Monday, July 20, 2009
What should Michael Vick do? A poll
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On Monday July 20th, Michael Vick becomes a free man, released entirely from Federal custody after being found guilty of harming dogs as part of a dog fighting business, the former Atlanta Falcons star has his life ahead of him after two years in jail. But what should he do, or more to the point, what should Vick be allowed to do? With the idea of getting an answer to that question, I created this poll:
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As you can see, it has five choices one can make. Play in the NFL? Play in the new UFL football league after a one-year suspension? Not be allowed to play football at all? Play in the NFL after a one-year suspension? Be a special councelor to NFL rookie players?
I voted for the first choice: play in the NFL. Look, he's done his time and seems to have learned the error of his ways. But there's a weird double standard at play here that just bugs me. PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal, has called Vick all kinds of names regarding this matter, even saying that Vick's brain may be tuned to violence, or words to that effect, and asking for a brain scan.
Wild.
But what really bugs me about PETA is that they would, ok, dog Vick, and even get after President Obama for swatting a fly, but PETA turns a blind-eye to the dog racing activities of the Rooney Family, which owns the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dog racing has the same kill-to-weed-out-the-weak process that dog fighting is known for and PETA knows it. But did they say anything about the Rooneys when the Steelers ownership was up for review by the NFL, thus turning a public spotlight on them?
No.
I tried to get a statement from PETA's PR rep on this, and she just sent me the statement they issued about Vick! I have that already! So with that I lost a lot of respect for PETA and chose the "play in the NFL" option. It seems that if one's black and high profile, PETA has no problem aiming its PR machine at you, but if you're white, as is the case for the Rooney Family, you get a pass from PETA. PETA has issued no statement regarding the Rooney Family's involvement in dog racing.
Vick as mentor
But of all the choices, I also like the last one listed in my poll: be a special counselor to NFL rookie players. Vick can be really valuable here as an example of how one can go from rags to riches to rags and yet have a fighting chance to regain his life and to not repeat his mistakes.
Poll can't be gamed
So try my poll. One can't "game" it to get a particular answer outcome. Sorry. If you click on the link "view full results" it asks for your name and photo only once, so it weeds out the double count in the final result.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Terrell Owens to consider acting after football
According to Mike Florio at Profootballtalk.com, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens has gotten the acting bug after his stint in a Flavor Flav sitcom. I think it's a good idea for him to have his second career planned out as that's perfect because he will not lose the love from the crowd he enjoys.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
CDFL Draft Live on the Football Reporters Show
www.blogtalkradio.com/Football-Reporters will Broadcast the CDFL draft Live tonight at 7pm eastern. Tune in!!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Steve McNair's girlfriend Sahel Kazemi killed him
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According to a story by TMZ.com, Tennessee assistant medical examiner Dr. Feng Li said an examination of the crime scene, police interviews, autopsy results, and lab analysis revealed that Sahel Kazemi did indeed murder former NFL Quarterback Steve McNair with multiple gun shots last Saturday.
Both were found dead in his Nashville condominium.
Many reports speculated that McNair was to divorce his wife, but TMZ also learned that the couple planned to purchase a new home. So with this, we can figure out that Sahel Kazemi didn't want McNair to go back to his wife and settled the issue with a tragic action. After purchasing a gun, she shot McNair four times - twice in his body and then in the head - and turned the gun on herself.
This is the timeline presented by TMZ which is to be commended for its work on the McNair story:
- Kazemi was pulled over for DUI Thursday morning between 1-1:30 AM. McNair was a passenger but was allowed to leave the scene via taxi with another person. Kazemi admitted to being high.
-Thursday night, Kazemi purchased a semi-automatic pistol. Police will not say who she got the gun from.
- Early Saturday morning, McNair meets Kazemi at his Nashville condo.
- 1:30 PM Saturday, 911 call is made alerting police of the shootings. Police believe bodies were actually discovered before 1 PM -- cops are "concerned" about the time lapse.
What's interesting is there's no indication Kazemi was arrested by police but that McNair was allowed to leave the scene without her. If the police did take her in if only for a few hours to sober up, she may have felt abandoned by McNair, and that coupled with the fact that he was not getting a divorce, may have pushed her over the edge.
Regardless of the details, it's a terrible end to the life of one of the NFL's most popular stars. I prefer to remember him as I saw him in the 2000 Super Bowl:
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Remembering Steve McNair: The 2000 Super Bowl v. The Rams
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The passing via murder of former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair is really hard to take. It's hard because McNair was a major player in my first Super Bowl: Super Bowl 38 (or XXXVIII) in Atlanta to open the new century in 2000. I was their as a guest of the NFL as I was working to bring the Super Bowl to Oakland. (We eventually lost to Jacksonville for the right to host the 2005 Super Bowl.)
McNair's Titans weren't favored to win that game agains the "Greatest Show On Turf", the St. Louis Rams. The Rams were blowing-out and steam-rollering opponents that year and there was no indication that wasn't going to be the case in The Super Bowl.
But someone forgot to tell that to the Titans, led by a stalwart defense and Steve McNair. With the Alcorn State legends fancy footwork, laser passing, and quick decision-making, the Titans stayed within scoring distance of the Rams, then came to one (Titans WR) Kevin Dyson-almost-touchdown-pass of tying the game. After that who knows who would have won? (Come to think of it, what if Rams WR Issac Bruce had dropped that dramatic 73-yard touchdown catch and run? It would have been a new game with the Titans having the momentum.)
What I loved most about McNair was that he was such a leader, such a powerful presence, few reffered to him as a "black quarterback". No. McNair was just the quarterback of The Tennessee Titans, and an undispurted leader. When the Titans drafted Texas QB Vince Young, I thought it was excellent because then McNair would be his teacher, but then he was traded to Baltimore and with that a great pairing for the future came to an end.
Off the field, I assumed McNair was a quiet man who grew up in the South and did not want to make waves. He and former Green Bay Packers QB Brett Farve were the kind of friends who'd go hunting in what I once heard Farve call their three-piece suits: suspenders and overalls. In fact, I'm very surprised Farve hasn't issued a statement at this time, not even on his website.
McNair will be missed by everyone. A sad moment in time.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
“Q” for Quintessential – Remembering Steve McNair
“Q” for Quintessential – Remembering Steve McNair
By Michael – Louis Ingram
BASN/FRO
PHILADELPHIA (BASN): News out of Nashville, Tennessee report that on or about 1:30 P.M. on July 4, 2009, former National Football League MVP and three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Steve McNair was shot several times and killed in a downtown condominium.
A female, who as of this writing has yet to be identified, was also shot and killed.
McNair, born in Mount Olive, Mississippi, set passing records at Alcorn State and won the Walter Payton Award for best 1-AA college player in 1994; McNair would become the first round draft choice of the Houston Oilers the following year.
After a year on the Oilers’ sidelines, McNair became a starter, and the team’s most valuable player as the Oilers left Houston to become the Tennessee Titans.
McNair would go on to play for 13 seasons, appearing in Super Bowl XXXIV against the St. Louis Rams, where he rallied the Titans on their fateful game-tying drive, falling a yard short after a completed slant pattern to WR Kevin Dyson at the Rams’ six-inch line.
Traded to the Baltimore Ravens in 2006, McNair would appear sparingly due to injuries, and retired in 2008.
Now that’s the factual stuff. Forgive me if I stray slightly off target, but this is where my senses and sensibilities have hit the saturation point:
It’s bad enough when someone dies; and it is always a “someone” – someone’s father, someone’s son, someone’s husband, someone’s lover, someone’s partner.
What makes it worse is that only in death does anyone become a “someone” regardless of what they were before.
Only in death do we all become human.
But the actions in how the story gets out hits at the heart of what we here at BASN endeavor to do in getting the story right.
One particular site (which was so disgusting I will not dignify by giving credit) was so irresponsible in their presentation of the information; first by saying McNair was the victim of a murder-suicide along with his wife approximately three hours after the story hit.
They eventually retracted the information in an update – but left the original info in plain sight – even after requests to take it down!
This is indicative of the downward spiral the mainstream media has helped enable – by lowering the standards; and implying that anyone who can operate a computer automatically qualifies as a journalist.
While there will be more coming out regarding the death of Steve McNair, BASN plans to celebrate McNair’s life with a special edition of Tony McClean’s “The Weekend Sports Rap’ today(Sunday 7-5-09) at noon EST. Featured as guests are BASN’s Lloyd Vance, L.A. Batchelor and myself; along with Dr. Bill Chachkes and Ralph Garcia from the sites Football Reporters Online & the Gridiron Draft Guide.
The broadcast can heard on www.blogtalkradio.com/Tony-McClean
michaelingram@blackathlete.com
mike@footballreportersonline.com
mingram@suavvmagazine.com
By Michael – Louis Ingram
BASN/FRO
PHILADELPHIA (BASN): News out of Nashville, Tennessee report that on or about 1:30 P.M. on July 4, 2009, former National Football League MVP and three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Steve McNair was shot several times and killed in a downtown condominium.
A female, who as of this writing has yet to be identified, was also shot and killed.
McNair, born in Mount Olive, Mississippi, set passing records at Alcorn State and won the Walter Payton Award for best 1-AA college player in 1994; McNair would become the first round draft choice of the Houston Oilers the following year.
After a year on the Oilers’ sidelines, McNair became a starter, and the team’s most valuable player as the Oilers left Houston to become the Tennessee Titans.
McNair would go on to play for 13 seasons, appearing in Super Bowl XXXIV against the St. Louis Rams, where he rallied the Titans on their fateful game-tying drive, falling a yard short after a completed slant pattern to WR Kevin Dyson at the Rams’ six-inch line.
Traded to the Baltimore Ravens in 2006, McNair would appear sparingly due to injuries, and retired in 2008.
Now that’s the factual stuff. Forgive me if I stray slightly off target, but this is where my senses and sensibilities have hit the saturation point:
It’s bad enough when someone dies; and it is always a “someone” – someone’s father, someone’s son, someone’s husband, someone’s lover, someone’s partner.
What makes it worse is that only in death does anyone become a “someone” regardless of what they were before.
Only in death do we all become human.
But the actions in how the story gets out hits at the heart of what we here at BASN endeavor to do in getting the story right.
One particular site (which was so disgusting I will not dignify by giving credit) was so irresponsible in their presentation of the information; first by saying McNair was the victim of a murder-suicide along with his wife approximately three hours after the story hit.
They eventually retracted the information in an update – but left the original info in plain sight – even after requests to take it down!
This is indicative of the downward spiral the mainstream media has helped enable – by lowering the standards; and implying that anyone who can operate a computer automatically qualifies as a journalist.
While there will be more coming out regarding the death of Steve McNair, BASN plans to celebrate McNair’s life with a special edition of Tony McClean’s “The Weekend Sports Rap’ today(Sunday 7-5-09) at noon EST. Featured as guests are BASN’s Lloyd Vance, L.A. Batchelor and myself; along with Dr. Bill Chachkes and Ralph Garcia from the sites Football Reporters Online & the Gridiron Draft Guide.
The broadcast can heard on www.blogtalkradio.com/Tony-McClean
michaelingram@blackathlete.com
mike@footballreportersonline.com
mingram@suavvmagazine.com
Steve McNair found shot dead
News Flash: Steve McNair shot dead.
Special Radio show tomorrow at 12 Noon Eastern on Blog talk radio's weekend Sports Rap with Black Athlete's Tony McClean
Listen to Tony Mcclean
Special Radio show tomorrow at 12 Noon Eastern on Blog talk radio's weekend Sports Rap with Black Athlete's Tony McClean
Listen to Tony Mcclean
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tonight on The Football Reporters Online Show
Tonight on the Football Reporters Online Show-AFC North Division Preview, Plus Special Guest at 9pm Eastern: Peter Schwartz of Sirius radio's "this week in the AFL" , who is also the play by play voice of the NY Dragons discusses the UFL, When the AFL will return, and his take on other football news of the day. Listen at:
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Still no plea deal: Burress lawyer says gun case to be delayed until Septembe
Still no plea deal: Burress lawyer says gun case to be delayed until September
By Associated Press
4:40 PM EDT, June 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will have to wait a while longer before he knows the legal consequences of accidentally shooting himself with an unlicensed pistol.
Defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman said Burress will appear in court Monday for a brief hearing. Brafman said Burress and prosecutors have yet to agree on a plea deal and the case will be adjourned until September.
Burress shot himself in the thigh on Nov. 29 in a Manhattan nightclub. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and faces up to 3½ years in prison. Burress has pleaded not guilty and is free on $100,000 bail.
Burress caught the game-winning touchdown for the Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl. He is a free agent after the team released him on April 3.
By Associated Press
4:40 PM EDT, June 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will have to wait a while longer before he knows the legal consequences of accidentally shooting himself with an unlicensed pistol.
Defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman said Burress will appear in court Monday for a brief hearing. Brafman said Burress and prosecutors have yet to agree on a plea deal and the case will be adjourned until September.
Burress shot himself in the thigh on Nov. 29 in a Manhattan nightclub. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and faces up to 3½ years in prison. Burress has pleaded not guilty and is free on $100,000 bail.
Burress caught the game-winning touchdown for the Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl. He is a free agent after the team released him on April 3.
Friday, June 12, 2009
NFL Insider: Philadelphia Eagles
From CBS: Are the Eagles and Donovan McNabb primed for another run through the playoffs? Jason Horowitz and NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan take an in depth look at the Philadelphia Eagles.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
current free agent list from NFLMedia.com
2009 NFL UNRESTRICTED & RESTRICTED FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS AS OF 5/21/09
(Based on official notification to NFL office)
1) 125 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEW team:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
CB Bryant McFadden
Pittsburgh
3/11
RB Jason Wright
Cleveland
3/18
Atlanta Falcons
LB Mike Peterson
Jacksonville
3/11
C Brett Romberg
St. Louis
3/10
Baltimore Ravens
C Matt Birk
Minnesota
3/5
CB Chris Carr
Tennessee
3/18
CB Dominique Foxworth
Atlanta
2/27
TE L.J. Smith
Philadelphia
3/20
Buffalo Bills
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati
2/28
C Geoff Hangartner
Carolina
3/2
G Seth McKinney
Miami
4/8
RB Dominic Rhodes
Indianapolis
4/20
LB Patrick Thomas
Kansas City
3/20
Chicago Bears
S Josh Bullocks
New Orleans
3/12
T Frank Omiyale
Carolina
2/28
Cincinnati Bengals
WR Laveranues Coles
NY Jets
3/5
DT Tank Johnson
Dallas
4/8
QB J.T. O’Sullivan
San Francisco
3/10
Cleveland Browns
LB Eric Barton
NY Jets
3/16
CB Corey Ivy
Baltimore
3/19
DE C.J. Mosley
NY Jets
3/9
CB Hank Poteat
NY Jets
3/10
T John St. Clair
Chicago
3/18
T Floyd Womack
Seattle
3/16
Dallas Cowboys
LB Keith Brooking
Atlanta
3/2
DT Igor Olshansky
San Diego
3/9
S Gerald Sensabaugh
Jacksonville
3/11
Denver Broncos
RB JJ Arrington
Arizona
3/5
RB Correll Buckhalter
Philadelphia
2/28
LB Andra Davis
Cleveland
2/28
S Brian Dawkins
Philadelphia
3/2
NT Ronald Fields
San Francisco
3/3
WR Jabar Gaffney
New England
2/28
CB Andre’ Goodman
Miami
3/3
T Brandon Gorin
St. Louis
4/18
CB Renaldo Hill
Miami
2/28
RB LaMont Jordan
New England
3/4
LS Lonie Paxson
New England
2/28
DT Darrell Reid
Indianapolis
2/28
QB Chris Simms
Tennessee
3/5
G Scott Young
Cleveland
3/13
Detroit Lions
CB Phillip Buchanon
Tampa Bay
3/5
TE Will Heller
Seattle
3/17
DT Grady Jackson
Atlanta
3/5
WR Bryant Johnson
San Francisco
3/2
T Daniel Loper
Tennessee
3/11
CB Eric King
Tennessee
2/28
RB Maurice Morris
Seattle
2/28
RB Terrelle Smith
Arizona
4/17
LB Cody Spencer
NY Jets
3/9
Green Bay Packers
C Duke Preston
Buffalo
3/30
Houston Texans
NT Shaun Cody
Detroit
3/30
QB Dan Orlovsky
Detroit
3/2
G Adrian Jones
Kansas City
5/18
DE Antonio Smith
Arizona
3/2
Indianapolis Colts
LB Adam Seward
Carolina
3/20
Jacksonville Jaguars
S Sean Considine
Philadelphia
2/28
T Tra Thomas
Philadelphia
3/9
Kansas City Chiefs
LB Monty Beisel
Arizona
3/17
WR Terrance Copper
Baltimore
3/17
CB Travis Daniels
Cleveland
3/10
WR Bobby Engram
Seattle
3/17
G Mike Goff
San Diego
3/26
G Eric Ghiaciuc
Cincinnati
4/30
TE Sean Ryan
San Francisco
4/21
LB Zach Thomas
Dallas
4/13
Miami Dolphins
G Joe Berger
Dallas
2/27
CB Eric Green
Arizona
3/12
C Jake Grove
Oakland
3/3
Minnesota Vikings
CB Karly Paymah
Denver
3/19
New England Patriots
DT Damane Duckett
San Francisco
3/23
C Al Johnson
Miami
3/16
S Brandon McGowan
Chicago
5/5
New Orleans Saints
TE Darnell Dinkins
Cleveland
3/23
FB Heath Evans
New England
3/12
CB Jabari Greer
Buffalo
3/5
DE Tony Hargrove
Buffalo
5/18
C Nick Leckey
St. Louis
3/18
S Pierson Prioleau
Jacksonville
3/25
S Darren Sharper
Minnesota
3/24
New York Giants
DT Rocky Bernard
Seattle
3/2
LB Michael Boley
Atlanta
2/28
S C.C. Brown
Houston
3/4
DE Chris Canty
Dallas
3/2
New York Jets
DT Howard Green
Seattle
3/16
LB Larry Izzo
New England
3/11
S Jim Leonhard
Baltimore
3/3
LB Bart Scott
Baltimore
2/28
CB Donald Strickland
San Francisco
3/25
Philadelphia Eagles
T Stacey Andrews
Cincinnati
2/28
S Rashad Baker
Oakland
3/11
S Sean Jones
Cleveland
3/9
RB Leonard Weaver
Seattle
3/23
Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Shaun McDonald
Detroit
5/1
CB Keiwan Ratliff
Indianapolis
4/27
Oakland Raiders
T Khalif Barnes
Jacksonville
3/16
DT Ryan Boschetti
Washington
4/1
S Keith Davis
Dallas
5/21
QB Jeff Garcia
Tampa Bay
4/6
T Marcus Johnson
Minnesota
4/6
St. Louis Rams
TE Billy Bajema
San Francisco
3/31
QB Kyle Boller
Baltimore
4/6
C Jason Brown
Baltimore
3/10
S James Butler
NY Giants
3/12
San Diego Chargers
LB Kevin Burnett
Dallas
3/12
San Francisco 49ers
DE Demetric Evans
Washington
3/10
LB Marques Harris
San Diego
5/1
WR Brandon Jones
Tennessee
2/28
RB Moran Norris
Detroit
3/3
T Marvel Smith
Pittsburgh
3/30
Seattle Seahawks
DT Colin Cole
Green Bay
3/2
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Cincinnati
3/3
TE John Owens
Detroit
3/5
LS Bryan Pittman
Houston
5/18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB Angelo Crowell
Buffalo
3/23
QB Byron Leftwich
Pittsburgh
4/14
K Mike Nugent
NY Jets
3/4
RB Derrick Ward
NY Giants
3/3
Tennessee Titans
CB DeMarcus Faggins
Houston
4/2
DT Jovan Haye
Tampa Bay
3/3
WR Mark Jones
Carolina
3/20
QB Patrick Ramsey
Denver
4/6
WR Nate Washington
Pittsburgh
3/3
Washington Redskins
DT Albert Haynesworth
Tennessee
2/28
DE Renaldo Wynn
NY Giants
3/24
2) 88 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
DE Bert Berry
3/20
G Elton Brown
3/25
CB Ralph Brown
3/27
P Ben Graham
3/2
LB Clark Haggans
3/17
QB Brian St. Pierre
3/2
QB Kurt Warner
3/5
Atlanta Falcons
DE Chauncey Davis
3/4
LB Tony Gilbert
2/27
DT Jason Jefferson
3/3
LB Coy Wire
2/27
Baltimore Ravens
QB Todd Bouman
4/6
LB Ray Lewis
3/9
Buffalo Bills
T Kirk Chambers
3/4
RB Corey McIntyre
3/3
Chicago Bears
RB Kevin Jones
3/9
Cincinnati Bengals
RB Cedric Benson
3/4
LB Darryl Blackstock
3/2
S Chris Crocker
3/5
Cleveland Browns
CB Mike Adams
3/6
Denver Broncos
DE Kenny Peterson
3/10
TE Jeb Putzier
3/16
Detroit Lions
RB Aveion Cason
3/9
G Damion Cook
3/5
WR Keary Colbert
5/7
T George Foster
4/6
Green Bay Packers
DE Mike Montgomery
3/23
Houston Texans
S Nick Ferguson
3/12
C Chris White
2/27
S Eugene Wilson
2/27
Indianapolis Colts
S Matt Giordano
4/18
LB Tyjuan Hagler
4/8
C Jeff Saturday
2/27
Jacksonville Jaguars
C Brad Meester
2/27
CB Scott Starks
2/27
Kansas City Chiefs
S Jon McGraw
3/6
Miami Dolphins
S Yeremiah Bell
2/27
Minnesota Vikings
LB Heath Farwell
3/6
DT Jimmy Kennedy
3/11
TE Jim Kleinsasser
2/28
S Benny Sapp
3/10
New England Patriots
P Chris Hanson
3/5
G Russ Hochstein
3/2
S James Sanders
3/5
DT Kenny Smith
4/22
S Tank Williams
3/16
DE Mike Wright
3/16
New Orleans Saints
QB Joey Harrington
3/30
WR Devery Henderson
3/4
T Jon Stinchcomb
3/3
LB Jonathan Vilma
3/3
New York Jets
CB Ahmad Carroll
3/16
K Jay Feely
3/9
TE Bubba Franks
5/12
RB Tony Richardson
3/3
Oakland Raiders
G Cooper Carlisle
3/3
LB Isiah Ekejiube
3/3
NT William Joseph
3/16
CB Justin Miller
3/16
RB Lorenzo Neal
5/8
TE Tony Stewart
3/3
LB Sam Williams
4/1
Pittsburgh Steelers
QB Charlie Batch
4/17
CB Fernando Bryant
3/17
T Trai Essex
3/17
LB Keyaron Fox
4/6
LB Andre Frazier
3/16
G Chris Kemoeatu
3/12
St. Louis Rams
CB Ron Bartell
3/5
G Adam Goldberg
3/23
DE Eric Moore
3/16
San Francisco 49ers
CB Allen Rossum
3/11
LB Takeo Spikes
3/4
Seattle Seahawks
LB Leroy Hill
5/1
LB D.D. Lewis
3/16
T Ray Willis
3/9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
S Will Allen
3/3
WR Michael Clayton
3/2
WR Cortez Hankton
3/5
S Jermaine Phillips
3/6
TE Jerramy Stevens
3/5
Tennessee Titans
QB Kerry Collins
2/28
S Vincent Fuller
3/2
P Craig Hentrich
3/6
Washington Redskins
DE Phillip Daniels
4/2
LB Alfred Fincher
3/10
CB DeAngelo Hall
3/4
P Hunter Smith
4/27
3) 0 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
4) 51 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
TE Leonard Pope
3/31
DT Gabe Watson
3/31
Atlanta Falcons
G Harvey Dahl
4/15
Baltimore Ravens
P Sam Koch
3/27
S Dawan Landry
4/2
TE Quinn Sypniewski
4/9
WR Demetrius Williams
4/9
Buffalo Bills
LB Keith Ellison
3/23
S George Wilson
3/31
Carolina Panthers
LB James Anderson
4/18
TE Jeff King
3/18
S Nate Salley
4/20
Cincinnati Bengals
LB Brandon Johnson
4/16
LB Rashad Jeanty
4/18
Dallas Cowboys
WR Miles Austin
4/23
DE Stephen Bowen
4/6
WR Sam Hurd
4/21
G Cory Proctor
4/2
Green Bay Packers
S Atari Bigby
4/18
CB Jarrett Bush
3/16
DE Jason Hunter
3/16
RB John Kuhn
4/18
WR Ruvell Martin
4/18
Houston Texans
WR David Anderson
3/13
T Rashad Butler
4/7
TE Joel Dreessen
3/4
Kansas City Chiefs
C Rudy Niswanger
4/24
WR Jeff Webb
4/20
Philadelphia Eagles
C Nick Cole
3/31
Pittsburgh Steelers
T Willie Colon
3/10
S Anthony Madison
3/20
TE Sean McHugh
3/2
Minnesota Vikings
DT Fred Evans
4/6
RB Naufahu Tahi
3/30
New England Patriots
LB Pierre Woods
4/21
New Orleans Saints
G Jahri Evans
4/21
WR Lance Moore
4/22
T Zach Strief
4/13
CB Leigh Torrance
4/13
New York Giants
CB Kevin Dockery
4/13
New York Jets
S Abram Elam
3/17
Oakland Raiders
LB Ricky Brown
3/16
Philadelphia Eagles
WR Hank Baskett
4/23
St. Louis Rams
DE Victor Adenyanju
4/20
G Richie Incognito
5/1
San Diego Chargers
WR Malcom Floyd
5/15
CB Cletis Gordon
4/14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
T Donald Penn
4/14
Washington Redskins
DT Kedric Golston
4/10
DT Anthony Montgomery
3/25
K Shaun Suisham
3/16
5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
6) 4 FRANCHISE player has re-signed with his OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
LB Karlos Dansby
3/4
Cincinnati Bengals
K Shayne Graham
4/30
San Diego Chargers
RB Darren Sproles
4/28
Tennessee Titans
TE Bo Scaife
4/28
(Based on official notification to NFL office)
1) 125 UNRESTRICTED free agents have signed with a NEW team:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
CB Bryant McFadden
Pittsburgh
3/11
RB Jason Wright
Cleveland
3/18
Atlanta Falcons
LB Mike Peterson
Jacksonville
3/11
C Brett Romberg
St. Louis
3/10
Baltimore Ravens
C Matt Birk
Minnesota
3/5
CB Chris Carr
Tennessee
3/18
CB Dominique Foxworth
Atlanta
2/27
TE L.J. Smith
Philadelphia
3/20
Buffalo Bills
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati
2/28
C Geoff Hangartner
Carolina
3/2
G Seth McKinney
Miami
4/8
RB Dominic Rhodes
Indianapolis
4/20
LB Patrick Thomas
Kansas City
3/20
Chicago Bears
S Josh Bullocks
New Orleans
3/12
T Frank Omiyale
Carolina
2/28
Cincinnati Bengals
WR Laveranues Coles
NY Jets
3/5
DT Tank Johnson
Dallas
4/8
QB J.T. O’Sullivan
San Francisco
3/10
Cleveland Browns
LB Eric Barton
NY Jets
3/16
CB Corey Ivy
Baltimore
3/19
DE C.J. Mosley
NY Jets
3/9
CB Hank Poteat
NY Jets
3/10
T John St. Clair
Chicago
3/18
T Floyd Womack
Seattle
3/16
Dallas Cowboys
LB Keith Brooking
Atlanta
3/2
DT Igor Olshansky
San Diego
3/9
S Gerald Sensabaugh
Jacksonville
3/11
Denver Broncos
RB JJ Arrington
Arizona
3/5
RB Correll Buckhalter
Philadelphia
2/28
LB Andra Davis
Cleveland
2/28
S Brian Dawkins
Philadelphia
3/2
NT Ronald Fields
San Francisco
3/3
WR Jabar Gaffney
New England
2/28
CB Andre’ Goodman
Miami
3/3
T Brandon Gorin
St. Louis
4/18
CB Renaldo Hill
Miami
2/28
RB LaMont Jordan
New England
3/4
LS Lonie Paxson
New England
2/28
DT Darrell Reid
Indianapolis
2/28
QB Chris Simms
Tennessee
3/5
G Scott Young
Cleveland
3/13
Detroit Lions
CB Phillip Buchanon
Tampa Bay
3/5
TE Will Heller
Seattle
3/17
DT Grady Jackson
Atlanta
3/5
WR Bryant Johnson
San Francisco
3/2
T Daniel Loper
Tennessee
3/11
CB Eric King
Tennessee
2/28
RB Maurice Morris
Seattle
2/28
RB Terrelle Smith
Arizona
4/17
LB Cody Spencer
NY Jets
3/9
Green Bay Packers
C Duke Preston
Buffalo
3/30
Houston Texans
NT Shaun Cody
Detroit
3/30
QB Dan Orlovsky
Detroit
3/2
G Adrian Jones
Kansas City
5/18
DE Antonio Smith
Arizona
3/2
Indianapolis Colts
LB Adam Seward
Carolina
3/20
Jacksonville Jaguars
S Sean Considine
Philadelphia
2/28
T Tra Thomas
Philadelphia
3/9
Kansas City Chiefs
LB Monty Beisel
Arizona
3/17
WR Terrance Copper
Baltimore
3/17
CB Travis Daniels
Cleveland
3/10
WR Bobby Engram
Seattle
3/17
G Mike Goff
San Diego
3/26
G Eric Ghiaciuc
Cincinnati
4/30
TE Sean Ryan
San Francisco
4/21
LB Zach Thomas
Dallas
4/13
Miami Dolphins
G Joe Berger
Dallas
2/27
CB Eric Green
Arizona
3/12
C Jake Grove
Oakland
3/3
Minnesota Vikings
CB Karly Paymah
Denver
3/19
New England Patriots
DT Damane Duckett
San Francisco
3/23
C Al Johnson
Miami
3/16
S Brandon McGowan
Chicago
5/5
New Orleans Saints
TE Darnell Dinkins
Cleveland
3/23
FB Heath Evans
New England
3/12
CB Jabari Greer
Buffalo
3/5
DE Tony Hargrove
Buffalo
5/18
C Nick Leckey
St. Louis
3/18
S Pierson Prioleau
Jacksonville
3/25
S Darren Sharper
Minnesota
3/24
New York Giants
DT Rocky Bernard
Seattle
3/2
LB Michael Boley
Atlanta
2/28
S C.C. Brown
Houston
3/4
DE Chris Canty
Dallas
3/2
New York Jets
DT Howard Green
Seattle
3/16
LB Larry Izzo
New England
3/11
S Jim Leonhard
Baltimore
3/3
LB Bart Scott
Baltimore
2/28
CB Donald Strickland
San Francisco
3/25
Philadelphia Eagles
T Stacey Andrews
Cincinnati
2/28
S Rashad Baker
Oakland
3/11
S Sean Jones
Cleveland
3/9
RB Leonard Weaver
Seattle
3/23
Pittsburgh Steelers
WR Shaun McDonald
Detroit
5/1
CB Keiwan Ratliff
Indianapolis
4/27
Oakland Raiders
T Khalif Barnes
Jacksonville
3/16
DT Ryan Boschetti
Washington
4/1
S Keith Davis
Dallas
5/21
QB Jeff Garcia
Tampa Bay
4/6
T Marcus Johnson
Minnesota
4/6
St. Louis Rams
TE Billy Bajema
San Francisco
3/31
QB Kyle Boller
Baltimore
4/6
C Jason Brown
Baltimore
3/10
S James Butler
NY Giants
3/12
San Diego Chargers
LB Kevin Burnett
Dallas
3/12
San Francisco 49ers
DE Demetric Evans
Washington
3/10
LB Marques Harris
San Diego
5/1
WR Brandon Jones
Tennessee
2/28
RB Moran Norris
Detroit
3/3
T Marvel Smith
Pittsburgh
3/30
Seattle Seahawks
DT Colin Cole
Green Bay
3/2
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Cincinnati
3/3
TE John Owens
Detroit
3/5
LS Bryan Pittman
Houston
5/18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB Angelo Crowell
Buffalo
3/23
QB Byron Leftwich
Pittsburgh
4/14
K Mike Nugent
NY Jets
3/4
RB Derrick Ward
NY Giants
3/3
Tennessee Titans
CB DeMarcus Faggins
Houston
4/2
DT Jovan Haye
Tampa Bay
3/3
WR Mark Jones
Carolina
3/20
QB Patrick Ramsey
Denver
4/6
WR Nate Washington
Pittsburgh
3/3
Washington Redskins
DT Albert Haynesworth
Tennessee
2/28
DE Renaldo Wynn
NY Giants
3/24
2) 88 UNRESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
DE Bert Berry
3/20
G Elton Brown
3/25
CB Ralph Brown
3/27
P Ben Graham
3/2
LB Clark Haggans
3/17
QB Brian St. Pierre
3/2
QB Kurt Warner
3/5
Atlanta Falcons
DE Chauncey Davis
3/4
LB Tony Gilbert
2/27
DT Jason Jefferson
3/3
LB Coy Wire
2/27
Baltimore Ravens
QB Todd Bouman
4/6
LB Ray Lewis
3/9
Buffalo Bills
T Kirk Chambers
3/4
RB Corey McIntyre
3/3
Chicago Bears
RB Kevin Jones
3/9
Cincinnati Bengals
RB Cedric Benson
3/4
LB Darryl Blackstock
3/2
S Chris Crocker
3/5
Cleveland Browns
CB Mike Adams
3/6
Denver Broncos
DE Kenny Peterson
3/10
TE Jeb Putzier
3/16
Detroit Lions
RB Aveion Cason
3/9
G Damion Cook
3/5
WR Keary Colbert
5/7
T George Foster
4/6
Green Bay Packers
DE Mike Montgomery
3/23
Houston Texans
S Nick Ferguson
3/12
C Chris White
2/27
S Eugene Wilson
2/27
Indianapolis Colts
S Matt Giordano
4/18
LB Tyjuan Hagler
4/8
C Jeff Saturday
2/27
Jacksonville Jaguars
C Brad Meester
2/27
CB Scott Starks
2/27
Kansas City Chiefs
S Jon McGraw
3/6
Miami Dolphins
S Yeremiah Bell
2/27
Minnesota Vikings
LB Heath Farwell
3/6
DT Jimmy Kennedy
3/11
TE Jim Kleinsasser
2/28
S Benny Sapp
3/10
New England Patriots
P Chris Hanson
3/5
G Russ Hochstein
3/2
S James Sanders
3/5
DT Kenny Smith
4/22
S Tank Williams
3/16
DE Mike Wright
3/16
New Orleans Saints
QB Joey Harrington
3/30
WR Devery Henderson
3/4
T Jon Stinchcomb
3/3
LB Jonathan Vilma
3/3
New York Jets
CB Ahmad Carroll
3/16
K Jay Feely
3/9
TE Bubba Franks
5/12
RB Tony Richardson
3/3
Oakland Raiders
G Cooper Carlisle
3/3
LB Isiah Ekejiube
3/3
NT William Joseph
3/16
CB Justin Miller
3/16
RB Lorenzo Neal
5/8
TE Tony Stewart
3/3
LB Sam Williams
4/1
Pittsburgh Steelers
QB Charlie Batch
4/17
CB Fernando Bryant
3/17
T Trai Essex
3/17
LB Keyaron Fox
4/6
LB Andre Frazier
3/16
G Chris Kemoeatu
3/12
St. Louis Rams
CB Ron Bartell
3/5
G Adam Goldberg
3/23
DE Eric Moore
3/16
San Francisco 49ers
CB Allen Rossum
3/11
LB Takeo Spikes
3/4
Seattle Seahawks
LB Leroy Hill
5/1
LB D.D. Lewis
3/16
T Ray Willis
3/9
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
S Will Allen
3/3
WR Michael Clayton
3/2
WR Cortez Hankton
3/5
S Jermaine Phillips
3/6
TE Jerramy Stevens
3/5
Tennessee Titans
QB Kerry Collins
2/28
S Vincent Fuller
3/2
P Craig Hentrich
3/6
Washington Redskins
DE Phillip Daniels
4/2
LB Alfred Fincher
3/10
CB DeAngelo Hall
3/4
P Hunter Smith
4/27
3) 0 RESTRICTED free agents have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
4) 51 RESTRICTED free agents have re-signed with their OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
TE Leonard Pope
3/31
DT Gabe Watson
3/31
Atlanta Falcons
G Harvey Dahl
4/15
Baltimore Ravens
P Sam Koch
3/27
S Dawan Landry
4/2
TE Quinn Sypniewski
4/9
WR Demetrius Williams
4/9
Buffalo Bills
LB Keith Ellison
3/23
S George Wilson
3/31
Carolina Panthers
LB James Anderson
4/18
TE Jeff King
3/18
S Nate Salley
4/20
Cincinnati Bengals
LB Brandon Johnson
4/16
LB Rashad Jeanty
4/18
Dallas Cowboys
WR Miles Austin
4/23
DE Stephen Bowen
4/6
WR Sam Hurd
4/21
G Cory Proctor
4/2
Green Bay Packers
S Atari Bigby
4/18
CB Jarrett Bush
3/16
DE Jason Hunter
3/16
RB John Kuhn
4/18
WR Ruvell Martin
4/18
Houston Texans
WR David Anderson
3/13
T Rashad Butler
4/7
TE Joel Dreessen
3/4
Kansas City Chiefs
C Rudy Niswanger
4/24
WR Jeff Webb
4/20
Philadelphia Eagles
C Nick Cole
3/31
Pittsburgh Steelers
T Willie Colon
3/10
S Anthony Madison
3/20
TE Sean McHugh
3/2
Minnesota Vikings
DT Fred Evans
4/6
RB Naufahu Tahi
3/30
New England Patriots
LB Pierre Woods
4/21
New Orleans Saints
G Jahri Evans
4/21
WR Lance Moore
4/22
T Zach Strief
4/13
CB Leigh Torrance
4/13
New York Giants
CB Kevin Dockery
4/13
New York Jets
S Abram Elam
3/17
Oakland Raiders
LB Ricky Brown
3/16
Philadelphia Eagles
WR Hank Baskett
4/23
St. Louis Rams
DE Victor Adenyanju
4/20
G Richie Incognito
5/1
San Diego Chargers
WR Malcom Floyd
5/15
CB Cletis Gordon
4/14
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
T Donald Penn
4/14
Washington Redskins
DT Kedric Golston
4/10
DT Anthony Montgomery
3/25
K Shaun Suisham
3/16
5) 0 FRANCHISE players have signed with NEW teams:
TEAM
PLAYER
FORMER TEAM
DATE REPORTED
6) 4 FRANCHISE player has re-signed with his OLD team:
TEAM
PLAYER
DATE REPORTED
Arizona Cardinals
LB Karlos Dansby
3/4
Cincinnati Bengals
K Shayne Graham
4/30
San Diego Chargers
RB Darren Sproles
4/28
Tennessee Titans
TE Bo Scaife
4/28
Monday, May 25, 2009
Warning! Jay Glazer's Twiiter Account Is Not His: ProfootballTalk.Com
My friend from Super Bowl bid years past, and NFL Draft years present, Fox Sports' Jay Glazer is spreading the word that this Twitter account: http://twitter.com/jayglazer does not belong to Glazer at all.
According to Profootballtalk.com, the account is a fake, but even then Jay need not worry too much; the "Fake Glazer" Twitter page has only 76 followers as of this writing. A person of Jay's stature should have thousands of followers, even if the account's not his.
According to Profootballtalk.com, the account is a fake, but even then Jay need not worry too much; the "Fake Glazer" Twitter page has only 76 followers as of this writing. A person of Jay's stature should have thousands of followers, even if the account's not his.
