NFL Newslinks: Monday 9/21

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Jesse in NFL Newslinks

So far the new site has been developing quite smoothly. I think the new digs have come a long way, especially when you consider that the URL was only secured about eight weeks ago. I’d like to give a tremendous shout out to my good friends Shawn, Marcio, and of course the venerable Hiro (knower of all good things) for helping me push this thing along so quickly. With that, we’ve got a new person on the content staff (our first “official” member not named “Jesse”) and his contributions will be forthcoming. In fact, Damian was the one who dug up that pathetic picture of Tony Romo you see on the homepage. He’ll be doing some fun photoshop stuff, video stuff, and will helping a bit with writing the NFL Newslinks a time or two each week.

Enough talking, let’s get on to the football… and what an exciting day it was. Wild week 2 of the NFL season just went down, and here are the stories we’re following this week.

• Marion Barber played at a very high level throughout the Cowboys game against the Giants, but went down in the fourth quarter with a quad injury. MRI forthcoming. Felix waiting for the nod?
• Westbrook owners shouldn’t panic too much right now, as the team is saying the ankle re-injury is minor. He’s likely to miss practice all week though, and is hard to trust with Donovan doubtful.
• Frank Gore’s right ankle sprain is not expected to threaten his status for Week 3. Mike Singletary has to be pleased with his effort through two games, and Gore has been electric to watch as well.
• Matt Hasselbeck left Sunday’s game early with a rib injury. Late Sunday night he was released from the hospital, and Hasselbeck says he’s fine.
• Peter King of NBC reports that Donovan McNabb may not play in week two with his broken ribs. This is bad for every Eagles skill player not named “Vick.”
• Brett Favre, the 2-0 QB of the Vikings, injured his hand in Sunday’s win over the Lions. Favre said he was fine after the game, and coach Childress agreed with that assessment.

Tags: Brett Favre, Brian Westbrook, Donovan McNabb, Frank Gore, Marion Barber, Matt Hasselbeck