Kentucky Jet Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 News: Goodell Looking to Crack Down on Fans? Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Bassett-jetsblog After Gate D and the many brawls at NFL games, Goodell has released a statement saying that it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Steroids dealer gives names of players he says were buyers From Call wire services May 23, 2008 A convicted steroids dealer has met with NFL security officials in the Dallas area and given them names of players he said bought steroids from him, his lawyer said. Hank Hockeimer, the lawyer for convicted steroids dealer David Jacobs, declined to reveal which players bought steroids from Jacobs. ''The general topic was his knowledge of steroid and human growth hormone use by current and former players,'' Hockeimer said in a story on The Dallas Morning News Web site Wednesday night. ''They were thorough in their questioning. David provided them with documents corroborating what he was telling them.'' Jacobs, who lives in Plano, declined to discuss the Wednesday meeting, referring questions to his lawyer. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello also declined to comment on the meeting but told the newspaper the league was not paying Jacobs for any information. Jacobs was sentenced to three years' probation and fined $25,000 earlier this month after pleading guilty last year in federal court to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids. Jacobs told the newspaper that the day after his sentencing, NFL security officials came to his Plano home asking for the names of players who bought steroids. Jacobs said he turned them away because he did not want to speak without his lawyer present. Jacobs has publicly said he sold tens of thousands of dollars' worth of performance-enhancing drugs to former Dallas Cowboys lineman Matt Lehr in 2006 and 2007. Lehr has also played for Tampa Bay and Atlanta. Lehr's attorney, Paul Coggins, has said the player hasn't used banned substances since he was suspended for four games during the 2006 season while playing for Atlanta, and has since passed NFL drug tests. The attorney has also said Jacobs' allegations are retaliation because Lehr wouldn't pay Jacobs' legal fees. Prosecutors have told Coggins that Lehr will not be indicted in the Jacobs case, Coggins said. Coggins told the newspaper he was unaware of the Wednesday meeting that Jacobs had with NFL security. ''Matt's playing in the NFL next year, and for many years to come,'' Coggins said. QB Tuiasosopo returns to Oakland: Quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo is returning to Oakland after spending a year with the New York Jets, giving the Raiders the veteran backup they were looking for to help JaMarcus Russell. Tuiasosopo signed a contract Thursday to return to the team that drafted him in the second round in 2001. Tuiasosopo played sparingly as a backup for six seasons in Oakland before leaving to sign with the Jets as a free agent last season. He did not play in a single game with New York. After losing Josh McCown as a free agent to Miami and deciding not to bring back Daunte Culpepper for a second season, the Raiders needed another backup to join Andrew Walter behind Russell on the depth chart. Tuiasosopo was dressed in street clothes at the Raiders' offseason practice on Thursday, consulting with quarterback coach John DeFilippo as the other QBs went through drills. Russell, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, will be the starter in Oakland this season, but Tuiasosopo will have a chance to compete with Walter as the second-stringer. Tuiasosopo has more mobility than Walter, which could make him better suited to run coach Lane Kiffin's offense. Packers DT Harrell to miss activities after back surgery: Defensive tackle Justin Harrell, the Packers' No. 1 draft pick in 2007, will miss all of the organized team activities while he recovers from minor back surgery. Harrell said Wednesday after the team's third OTA and second practice that he hurt himself lifting weights and had outpatient surgery to correct a disk problem a little over a month ago. He hopes to be ready for training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Around the AFC East 5/23/2008 Posted by Bassett The guys over at SBNation have asked me to participate in a series of running posts that they do, Around the AFC East. Each Friday, you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kentucky Jet Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Vilma likes being back to dancing in 4-3 time Hopes '07 knee injury is healed By LARRY HOLDER lholder@sunherald.com METAIRIE --Middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma compared playing in Eric Mangini's 3-4 defensive scheme with the New York Jets to riding a unicycle. And Vilma doesn't do unicycles very well. Vilma's most productive seasons in the NFL came when he played the middle in a 4-3 defense. They also came before Mangini. So Vilma more than welcomed the late-February trade that sent him to New Orleans to play for the Saints and, more important, to line up in a 4-3 scheme that better suits his skill set. "It wasn't that I didn't fit into the system," Vilma said. "It was one of those adjustment-type things where it's you are right-handed and someone is telling you to write left-handed. It was a really big adjustment, not just learning the defense but when you go out there and play and you have to consciously think about fitting and your assignment and footwork. "That takes time just like anything. Two years and it was still a learning process. Now that I'm back to something that I'm used to playing with through most of my career, the learning process isn't there. It's just learning Xs and Os." Picking up on the Saints' system hasn't been an issue for Vilma. Overcoming a knee injury that ended his 2007 season is more where his focus lies. Through the first week of the Saints' organized team activities, head coach Sean Payton has pulled on Vilma's reins to slow the former Pro Bowl linebacker down. "He's participating in half a practice," Payton said. "He's not taking part in any of the team reps, but he's working in the individual and seven-on-seven sessions. I have been encouraged with his progress. There have not been any setbacks. It's been real positive." But Vilma doesn't do half-speed very well, either. "It's one of those where there's no need to be out there and forcing the issue, especially when we have a couple of months ahead of us," Vilma said. "Right now it's more of a time where you just take it in stride and just gradually go... . For me it's really just about taking it easy. Unfortunately, I have to hold back, which is something that I don't like to do." There were no signs of a limp during the first week of OTAs and Vilma didn't wear any sort of knee brace or protective sleeve. Vilma said he hasn't felt the need for a brace but isn't ready to declare himself 100 percent healthy yet. "I'd say I'm pretty close," Vilma said. "I don't want to actually give a number just in case something happens. But right now I'm pretty close, barring any setbacks. I should be ready to go by training camp... . I feel good about where I'm at right now, but I'm not going to be satisfied until I get out there and we're playing full pads." If Vilma fully recovers and plays anywhere near his first two seasons in New York, the two mid-round picks the Saints gave the Jets in exchange for Vilma may look like a small price to pay for an immediate difference maker. Vilma didn't want to proclaim that the Saints got a steal. "I don't even look at it that way," Vilma said. "I look at it as a new start, a new beginning. I look at it as something positive. It's a situation for me where I think it's an ideal situation. "You come in and they obviously want me to play a leadership role and a starting role and being in a defense that I'm comfortable with and just being able to go. You're not worrying about some of the little things. You just really focus on getting better with the knee and going out there and playing." Vilma feels his arrival, along with the numerous other offseason moves the Saints orchestrated, has brought added vigor to a Saints locker room still stinging from a disappointing '07 campaign. "The vibe that I get is a hungry vibe," Vilma said. "It seems like regardless of the record last year, a lot of guys have an agenda. The agenda is not to just make the playoffs but to win it all. You can feel that. You can sense that in the demeanor and the approach of these guys. Especially veterans like Drew Brees where you can see how he's leading the group. It's exciting to see." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 "It wasn't that I didn't fit into the system," Vilma said. "It was one of those adjustment-type things where it's you are right-handed and someone is telling you to write left-handed. It was a really big adjustment, not just learning the defense but when you go out there and play and you have to consciously think about fitting and your assignment and footwork. "That takes time just like anything. Two years and it was still a learning process. Now that I'm back to something that I'm used to playing with through most of my career, the learning process isn't there. It's just learning Xs and Os." So Jon, are you sure it had nothing to do with you being lighter than a roll of paper towels? You were supposedly one of the smartest guys on the defense, what happened to that fine Miami education you had? I love Vilma and all but for him to say he didn't fit here because he couldn't understand the system only makes him look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 So Jon, are you sure it had nothing to do with you being lighter than a roll of paper towels? You were supposedly one of the smartest guys on the defense, what happened to that fine Miami education you had? I love Vilma and all but for him to say he didn't fit here because he couldn't understand the system only makes him look bad. He forgot the part about him looking like a pinnate bouncing all over the field every time he got blocked. I thought he was ''the leader'' of the defense in 2006? he should just shut up and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick34125 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 So Jon, are you sure it had nothing to do with you being lighter than a roll of paper towels? You were supposedly one of the smartest guys on the defense, what happened to that fine Miami education you had? I love Vilma and all but for him to say he didn't fit here because he couldn't understand the system only makes him look bad. vilma no excuses now. we'er counting on you for a 2nd rounder next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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