THE "ATL" REPORT
Around the League
WR Brandon Marshall holding out to get paid….
The Broncos often troubled receiver doesn’t appear to be too happy with the team at the moment. He was reported to have met with the team owner in a private meeting, but left the facility with no updates of his return. Marshall is looking for a new deal and it is speculated he could potentially become a hold-out this summer.
Retired QB Brett Favre looking more like Vikings Starter….
The retired Favre reportedly had surgery and could be meeting with the Vkings staff to discuss plans for the summer. It certainly looks like the retired free agent could be ready to don the purple uniform of the Vikings. Nothing official has been released, but if Favre plays it certainly appears that he will be the Viking’s starter.
Seahawks WR Deion Branch returns to the field….
Branch suffered a torn ACL at the end of the 2007 season and has not been the same since. It is not likely that he ever will, but he’s shown he can still play at a top level finishing with 22 catches in the teams last five games. He’s expected to be healthy by training camp, but will still take a back seat to newly acquired T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
WR James Thrash has been cut by Redskins…..
The Redskins receiver has never lived up to expectation since his arrival in 2004. Injuries have caught up with the 13-year veteran who only caught nine passes last season. He’ll likely remain a free agent well into training camps and may likely consider retiring if he doesn’t draw any interest.
Broncos name Kyle Orton starter for 2009....
As expected the Broncos have announced that quarterback Kyle Orton will be the team’s 2009 starter. Orton was acquired in the offseason as part of the Jay Cutler deal with Chicago. It was expected he was brought in to start and in McDaniel’s complex “Patriot’s West” offense, Kyle could be a huge sleeper pick this summer in fantasy.
Raven’s RB Willis McGahee running with 2nd team….
The former Miami Hurricane has been a starter virtually all of his career, but with surgery on both his knee and ankle this offseason, McGahee is a late arrival to minicamp. He’ll continue to work with the 2nd team and could be a long shot to win his starting job back from 2nd year running back Ray Rice. Rice will be the favorite heading into training camp to start this season for the Ravens.
Falcons release QB Michael Vick….
It was only a matter of time, but last week the Falcons finally announced the release of quarterback Michael Vick. It is likely behind closed doors the team was talking to several other teams around the league, trying to find a serviceable deal to trade the fallen NFL-star. The fact that Atlanta was unable to trade Vick is a good indicator there may not be a whole lot of interest in the former all-pro quarterback (at least not at his hefty price). Now that he’ll be available at a considerable discount he could resurface at some point in the future, but it’s not likely he’ll have any fantasy value this season.
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