Around The NFL - 2008

[ice grillin you]

bahahaha @ sparkles....almost every episode of that show will have your ribs hurting from laughter

[hbionic]

bahahaha @ sparkles....almost every episode of that show will have your ribs hurting from laughter

Get a life=probably one of the best shows. EVER!

[QB Eagles]

Warren Sapp officially retired.

[Father Demon]

Matt Walsh, the former New England Patriots employee said to have tapes of illegal spying by the team, is close to an agreement to turn over information to the NFL.

The two sides have been negotiating for almost a month after reports surfaced just before the Super Bowl that Walsh videotaped a walkthrough practice of the St. Louis Rams before the 2002 title game. It was won by the Patriots 20-17 over the Rams, who were favored by more than two touchdowns.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said Walsh was not interviewed as part of the league's investigation into "Spygate," which involved the league confiscating tapes from a Patriots employee who recorded the New York Jets' defensive signals from the sideline during the opening game of the 2007 season.

Six confiscated tapes and other documents pertaining to the Patriots' taping were subsequently destroyed by the league. Goodell has defended the destruction of the tapes.
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Goodell has also met with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who asked pointed questions about taping of both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. The Patriots beat the Eagles in the 2005 Super Bowl and the Steelers in two AFC championship games.
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"As commissioner Goodell has repeatedly emphasized, `Nobody wants to hear from Matt Walsh more than the National Football League,' NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Sunday night.

In addition to the negotiations over Walsh's testimony, Willie Gary, who played in that game for the Rams, filed suit in New Orleans last month accusing the Patriots of fraud, unfair trade practices and engaging in a "pattern of racketeering." Three fans joined in the suit.

Specter subsequently said that his interest might be covered by that suit.

"I think now that the lawsuits have been started, that I got the ball rolling, and the plaintiffs' lawyers are picking it up," he said.

I still hope something comes out that makes Belichick lose a year of coaching.   That would make me laugh, and laugh, and laugh....

I find it interesting that in some sort of way, Goodell legitimized the lawsuit that Willie Gary, who honestly I'm not even sure set foot on the field during the Super Bowl...

[PhillyGirl]

ha

The Colts have to account for $6 million in dead money for DT Corey Simon on their 2008 salary cap.  [Editor's note:  The good news is that the team will save $6 million in food costs buy not having to feed him.]

[troyhstewart]

Bengals | D. Jones receives bonus
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:49:33 -0700

Mark Curnutte, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals LB Dhani Jones received an additional $207,000 in performance-based pay.

[troyhstewart]

Jets | Team looking to trade Robertson
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:35:27 -0700

Tom Rock, of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reports the New York Jets are looking to trade DL Dewayne Robertson to the Denver Broncos. Robertson is due a $3 million roster bonus June 1, and would count more than $11 million against the Jets salary cap in 2008. Terms of the potential deal are not known, but they could involve Broncos CB Domonique Foxworth.

What's the deal with Robertson?

[Diomedes]

I often forget that the Denver Broncos exist

[Sgt PSN]

Bengals | D. Jones receives bonus
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:49:33 -0700

Mark Curnutte, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals LB Dhani Jones received an additional $207,000 in performance-based pay.

Were the incentives football or Guitar Hero related? 

[Diomedes]

he played well for them, it was lousy to see

[PhillyPhreak54]

Jets | Team looking to trade Robertson
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:35:27 -0700

Tom Rock, of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reports the New York Jets are looking to trade DL Dewayne Robertson to the Denver Broncos. Robertson is due a $3 million roster bonus June 1, and would count more than $11 million against the Jets salary cap in 2008. Terms of the potential deal are not known, but they could involve Broncos CB Domonique Foxworth.

What's the deal with Robertson?

I would guess mostly the same reason they dealt Vilma (other than his knee injury); Robertson doesn't fit that defense. He's too small to control the nose and not real effective out on the end. He has to be a 4-3 guy, IMO.

[Diomedes]

PFT haters need not read the following

FREDDIE MITCHELL STILL THINKS HE CAN PLAY
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 14, 2008, 5:53 p.m.

Former Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell attended the pro day workouts at his alma mater, UCLA, on Thursday, and he spent time talking to the NFL scouts on hand to see if any teams are interested in his services.

"Success is situational," Mitchell told Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times. "The right coach can take an average receiver and put him in the Pro Bowl."

We don't know who "the right coach" is for Mitchell, but we know who it isn't: Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who said of Mitchell before they met in the Super Bowl, "He's terrible, and you can print that."

Mitchell was the Eagles' first-round draft pick in 2001. He played four years for the Eagles but hasn't appeared in an NFL game since 2004.

Mitchell suggested in talking to Farmer that part of the reason the Eagles got rid of him is that he sided with fellow receiver Terrell Owens in his feud with quarterback Donovan McNabb.

"Me and T.O. were the best of friends, and that hurt my relationship with Donovan," he said. "There were issues between me and Donovan."

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

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[Rome]

Yeah, the issue was your retarded Florida hillbilly ass couldn't learn the offense after four farging years and McNabb got tired of seeing you in the wrong position on the field when he was running for his life.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

You're a Floridian also.