Falcons to be without Finneran for second straight season
The Atlanta Falcons will be without receiver Brian Finneran for a second straight season. Last week, Finneran had his second reconstructive surgery on his left knee in 2 years and will miss the 2007 season, coach Bobby Petrino said yesterday.
The Atlanta Falcons will be without receiver Brian Finneran for a second straight season.
Last week, Finneran had his second reconstructive surgery on his left knee in 2 years and will miss the 2007 season, coach Bobby Petrino said yesterday.
The 31-year-old Finneran, who starred at Villanova, missed last season with a severe knee injury. He hurt the knee again in May while going through rehabilitation.
The second major injury to the same knee could be career-threatening for Finneran, who led the team's receivers in 2005 with 60 catches and 611 yards.
Noteworthy
* Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones will - according to his lawyers - surrender to authorities in Nevada and fight felony charges in a Las Vegas strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting during NBA All-Star Game weekend.
Jones is accused of threatening the life of Minxx strip club employees, punching a man whom police identify as his own business manager, and walking away from the club with a man wearing a baggy black T-shirt and blue jeans.
* Three-time Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington will remain in the hospital at least a few more days as he recovers from a motorcycle accident earlier this week. The former Washington Redskins star, who was cut by the New York Giants in February, broke his right forearm and had severe lacerations in his leg after crashing on a highway ramp Monday.
* Former NFL punter Rick Tuten was arrested in Ocala, Fla., for buying stolen goods and reselling the merchandise for a profit.
Tuten played 12 season in the NFL. He was with the Eagles in 1989.
* The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping quarterback Jake Plummer reconsiders retirement and plays for them next season.
Plummer, 32, was obtained from Denver in March for a conditional draft pick, but has said he's leaving the game. He didn't show up for mandatory minicamp this week, but coach Jon Gruden is hopeful he'll join the team for training camp next month.
* Carolina Panthers rookie receiver Dwayne Jarrett escaped serious injury after being involved in a car accident near Charlotte on Wednesday night. *