Seattle Seahawks sign Stiokley; NFL Lines get interesting

The NFL lines will again get interesting as Seattle Seahawks have signed wide receiver Brandon Stokley. The 12-year veteran was on the injury list since September 4 as he suffered a groin injury. Seahawks made Stokley a free agent after quite a few rounds of negotiations. 

Stokley spent the last three seasons with the Broncos but didn’t put up a good show, managing only 19 catches last season, for 327 yards and four touchdowns. He now will be reunited with Seahawks offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates, who served in the same capacity in Denver in 2008 when Stokley caught 49 passes.

So far in his career, Stokley has made 307 catches for 4,319 yards and 34 scores. He joined the Colts in 2003 and had his breakout season the following year, making 68 catches for 1,077 and 10 scores, all career-highs.

The NFL betting fans will be hoping for a good show from Stokley. Meanwhile, NCAA football lines will be keeping an eye on Ohio State’s Junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor to exhibit excellent play when his team opens up Big Ten Play Saturday against Michigan.

QB’s Injury Upsets Bucs, NFL Betting

Much to the disappointment of the NFL Betting enthusiasts who were counting on the Buccaneers, the impending drive of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might dampen due to the thumb injury sustained by starting quarterback Josh Freeman.

The tip of Freeman’s right thumb on his throwing hand was fractured after the first offensive series in Tampa Bay’s 20-15 win over the Chiefs in a NFL preseason game Saturday. The second-year pro completed 2-of-4 passes for 21 yards, before leaving the game. 

Now that Freeman will be out in any case until the opening week of the regular season, his momentum along with the offense of Tampa Bay will be greatly affected.

Freeman was the third quarterback selected by the Bucs in the 2009 draft after Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez and he will enter the regular season after throwing merely eight preseason passes in three series. Also, this will leave the Bucs no choice but to rely on third-year pro Josh Johnson and second-year backup Rudy Carpenter, who haven’t played in any NFL regular-season games.

It is yet to be seen how this setback will affect their odds to win on the NFL Lines for Week 1, as the Bucs prepare to face the Browns on Sept. 12.