In a preemptive move to try and avoid more serious punishment from the NCAA, Ohio State has presented self-imposed sanctions which result in vacating all their wins from last season and putting themselves on two-year probation. It's a ludicrously empty gesture--no impact whatsoever. Meanwhile Jim Tressel will be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for resigning, Terrelle Pryor will get beaucoup bucks (legally this time) when he signs with an NFL team, and the president of the university and the athletic director still have their jobs (at least for now).
With the NFL lockout now over, the feeding frenzy involving player transactions has now begun. Significant signings have been occurring every hour as teams scramble to get their rosters ready for training camp. The media--print, TV, and internet--have basically shoved all other sports aside to cover what are essentially business deals.
shin2 wrote:With the NFL lockout now over, the feeding frenzy involving player transactions has now begun. Significant signings have been occurring every hour as teams scramble to get their rosters ready for training camp. The media--print, TV, and internet--have basically shoved all other sports aside to cover what are essentially business deals.
Yawn.
Thanks to the lockout, things are really really hectic... Let's see what happens when the dust clears.
bmwracer wrote:What are the Patriots thinking??? :crazy:
As the saying goes, "In Bill we trust." But two big risks. Personally I'm more worried then excited. Except for that one (contract) year, Haynesworth hasn't really showed he wants to play football. :sweat:
Jav_sol wrote:As the saying goes, "In Bill we trust." But two big risks. Personally I'm more worried then excited. Except for that one (contract) year, Haynesworth hasn't really showed he wants to play football. :sweat:
Bellichick won't put up much with any antics, so he'd better get his head straight or Bill will punt him faster than Wes Welker can run a quick route.
bmwracer wrote:Vince Young, Eagles Reportedly Agree To One-Year Deal
What are the Eagles thinking??? :crazy:
The Eagles have become a big-time player in this incredible once-in-a-lifetime spate of player transactions following the end of the lockout. Within a space of 72 hours, they've acquired four players who've been to the pro bowl: Young, Jason Babin, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and Nnamdi Asomugha.
The Eagles now have three pro bowl cornerbacks. Will they keep all three?
Player transactions involving big-time names continue to occur almost hourly. This will continue on through the coming week. It's been a wild thoroughly entertaining process so far.
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) \ Randy Moss is calling it a career after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen.
Moss's agent, Joel Segal, said Monday that the receiver was considering offers from several teams, but made the decision to retire. Segal declined to comment specifically on the offers, instead saying his 34-year-old client felt the time was right to step away.
"Randy has weighed his options and considered the offers and has decided to retire," Segal said.
If this indeed is the end for Moss, he leaves the game with some of the gaudiest statistics ever posted by a receiver. His 153 touchdowns are tied with Terrell Owens for second on the career list, and he's also fifth in yards (14,858) and tied with Hines Ward for eighth in receptions (954).
Those numbers, and his status as perhaps the best deep threat in NFL history, will make him a strong candidate for the Hall of Fame. But voters will also be weighing those numbers and his six Pro Bowl seasons against a history of boorish behavior and a penchant for taking plays off when he lost interest in the game.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NFL defensive star Bubba Smith, who found a successful second career as an actor, has died in Los Angeles at age 66.
Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter says Smith was found dead Wednesday at his Baldwin Hills home. Winter says he didn't know the circumstances or cause of death.
Police spokesman Richard French says the death does not appear to be suspicious.
Smith spent five seasons with the Baltimore Colts and two seasons each with Oakland and Houston. The Beaumont, Texas, native played college ball at Michigan State.
Just in the past month we've had former Notre Dame/Denver Bronco Pete Duranko, former 49er Forrest Blue (one of my all time favorite names in sports) and now Bubba Smith pass away. They were all contemporaries. I hope this isn't a trend. :sweat:
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