February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
Asante Samuel has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. The deal is reportedly a six-year deal for $57 million, $20 million of which is guaranteed.
Blast and GCobb.com first broke the story on Thursday night.
Photo Caption: “Joselio Who? That’s what I say. #22 is mine.”
With free agency just beginning, what’s the next date for NFL fans to mark on the calendar? The release of the 2008 NFL schedule. In 2006, the schedule was released on April 6th. In 2007, it was April 11th. So, look for this years schedule to come out the week of April 7th. Guys don’t [...]
February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
ESPN.com’s Matt Mosley is reporting that the 49ers have confirmed that former St. Louis Ram Isaac Bruce is on his way to San Francisco for a visit.
February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post reports that the Redskins currently don’t have any free agent visits planned. This is a bit odd, considering that Dan Snyder usually loves to throw tons of dough around to average players.
It was reported recently that bringing in a big-time #1 wide receiver was Snyder’s [...]
February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
Not literally. Ok, maybe. Well, he’s on the football team. He could be a really good guy too. Either way, the Saints sent a conditional draft pick to the N.Y. Jets for linebacker Jonathan Vilma.
The draft pick would have to be able to escalate pretty high, in our opinion. [...]
February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
According to Boston.com, the Eagles and Asante Samuel are close to finalizing a six-year, $60 million deal that could be reached with incentives. Earlier today, the team scheduled a 4:30pm press conference for Samuel.
The only thing holding this one back is if Samuel pulls a LeCharles Bentley and backs out at the zero hour.
February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
We reported on GCobb.com and Blast magazine about two weeks ago that the Eagles were going hard after Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald. Well, today Profootballtalk.com confirms our report. To all the lunatics on the message boards that said I was stupid and had no sources, apparently I’m not all that bad:
EAGLES CHASING CLEMONS
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February 29, 2008 by Micah Warren
According to ESPN.com, the Jets are expected to send a third- and a fifth-round draft pick to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for former stud defensive tackle Kris Jenkins. Jenkins used to be a hell of a player, but simply hasn’t been the same the last couple of years.
Photo Caption: “I just ate the [...]
February 28, 2008 by Micah Warren
According to a source, the Philadelphia Eagles have landed Asante Samuel. You can read more about it here.
February 28, 2008 by Micah Warren
Isaac Bruce has been released by the Rams on the eve of free agency.
Bruce was a phenomenal player for the Rams over the years, but he has been getting old. He’ll catch on somewhere, he can still be productive.
February 28, 2008 by Micah Warren
The FBI will now investigate whether Roger Clemens was lying. You can read the full story here.
February 28, 2008 by Micah Warren
The Sporting News website has the picture of the screenshot here. It makes us curious at OTR. That’s not a stupid little mistake that the web people got wrong. That information is somewhere and we are inclined to believe it. OTR believes everything it reads, which makes us more of a [...]
February 28, 2008 by Micah Warren
Surprise, surprise. The Titans have reportedly given former first-round pick Pacman Jones permission to shop his services.
The bigger questions is: What would you accept for him? Or, what would a team give up for him? He is in constant trouble with the law and currently suspended indefinitely. Just when you [...]
February 28, 2008 by Micah Warren
Howard Eskin, controversial afternoon drive-time host on 610 WIP in Philadelphia, just called into the station to report that the Eagles are interested in CB Asante Samuel and Cardinals’ WR Larry Fitzgerald. Is there an echo in here? If it sounds like you have heard the Fitzgerald info before, you have. Here. [...]
February 28, 2008 by Perry
Before you say anything, whiskey drinking is a sport. I like to say whiskeys. I like the plural version best. I do love all whiskeys, but one stands out as my favorite. Which one you ask? The official whiskey of the Kentucky Derby, Early Times Whiskey. Oh man, it’s so good.
It’s also the official whiskeys [...]
February 28, 2008 by Perry
It seems the Cardinals are going to enter free agency an absolute mess. Reports from Arizona indicate that the Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald are not at all close in restructuring Fitzgerald’s contract. Eugene Parker, Fitzgerald’s agent, is looking to get his client a four year contract, but the Cardinals want him to sign a six [...]
February 27, 2008 by Micah Warren
I warned you. This is on another level of embarrassing. Dodger fans have probably already seen this and done their best to either convince themselves that it was all a bad dream, or tried to forget that it exists altogether. Orel Hersheiser dancing on the bench in the beginning is absolutely shameful. [...]
February 27, 2008 by Micah Warren
Interesting story: The St. Louis Cardinals have cut Scott Spiezio and it wasn’t because of the dumb red goatee. Six charges have been filed against Spiezio stemming from a December 30th evening of fun. The charges are: driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving under the influence with a blood [...]
February 27, 2008 by Perry
Apparently, Roger Clemens may have lied in front of congress. I’m sure we all thought this steroid thing was over when an overwhelmingly truthful Clemens gave his sworn testimony earlier this month. Surprisingly, it’s not. Congress has asked the Justice Department to research and determine if Needle Ass lied under oath.
PHOTO CAPTION: “Thanks for preparing [...]
February 27, 2008 by Perry
Sean Salisbury will not be calling John Clayton the ‘crypt keeper’ as an ESPN employee anymore. In what has been long overdue, ESPN has dumped Salisbury like the turd he is. In my opinion, he has never said anything relevant or intelligent. All he liked to do was pick fights with little John Clayton and [...]
February 26, 2008 by Perry
9 foot 11 inch, Houston Rocket Center, Yao Ming fractured his foot and will be out for the remainder of the season. I’m not surprised, this happens every year. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a better shot at being able to make it through a full season.
PHOTO CAPTION: My season lasted this long.
This can’t come at a [...]
February 26, 2008 by Micah Warren
While reading the Blast Magazine sports section I realized that there is no recent mention of poker anywhere. Don’t get me wrong I am by no means trying to say that poker is a sport. It’s more of a thinking mans game like chess and nobody would call chess a sport. I realize you must [...]
February 26, 2008 by Micah Warren
Ok, I know this isn’t sports, but my marketing firm just launched JackieGleason.com today for Jackie’s birthday. All-new site, go check it out.
February 26, 2008 by Micah Warren
So, Reggie Bush doesn’t want the NCAA to hear his testimony in the Lloyd Lake he said/she said battle. According to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, Bush failed to take a deposition Monday morning after his attorneys asked that neither his testimony nor his parents’ testimony be made available to the NCAA and the [...]
February 25, 2008 by Micah Warren
Here are some great quick hit updates on the NFL from Foxsports.com’s John Czarnecki.
-The Saints are currently in the lead for the services of Asante Samuel. Samuel supposedly wants between $10 and $11 million per year. Off The Record (OTR): Well, he ain’t worth it. He’s a nice player for sure. [...]
February 25, 2008 by Micah Warren
The Rocky Mountain News is reporting that a deal between the Detroit Lions and the Denver Broncos involving defensive tackle Shaun “I play hard when I want to” Rogers.
The deal would be great for Denver if they knew that he was going to play hard on a consistent basis. Rogers isn’t short on talent; [...]
February 25, 2008 by Micah Warren
It’s not officially Tuesday yet, but I’m ready to prepare for Top-Ten Tuesday (TTT) with the Top Ten underrated dunks in the history of the dunk contest. I don’t really think these are underrated, but I thought I’d give you some video to watch.
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February 25, 2008 by Micah Warren
A source has told Profootballtalk.com that the Cowboys are working on a deal to acquire Javon Walker from the Broncos. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones likes big plays, but maybe likes big names even more.
Walker missed half of the season last year due to injury, and stunk when he did play. I can’t imagine [...]
February 24, 2008 by Micah Warren
Our favorite show is back! Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie was arrested in Miami early Sunday morning on charges of aggravated battery, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without violence.
According to a Miami police report, McKinnie, 28, spit on the face of a bouncer, shoved a camera phone into his face and finally picked [...]
February 24, 2008 by Micah Warren
Don’t miss Blast’s Liz Raftery Liveblog the 2008 Academy Awards. She’ll be writing all Oscar night-long!
