Bryan Smith News

Defensive tackle Derek Landri was the odd man out Thursday when the Jaguars made the latest spin of their defensive line merry-go-round. The Jaguars were left with just three healthy defensive ends on the roster after rookie Julius Williams was sidelined Thursday with a knee injury.

The Jaguars will head to the West Coast on Friday for the second time this season, looking for a win that would go a long way toward winning a playoff spot.

The most surprising team this season has been the Jacksonville Jaguars . When I visited them before the start of the season, I thought this was going to be a total rebuilding year.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have waived linebacker Adam Seward and signed linebacker Lamar Myles and defensive end James Wyche to the practice squad.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed defensive end Bryan Smith on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury.

All those questions about the onside kick reminded me of something we used to do in backyard football.

RICK WILSON/The Times-Union Jacksonville's Bryan Smith saw extensive action with the starting defense against Kansas City and will start at right end against the New York Jets.

Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio had a message for tight end Marcedes Lewis at the start of the offseason.

Three days of practice and 19 snaps in the Jaguars' victory over Tennessee last week catapulted outside linebacker Bryan Smith up the team's depth chart.

The Jaguars signed second-year defensive end Bryan Smith off the St. Louis Rams practice squad Monday following Jacksonville's 31-24 win at Houston on Sunday.

Macho Harris will start at safety for the Eagles in Week 1 against the Panthers.

Mississippi State senior running back Anthony Dixon was suspended for Saturday's season-opener against Jackson State.

A.J. Feeley is still on the Philadelphia Eagles' roster. Michael Vick is not. That's probably just a temporary situation, but that was the upshot as the Birds reached the 53-man limit Saturday night by using a special exemption for their newest, still-suspended quarterback while keeping the one few expected to still be with the team once final ...

Shawn Andrews hasn't played in a game in almost a year, hasn't played at tackle since college, and hasn't practiced much this preseason.

Despite all of the problems that Mother Nature threw at the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Championship this weekend, the Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association, the Illinois State Fairgrounds crew and AMA Pro Racing staff were able to salvage Sunday's Springfield Mile race.

The Eagles placed quarterback Michael Vick on the exempt/commissioner's permission list on Saturday and cut 17 players to get to the mandatory 53-man limit.

Hugh Douglas, the Eagles' most proficient pass-rusher during coach Andy Reid's first four seasons as head coach, had signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2003 free-agent period, and now the search was on for the team's next disruptive defensive end.

Cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu and defensive end Bryan Smith, two mid-round 2008 draft choices, were among the 17 players released by the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, as part of the team's "cut- down day" transactions.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley Biggest surprise: I guess putting quarterback Michael Vick on the commissioner's special exemption list might qualify, but it might only be for a day or two.

Post Patterns will take 2-of-3 on its pre-cutdown guesses , although Eldra Buckley in favor of Kyle Eckel was the NFL roster equivalent of a gimme.