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NFL NOTES: Broncos coach says no trade talks over Marshall ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Moving to quell rumors, Denver coach Josh McDaniels said Wednesday the team had not held any talks involving a trade of suspended Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall.“We’re looking forward to having Brandon back on Sept. 6 and starting our preparations for Cincinnati with him,” McDaniels said. “There’s no discussions whatsoever taking place between the Denver Broncos and any team in the NFL regarding Brandon Marshall.” There were reports the New York Jets would be interested in trading for him. McDaniels suspended Marshall for the rest of the preseason last Friday for detrimental conduct stemming for insubordinate actions during a practice. Marshall, who has participated in only a handful of practices during the offseason, has clashed with the organization since the team rebuffed his overtures for a new contract and did not act on his request for a trade. The end of his suspension coincides with the Broncos’ week of preparations for their Sept. 13 opener at Cincinnati. LT won’t play in preseason finale San Diego Chargers coach Norv Turner confirmed what most people already guessed, that LaDainian Tomlinson will not play in Friday night’s exhibition finale against San Francisco. Tomlinson started the first two exhibitions, bucking a tradition of having him sit out the entire preseason slate in order to stay healthy. He did sit out last Saturday’s loss at Atlanta. Most other starters will be in for 10 to 15 plays. It’s also highly unlikely that running back-return specialist Darren Sproles will play Friday. Sproles has touched the ball 16 times in the exhibition season, including rushes, receptions and returns, which Turner believes is enough for Sproles to get ready for the Sept. 14 regular-season opener at Oakland. “He practices at such a high level that he’s ready to go play,” Turner said Wednesday. “Obviously he wanted to get some carries, catches and a couple returns. I think he’s done that. He’s had an excellent training camp, an excellent preseason and is ready to go.” Jets sign veteran TE Hartsock The New York Jets signed veteran Ben Hartsock to a one-year deal Wednesday, filling their need for a blocking tight end, his agent told The Associated Press. Hartsock, who spent last season with Atlanta, signed with the Jets a day after the Falcons released him, agent Mike McCartney said. The Jets, who hadn’t yet announced the signing, also waived punter Glenn Pakulak. Hartsock, 29, played his first two seasons with Indianapolis and also played two seasons with Tennessee. He has 27 catches for 273 yards in five seasons, but the 6-foot-4, 265-pound Hartsock will be counted on to be the blocking complement to pass-receiving tight end Dustin Keller. The Jets had been looking for someone among undrafted free agents Jack Simmons and Kevin Brock, converted defensive lineman Kareem Brown and offensive linemen Wayne Hunter and Rob Turner to seize the role as the prime blocking tight end. It was unclear if Hartsock would play in the Jets’ preseason finale against Philadelphia at the Meadowlands on Thursday night. Pakulak was claimed off waivers by the Jets from New Orleans last Friday as competition for Reggie Hodges, who has withstood challenges from three other punters so far this summer. Saints S Young arrested New Orleans Saints safety Usama Young’s failure to appear in court for parking in a handicap spot led to his arrest this week after he was stopped for speeding. Harahan Police Chief Peter Dale said officers initially pulled Young over in suburban and intended to give him a ticket, but had to arrest him because records turned up an outstanding violation in Jefferson Parish. Sheriff’s spokesman Col. John Fortunato confirmed that Young had failed to appear at a court date. Young and his attorney, Donald “Chick” Foret, said the other citation came last year when the player was parked illegally at a cell phone store. “I wanted to say I sincerely apologize for doing what I did. There’s no excuse for it,” Young said in a phone interview. “I ran into the AT&T store for a two- to three-minute stop to get a phone charger, and came back out and an officer was writing me a ticket. Immediately, I knew I was wrong.” Young said he also wanted to apologize specifically “to all people with disabilities or the elderly who need handicapped parking spots. I wasn’t acting professionally and you can bet that I won’t do anything like that again.” Young said he forgot to pay the parking ticket and forgot about the court date, in part because he had a lot going on between the end of the 2008 NFL season and his return to Kent State University in Ohio to finish work on his degree in education. Young was on his way home when he was pulled over by Harahan police around 3:14 a.m. on Monday. Dale said Young was clocked at 55 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone and drove about a mile before pulling over. “He wasn’t belligerent. He didn’t give officers any trouble,” Dale said. Still, the officers cited Young with reckless driving and fleeing police, then arrested him. He was transferred to the Jefferson Parish jail in Gretna and released on $1,500 bond soon after, Foret said. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said the team was aware of Young’s arrest. “We are working with him, our legal counsel and we are supporting Usama in this matter,” Bensel said. Young, 24, was a standout at Kent State and a third-round draft pick in 2007. He spent his first two seasons as a reserve cornerback and special teams player. This season, he switched to free safety and has impressed coaches during training camp while competing with veteran Darren Sharper for the starting job. Sharper is expected to start, but coaches have said Young is making a strong case for playing time. Favre will not play Friday night Brett Favre’s non-traditional arrival in Minnesota is not stopping Vikings coach Brad Childress from taking a traditional approach to the team’s preseason finale against Dallas. The 39-year-old quarterback will not play against the Cowboys on Friday night. “I don’t see the upside,” Childress said on Wednesday. Most teams rest their marquee starters in the final game of the preseason to avoid the risk of injury with the regular season a week away. What makes this situation unique, however, is Favre’s recent arrival in Minnesota. It’s been a whirlwind for Favre ever since he arrived to a hero’s welcome just 16 days ago. A helicopter followed him from a Twin Cities airport to the team’s headquarters in Eden Prairie, where more than 100 fans swarmed Childress’s SUV as it pulled into the parking lot. Three days later, Favre was in uniform and looking every bit as rusty as could be expected. He went 1 for 4 for 4 yards in two series against the Kansas City Chiefs, but looked much more comfortable on Monday night in Houston. Favre completed 13 of 18 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown while playing into the third quarter of a 17-10 win at Houston. “I thought he made a nice jump from Week 1 to Week 2 and showed he’s got a good understanding of what we’re doing,” Childress said. Favre ran a similar offense for 16 seasons in Green Bay and has had no trouble getting up to speed with the Vikings’ playbook. The biggest thing he has to work on is chemistry with his receivers, learning their tendencies and how each one puts his own variation on the routes that are run. The biggest strides were shown on Minnesota’s final drive of the first half against the Texans. Favre completed the final six passes of the drive, moving the Vikings 74 yards in nine plays, including a 28-yard touchdown pass to Chester Taylor. “I think we can be productive, but we’ve got to get it together pretty quickly,” Favre said after the game Monday night. The Vikings open the regular season on Sept. 13 at Cleveland. So Favre and the rest of his offensive starters will have an entire week of practice to fine-tune things before the football start for real. “We’re at a pretty good spot right now, but he’s only been here two weeks,” receiver Sidney Rice said. “We still have a lot of things we can work on together. We’re going to continue to work on those things together.” Favre still has not played a game with top receiver Bernard Berrian, who missed the last two games with a hamstring injury. He is spending extra time looking at practice tape and has stayed late at practice on occasion to throw to his receivers as they try to find the timing needed to keep the chains moving. “I feel like we’re definitely jelling,” said running back Adrian Peterson, who had a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage against Houston. “I feel like we’re there, but there’s always room to improve. “We’ve still got some polishing. Just shine it up and buff it up a little bit and I think we’ll be OK.” For now, Favre and most of the rest of the starters will have to apply the final coat of wax in practice. Childress isn’t willing to risk a major injury, and he knows firsthand that can happen. Childress was an assistant in Philadelphia in 2001 when head coach Andy Reid decided to play his starters at the beginning of the exhibition finale against the New York Jets. Childress said that center Bubba Miller broke his leg on the last play of the opening drive. “Just that one more play, that one more series,” Childress said. “It’s hard enough to lose them on regular football Sundays.” |
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