'm not saying doom and gloom here...just posing  topic for discussion.

Yes, his career is most certainly in question, if we care about his long-term health after football.

This, from PackerNews:

http://www.packersnews.com/sto...lds-career/90493634/

This doesn't mean that he is done, and I certainly hope he is not. He's an elite corner, and the Packers need his services.

NON PACKER in-season moves, cuts, trades, and injuries.

Oops...I missed that....sorry

I guess I could have started a new thread, but maybe I wanted it low-key.

Just messing around.

Division injuries are mounting:

Bears: Cutler out for quite some time, Danny Trevathan (shiny FA) out indefinitely with thumb, Lamar Houston ACL

Loins: Ziggy Ansah, RB Ameer Abdullah

Queens: AP, of course.

 

RGIII career may be done.

Poor Cleveland. Some things never change.

So RG 3 and 13 career is over, and that's a bad thing?

I didn't think Cutler was going to miss much time, and won't require surgery.

That is good for us

Vikes have put Kalil (LT) on IR.

For extreme suckage?

That hurts, now Bradford will have to deal with TJ Clemmings on his blind side, most likely. 

Vikings sign former Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman in wake of Adrian Peterson injury https://t.co/FeJcOZMeKs pic.twitter.com/u0SxVUA0Ms

— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) September 21, 2016

Hadn't seen this one posted yet

https://twitter.com/deerodrigu...s/779316307862880256

ASJ arrested for DUI & cut by Tampa! (Nice shirt!)

Why the capacity to piss away talent and opportunity still surprises me, I'll never know.

Still not ready to pull Colt Lyeria off my fantasy roster, but I am considering not starting him this week.  

Doesn't he get paid a decent salary so that he doesn't have to wear clothes with holes and rips in them?  Someone mail him a shirt.

I was hoping they were going to draft him a couple years ago.

Viking fans are already talking about picking him up. 

Peterson to IR

From the article, and I wasn't aware of the rule change on the IR-DTR:
"...Under the new rule, teams do not have to designate which of their IR players are coming back up front."
Puts a new perspective on the guys that went on IR at cut-down(s)...

So what you're saying is that they're "probable" on the injury report? 

No, if I understand it correctly, they can put guys on IR without designation to return and then choose one designation for the year at any time. So a guy could be ready in week 13 and be DTR.

Everybody goes on IR without designation.

If/when someone can return, then the team can choose to use the DTR if they decide he's worth it (I.E. a playoff run)

When we met with the commish (back in 2012) that was 1 of the things we asked for. A player to return from IR if possible. We also asked for larger rosters. Hope that happens in the future. It almost HAS to if they expand to 18 games

Terrific, game changing player who's career ending may be in sight...

Report: J.J. Watt could miss rest of season with back injury

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 27, 2016, 8:46 PM EDT

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Football’s top defensive player could be done for the year.

Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt has re-injured his back and is expected to miss significant time, possibly the rest of the season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

According to the report, the Texans are still gathering information about the injury, which he apparently suffered Thursday night in New England.

Watt was dealing with a back injury throughout the offseason, and after he underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc, there were some reports over the summer that he might not be able to return in time for the beginning of the regular season. He has played all three games this year, but he hasn’t looked like himself.

Now the Texans may be looking at playing the rest of 2016 without the three-time NFL defensive player of the year. That would be a massive loss to the playoff hopes of the team that is currently leading the AFC South.

The back, the back, always the back.

3 day rest with travel. It's great Rodger is all about player safety. Otherwise this might be perceived as careless. 

Time for some HGH.... I mean rigorous rehab and eating healthy.  And HGH.

Handys from Lindsay Vonn can only do so much.  

Too much muscle putting too much stress on bones and cartilage that weren't meant for it?  Or bad luck.