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NFL pick-off report: odds and sods
Sports Reporter
Yes, yes, I know the NFL Draft is this weekend. Imagine my face. Now take a good look at that face. Is it the face of someone who cares? No. We’ll take on the draft next week, when I’ve managed to work up the nerve to pretend I care.
No, dear readers, we’re going to talk about a few happenings from the past week around the league. Happenings that involve players who have already been drafted, playing and such.
Shaun Alexander shown the door in Seattle
How’s that for gratitude? Shaun Alexander helped people take the Seattle Seahawks seriously during their Super Bowl run during the 2005 season, and then he has a slump for a year or two and they kick him to the curb! Shame on you, Seattle. The man has given you the best years of his career and he’s all but said he’s going to sign with another team just so he can come back and kick your ungrateful posterior. You’ll get yours, Seattle. Mark my words.
Talent for sale
Moving on to players who are willingly leaving their teams, Jared Allen left the Kansas City Chiefs for the greener pastures of Minnesota. Who? Jared Allen. Come on, you know! Jared Allen! He only led the league in sacks last season! The Chiefs are clearly trying to distance themselves from the small amounts of talent they had last year. It might contaminate them and then they might start winning. Oh the horror! Yes, much better to let the talent sign with other teams for record sums of money so you can get those all important draft picks. You’ll need to stock up on talent just to get rid of next off-season!
Talent not for sale
Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin, Chad Johnson and Roy Williams have something in common besides being high caliber wide receivers in the NFL. They’re also all high caliber wide receivers that are on teams that insist that they will not trade them, come hell, high water, plague of locusts or whatever. I believe the Cardinals are keeping Boldin; they already did major contract refiguring to keep Fitzgerald this off-season. I’m also inclined to believe that the Lions are probably keeping Williams; talent isn’t exactly in large supply in Detroit. The Bengals remain adamant about keeping Johnson no matter how much he whines; I think they’re doing it just to spite him. Which in itself is kind of funny.
Well, friends, that’s all for this week. Tune in next week for (groan!) draft coverage.
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