There's nothing lucky about being the last guy to make the team. Because he's also the first guy to get cut when other teams cut players and the Cards think they have an upgrade.
I agree. The only thing this means is that he wasn't going to make the team. There will be some additional cuts/pickups but now the Cards have a 6th when they wouldn't have had one if they cut him.
1. Gets arrested and brings negative attention the Cards
2. Already paid $4M signing bonus - salary is fully guaranteed.
3. Counts $3M against the cap which Cards cannot recover.
4. Creates $2M in dead money in 2020.
This is more than just cutting some dude with legal issues and finding a...
Showed up late to practice and was "not himself" and Cleveland.com reporting "there was concern that perhaps he was struggling again with his sobriety or on the verge of relapsing, sources said." Otherwise known as he probably showed up high or drunk, or both.
It's Deja Vu. I feel like I'm getting ready to go to SDS and watch newly signed Jeff Blake or go to UOP Stadium to watch newly signed Derek Anderson . . . Another one of those seasons. No expectations and a boring team.
If I understand this correctly, since he was suspended, the years he sat out of football didn't count against his contract. So technically, once reinstated, he was only in the 2nd year of the 4 year contract? Regardless, he's not worth that money...
When I saw this news, I figured it was tied to money. Like perhaps there was unsettled payments or Washington wanted to play under his existing contract. Seems that was the case. Cards wanted to pay him the minimum and he had to still be under contract otherwise it wouldn't require a release...
I think the real issue here is that most teams in the NHL are losing money (Forbes report said all but 3 teams lost money in 2012). There just aren't any deep pocket owners here in Phoenix who want to buy and invest in sports teams.
I'd argue that Suns, D-Backs, and Coyotes fall in this...
I'm sure his goal was to agree to a sentence immediately and start serving so he can be free prior to any mini-camps later this spring. Regardless, his stock has really fallen. New England only played him a couple of times and we all know they were in it for the compensatory pick.
If you don't want to read the whole story above, here's the summary:
But league insiders knew that Deflategate didn't begin on the eve of the AFC Championship Game.
It began in 2007, with Spygate.
Interviews by ESPN The Magazine and Outside the Lines with more than 90 league officials...
Well it was technically over after Brady served his suspension. The way I look at it, repeated cheating by the Patriots (read the ESPN story on the video taping scheme that went on for years), the NFL had to send a message and suspending Brady for 4 games was the message. Let's hope they don't...
Most QBs fall flat on their face once the hit the NFL. We are lucky to get one or two QBs a year who can last in the NFL. Just happens that USC provides more QBs into the mix than most any other school because they play more of a pro style offense.
Well I learned something. I didn't know Arizona had a Super Extreme DUI law. I knew the standard DUI (.08) and the Extreme (.15).
What you should know about the Super Extreme DUI...
I blame this season on "All or Nothing". In that video the Cardinals clearly thought they were better than they were, and then in the offseason they became celebrities. Well last season was "All" and this season is "Nothing."