Offseason NFL Football News

Friday night in Tampa Bay, the Houston Texans face-off with the Buccaneers in Raymond James Stadium in each teams final preseason game.

The Buccaneers have named Byron Leftwich as their starting quarterback for the regular season, choosing the former first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars over Luke McCown.

The Texans are without their starter, Matt Schaub, for the remainder of the...

While Terrell Owens has been hobbling around on a sore toe, the Bills offense has been the one needing a crutch as limp through the NFL preseason.

According to reports, Owens returned to practice on Monday after missing three weeks with a sprained toe and declared he'll be ready to play in two weeks for the regular-season opener against New England.

Bills coach Dick Jauron said there's "not a good chance" Owens will play Thursday. And Owens...

Two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora missed practice Monday without giving Giants coaches and most importantly, Tom Coughlin an explanation.

"We will have to talk to him when he gets back," Coughlin said. "Obviously he is not here, so I am concerned."

Umenyiora missed all of last season with a...

In the 2009 NFL season the Minnesota Vikings and the Houston Texans will be two teams looking to take things to the next level.

After two consecutive 8-8 seasons in 2007 and 2008, the Texans appear to have all the pieces in place to make a push toward the post season. Houston quarterback Matt Schaub has looked terrific in the preseason with a 111.4 passer rating and he has arguably one of the best wide-outs in the game in Andre Johnson.

For tonight's Monday Night Football match-up with the Vikings, NFL odds makers are calling the Texans...

As far as preseason games go, the league has seen some big ones on the schedule this week. None bigger than Jay Cutler's return to Denver as the quarterback of the Chicago Bears.

Cutler had a tumultuous offseason forcing himself out of a Broncos uniform. The 26 year old signal caller has since been quoted as saying that he had great memories of his time with the Broncos, but it is unlikely anyone will here him waxing poetically about his Denver days this weekend.

NFL odds makers are apparently not buying into...

Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys will both be looking to continue on the road back to dominance in the NFC. At one one, there was not a bigger rivalry in the NFL then Dallas vs San Francisco. Over an eight year span in the late 80's and early 90's the 49ers and the Cowboys combined for a total of five Super Bowl Championship.

The Cowboys may be a little closer to their goal than the Niners, however, coach Mike Singletary has...

This Saturday night San Diego Charges will head east to play the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome at 8:00 pm. The game will be broadcast live on CBS as part of their preseason coverage.

Both of these teams have Super Bowl aspirations, but will use Saturday night to try and solidify their rosters as they push toward the regular season.

NFL odds maker have the Falcons sitting as home favorites with the line at...

Saturday night in Cleveland, the Tennessee Titans come in looking to get their running game back on track as the Browns continue to evaluate the quarterback position with Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.

Cleveland is 1-1 thus far with a win against the Detroit Lions and a shutout loss at Lambeau Field to the Packers. Tennessee is 2-1 with wins against Buffalo and Tampa Bay and a loss last week in Dallas.

This game opened at even, but the line has since shifted slightly as NFL odds makes are now calling the Browns...

When the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, both teams will be looking to get back to winning as they each are coming off a loss in their last preseason game.

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger expects to play after missing that week's loss to the Washington Redskins with an ankle injury. Roethlisberger says he is not 100 percent, but should see some action.

NFL odds makers are calling Pittsburgh...

Saturday afternoon in Oakland, the New Orleans Saints take their high-powered offense out west to take on the Raiders in this week three NFL preseason match-up.

The Saints come in to this one at 2-0 after beating the Cincinnati Bengals at home and the Texans at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The Raiders are 1-1 after an impressive win against the Dallas Cowboys in week one and a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

NFL odds makers have the Saints at...