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      Eagles sign safety Sean Jones

      March 8, 2009 /

      Sean JonesThe Eagles signed safety Sean Jones (formerly of the Browns) to a one-year, $3 million contract. Jones will compete with Quentin Demps for the starting free safety job, which became available when Brain Dawkins signed with the Broncos last week.

      I’m a little surprised that all Jones got on the open market was a one-year deal. I’m also surprised that the Browns didn’t make more of an effort to re-sign Jones, who has Pro Bowl talent but injuries plagued him all last season.

      Did the Browns realize Jones was damaged goods and let him walk or was this just another player Eric Mangini didn’t envision being a part of Cleveland’s long-term plans defensively? Either way, this was a low-risk signing by the Eagles and if Jones can have a bounce back season, he’ll have a chance to hit the open market again in 2010 and maybe cash in like he was supposed to do this offseason before injuries killed his ’09 campaign. And even if he struggles again, Philly has a backup plan with Demps and can part with Jones next offseason without taking a cap hit.

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      MMA Review for Sunday, March 8

      March 8, 2009 /

      Frank MirHere’s a weekly rundown of MMA content from Ben Goldstein of CagePotato.com:

      – Mike Brown beat Leonard Garcia’s ass at last Sunday’s WEC 39 show, proving that yes, he is the real deal. A rematch with Urijah Faber is slated for this summer.

      – The UFC will be partying in Boston on St. Patrick’s Day and Philadelphia later this year.

      – The weakest, flabbiest fighter from Affliction’s last show just got popped for steroids.

      – Kimbo Slice scores a supporting role in a porno flick.

      – Major fight-booking alert: Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir in May Wanderlei Silva vs. Rich Franklin in June, and Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida a week later.

      – UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock recently shared his life story at a conference for Christian fighters. He’s scheduled to be beaten to death by Bobby Lashley later this month.

      – UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine goes down tomorrow night in Columbus, Ohio. Come back to CagePotato at 10 p.m. ET for a liveblog of the pay-per-view broadcast, and get acquainted with the lineup by checking out our betting advice [link: http://www.cagepotato.com/gambling-addiction-enabler-ufc-96], our look at two debuting fighters, and our heated debate about the headlining fights.

      – We almost went an entire week without someone getting arrested and then 0-13 Scott Blevins gets popped for child molestation.

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      Bohls: Releasing T.O. colossally stupid move

      March 6, 2009 /

      Kirk Bohls of the Austin Statesman writes that releasing Terrell Owens was a colossally stupid move by owner Jerry Jones and the Cowboys.

      Terrell OwensLet’s recap this colossally stupid move.

      Jones just cut his leading receiver and arguably his team’s best offensive weapon, who put up 38 touchdowns in three seasons. (Sorry, Jason Witten doesn’t get in the end zone enough, and Roy Williams has not proven he can be a No. 1 receiver.)

      Jones listened to the wrong people and, against his better judgment, sent packing a no-brainer Hall of Famer who should be picked up by the New York Giants to replace their other headache receiver, Plaxico Burress. (TO would get to play the Cowboys and Eagles four times a season, and unlike the G-man packing heat, Owens isn’t facing a suspension by the league or jail time.)

      If Owens was a big problem for Dallas, he was problem No. 8. Or lower.

      There are so many other things wrong with the Cowboys that any annoying distraction Owens brought to the locker room should fall way down the list of the reasons Dallas hasn’t won a playoff game since 1996.

      Here are the Cowboys’ four biggest problem areas:

      General manager.

      Head coach.

      Quarterback.

      Offensive coordinator.

      And those are just for starters.

      Bohls is dead on the money when he says that the Cowboys have bigger issues than T.O., which is why Jerry Jones’ next moves are so pivotal. If he cuts a talent like T.O., but fails to address what else is wrong with Dallas (read Bohls entire piece for how many issues the Cowboys have), then it will be all for naught. It doesn’t make sense to get rid of one destruction force, but then doing nothing to fix the other issues.

      Was releasing T.O. a “colossally stupid move”? I wouldn’t go that far. But I do agree that there are bigger issues at hand and if Jones doesn’t follow through with other changes then yes, releasing Owens would have been pointless.

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      Bears interested in Torry Holt?

      March 6, 2009 /

      Torry HoltSeveral sources including the NFL Network and Chicago Sun Times are reporting that the Bears could be interested in wide receiver Torry Holt, who the Rams have been shopping over the past couple weeks.

      First things first, The Bears would be wise to wait for the Rams to release him. He’s due a $1.25 million roster bonus on March 17 and while St. Louis would love to trade him before then, no team in their right mind will want to give up compensation knowing full well that the Rams will want to part ways before he’s due the bonus.

      Secondly – why not? There’s no doubt Holt has lost a step and at 33 years old, he’s certainly not the long-term answer. But the Bears have been trying to get by with Devin Hester, Marty Booker and Brandon Llyod and it just hasn’t worked. Some fans might scoff at the idea of adding another band-aid fix to the position, but Holt would prove to be a solid mentor for guys like Hester over the next one or two seasons and the Bears could still target a receiver in the second or third round of the draft in April.

      If Chicago is committed to quarterback Kyle Orton, then they need to give him more weapons outside of running back Matt Forte. Plus, Holt still runs some of the best routes in the league and if there has been one thing Hester has dramatically struggled with in his transition to receiver, it’s been his route running

      Considering what’s left on the market in terms of wideouts (D.J. Hackett, Bobby Engram, Amani Toomer), Holt is the best of the bunch. T.O. and Marvin Harrison are available as well, but unless the Bears want to deal with a potential headache or overpay for a 36-year old with declining skills, Holt seems like the best fit at this point.

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      Rosenhaus: T.O. will have contract by end of next week

      March 6, 2009 /

      Perhaps something we all overlooked when the Cowboys released wideout Terrell Owens a couple days ago is that now his agent Drew Rosenhaus is relevant again.

      Rosenhaus apparently has no concerns about finding his client a job and lucky for us, he boastfully even put a time frame on T.O. being signed.

      “These are several teams that are interested in signing Terrell,” Drew Rosenhaus told us Friday morning. “I have been in negotiations with these teams. I will not identify these teams at this time.”
      So how quickly will this process unfold?

      “Terrell and I expect to have a deal in place by the end of next week if not sooner,” Rosenhaus said.

      Riiiight. I don’t doubt Rosenhaus feels that way, but it’s going to be a little tough when NFL teams are tripping over themselves to state publicly that they want nothing to do with the one-man destruction force that is T.O.

      If you’re scoring at home, the Jaguars, Saints, Rams, Raiders, Chargers, Redskins, Titans, Ravens, Browns, Falcons, Vikings and Jets have all publicly stated that they want nothing to do with Owens. And when Al Davis and Daniel Snyder want nothing to do with a player, you know he’s going to have a hard time finding a job.

      Rosenhaus certainly has his hands full because you know T.O. is going to want to go to a competitor. But at this point, maybe the agent should tell his client that if he wants to play, he’d take any deal that’s tossed his way. (I wrote that last sentence while laughing my ass off at the thought of Rosenhaus taking any deal offered to any of his clients.)

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