Broncos 5th round pick Ryan Torain will be out six to eight weeks after suffering a broken elbow in practice on Wednesday morning.
Reports this morning said he was down for several minutes after being tackled by Nate Webster and Jamie Winborn in 9-on-7 drills.
The injury should make Selvin Young's starting job a safer bet.
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Breaking: Favre a Buc?
According to the Tampa Tribune, Brett Favre has given the go-ahead to Green Bay to discuss trade terms with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They go on to say that the "chances of the trade unraveling are remote and Favre has indicated to the Bucs directly that he is willing to change teams.."
Further to our salary cap analysis from a few weeks back, we can confirm that as the Bucs currently have more than enough space to absorb Favre's current deal (They would remain $14.2m under the cap after signing him) there would be no need to restructure the contract, and would more than likely expedite both Chris Simms and Jeff Garcia's departure from the Bay area. We cannot see Garcia, the Pro-Bowler who led the Bucs to the NFC South title in his debut year, being willing to be a backup late in his 30s. This was likely to be his final season, at least in Pewter, with Griese or McCown taking over in 09. We reported previously that teams such as the Bears and Chiefs would be interested in a (mobile) veteran signal-caller who could hold the offence together, and it appears that they now may have their chance - provided they install the West Coast Offence.
The Tribune indicates a deal may be announced today (Wednesday) so keep checking back here at Wide-Right for any updates as and when they occur.
Further to our salary cap analysis from a few weeks back, we can confirm that as the Bucs currently have more than enough space to absorb Favre's current deal (They would remain $14.2m under the cap after signing him) there would be no need to restructure the contract, and would more than likely expedite both Chris Simms and Jeff Garcia's departure from the Bay area. We cannot see Garcia, the Pro-Bowler who led the Bucs to the NFC South title in his debut year, being willing to be a backup late in his 30s. This was likely to be his final season, at least in Pewter, with Griese or McCown taking over in 09. We reported previously that teams such as the Bears and Chiefs would be interested in a (mobile) veteran signal-caller who could hold the offence together, and it appears that they now may have their chance - provided they install the West Coast Offence.
The Tribune indicates a deal may be announced today (Wednesday) so keep checking back here at Wide-Right for any updates as and when they occur.
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