After reports of Jaguars' Maurice Jones-Drew being open to being traded, now he wants to mend the bridges with the Jaguars and owner Shad Khan. Profootballtalk.com reports through NFL Network's Steve Wyche that Jones-Drew wasn't happy with Khan's comments that it was time to "get on the train before it leaves the station," there was no formal trade request made and he is open to bridging the gap.
“After speaking to his agent, Adisa Bakari, he’s also open to bridging
what is becoming a more fractured relationship because of the comments
of Khan, not only Tuesday, but late last week,” said Wyche. “The issue
is who is going to extend the olive branch if there is going to be a
reparation, because Jones-Drew, he is further entrenched in his holdout —
he does not like the situation, the fact that Khan is discussing
publicly what was supposed to be handled in private.”If this holdout was happening in New York, Dallas, or Philadelphia then it would be receiving more attention, but it is in Jacksonville. It has been argued that Jones-Drew doesn't have any leverage but he really does because he is the reason the Jaguars have a run game, hence he was the leading rusher for the NFL last season. But he does have two years remaining on his contract, so the odds of the Jaguars budging are very slim. This is a holdout that could very easily end with a trade or the Jones-Drew not playing till after the start of the season.
Peyton Manning a Game Manager
Yahoo! Sports had a interesting debate into what kind of quarterback the Broncos have in Peyton Manning this year. The argument being made was that Peyton Manning was a game manager instead of the old air-it-out type of quarterback that we saw for years in Indianapolis. To be honest, the Broncos will find out if he can still air it out when the Broncos fall behind in the regular season. The Broncos have seen good and bad things out of Peyton Manning this preseason as he has completed 66 percent of his passes but has three interceptions. Manning hasn't aired it out yet simply because he hasn't had to because it is still preseason and the Broncos haven't forced him to. Adrian Peterson Eyes a Week 1 Return
Brad Biggs of Yahoo! Sports reports that Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is on pace to return Week 1 of the NFL Regular season, but won't play any in the preseason.
“My goal is the same," Peterson said, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I want to be out there for that first game. So we'll see. That's where my mindset is. It hasn't changed at all. I'd be cheating myself if I said it was, uh, 95 percent [probable] or 85 percent. That's not the way I think."
Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier said that Peterson was "on board" with not playing this preseason, and even used the word "patience" in his understanding why the All-Pro RB wouldn't play this preseason.
Russell Wilson to Start Friday for the Seahawks
"We're going to wait after the game and see what happened and see what it feels like and talk it all out and see everything you can possibly see in analyzing it and move ahead with confidence," Carroll said. "I'm real confident we're doing the right thing. I don't have any hesitation in this."
Photo Courtesies: Maurice Jones-Drew sikids.com, Peyton Manning usatoday.com, Adrian Peterson sportsillustrated.cnn.com, Russell Wilson seahawksdraftblog.com,
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