Nick Hardwick, the center for the Chargers, has undergone an operation on his foot that set right the foot injury that has been bothering him during the last six games of the 2007 football season. Hardwick had to sit out of four matches last year due to the foot injury and the foot specialist he consulted advised him to carry on playing if he did not feel much pain. Hardwick hoped that his foot would get better by taking some rest after the 2007 season, but that was not the case. Hence, on consultation with another foot specialist he decided to undergo the surgery.

Hardwick had been advised to take complete rest for a couple of months and the doctors have said that it would take at least four to six months for him to recover. Hardwick said that he would now concentrate and put his focus on getting better as soon as possible and said that he was not able to undergo the surgery immediately after the playoffs.

Terelle Pryor, the most reputed quarterback footballer in high school has been called upon to play for the Ohio State University and was instrumental in leading his school, Jeannette High School, to WPIAL and PIAA football championships. The Buckeyes were very happy that Terelle had chosen Ohio State as his football home and the coach, Jim Tressel, said that the future is very bright for Pryor.

His record speaks volume of the command he has over his game and his career so far has yielded 4,340 passing yards and 4,238 rushing yards. He was selected both as a junior as well as a senior player of the year by Pittsburgh Post Gazette and also by The Pittsburgh Tribune review. He has also won the High School player of the year title from USA Today, PrepNation, Superprep, EA Sports, Parade and many more. He is also a very capable basketball player, but his passion for football has made him sign with the Ohio State University.

The Green Bay Packers and their fans are not surprised by the announcement made by Mark Murphy, the Packers CEO, about the retirement of the No. 4 jersey, the favorite of their Quarterback Brett Favre, who has announced his retirement during a press conference on March 6th. Mark said that it was a pretty easy decision to retire the Jersey No. 4 considering Brett’s contributions to the team as well as to NFL as a whole.

Murphy is not sure about the date of the retirement ceremony but is sure to honor Favre in a well deserving manner. Murphy said that the date will be fixed seeking the convenience of the Packers as well as Favre’s. Murphy hopes that the day of retirement will be a great day in the history of Green Bay Packers. The earlier players who received the honor were Tony Canadeo No. 3; Don Hutson No. 14, Bart Starr No. 15, Ray Nitschke No. 66, and Reggie white No. 92.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on a signing spree this free agency season as they have already signed four new defensive players in the first two weeks of free agency. In the third week of the free agency on Monday, the Bucs went on and signed unrestricted free agent safety Eugene Wilson and the terms of agreement, as per the team’s policy, was not disclosed. Eugene is a veteran safety player who has been a member of two Super Bowl championship teams in New England. Wilson has served the Patriots for his first five seasons and he helped the New England Patriots to capture the league title in his rookie year as well as the next year.

Wilson is regarded to be a very well organized defender and has started in 55 games out of his 62 games during his five year tenure for the Patriots. Wilson also made 8 playoff starts during his stint with the Patriots and his career stats are as follows: 252 tackles, 28 passes that were defended, 4 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, 13 kick stops and 10 interceptions. Wilson suffered hamstring and groin injuries in the 2006 season and made a roaring comeback last season where he led his team, the New England Patriots, to a 16-0 win record during the regular season, which was the first by any team in the history of NFL.

The Seattle Seahawks have announced that they have signed their second free agent running back player in one week and it is Julius Jones who follows Duckett as their second running back. Jones is said to have signed a multi-year contract with the Seahawks on Monday. Jones has played for the Dallas Cowboys throughout his four NFL seasons and has started in 32 consecutive games for the Dallas team over a period of two years. His career records in NFL stands at 51 starts in his 53 career games and has carried the ball 885 times covering a distance of 3,484 yards and in the process has achieved 18 touchdowns as well.

Jones best season in the NFL was the 2006 season where he amazed 1,084 yards on 267 carries. He did not miss any start in the 2006 and 2007 season after not starting in 11 games in his first two years with the Cowboys. As a matter of fact, Jones has played the best of his games in his career for the Cowboys against his new team, the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football in Notre Dame and was one among four running backs in the history of school football to have more than 3,000 career yards. His elder brother Thomas is also a running back and he plays for the New York Jets.

Justin McCareins is returning back to Tennessee Titans as he signed an agreement with them last Wednesday. Tennessee Titans was the team that drafted McCareins in the year 2001. He was drafted in the Fourth-round and was traded to the New York Jets in the year 2004 as a second –round draft pick. He was in the starting lineup of Jets for the first two seasons with them, but was only in 13 starts in the last two seasons. He was removed from the New York jets early this month. The general manager of the Titans, Mike Reinfeldt is of opinion that Justin is a strong receiver and has the ability to play the down field.

He thinks that Justin will be an asset to the team as he has lot of experience in the game and will add depth to the receivers of the team. The Tennessee Titans are trying to improve the offense line of the team as they were able to make only nine touchdowns in the last season. The best year in the career of Justin was in 2003 when he made 47 catches for 813 yards and had a career high of seven touchdowns. Another ex-titan, Jevon Kearse also returned to the team this season with a two-year contract.

The New York Jets have recently signed unrestricted free agent right back Chatman from the Miami Dolphins to play for them this season. The signing of Jesse Chatman was made public by the Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Jesse was an in-form player for the Miami Dolphins last season and he had recorded career highs in receptions, receiving yards as well as rushing yards for the Dolphins in 2007. He recorded 124 rushing yards against the Buffalo’s in a game last season and had made 27 carries as well in that game. Jesse has played in the NFL for the past five seasons.

Jesse Chatman’s career statics are: five touchdowns, 37 receptions for a distance of 276 yards and 207 carries in 943 yards. He has earned 56 starts in the total of 55 career games and majority of his achievements have come for the special teams. Chatman came into the NFL scene in 2002 playing with the Chargers and was signed by the Dolphins as a free agent in 2005. He got traded to the Saints in October of 2005 and did not play the entire season of 2006. The New York Jets have signed a total of five unrestricted free agents so far.

The Detroit Lions have announced that they have re-signed their trusted running back Aveion Cason for one more year. They have also roped in free agent G Corey Hulsey for a one year deal and the additional contract information for signing both the players were not revealed. Cason will be in his second appearance for the Detroit Lions this season and his first stint for the Lions was the 2006 season. The running back is in his eighth year on the NFC and is much valued for the depth he adds in the offensive backfield.

Cason has played in 49 games so far with five starts and has 3 touchdowns and 122 carries for the 552 yards. Cason played six games for the Detroit’s in 2006 season and had two starts in the fag end of the season. He had 24 rushing attempts of 94 yards, 4 returned kickoffs for 110 yards and 5 receptions for 26 yards. Cason got up to the fifth position in the NFC last season for kick off return yards as well as in kick off return average. Cason was first seen on the NFL scene as an undrafted rookie free agent player for St. Louis in the year 2001, and since then has been a dominant force in the NFL.

Quarterback Brett Favre announced his retirement formally in a press conference at the Lambeau Field last Thursday. By announcing his retirement, Favre ended his 17 year stint at the NFL and was considered to be the most exciting signal callers in the annals of NFL football. His career record stands at 61,555 yards, 160 wins, 5,377 completions, 442 touchdowns and 8,758 attempts. Green Bay Packers general manager, Ted Thompson, said that Favre has had one of the greatest successful careers in the history of NFL and was able to quit the game when he wanted to call it quits, which is a rare phenomenon in NFL.

He has played for the Packers for 16 long years and has given tremendous satisfaction to the Packers fans with his wonderful game. The Super Bowl Championship is the icing in the cake that the Packers fans will not forgot that easily. The Packers quarterback leaves behind a record of 253 consecutive starts for his team that will not be that easily broken. Favre is the NFL’s only player to be a three time MVP and has taken the Packers team to 11 playoff appearances. His hard working capacity and down to earth approach has made him a favorite player among football fans throughout the nation and this probably explains why he was voted as the people’s favorite player in the Harris poll of 2007.

Mewelde Moore has been signed by the Steelers hoping to add strength to their running back position. Moore will be used by the team as third –down back and will also serve the purpose of kickoff returner. Mewelde Moore, who is a free agent of the Minnesota Vikings has been taken up by Steelers with the belief that he will be able to take the team to a win, said Mike Tomlin, the coach of Steelers. The coach is hopeful about making use of the punt returning as well as kickoff returning skills of Moore to team’s advantage. Moore was taken to the Vikings in 2004 draft and has served them for 4 years.

Moore thinks that he is really fortunate to make thing happen the way he wants it and is clear about making use of this new opportunity. He said, the coach can mould him in any way, to suit the needs of the team and he is willing to continue with the role the coach gives him. Moore is personally attached to the coach Tomlin and feels that he is a man of integrity and winning attitude. Moore wants to play winning games and that is the reason he accepted the Steelers offer.