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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10597323/aqib-talib-takes-shot-new-england-patriots
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- An already bubbling rivalry got a little more spice tossed in Wednesday when newly-minted Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib said he did not have a hip injury this past season despite being listed on the New England Patriots' injury report as having one.
Talib, who signed a six-year, $57 million deal with the Broncos Wednesday morning, was asked if the hip injury -- one he had been listed with on the Patriots' injury report during the 2013 regular season -- was a concern as he began his Broncos' tenure.
The cornerback looked somewhat taken aback and said: "That was in Tampa, that was the right side. I haven't had a hip problem since Tampa. The Patriots have their way of reporting stuff, but I haven't had a hip problem since Tampa. The injury I had was actually a quad injury, it was reported as a hip injury, but that's how they do things."
Teams can be fined by the NFL if the league deems the injury report has been manipulated in some way or an injured player was omitted. The Buffalo Bills and Washington Commanders were each fined $20,000 in 2012 for violating the league's policy on reporting injuries.
Talib missed three games this past season. He missed the final four games of the 2010 season, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when he tore his right hip flexor.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- An already bubbling rivalry got a little more spice tossed in Wednesday when newly-minted Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib said he did not have a hip injury this past season despite being listed on the New England Patriots' injury report as having one.
Talib, who signed a six-year, $57 million deal with the Broncos Wednesday morning, was asked if the hip injury -- one he had been listed with on the Patriots' injury report during the 2013 regular season -- was a concern as he began his Broncos' tenure.
The cornerback looked somewhat taken aback and said: "That was in Tampa, that was the right side. I haven't had a hip problem since Tampa. The Patriots have their way of reporting stuff, but I haven't had a hip problem since Tampa. The injury I had was actually a quad injury, it was reported as a hip injury, but that's how they do things."
Teams can be fined by the NFL if the league deems the injury report has been manipulated in some way or an injured player was omitted. The Buffalo Bills and Washington Commanders were each fined $20,000 in 2012 for violating the league's policy on reporting injuries.
Talib missed three games this past season. He missed the final four games of the 2010 season, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when he tore his right hip flexor.
