Love this from Haley on bringing up the practice squad QB today.
"No, it's actually a coincidence. It really is. We had to make a move in another area and so somebody...we were able to get somebody up and that determination was made -- it's actually a total coincidence. I said it's illness and that's what it is."

J
Joe, can you share where you are hearing it has anything to do with appendix?
Hi PH, it's a guy that would prefer not to go on the record.
So for me, that makes it pure rumor. Now lots of times, that's how these things start off. If a guy really does have an appendectomy, the team doesn't immediately call a press conference. It leaks out over the course of a few hours. From a guy working at the hospital to his buddy that's into FF to a guy that sends it to me to a guy like Adam Schefter or Jay Glazer getting the full story.
If I had to put a guess on odds this is true, I'd say 25%. We know for a fact he's got an "illness" and we know for a fact they signed the #3 QB from the practice squad. Those all fit. But it could be that he really is just sick and that Palko's signing was a coincidence as Haley says.
All I want you guys to do is have it on the radar and be thinking about it if Cassel is your guy or if you have a guy in your league that depends on Cassel and you can get something of value out of him in a trade for a QB you can give up.
We'll know soon.
J