Around The NFL - 2008

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8043460/Chiefs'-Allen-talking-with-Vikings,-Bucs

The Chiefs are talking with the Vikings and Bucs about trading Jared Allen.  Chiefs are rebuilding and are looking for draft pics.  My preference is still a stud WR but if the Eagles were to offer Tito and maybe a 3rd or a 4th for Allen then I wouldn't be upset about that one bit.  Cole/Patterson/Bunkley/Allen on the d-line is a boner inducing thought. 

Isn't he white, though?

[Magical_Retard]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8043460/Chiefs'-Allen-talking-with-Vikings,-Bucs

The Chiefs are talking with the Vikings and Bucs about trading Jared Allen.  Chiefs are rebuilding and are looking for draft pics.  My preference is still a stud WR but if the Eagles were to offer Tito and maybe a 3rd or a 4th for Allen then I wouldn't be upset about that one bit.  Cole/Patterson/Bunkley/Allen on the d-line is a boner inducing thought. 

was about to post that.

the article mentions he wants to play for a contender but then the teams mentioned are the vikings and bucs. wtf?

come to the eagles you fool.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Allen is a beast no doubt, but he is a risk. One more incident and he's gone for a year minimum. I don't know I give Lito (a first/early second equivalent) and another pick for him.

[troyhstewart]

The Chiefs don't need Lito Sheppard.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/player?statsId=8455

[Sgt PSN]

It should also be noted that the Chiefs are not actively shopping him or looking to trade him.  They've got him franchised right now and want to try and keep him in KC.  So the Eagles would need to reach an agreement on a new contract with him and then come to terms with the Chiefs.  Since the Chiefs are in no hurry to move him, I'm pretty sure they'll have a high price tag on what they want in compensation for him....probably more than what most teams would be willing to pay.  

[Drunkmasterflex]

Shaun Alexander released per NFL.com.  No suprise really.

[Sgt PSN]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/columnists/jeffrey_flanagan/story/577814.html

When you’re an independent, minor-league baseball team, you bank heavily on crazy promotions for big crowds.

And the T-Bones likely will score big with their Michael Vick “Welcome to the Neighborhood” promotion scheduled for May 28.

Vick, as you know, is serving a 23-month sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in nearby Leavenworth after pleading guilty to charges related to a dogfighting ring.

The T-Bones assure us they are not making light of Vick’s crime. In fact, part of the promotion will include an auction of game uniforms to benefit local animal shelters. And there will be animal-shelter pets outside the stadium to be viewed for potential adoption.

But the T-Bones certainly are going to have some fun regarding Vick’s circumstances. For example, those uniforms to be auctioned off? They will include the T-Bones’ game jerseys from that night, which will be the old-style, black-and-white prison stripes. The visiting team, the Gary Southshore RailCats, will wear the orange jumpsuit tops.

“They couldn’t wear the whole jumpsuit,” said T-Bones promotions director Colin Aldrich, “because that would restrict movement.”

The night also will include spotlights and escapee sirens.

“People in Wyandotte County might think they’re hearing tornado sirens,” Aldrich said.

Players will be encouraged to act along and at least enter the field in shackles. Naturally, “Who Let the Dogs Out” will blare from the stadium speakers.

By the way, there were a few more ideas for the night that didn’t quite work out. One was lining the inside of the stadium with barbed wire to resemble a prison yard. Another was to have the players enter the field in a paddy wagon. There was also talk of having some attack dogs rip apart a dummy with a Vick jersey on it.

“Ultimately it became an issue of player and public safety,” Aldrich said, “so some of the ideas had to go.”

Awesome.  I will most definitely be at this game. 

I will most definitely not be at this game now.  Vick got all bent out of shape and from what I heard, threatened to sue the T-bones if they carried out this promotion.  So the T-bones have changed it from making fun of Vick, to promoting animal safety and adoption.

The T-Bones, in an effort to clarify the intent of their May 28 promotion, have modified the night's activities to place more emphasis on animal safety and adoption.

"It was not our intent to be culturally insensitive. For those who may have been offended, we sincerely apologize," said T-Bones General Manager Rick Muntean. "We simply want to raise awareness for what we think are great causes. We recognize that the health and well-being of animals is a widely-supported cause of our fan base, so, we're going to keep that our only focus."

As scheduled, the night's events will include a dog parade, pre-game dog adoptions, entertainment by Rockin' Ray and the Sky Dogs and much more. Fans can still receive a buy-one get-one free Fort Hays State Bleacher or berm seat by bringing a picture of themselves with their dog.

Lame. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Shaun Alexander released per NFL.com.  No suprise really.

Please, Eagles, LEAVE HIM ALONE.

[Seabiscuit36]

What are the odds that the Skins make an offer

[PhillyPhreak54]

Well, they already have Portis and Betts so...

100% they bring him in.


Alexander is saying per Clayton on SC that Indy and NE are interested.

[Diomedes]

Indy? to be a backup?  I can see NE...he and Maroney would do alright together because Belicheck will tell them both to go farg themselves until the winter/playoffs.

[General_Failure]

"It was not our intent to be culturally insensitive. For those who may have been offended, we sincerely apologize," said T-Bones General Manager Rick Muntean.

Lame. 

I wasn't aware that the dog fighting rings were a culture now.

[Diomedes]

anything white people don't do is culture

[BigEd76]

NFL Network reporting Boldin is requesting a trade 

[SunMo]

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