“It’s about damn time.” Drew Brees agrees to a whopping five-year, $100 million deal with the Saints. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen was first to report the deal. Brees will average a record $20 million annually, more than Peyton Manning’s $19.2 million. By 2014, Brees will have $60 million guaranteed. “Deal is Done! Love you, Who Dat … Continue reading »
Monday night the Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded TE Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick. They signed former Colts Pro-Bowl TE Dallas Clark to fill the void. Clark, who is 33 years old, played nine seasons with the Colts and was one of Peyton Manning’s favorite targets. He had a total of 427 … Continue reading »
TE Kellen Winslow of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is believed to be traded or released. Monday morning Winslow told NFL Radio that he will not play for the Buccaneers this season, and that the team desires to part ways. The Bucs worked out former Colts TE Dallas Clark recently and are expected to make a move … Continue reading »
October 16, 2010 is a day former Rutgers player Eric LeGrand will never forget. A game against Army, Legrand fractures two vertebrae and suffers a serious spinal cord injury. He was told he would spend the rest of his life on a ventilator. Perseverance, unyielding optimism, and inspiration had LeGrand breathing on his own five … Continue reading »
Atlanta Falcons (10-6) 55. Peter Konz, C/G, Wisconsin 91. Lamar Holmes, OT, Southern Miss 157. Bradie Ewing, FB, Wisconsin 164. Jonathan Massaquoi, DE, Troy 192. Charles Mitchell, SS, Mississippi State 249. Travian Robertson, DT, South Carolina The Falcons went into this draft looking to rebuild their offensive line. Their first pick wasn’t until No. 55 … Continue reading »
The Buccaneers traded back to the 7th overall spot and took Saftey Mark barron out of Alabama. The Bucs recieved a third round pick from Jacksonville in order to move back two spots. Barron had 63 tackles, and 2 interceptions in 2011 at Alabama.
The Atlanta Falcons acquired Philadelphia Eagles Pro-Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel for a 7th-round pick. Samuel agreed to a three-year $18.5 million dollar deal. He’ll earn $9.9 million in 2012 and $11.4 million in 2013. Samuel will join a strong trio with Dunta Robinson and Brett Grimes in the backfield. Samuel had 34 tackles and 2 interceptions … Continue reading »
Atlanta Falcons- 1) Atlanta @ Kansas City – 1:00 2) Denver @ Atlanta - 8:30 (MNF) 3) Atlanta @ San Diego – 4:15 4) Carolina @ Atlanta – 1:00 5) Atlanta @ Washington – 1:00 6) Oakland @ Atlanta – 1:00 7) BYE 8) Atlanta @ Philadelphia - 1:00 9) Dallas @ Atlanta – 8:20 10) Atlanta … Continue reading »
The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a three-year contract extension with veteran Pro-Bowl WR Steve Smith. The financial numbers weren’t announced but is projected to be over the $7.75 million he was due. The Panthers included a fourth year club option so they’ll have to make a decision in the summer of ’14 on whether or not … Continue reading »
Atlanta Falcons- Week 1 – Baltimore Ravens, TBA Week 2 – Cincinnati Bengals, Aug. 16, 8 p.m. ET (FOX) Week 3 – at Miami Dolphins, TBA Week 4 – at Jacksonville Jaguars, TBA Carolina Panthers- Week 1—Houston, TBA Week 2—Miami, TBA Week 3—at New York Jets, Aug. 26, 8 p.m. ET (NBC) Week 4—at Pittsburgh … Continue reading »
