Lions' Batch Needs Knee Surgery
... his four-year contract that would raise his salary far above the NFL-minimum $358,000 he would otherwise earn this year. Batch missed eight starts in his first two seasons because of a compression fracture in his lower back in 1998, a broken bone ...
PACKERS TO LOOK AT BATCH
PACKERS TO LOOK AT BATCH Edition: FIRST Section: SPORTS Memo: A ... former Detroit Lions quarterback Charlie Batch for a workout. Mark Hatley, the Packers ... operations, said the team remains interested in Batch, who was cut earlier this month by the ...
VIKINGS NOTES; Batch to get call if thumb holds up.(SPORTS)
... Ross considered benching starter Charlie Batch for Sunday's game against the Vikings but ... broken thumb does not worsen. If Charlie Batch's thumb is fine, he'll play, and right ... hesitation, that's the way we would go. Batch replaced Gus Frerotte as the starter last ...
Batch rests swollen calf muscle.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
... into training camp, quarterback Charlie Batch's health _ a swollen muscle in his right ... exact _ is an issue again for the Lions. Batch, a three-year veteran with a history of ... little bit this morning. Mornhinweg said Batch could have practiced, but by giving him ...
Healing power of money lifts Batch.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
... latest check will have so many zeroes, his mother, Lynn, was brought to tears when he told her the news Wednesday. When Batch didn't play in the season opener at New Orleans, he left himself open to speculation that he was waiting to get the contract ...
WITH PLAYOFF HEAT ON, SINGLE DIGIT WON'T DETER BATCH
WITH PLAYOFF HEAT ON, SINGLE DIGIT WON'T DETER BATCH It's going to be a Charlie Batch Christmas for the Denver Broncos on Saturday at the Pontiac Silverdome. Batch will start at quarterback for the Detroit Lions. He led them to ...
Lions' QB Batch Breaks Right Knee
... he would otherwise earn this year. Batch got the starting job when Ross benched Scott Mitchell after two games in 1998. Batch has been the starter ever since, except when injured. In 23 games, he has 24 touchdown passes, a 56.5-percent completion ...
Lions' Batch Has Knee Surgery
... his four-year contract that would raise his salary far above the NFL-minimum $358,000 he would otherwise earn this year. Batch missed eight starts in his first two seasons because of a compression fracture in his lower back in 1998 and a broken bone ...
Lions' Batch Questionable for Game
... matter of whether I'd hurt the team,'' he said. ``Right now, it's too early to say about Sunday.'' But coach Bobby Ross said Batch needed to practice before facing the Cardinals. ``I think Charlie's got a chance,'' Ross said. ``But I don't want him to ...
Lions' Batch Probably Out 3 Months
... 358,000 he is set to earn this year. Batch got the starting job when Ross benched Scott Mitchell after two games in 1998. Batch has been the starter ever since, except when injured. In 23 games, he has 24 touchdown passes, a 56.5 percent completion ...
Lions still on hold, await word on Batch, Sloan as opener nears.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
... as it might be _ were in place. Charlie Batch throwing. David Sloan running a route ... to training camp almost six weeks ago. Batch is still the tentative starting quarterback ... would make. Tentative being the key word. Batch's status depends on the medical report ...
FALCONS NOTEBOOK: Lions' injured Batch may still play Sunday
... Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Charlie Batch, who twisted his lower back in Monday night's ... Sunday's game against the Falcons (12-2). Batch, who has stolen some of Colts rookie quarterback ... benched Scott Mitchell in the second game, Batch took over. He was 16-for-19 passing for ...
Batch makes more strides.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
... quarterbacks Monday _ Steve Stenstrom for Charlie Batch _ and moved a step closer to full strength ... competing for the No. 3 job, was released, and Batch was brought off the physically unable to ... his most complete practice of the summer. Batch, who is recovering from a fractured tibial ...
Lions' Batch Enters Critical Season
... second season. Favre said it takes time, which is something Batch believes he has. ``I'm getting a fair shot, of course,'' Batch said. ``I'm learning a new offense. I'm doing exactly everything they ask me to do.'' The information contained in the AP ...
Batch Out, Frerotte In for Lions
... on the road than it is at home,'' said Ross, who gave his players Monday off. ``But it has been since I've been here.'' Batch had completed 17 of 24 for 161 yards and one touchdown against the Vikings before leaving with 3:46 left in the second quarter ...
BATCH OF RIVALS HELPING PACKERS
BATCH OF RIVALS HELPING PACKERS Byline: Mike Lucas Edition: All Section: Sports Column: MIKE LUCAS ... third (Minnesota). For starters, the Detroit Lions lost one of theirs - quarterback Charlie Batch - for as long as three months with a leg fracture. Batch is optimistic he will be back for Detroit's season opener Sept. 3 at New Orleans. That might ...
LIONS TO TURN TO BATCH
Lions to turn to Batch PONTIAC, Mich., Dec. 21 (UPI) _ After two ... in the team's playoff chase with Charlie Batch at quarterback. His new starting tenure ... critical division game at Minnesota Jan. 2. Batch was sidelined Nov. 7 when he suffered a ...
Health not an issue for Batch.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
... PONTIAC, Mich. _ The theory is this: Charlie Batch has one season to prove he can stay healthy ... Super Bowl contenders. The reality is this: Batch doesn't give a hoot about the theory. People ... going to say that with new management, Batch said. You can only control what you can ...
Lions hope Batch will jump start dormant offense.(Sports)(Pro Football)
... this week if regular quarterback Charlie Batch returns from a broken bone in his right ... his sixth career game last week. However, Batch just can't stay healthy. The third-year ... rather than later, although the Lions gave Batch a four-year, $31 million contract extension ...