OLB DeMarcus Ware will be returning to practice according to his head coach Gary Kubiak. The coach also gave updates on other injured players and said that Aqib Talib will be playing on Sunday. DeMarcus spent the entire training camp on the non-football injury list because of a back injury. According to his coach’s report on Monday, the player is ready to return to practice. He also added that Ware is scheduled to go off the NFL and he is expecting a walkthrough which Ware will be part of. Ware is focused on fine-tuning his preparation for the start of the regular season since his back is now feeling better.

Ware gave a statement on Monday where he said that his back was now feeling better and he was very focused in going back to the playing field. According to Per9News in Denver, Ware will begin practice earlier in the week. He had not been practicing with his team since February during the Super Bowl games. Broncos will not be expecting much from Ware anytime soon since DeMarcus Ware will have two weeks to make begin full practice. His other Broncos team members are glad that he will be making a return to the team. Ware is following players such as Packers in his linebacker Julius Peppers in the NFL sack list. However, there is a lot to look forward to in Denver.

Ware is not the only player that is expected to comeback after an injury. According to Kubiak, Aqib Talib is making an appearance after making a recovery from a gunshot wound and he is expected to play against the Rams on Saturday. Other injured players that will be coming back to the field according to Kubiak include Ty Sambrailo who had a hyperextended right elbow which happened on July 31^st. Corey Nelson also suffered from a sprained wrist and he is also expected back in the field. Jeff Heuerman who also suffered from a hamstring injury is reported to be doing just fine. Another player, Taurean Nixon has missed various training sessions but his injuries remain undisclosed. He will be back to the field on Tuesday according to Kubiak.

Even though the Vikings parking lot is filled with plenty of nice vehicles, the NFL Player Moritz Boehringer’s vehicle is not among them. Moritz Boehringer apparently does not own a vehicle and therefore he walks to his training ground every day. . This is not because he cannot afford one but the German wide receiver has decided he does not require one. The player walks to Vikings practice facility every day. Moritz Boehringer is an NFL player who lives three miles away from the practice set up thus he covers approximately six miles every day. This has been equated to walking across 105 football fields daily. He therefore walks for one hour daily; however his girlfriend thinks he is crazy. He made this confession in an interview with Transferwise where he mentioned that his girlfriend did not understand why he chose to walk to work.

He gave his reasons for not owning a car as the mere fact that he wants to save up money. He will not however be able to enjoy his walks in the winter in Minnesota. His idea of saving money is pretty logical since his rookie contract with the Vikings is only $150,000 in guaranteed amount. Having a car would mean sacrificing a third of that amount. However, Boehringer is lucky since his walk is to be lessened since the Vikings are taking up training at a camp in Mankato. This means that he will only have to walk from m his dormitory to the the practice field which is a shorter distance. When the camp is over the NFL Player will go back to walking to the Vikings facility unless he buys a vehicle.

The interview with Boehringer is available online.

The American football quarterback, Michael Dwayne Vick is quoted saying that he was ‘dominating too much’. Earlier this week, Michael Vick said that he actually felt bad for his opponents then. He is well known as the ‘dual-threat quarterback’. He might not have done so well at the NFL but when he did, he sent chills down the NFL defenders spines.

This interview was held on phone on the ‘Dan Patrick Show’. He was asked plenty of questions during this interview regarding his past, his present and his future plans. On whether he felt bad for opponents he might have flustered during any some games, Vick recollected that it wasn’t always the prettiest of situations especially since some players would tear their ACLs and or sprain their ankles. Vick further admitted that he felt like there were times he was dominating too much.

It’s not over for Vick after 13 years. He looks forward to getting another chance as he feels ready to jump right back. Unfortunately, the two years he spent out the league will remain as stamp on his record. He served a prison sentence for facilitating and funding a dog fighting ring on his property and was also on suspension.

The Steelers had the 36 year old on last season on a one year contract. Vick has previously played for the Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets. Given his record, it would be difficult to get NFL teams reach out to him and also factoring competition from new talent and younger players. However, he holds the record for the fastest quarterback ever at his pro day. He aspires to play more games in the future and hopes that he will be given the chance to do what he hasn’t done yet and prove that he still got some game left in him.

Michael Vick acknowledges Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees as some of the best quarterbacks he ever faced. On the quarterbacks that could presently outrun him, he mentioned Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson.

A re-known former NFL player, Haruki Namakura sued the Llyod’s of London this week after they denied his concussion claim. The former player suffered what is said to be a career ending injury in 2013 during the Carolina’s Exhibition V Steelers. He had purchased a $1million insurance policy in 2012 right before the season with panthers. Since his concussion, the player is yet to collect on the policy hence the law suit against his insurer.

Given his status as a professional athlete, this suit could become the landmark case for athletes seeking reimbursement from insurance companies after injuries especially concussions and head traumas. The suit was filed on Monday in North Carolina.

The August 2013 concussion rendered Haruki Namaruka fully and permanently disabled. The NFL awarded him total and permanent disability benefits consequent to his retirement following post-concussion symptoms. He will therefore be receiving $10,000 monthly in benefits. He had suffered post-concussion symptoms but according to the Lloyd’s medical expert ruling in 2015, he was fir to play. This was contrary to a diagnosis by a specialist at the University of Pittsburg  Medical Center.

The former NFL player’s attempts to recover on the policy was unfruitful as the insurance company has been stalling. It is alleged that the Lloyd’s of London pulled a stunt most insurance companies pull by burying the former player in endless bureaucracies and loads of paperwork. Their spokeswoman also declined to comment on the suit stating that it is against their policy to comment on pending law suits.

Haruki Namaruka played defensive back for the panthers when he took the hit on his head that led to a concussion. His claim will be the first to be rejected by an insurance company even after an NFL medical expert has declared his concussion a ‘career ending injury’. The policy taken out in 2012 was intended to be a hedge against a career ending injury. He is seeking $3million in the suit.

According to the Toronto Sun interview with NFL Vice president of officiating Dean Blandino, there will be a study conducted by the NFL to determine whether the uprights should be narrowed. The study is expected to kick off this season as the NFL kickers have not been able to make less than 80% of their field goal attempt in over a decade. They have also not made less than 82.4% since 2009. Blandino said that the study would affect both the extra point and field goal. He added that success rates had escalated over the years starting from long snapper to holder all the way to kicker. Studies will be conducted this year.

In order to determine how far inside the uprights all successful field goals and extra points are kicked the NFL will conduct a study that will involve placing microchips inside the kicking balls. However, in the meantime the balls will be used before the season and in case the study is successful the practice will go on until the regular season. According to Blandino’s statement when speaking to the sun, in case the study goes on as planned the uprights will be narrowed in the 2017 season. He added that a committee will hold a discussion regarding the matter and then come up with a conclusion for 2017. He is waiting to see how this year goes on.

During the first year of the NFL’s 32-yard extra point, kickers league wide managed to make 94.1% of their attempts. This is to mean that if NFL does not narrow the uprights the conversion rate of the field goal attempts and the extra points will be affected. This reduces the value of the extra point when compared to a two-point conversion. If the extra points were to drop, the two-point conversion would be appreciated. However some NFL coaches would ignore it out of fear.