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      Chris Johnson wants to be highest paid back

      February 2, 2010 /

      Titans’ star Chris Johnson doesn’t become a free agent until 2013, but that hasn’t stopped him from boasting that he wants to be the highest paid running back in the league.

      From the Nashville Tennessean:

      “Hopefully they’ll want to give me a new deal. I think I deserve to be the highest paid running back in the league, or even the highest paid offensive player besides the quarterback,’’ said Johnson, who scored the game-winning touchdown in Sunday night’s Pro Bowl.

      “But it’s not like I am not going out in the media saying, ‘Pay me, I want a new deal now.’ I am just saying, if they were to pay me, I want that. Hopefully they want that, too.’’

      Johnson has already outperformed his contract in his first two seasons, but isn’t this a little early for contract talk, even if it’s in jest? He still has three more years on his contract and the Titans probably won’t even consider a new contract for him until after the 2010 season. And that’s at the earliest.

      I’m sure when the time comes the Titans will do everything in their power to give Johnson what he’s worth.


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      Porter requests a trade from Dolphins

      February 1, 2010 /

      Joey Porter said on the Jim Rome Show on Monday that he wants the Dolphins to trade him this offseason. Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald confirmed the news via his Twitter Page.

      Porter finished with 41 tackles, one forced fumble and nine sacks in 14 games this season, but he turns 33 in March and is due $4.8 million in salary and bonuses next year. Combine that with his sparkling attitude and what you have is a player with about as much trade value as a punter.

      They may do their due diligence and seek a trade, but considering that he’s no longer an everyday player the Dolphins may wind up cutting Porter anyway. What’s the point in a team paying a part-time player with baggage $4.8 million when they could save cap space and find a younger, cheaper replacement? I’m sure Bill Parcells and new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan can find a suitable player to take Porter’s spot next season.


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      Caldwell expects Freeney to play in Super Bowl

      February 1, 2010 /

      Jim Caldwell told the media on Monday that he expects defensive end Dwight Freeney to play in Super Bowl XLIV.

      From NFL.com:

      Colts coach Jim Caldwell appeared on SIRIUS NFL Radio with Adam Schein and Rich Gannon on Monday and confirmed what a team spokesman said about Dwight Freeney the previous day. The All-Pro defensive end is in Miami, receiving treatment for a third-degree ankle sprain, and is considered questionable for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Saints.

      Caldwell also echoed the refrain that Freeney is a quick healer and has been in this situation before, when it looked as if he wouldn’t play.
      The Colts are willing to wait until the very last second to make a decision on Freeney’s status.

      “If he’s able to go and capable of going,” Caldwell said, “I mean, we’ll wait until the last hour if need be, and I think he’ll be able to do his job and do it well.”

      I’m going to sound like a broken record all week, but so be it: Even if Freeney does play, he won’t be at 100% and that’s all that should matter here. He’s a speed rusher with a bad ankle – how effective does anyone actually think he’ll be?

      As a football fan with no alliance to either team, I hope Freeney is able to play and play well. But the reality of the situation is that he has a tear in his ankle and I don’t six days of treatment are going to mend the injury. Again, I hope I’m wrong but this isn’t a good situation for the Colts, no matter how much Caldwell spins it.


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      Is Martz a good fit for Cutler and the Bears?

      February 1, 2010 /

      The “Mad Scientist” is coming to Chicago: The National Football Post reports that the Bears have hired Mike Martz to become their next offensive coordinator.

      What’s interesting about this hire is that Martz wasn’t GM Jerry Angelo’s first, second, third or even fourth candidate for the position. Angelo had Jeremy Bates, Rob Chudzinski, Hue Jackson and a host of others ahead of Martz on his wish list, but all of the candidates bowed out, presumably because head coach Lovie Smith is on the hot seat. Why would anyone want to go to Chicago if there’s a possibility that they’ll get axed in a year anyway?

      Why would anyone outside of Martz, that is.

      After serving as the 49ers’ offensive coordinator for just one season, Martz was out of football last year and was itching to get back into coaching. With so few options, it makes sense that he would jump at the opportunity to join the Bears.

      They’re desperate, he’s desperate – it works.

      But will it work? Martz was the same person that criticized Jay Cutler earlier this season for being immature following a loss to the Packers in Week 1. Martz reportedly got the Bears’ blessing to fly down to Tennessee over the weekend to meet with Cutler and clear the air, but will the marriage work?

      Martz is still regarded as one of the brightest offensive minds in football and his track record speaks for itself. Anyone that can turn the Lions’ offense into a top 10 passing attack deserves praise, although the reason why he has been ousted everywhere he’s been is because he doesn’t run the football. He also has no use for pass protection and his quarterbacks are often sitting ducks because he always runs plays out of three and four receiver sets, thus leaving less linemen in to protect his signal caller. That’s not good considering how bad the Bears’ offensive line is and given that Cutler often forces passes when he’s under duress and doesn’t mind throwing as many interceptions as humanly possible during 60 minutes of football.

      I see this union between Cutler and Martz ending in one of two ways: An explosive partnership that makes the Bears one of the most excited passing teams in the NFL, or a beautiful disaster that will be worthy of watching from the front row.

      Either way, it should be a fun year in Chicago.

      Was Martz a good hire for the Bears?
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      Maurice Jones-Drew chats with The Scores Report

      February 1, 2010 /

      As part of Super Bowl week, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute is conducting athlete performance testing on several NFL players at the Gatorade Performance Lab in order to help educate athletes about their individual fluid needs, the fuels used during exercise, and how the new G Series fits into their training before, during and after workouts and games.

      One of the players that will be going through Gatorade’s program is Jaguars’ star Maurice Jones-Drew, who was gracious enough to sit down with us before he partook in the testing. He filled us in on how he got involved with Gatorade, what he expects from the testing and how G Series can help him in his training. He also filled us in on who he likes for Super Bowl XLIV, what his first Pro Bowl experience was like and what the Jaguars have to do in order to get to the NFL title game.

      Maurice Jones-Drew: Anthony!

      The Scores Report: Maurice! How are you, man?

      MJD: Great, how are you?

      TSR: Good! So, this Gatorade athlete performance testing they’re about to put you through sounds wild. How did you get involved in something like this?

      MJD: Well, they’re definitely going to help my training out a bunch. I go through pretty vigorous workouts and I’m always tired after, so Gatorade got in touch with my agent and said that they’ve found a way to help my workouts. To be a professional in this league you have to go through some rigorous things in order to recover. What they have is this thing called G Series and they have a drink that you drink before your workout to give you a little boost of energy, they have a drink to help you maintain that energy throughout your workout and then at the end, they have a drink that helps you recover quickly. So, your workouts are more efficient and you’ll be able to maintain your energy pretty close to 100% throughout it.

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