Details are sparse, but I just found this on SI.com:

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/nfl_tracker/posts/38341-chargers-vincent-jackson-arrested-for-dui?eref=sircrc&eref=fromSI

Not sure yet if this will his status for Sunday's game.  The league probably won't do anything, so it would be up to the Chargers to deactivate him in the same way the Steelers did with Santonio Holmes earlier this season.  With it being a playoff game, that's probably not too likely.

Just saw the list of inactive players, and there are some interesting names.  Bruce Davis and Tony Hills are no surprise, and a bit less surprising, but still disappointing, is that Limas Sweed is also on the list.  3 of our top 4 picks aren't even good enough to be active on game day...not a good start for this year's draft class.

The biggest surprise, however, is that Anthony Smith is also inactive today.  Guess that means we would use either Carter or Townsend to back up Clark.  Think Tomlin is sending Smith a message after his over-aggressiveness during training camp?  Could this mean that Smith's days in Pittsburgh are numbered?  (I don't think we would get rid of him during the season, but maybe after?)

Some good news on the injury front...the Post-Gazette's blog page is reporting that Kemo has been removed from the PUP list and practiced today while wearing a protective brace on his arm.  The link is below, although details are sparse.  If anyone was at camp today and has information on how he looked during practice, please give us an update.  Here's hoping that he is able to increase the intensity and quality of play on the OL, because it's obvious from everyone's comments so far that significant improvement is still needed.

Now that Kemo is back, Essex will go back to being a backup, but hopefully that's not the only change on the first team line.  I'm hoping that Hartwig and Starks get their chances to run with the first team soon.

So I just read that the AP sportswriters have named Bill Belichick the NFL Coach of the Year for this season. He got 29 out of 50 votes. Apparently those 29 people were living in a cave when HE GOT CAUGHT CHEATING!!!!! How can you choose as your coach of the year someone who intentionally broke the rules to gain a competitive advantage? Not to mention he spent the first half the season running up the score on opposing teams because he was mad that he got caught. I guess fair play and sportsmanship don't matter as long as you win every game. The media's love for the Patriots and their "super-genius" coach continues to amaze me.