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      Chiefs to release Larry Johnson?

      March 30, 2009 /

      The Chiefs have filed a grievance against running back Larry Johnson and feel as though that his one-game suspension in 2008 was a break of contract. The Kansas City Star speculates that the Chiefs will probably release Johnson if they win the grievance.

      At issue is $3.75 million of guaranteed money Johnson is due from the Chiefs in the contract extension he signed in August 2007. Generally, NFL salaries are not guaranteed, but Johnson’s contract calls for payments of $3.5 million this year and $250,000 in 2010 that the Chiefs must pay regardless of whether he plays for them.

      The Chiefs claim the one-game suspension he received from the NFL last year for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy is a breach of his contract and frees them from having to pay the guaranteed money.

      One source familiar with the situation said that should the Chiefs win the grievance, they would probably release Johnson, suggesting the team wouldn’t be going through the trouble if they didn’t intend to free him from his contract.

      Johnson has asked to be traded or released since the end of last season. Unhappy with a diminished role with the Chiefs, Johnson said in the locker room in Cincinnati following the season’s last game that he wanted to continue his career playing for another team.

      What an absolute headache. A couple years ago, Johnson threw a tantrum because the Chiefs weren’t moving fast enough on a contract extension. Then he requested a trade or his outright release at the end of last season and now the Chiefs have to go through the legal system in order to avoid paying Johnson $3.75 million in guarantees, which was a boneheaded move made by former GM Carl Peterson.

      L.J. just isn’t worth the heartburn anymore for the Chiefs. Some team will jump at the chance to take the woman beater running back, but at 29, one has to wonder if his on field production will even be worth it in a year or two.

      NFL

      Giants not pursing Boldin or Edwards

      March 30, 2009 /

      According to the New York Daily News, the Giants don’t appear to be seriously pursing trades for receivers Anquan Boldin or Braylon Edwards.

      Anquan BoldinIt could change as the draft gets closer, but it doesn’t appear the Giants are going to be able to get Anquan Boldin out of Arizona or Braylon Edwards out of Cleveland. Cards coach Ken Whisenhunt said they are negotiating with Boldin on a new deal to replace the two years left on his contract. “We haven’t thought about him not being back,” he said. And Mangini was raving about Edwards last week, which could be genuine or designed to drive up his market value. “He hurt us at the Jets,” said Mangini, who then described an acrobatic catch he made on Darrelle Revis.

      With the draft now less than a month away, this the time of year where teams start throwing out their best crap in order to not tip their hands in terms of trades. The Giants don’t want to appear too eager to acquire Boldin or Edwards, while the Cardinals and Browns act like they couldn’t live without the players. As the draft approaches, we’ll see if the Giants’ interest for either receiver picks up again, with the more likely scenario being they acquire Edwards from Cleveland.

      NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      Michael Crabtree an option for Browns?

      March 30, 2009 /

      The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree is a viable option for the Browns at No. 5 in next month’s NFL draft.

      Hey, Tony: What are the Browns going to do about the WR position now? Do you see us taking Michael Crabtree in the first and then using our multiple second-round picks on LBs? — Jeff Smith, Naples, Fla.

      Hey, Jeff: Crabtree is a viable option now at No. 5 for the Browns. I’m usually not an advocate of taking a receiver so high, however.

      Hey, Tony: Well, we have to ask the question, what do we do in Stallworth’s absence? Free agency? Draft? — Todd Hollis, Massillon

      Hey, Todd: The Browns signed David Patten, who will be 35 by the season opener. I’m sure they’ll add more receivers, pending Stallworth’s legal process.

      Before he had foot surgery to repair a small stress fracture, some felt as though Crabtree was the best prospect in the draft. With all due respect to Aaron Curry, Matthew Stafford and Jason Smith, Crabtree might still be the best prospect, especially considering his foot injury isn’t expected to be a reoccurring problem.

      Speculation has it that the Browns have been or are willing to trade Braylon Edwards, whose contract expires at the end of the season. If Cleveland could swing a deal with a team like the Giants and wind up trading Edwards, then there will be an obvious need for a receiver, especially considering Donte Stallworth’s pending situation. The Browns would love to add an outside linebacker (they seemingly solved their inside linebacker quandary with free agent Eric Barton) and they have needs at safety as well. At No. 5, there isn’t an outside 3-4 linebacker worthy of taking that high. So unless they can trade down, Crabtree makes sense and is definitely top 5 material. He would also allow the Browns some flexibility with Edwards, who Cleveland wouldn’t necessarily have to trade right away or worry about doling out a new contract to a player that quite frankly hasn’t been worth it.

      College Football, NFL, NFL Draft

      T.O.: ‘Jerry Jones went back on his commitment’

      March 30, 2009 /

      Terrell Owens is stating that Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones backed out of a commitment he made to keep the receiver in Dallas.

      Terrell Owens“You hear all the speculation, and you talk to the owner of the team, and he reassures you, you’re not going anywhere and then, out of left-field … you get blindsided,” Owens, 35, said in an interview with Rogers Sportsnet, to be broadcast tomorrow evening.

      “I know whole-heartedly he [Jerry Jones] wanted me there,” Owens said. “There were some people I know who got in his ear that pressured him to make that decision. For that, it’s sad. You let two or three people conspire to get me out of the situation.”

      T.O. might have a toxic personality and can be the ultimate pain in the ass, but he’s not stupid. I believe Owens when he says Jones backed out of a commitment to keep him a Cowboy and no doubt had pressure from others inside the organization to release him. In some ways, the release of Owens was a surprise considering one week prior, Jones was essentially telling the media that T.O. wasn’t going anywhere. So quite frankly, I don’t blame Owens for feeling blindsided by the whole ordeal, even though everyone knew that his release this offseason was always a possibility.

      NFL

      Officer keeps Ryan Moats from dying mother-in-law

      March 27, 2009 /

      I saw this story yesterday and unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to post anything about it. But it’s seriously one of the most ridiculous incidents I’ve read about in some time.

      Texans’ running back Ryan Moats was rushing to get his wife to a Dallas area hospital so she could see her dying mother before she passed. On the way there, Moats ran a red light and was eventually detained by a police officer in the hospital parking lot.

      Here’s the video of the story:

      Absolutely ridiculous. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. Ridiculous!

      Look, I understand police officers don’t have the easiest jobs in the world and drivers no doubt probably hand them every excuse in the book as to why they sped or ran a red light or whatever. But it’s clear that Moats was in the hospital parking lot, he wasn’t trying to evade the officer or do anything illegal and the cop still had the gall to detain him. Even the freaking nurses and hospital security were trying to help and still the officer played hard ass.

      Not to get all philosophical on a sports blog or anything, but nothing really matters in the end. We’re all going to check out at some point and once that happens, speeding tickets, bad grades and everything else just won’t matter. Moats’ mother-in-law was losing her life and this officer kept him from properly saying goodbye. It’s a sad story and while I applaud the Dallas Police Department for holding a press conference and apologizing, I shutter to think that there are cops out there like this undeniable ass clown, who would do something as stupid so heartless.

      NFL, Video

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