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NFL business analyst Andrew Brandt tweeted that he expects the owners’ temporary stay of the lockout injunction to last until at least June 3.
From Rotoworld:
Brandt also expects neither side to offer a concession until that date. In other words, the league would have no movement for the rest of the month and possibly even pass that June 3 date. The lawyers on both sides are meanwhile racking up some serious cash. The Eighth Circuit Court, same one that’s refused to rule on the temporary stay, will hear the June 3 appeal in St. Louis.
I don’t understand why The Eighth Circuit Court refuses to rule on this temporary stay. I’m not a lawyer so maybe I’m missing something here, but why can’t this court make a ruling? Are they still reviewing the case and they just can’t make a decision or are they purposely stringing everyone along? I don’t get it.
It would be nice if the lockout lifted in early June, free agency began and mini-camps started in July. But that seems like a reach at this point.
Two weeks after suggesting on Twitter that the selection of Mark Ingram sealed his fate in New Orleans, Reggie Bush has pulled an about-face and wants “first and foremost” to be a Saint.
From Rotoworld:
Bush regrets his post-draft tweet suggesting the Mark Ingram pick had sealed his fate with the team. “Obviously, sometimes you write things or say things that you wish you shouldn’t have,” Bush said. “(Ingram and) I can definitely help each other.” Bush acknowledges that he and the Saints still have to “handle the business side of things” and “come to a happy medium” on a restructured contract, but he to play the rest of his career in New Orleans. The odds are now much better than 50-50 that Bush will remain with the Saints
The problem is that Bush is set to make $11.8 million next year before he becomes a free agent in 2012. Given his role in Sean Payton’s offense and the fact that the Saints just drafted their running back of the future in Ingram, it’s hard to justify them paying Bush $11.8 million. If he’s willing to restructure his deal to stick around, I’m sure the Saints would love to keep him in New Orleans.
If he does wind up playing elsewhere next year, there have been some rumblings that Bush could be a nice fit for the Colts.
While neither he nor his new team have any concerns about whether or not he’ll be ready by the start of the season, the 49ers announced on Friday that No. 36 overall pick Colin Kaepernick recently underwent surgery to repair an injury to his lower left leg.
“It’s nothing serious at all,” Kaepernick told the Sacramento Bee’s Matt Barrows. “For me, going through the end of the season and then on to the Senior Bowl and everything – there wasn’t any time to get it handled.”
The Niners issued a statement about the procedure, stating that they knew about the surgery before they drafted Kaepernick in April. (I would have hope they would.) The team also stated that it had “no concerns regarding his health and are confident that he will be ready for the 2011 NFL season.”
Even if he weren’t, that wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing for Kaepernick or the 49ers. I think Jim Harbaugh will eventually turn Kaepernick into a successful pro quarterback. But it’s going to take some time.
Kaepernick certainly has all the physical tools to succeed at the next level (i.e. great arm strength, terrific athleticism, good intangibles), but he played in the pistol offense at Nevada. It’s going to be a couple of years before he learns the nuances of how to be a pro quarterback, including being able to read a defense and learn an entire playbook. I know Niner fans are excited for him to start right away, but it’s not a bad idea that the team is considering re-signing Alex Smith to an extension so that Kaepernick can watch and observe for a year or two. And if this injury slows him down in his first year then again, that may not be a bad thing.
Tom E. Curran of CSNNE.com shared an interesting tidbit of information in his latest column about Tom Brady and Randy Moss. The crux of Curran’s piece is about how Moss isn’t an ideal fit for the Patriots any more, but he also mentions how Brady “froze” Moss out in the receiver’s final two games with New England last season.
Moss’ main concern isn’t playing football, it’s making money. And anyone who’s been listening for the last decade has heard Bill Belichick lob the praise “football is important to him” realizes how ill-fitting Randy Moss would be here.
Never mind the fact that, after the Jets game last year, quarterback Tom Brady basically froze Moss out for his final two games in New England. Brady was tired of throwing picks on balls intended for Moss (he threw two against the Jets; he had just two more the rest of the regular season).
This seems like one of those stories in which the player(s) later comes out and says that it didn’t happen. But I wouldn’t put it past Brady to do something like “freeze” anyone (not just Moss – Wes Welker, Deion Branch, Jerry Rice, etc.) out. His no nonsense attitude and leadership are just two qualities that endear him to football fans across the country.
Hey, you don’t want to work, Randy? No problem. But you’re not getting the ball. Good luck trying to get that contract extension you’ve been seeking. I’m not going to stand idle while you look out for No. 1 and the rest of us fight for the TEAM.
And what happened to Moss in the end? He turned out being the poster child for what not to do when you’re a player seeking a new contract. Now he’s practically begging for New England to take him back after he eroded in Tennessee last year. Had he just shut his mouth, continued to work hard and helped the Patriots win, he probably would have received a new contract (at least eventually, barring what happens with the lockout).
But because he put himself ahead of the team, Moss got the treatment he deserved in the end.
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