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As expected, the Pittsburgh Steelers re-signed veteran QB Byron Leftwich on Monday. Leftwich was released on Saturday.
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acquired by the Steelers this past April in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a seventh-round draft pick. Leftwich spent the 2009 season with Tampa Bay after playing for the Steelers in 2008.
He began his NFL career with the Jacksonville Jaguars after being selected with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played four seasons with the Jaguars (2003-06) before joining the Atlanta Falcons in 2007.
The Steelers made room on their roster for Leftwich by waiving first-year DT Steve McLendon, who was signed on Saturday.
Leftwich is now one of three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, but only one is healthy, Charlie Batch. Leftwich suffered a sprained knee during a preseason game and was listed on the injury report last week.
Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner is scheduled to practice this week when the team returns to the field on Wednesday, according to head coach Mike Smith. Turner is expected to start this Sunday at the New Orleans Saints.
Turner got off to a great start against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, but left the game in the first half with a groin injury. Backup FB/RB Jason Snelling took over and did a great job en route to posting 186 total yards and three touchdowns.
In no great surprise, Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey has decided to make a change at the quarterback position. Veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick will start this Sunday at the New England Patriots, replacing Trent Edwards. Fitzpatrick beat out Brian Brohm for the No. 2 role during the preseason.
Fitzpatrick signed a three-year, $8.25 million deal with Buffalo in March of 2009 which included roughly $3 million guaranteed. His $1.82 million base salary for 2009 was guaranteed. The rest of the guaranteed money came in the form of a $1.17 million signing bonus.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid confirmed Monday to reporters that Buffalo Bills jersey
starters QB Kevin Kolb (concussion) and MLB Stewart Bradley (concussion) are scheduled to practice this week and will play Sunday at the Jacksonville Jaguars unless they suffer a setback. Both players were cleared to practice and play over the past weekend.
In other injury news, starting DE Brandon Graham (shoulder) should be ok according to Reid. Graham had an MRI on Monday which showed he had either a strain or spasm in his shoulder.
Also of note, rookie RB Joique Bell has not been signed off the Buffalo Bills practice squad. Bell is flying to Philadelphia’s training complex to take a physical, according to his agent, Manvel Trice III.
The Philadelphia Eagles appear poised to sign rookie RB Joique Bell off the Buffalo Bills practice squad, Bell said on his Twitter account. Bell said he was on his way to Philadelphia today.
The expected move to sign Bell is curious because Philadelphia already has three running backs on their 53-man roster. They also have rookie RB Martell Mallett on their practice squad. Head coach Andy Reid did not list any of his running backs as injured during his Monday press conference.
Bell (5-11, 220), who is known for his inside power running, was signed as an undrafted free-agent by Buffalo in late April. He was waived by Buffalo on Sept. 4, but signed with their practice squad the next day.
In no great surprise, Carolina Panthers rookie Jimmy Clausen will take over as the starting quarterback when the team takes on the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday, head coach John Fox confirmed to reporters on Monday.
Clausen, who was selected in the second-round, came off the bench in relief of struggling starter Matt Moore during the fourth quarter of yesterday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Moore threw three interceptions during the team’s Week One loss at the New York Giants. Moore has also been sacked eight times in the first two games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers only have two quarterbacks currently on their 53-man roster. Because of that, the team is scheduled to work out free agent QB Levi Brown early this week, a source confirmed.
Dennis Dixon, who started the first two games, suffered a sprained knee during Sunday’s victory at the Tennessee Titans. Charlie Batch, who replaced him, is the only healthy quarterback. Starter Ben Roethlisberger has two more games to serve on his four-game suspension. The team released QB Byron Leftwich on Saturday, Steelers jersey
but he’s expected to re-sign some time on Monday.
Brown, who was selected in the seventh-round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, also worked out for the New York Giants last week.