49ers

Well…they did it. We all expected it and they did it. The San Diego Chargers released 30-year-old running back LaDainian Tomlinson last Tuesday.

The man who kept the electricity in the Chargers offense for the past eight years will be looking for a new home over the course of the next few weeks but he shouldn’t have to look too hard. There are a plethora of teams that should be willing to glance in L.T.’s direction for next season.

When the Tennessee Titans were 0-3 to start the NFL season, many pundits were shocked and asked head coach Jeff Fisher to make a quarterback switch from the older Kerry Collins to the franchise player Vince Young. The coach did not think it was necessary to push panic button for a team that made the postseason the year before.

Now Fisher says Young is a different person compared to the quarterback he benched last season with the team currently riding a three-game winning streak.

As NFL Network kicks off their coverage of NFL games on Thursday night, two teams will be on display that desperately need to get back to winning.

The Chicago Bears started this season with high hopes after adding quarterback Jay Cutler to the team via trade, but so far, a 4-4 record wasn’t exactly what the Bears were expecting. For a long time, the talk in Chicago had been that the team was only a franchise quarterback away from getting back to the Super Bowl and winning, but that has not proven to be true.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn biceps tendon.

The news that Sanders will miss the rest of the season is only the latest of bad news to hit the Colts. On Wednesday, starting cornerback Marlin Jackson tore his anterior cruciate ligament in practice and already has been placed on the season-ending injured reserve list.

According to a team source, Jackson tore his ACL on the final play of practice and is expected to have surgery next week.

The San Francisco 49ers had initially mentioned and probably hoped to ease wide receiver Michael Crabtree into the system of the team, but that is out of the door.

Crabtree should be expected to start immediately for the 49ers lining up opposite to veteran receiver Isaac Bruce.

The initial plan was for Crabtree to play between 12-15 snaps, as the 49ers slot receiver, when San Francisco returns from their bye week and head on the road to face the Houston Texans.

Maybe quarterback Brett Favre is not the sole reason why the Minnesota Vikings are off to a 5-0 start, their first in five years, but credit has to be mailed his way especially how he had led this team so far in the early season.

The Indianapolis Colts are off to a 5-0 start, they have won 14 straight regular-season games and yet no one is really talking about Peyton Manning’s team as much as the media is continues to sign praises and raise the roof on the Minnesota Vikings, the Denver Broncos and the New York Giants.

On Sunday, Manning threw for 309 passing yards along with three touchdowns as the Colts dominated the Tennessee Titans 31-9 on their home turf at LP Field.

The holdout is over.

It's so nice to see the two sides getting along and coming to an agreement. Michael Crabtree, selected 10th overall in this year's draft by the 49ers flew to San Francisco and inked a six-year deal worth $17 million guaranteed and could end up being paid out a total of $40 million.

And it's about time.

According to Profootballtalk.com, Michael Crabtree’s six-year deal with the 49ers is worth $32 million which includes guaranteed money, base salaries, and the one-time incentive based on achieving minimum playing time. The contract also includes $17 million in guaranteed money.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, wide receiver Michael Crabtree has agreed to a contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

Reportedly, Crabtree will get a six-year deal that he can void to five years if he meets undefined performance clauses. Crabtree, 22, is expected to report to the team’s training facility on Wednesday.