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Bills have holdout headache of their own
Bills have holdout headache of their own
Buffalo is about to encounter the same questions and controversies that gripped Chicago this week. Just as Bears wide receiver/return specialist Devin Hester failed to report to training camp, Bills Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters will do the same. Just as Hester is hinting at a season-long holdout, Peters is contemplating the same. Just as it is not pretty in Chicago where Hester is facing ...
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Goodell meets with Marshall, Henry; Suspensions to come?
MVN Outsider — NFL.com’s Adam Schefter has the stories of two troubled receivers, both called into New York on Monday to meet with Roger Goodell. In Marshall’s case, as I wrote earlier today, he has been arrested three times in the past year. That’s obviously not good. However, he has yet to be convicted on any charges. Therefore, I thought he would only get a one or two games suspension, if any. Schefter, though, says Marshall could be gone for four to eight games. Wow, I didn’t think it would be that severe. I guess Goodell doesn’t consider being found guilty staying out of trouble. If he’s suspended this long, the Broncos would be ...

Report: Brandon Marshall Could Miss 4-8 Games
Mile High Report — Many people long for the days when Adam Schefter was on the Broncos beat.  He always seemed to have the scoop, always had his hand on the pulse of the Broncos.  This time, we hope he's wrong. In Schefter's report on Brandon Marshall's meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell he states that Marshall is "facing a 4-8 game suspension for a pattern of conduct the NFL does not approve". He goes on the state the obvious, "Losing Marshall for at ...

Bills OT Peters Stays Away From Training Camp
Buffalo Rumblings — ... It's Friday morning.  The Buffalo Bills are set to hold their first training camp practice of the 2008 season in about a half hour.  They'll be hitting the practice field without their best offensive player, as offensive tackle Jason Peters has continued his holdout and has not reported to camp at St. John Fisher College.  NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting that Peters is contemplating a season-long holdout should he not get a new deal - and, unlike Chicago's Devin Hester, he can probably afford it. ...

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