The Mondays: Back in Business

Happy Monday to everyone out there in happy land!

Report: Titans and Cowboys close to trade with Pacman- Adam Schefter of the NFL Network has reported that the trade talks between Dallas and Tennessee are back on again. Schefter has reported from a source that the two sides are "considerably closer" to making a trade that would send suspended Titans cornerback to Dallas.

The deal could go down as early as Tuesday, which is expected to be the time that Jones applies for reinstatement into the NFL. It's too soon to tell if this trade will be good for the Cowboys, considering that Jones hasn't played since the 2006 season. This would be a good second chance for Jones- NFL.com

Shockey staying put in New York- Despite numerous rumors about the Giants possibly trading tight end Jeremy Shockey, the former U player seems to be staying put for now. Shockey is currently at home in Miami working out for the upcoming season. This is nothing new for Shockey, as he has done this every year since he's been in New York.

The Giants don't expect to see Shockey until some time in June when mini-camp starts. Unless things take a turn for the worse between Shockey and the organization, expect the tight end to be in mini-camp- New York Post

Naming rights for Cowboys new stadium still up in the air, The Oh No Romo Stadium still has hope- The Cowboys are talking with a few major companies in regards to the new stadium opening up in 2009 in Arlington. The leading candidate right now is AT&T, who is currently the official sponsor for the Cotton Bowl. Expect this deal to be huge!- Dallas Morning News

Giordano stays in Indianapolis- On Saturday, the Colts re-signed restricted free agent safety Matt Giordano to a one-year deal. Details weren't released as to how much the contract was worth. In 12 games last season, Giordano had 15 tackles and two interceptions, one of them an 83-yarder for a touchdown- Indianapolis Star

Sticking with the trend, Wilson stays in Detroit- The Lions re-signed restricted free agent cornerback Stanley Wilson to a one-year contract. Terms of the contract were not released. Wilson had 29 tackles in ten games for the 2007 season.

The Lions also signed punter Paul Ernster to a one-year contract and released cornerback Patrick Body- Detroit Free Press

Interesting profile on ESPN's Todd McShay- Boston Globe

Charley Casserly? A professor at George Mason?- New York Times


That's all I have for now. Enjoy your Monday everybody

Weekend Edition: Gumbel out at NFL Network

Happy Saturday to all!

Bryant Gumbel leaves the NFL Network, editor hopes he stars with brother in Gumbel 2 Gumble: Beach Justice- This is a big story that has been making the rounds. I first heard the story break on my favorite football site, Pro Football Talk. No doubt, he will be missed (not)!- Pro Football Talk

Packers Tauscher: Ready to move on- With all the talks about former Packers quarterback Brett Favre possibly returning, Mark Tauscher cleared the air Thursday night stating that the team was ready to move on with Rodgers at quarterback. Quote from article:

"I'm sure he loves playing, (but) he's made his decision and we as a
football team are ready to move forward," right tackle Mark Tauscher said
Thursday night at the Lee Remmel Sports Awards Banquet. "We're not going to
worry about all those speculations. We respect Brett. He was a great teammate.
But this is Aaron Rodgers' team right now."- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Chiefs pick up Sams- Specialist BJ Sams has a new home and it's in Kansas City. The former Raven signed a one year contract with the Chiefs on Thursday. The Chiefs needed a new specialist after not re-signing Eddie Drummond to a new deal- Kansas City Star


Kearse spending new time with old family- Jevon Kearse is back in Tennessee and is now working out with the Titans this time around. Kearse has been participating in offseason conditioning programs. In his previous stint with the Titans, Kearse would spend his workout time at his home in Florida. Things look to be different for Kearse and this could be a big year for him.


That's all I have! Enjoy the weekend!

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Friday Briefs: Rhodes highest paid Safety in NFL

Happy Friday to all! It's the end of the week and I am back in business, baby! It's game time!

Rhodes signs 33.5 million extension from Jets- New York safety Kerry Rhodes signed a 5-year $33.5 million dollar extension on Thursday, making him the highest paid safety in the league. In three seasons with the Jets, Rhodes has recorded 213 tackles, eight sacks and 10 interceptions- New York Times

Another Bears linebacker wanting money situation???- The Bears are $16 million under the salary cap and Brian Urlacher wants a new contract. Urlacher didn't show up for the start of voluntary work outs. He's making close to $4 million this season (just like last season) and he is signed through 2011. A training camp holdout seems unlikely. This is certainly not the last you'll hear of the Urlacher contract situation- Chicago Tribune

Hobson signs with Patriots- Former Jet linebacker Victor Hobson signed a one year contract with the New England Patriots on Monday. Hobson had 48 tackles for the Jets last season- New York Daily News

Jurevicius gets staph infection several weeks after knee surgery- Get well soon, Joe!- Cleveland Plains Dealer via Pro Football Talk

Pompei: Best option is on the offensive line- Chicago Tribune


Clark Judge Profile on Georgia Tech Punter, Durant Brooks- CBS Sports

That's all I have. Enjoy the weekend!

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First Post in Almost a Month

Yeah I know, it has been a long while since I made my last post. Well, I have a little bit more free time to work with, especially with the NFL draft coming up in a few weeks. Here's some headlines for you fine folks out there.

Dolphins doing talks with Jake Long???- If things are correct, it seems like Long will be in Miami. So much for Matt Ryan going #1- Miami Herald

Bills Everett gets surgery to relieve pain in the neck- Everett had minor surgery on Monday to relieve the pain in his neck from a severe spinal cord injury he had in week one of the 2007 NFL season- NFL.com

Savage close to deal with Browns- Cleveland GM Phil Savage is close to a new contract extension. Savage's contract is set to expire in 2009- ESPN.com

Johnson ready to go for 2008- Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is ready to go for the 2008 season and believes that he will have a strong year. Johnson was plagued for a good part of the 2007 season with a back injury- The Detroit News

That's all I have for now, hope to have more on Friday.



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NFL Retirement Video

We bid farewell to the players who retired in 2007-08....

We salute you...

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Brett Favre Retires

So it's official, Brett Favre is retiring from the Green Bay Packers.

I can't help but be happy for my Chicago Bears. Now there are two more wins to add to the column, next year.

However, this now signifies the end of the previous NFL era. Favre can best be described as the last member of the Quarterback Club, an elite group of quarterbacks.

Those who were members were, John Elway, Dan Marino, Drew Bledsoe, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Troy Aikman and I'm sure there were plenty more.

Some people believe Favre should have retired years ago. Consider this, Favre is 38 now and will be 39 in October. When Elway retired, he was 37, Marino was 37 and Aikman didn't even make it to 35.

Those who are great retire around there late 30's. Favre is a great quarterback and will definitely go down as one of the greatest of our time.

At least he won the Oh No Romo MVP before he retired. That was one award he needed to win before he could call it a career.

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