Bradshaw faces time
Sentence bookends NFL season
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin was unaware Thursday of a report in a Virginia newspaper that running back Ahmad Bradshaw would have to serve another 30 days in jail after the NFL season because of an old probation violation.
The second-year running back was released from the Abingdon (Va.) Regional Jail on July 13 after serving most of a 30-day sentence.
Quoting jail sources, The Bristol Herald Courier reported that the incarceration was the first of a two-part jail sentence sandwiched around the upcoming NFL season.
Favre prepares for media blitz
Brett Favre’s agent said the three-time MVP understands he would be walking into a media frenzy by showing up for Green Bay’s training camp, but sees that as better than having retirement forced on him.
“He’s prepared to deal with it,” James “Bus” Cook told The Associated Press. “He’s ready to go back, but he can’t go back until the commissioner reinstates him.”
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving the Packers and Favre at least one more day to resolve their standoff before granting the quarterback his reinstatement.
Once Favre is reinstated, the Packers will have 24 hours to decide whether to cut him or restore him to their active roster.
Around the league
Holdout running back Steven Jackson missed his seventh day and 10th practice of St. Louis Rams training camp, with no apparent movement in the impasse. … Wide receiver Chris Henry was suspended by the NFL for four games but may play the final 12 games of the regular season for any team that signs him. … The Miami Dolphins drew another name from the past of Bill Parcells, working out former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter. Carter started for the Cowboys and New York Jets before poor play and drug-related arrests ended his NFL career. … The Baltimore Ravens addressed a dire need for depth at offensive tackle by signing former Oakland Raiders lineman Chad Slaughter. … The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Pro Bowl kick returner Eddie Drummond. … The Tennessee Titans released wide receiver Mike Williams before their afternoon practice.