Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1286 of 1503)

– The Browns made Shaun Rogers the highest paid defensive tackle in the league, inking him to a six-year, $42 million contract. Before anyone scoffs, this is the way the market is currently set up. And really at times, Rogers is the best DT in the league. It’s just that he’s lazy and his work ethic is constantly being questioned.

– The Falcons released QB Joey Harrington. This time last year, they signed Harrington to a two-year deal and they went on to have one of the most tumultuous seasons in NFL history. They release Harrington and now go on to have one of the best seasons in NFL history? Okay, I’ve gone too far.

– The Raiders signed WR Javon Walker to a six-year, $55 million contract, with $16 mil in guaranteed monies. Twenty-seven mil over the next three years for Javon Walker? Holy crap.

– The Seahawks inked RB T.J. Duckett to a five-year contract. I’m telling you, Duckett isn’t finished and I think this is a nice pickup for the Hawks. What does it mean for Shaun Alexander, though?

– The Bears signed WR Marty Booker for a second stint in Chicago, inking him to a two-year deal. Booker is a nice addition, but I would have thought Da Bears would be more aggressive after losing Benard Berrian to division rival Minnesota.

Ryan Wilson of AOL FANHOUSE is glad Brett Favre is retiring. Although for people who are upset, apparently Wilson has the inside scoop of where you can pay your respects to Lord Favre.

After fake-retiring for the last three off-seasons, Brett Favre has finally gone and done it. Thank God. Now we can all get on with our lives.

He’s undoubtedly a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and if Peter King were running things, Favre would be inducted in a ceremony later today. (King has scheduled a vigil for dusk outside of a hastily constructed “Shrine to Brett” in the Lambeau Field parking lot. Lovefest starts promptly at 5 p.m.)

I don’t care who you are – that’s funny. Although you can just as easily replace the name “Peter King” with “John Madden” and the joke would still go off without a hitch.

There’s an interesting piece by Jeff Schultz of the AJC about Warrick Dunn (who was released by Atlanta Monday) and how he deserves better than the Falcons.

The Falcons let Dunn go Monday. The current of the franchise says that was the right thing to. They have a new general manager, new coach and a new offense, which will play more to the power-running strengths of Michael Turner.

But bottom line: the man deserves a better career exit than this. Sports are littered with great athletes who never won championships. The NFL has its share: Barry Sanders, Dan Marino, Dick Butkus, et. al. But nobody of Dunn’s stature deserved to be subjected to the goofiness that was the Falcons the last few seasons.

I completely agree with Schultz and I think Dunn is one of the greatest humanitarians the NFL has ever seen. He deserves a ring and deserves to go out a winner. With that said, the NFL is unfortunately a business first. He doesn’t fit the Falcons’ offensive scheme anymore and they needed to get more production out of their backfield.

Michael Turner was signed to replace Warrick Dunn on Sunday. In 2002, Warrick Dunn was signed to replace Jamal Anderson. It’s the circle of life in the NFL and it’s unfortunate it caught up to a great guy and solid player like Dunn.

The Patriots re-signed wide receiver Randy Moss to a three-year, $27 million contract Monday.

“Randy was serious about wanting to stay,” said DiPiero in an e-mail. “Because of Randy’s record-breaking year, the interest in him was very high. Randy took less than he could have to rejoin his teammates.”

DiPiero said he wouldn’t comment on which other teams were interested in Moss, but according to a league source, the Philadelphia Eagles, who swooped in and signed Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel to a six-year, $57 million deal last Friday, made a serious play.

Randy took less than he could have because he gave less to the Oakland Raiders for two seasons. If he’s not on a contender or highly involved in the offense, his effort is putrid. The only team that should have signed Moss to a multi-year deal did.