Brees named Offensive Player of the Year

Football Betting Lines

01/06/2009 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was honored on Tuesday as the Associated Press' Offensive Player of the Year.

He torched defensive backfields for a career-high and NFL-best 5,069 yards and also led the league in pass attempts (635), pass completions (413) and completions of 25 yards or more (35) this season. He beat out Indianapolis quarterback and 2008 MVP Peyton Manning and Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson for the offensive award.

Brees, who became just the second player to pass for 5,000 yards or more in a season, is the only Saint to throw for more than 4,000 yards in three consecutive seasons and his 34 touchdown passes in 2008 were a franchise best. Dan Marino passed for an NFL-record 5,084 yards in 1984.

The Purdue product tied an NFL mark with 10 300-yard passing games this season despite New Orleans finishing last in the NFC South with an 8-8 record. Brees has thrown for 26,258 yards and 168 TDs in eight years with San Diego and New Orleans.

Wwwgamblink Football Betting News

<< Time to Applaud Chargers' Turner
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Quick: name the all-time leader in playoff victories for a Chargers head coach. If you're struggling to answer, you might find it easier to come up with a reply after San Diego's AFC Divisional Round tilt at the Pittsburgh

<< 2008 TSN All-America team highlighted by Edwards and Peach
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Walter Payton Award winner Armanti Edwards and Buck Buchanan Award recipient Greg Peach head up the 2008 Sportsbook Betting Lines All-America team released on Tuesday. Edwards, the record-setting junior quarterback

<< AHL announces Canadian All-Star team roster
Springfield, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The American Hockey League announced the Canadian All-Star team roster for the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic, to be played on Jan. 25 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The team comprises 24 players born

<< Filatov, Legein assigned to Crunch
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Blue Jackets assigned forwards Stefan Legein and Nikita Filatov to the NHL club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, it was announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Legei

<< Nadal, Federer, Murray post wins in Doha
Doha, Qatar (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three of the top-four players on the planet -- world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, former top-ranked star Roger Federer and aspiring No. 1 Andy Murray -- highlighted Tuesday's first-round winners at the ATP World

Phillies ink Park >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Philadelphia Phillies made it official Tuesday, signing free-agent hurler Chan Ho Park to a one-year contract. Park, 35, spent last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and appeared

Anthony to miss close to a month with fractured hand >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony will miss three-to-four weeks after Tuesday's visit with a hand specialist confirmed the sixth-year player has a non-displaced third metacarpal fracture on his

Indians sign RHP Pavano >>
Cleveland, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Indians will roll the dice on Carl Pavano after signing the right-hander to a one-year deal Tuesday. Financial terms of the contract were not released. Pavano just completed an injury

Cubs ship Marquis to Colorado >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs traded right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis and cash considerations to Colorado for reliever Luis Vizcaino on Tuesday. The move helps clear money for the Cubs, who signed volatile outfielder Mil

Deja Vu All Over Again for Ravens >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Giddy Baltimore Ravens fans are all too aware of the parallels. It was the 2000 postseason when the Ravens, a Wild Card upstart, went into Nashville to play the top-seeded Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Round. B

Problem with Bears?

Chicago, IL - New Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and star linebacker Brian Urlacher shot down reports of a rift, saying they're simply not true.

"There's nothing between us," Cutler said Thursday, when he reported to training camp. "I just want to put that to rest. There never has been anything between us."

Bet on NFL

Urlacher added: "I never said what I was quoted as saying and that's it. I have a lot of respect for Jay. I think Jay knows that."
Former Bears receiver Bobby Wade caused a stir when he told Minneapolis radio station KFAN-AM that Urlacher used a profanity while questioning Cutler's manhood during a conversation in Las Vegas last weekend. Wade, who now plays for the Vikings, said Urlacher used a profane version of the word "wimp" during the interview that had to be edited out.
go radio station WSCR-AM also reported that Urlacher had to be restrained from confronting Cutler during organized team activities.
"I wouldn't go face-to-face with Brian, anyway," Cutler said. "No, that's never happened. I've hung out with Brian away from the facility numerous times and we've always gotten along."
Urlacher, noting he was limited by a groin injury, denied the reports in an interview with the Chicago Tribune and did it again when he reported to camp.
"I didn't practice this summer, so I don't know how I would fight the guy if I didn't practice," Urlacher said. "We have no problems. I'm excited about football starting. I'm excited to have him as our quarterback."
Why would Wade say that?
"I don't know," Urlacher said. "Maybe he's jealous because we have a good quarterback now."
Cutler said the first he heard of any friction was when he got a call from Urlacher to clear the air. Urlacher, however, said he had already taken several calls from teammates wondering if the reports were true when Cutler phoned.
"He called me and I said, What's up (expletive), what are you doing?'" a grinning Urlacher said, uttering the same word he allegedly used with Wade. "It's so dumb to me that this even got to this point, but it did and then here we are."
better place after going 9-7 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. They have a franchise quarterback for the first time in decades after acquiring Cutler in an offseason trade with Denver. But there are questions about his attitude following a fallout with Broncos management and new coach Josh McDaniels.
His critics include former Bears coach Mike Ditka and former Indianapolis and Tampa Bay coach Tony Dungy, one of Smith's mentors. Smith, however, said Cutler has been a model teammate so far while denying any animosity with Urlacher.
"There's no issue with Jay and Brian, except Brian and Jay are both excited about being teammates for our club this year," coach Lovie Smith said. "No more than that. We can't spend a whole lot of time on something that isn't true. I have talked to the players. Whenever something comes out, you have to address it, but it's a non-issue."
In some ways, Cutler is getting a second chance in Chicago, an opportunity to repair his reputation.
Smith said another quarterback - Michael Vick - deserves one, although he doesn't see it happening with the Bears, who lack an experienced backup. The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served a 23-month sentence for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team.
"A second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society," Smith said. "He deserves a second chance. As far as we're concerned, we like this team that we have right now."
Particularly the new quarterback.
"Me and Brian have been on a good relationship since I've been here, and I expect it to continue that way," Cutler said.

Bet on NFL

Mysportsbook.com online online sportsbook accepts Visa & Mastercard