Looks like the Cowboy fans will be hurting already as number one draft choice Dez Bryant will be out four to six weeks with a high ankle sprain. Hopefully he will return to form soon.
Sam Bradford the Rams number one pick signed the richest deal in NFL history at approximately $78 million with $50 million of it guaranteed. Somebody has to put a stop to this kind of thing. Hopefully both the players and owners will address this in the new collective bargaining agreement. It is ridiculous to pay anyone that kind of money as an unproven commodity. The players might want to at least look at the NBA model. It is at least better than what we have now. I hope that the player's union will wake up an smell the coffee. This just takes away money from players who have proven themselves on the field. What if this guy ends up as another Ryan Leaf. Specifically, with Bradford are the concerns about injuries. The guy just doesn't appear to be a great physical specimen. The big question mark I have is his durability. Can he stand getting the hell beat out of him week in and week out? Could he have taken the beating that Curt Warner and Brett Favre received at the hands of the Saints in the playoffs last year? You be can answer that for yourself. The only good that will come out of this contract will be for guys like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Tom Brady who stand to break the bank with huge blockbuster contracts. As a fan I believe that the aforementioned three deserve that kind of money simply because they have EARNED it.
In other news...Albert Haynesworth is still out of shape...kind of matches the attitude don't you think? The Jets Rex Ryan received a well deserved 2-year extension on his contract. Watch out for the Jets...If anyone can get them back to the Super Bowl it will be Rex Ryan. He's on a mission.
And finally Donte Stallworth(former Saints WR) has a job with the Ravens this year. After pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter, a second degree felony, he served a grand total of 24 days in jail...that's what I said 24 DAYS in jail and Roger Goodell NFL Commissioner after careful thought and contemplation, suspended Stallworth for ONE season. That's right, a grand total of one year away from football, suspended for the entire 2009 season. WOW!!! I wonder what would happen to you or me if we were driving drunk early in the morning and ran over someone killing them? Would we have a job when we got out of prison? Well maybe, if we only got 24 days. Just something to think about...
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