Archives for May 14, 2009

‘The NFL confirmed Thursday that an appeal was filed, but did not provide details, including when the appeal might be heard. Lynch’s agent, Doug Hendrickson, was not immediately available.’

‘”He’s still that rangy, athletic linebacker that moves very well,” said Fewell. “Early this past season he was used mainly in coverage, but toward the end of the year he was used more as a blitzer. So that was an interesting added dimension to his game that we saw on tape. But yes, he has shown he is still a very productive player.”‘

‘”I just told myself I’ll go out to practice and if they gave me the ball I was just going to embarrass anybody I could,” he said. “And I did it a few times and they saw that I could be a factor in the passing game.”‘

‘"Any time you sign a contract, you can definitely relax, but the process wasn’t the process I thought it would be," Jackson said. "I thought it would be done smoother than it was, but we got it done and the No. 1 thing now is just going to work and preparing for next season."’