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Twitter rumor is Vern Adams will sign with Montreal Als this weekend after Alouettes acquired negotiating rights to him.movingtarget said:It seems Vernon Adams is not wanted at Seattle after trialing with them. He might struggle now to find a team.
fatandfast said:I am predicting that San Diego goes undefeated, wins the super bowl and Joey Bosa is the MVP and gets honored as the best player in the NFL. Also I predict that the macerena will make a world wide comeback as the most popular song and dance. Also people will start using fax machines like crazy. Invest in fax machines!!!!!
on3m@n@rmy said:Sad and glad news all wrapped into one: ex-Lions and Bears QB from the early 90's Erik Kramer, who had a good 10-year NFL career, survived a suicide attempt 9 months ago. I do not recall hearing about this, but over the past 9 months Erik has been in and out of several hospitals where he had surgeries to repair the damage. The sad part is obvious, but the good news is he has not lost any of his short-term memory, cognitive brain functions, body functions, AND has not suffered any of the depression he was feeling that led him to his suicide attempt. Adding to that, players and friends have reached out to him and he is presently rebuilding his relationships.
His ex-wife claims he became a different man than the one she married because of all the concussions he had as a player, but Erik does not recall having any concussion symptoms worth reporting. But he was no stranger to depressing events. Besides his divorce, he tragically lost his 18-year old son Griffin, who at the time was a HS QB, to a drug overdose in 2011.
Through the experience, Erik says what he has learned from this is that "I should be alive". That is a good lesson for anyone suffering from depression as he did.
READ the full article of his story by Dave Birkett in the Detroit Free Press here:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/05/21/erik-kramer-detroit-lions/84657892/
Good article. So, here is to pulling for Erik Kramer. Never give up.
Don't just pick the obvious - go out on a limb next time.fatandfast said:I am predicting that San Diego goes undefeated, wins the super bowl and Joey Bosa is the MVP and gets honored as the best player in the NFL. Also I predict that the macerena will make a world wide comeback as the most popular song and dance. Also people will start using fax machines like crazy. Invest in fax machines!!!!!
Alpe d'Huez said:I honestly don't see how the Chargers are going to get past RGIII and the Browns in the NFC Championship, let alone the Kelly-Kaepernick led 49ers in the Super Bowl.
That story about Kramer was a little too hard to read.
The league of course denied it in a statement, but the wording was vague and talked about their efforts and money put into it. But the article goes on to say that it's really tax payer money that is paying for everything so far.Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN's Outside the Lines obtained the 91-page congressional report, which details the NFL's improper strong-arming efforts. According to the report, the NFL was displeased with the choice of Boston University's Dr. Robert Stern and pulled its $16 million contribution when the NIH refused to change its selection.
"It's one of the most troubling and disturbing reports I've seen," NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith said Monday on SportsCenter, via the report. "It reaffirms the fact that the league has its own view about how they care about players in the NFL."
This is ugly all on it's own, even if only partly true, but I'm reminded of two things. One was when Mark Cuban said the NFL was getting too big for it's britches, and "pigs get fat, but hogs get slaughtered". I don't think I'd want to spend more than 5 minutes talking to Cuban if I met him, but he's a very sharp guy, knows his business, and he's starting to look more right by the day."They wanted to look like the good guy, like they were giving money for this research," U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. told OTL. "But as soon as they found out that it might be somebody who they don't like who's doing the research, they were reneging on their commitment, essentially."
I like that comparison to the tobacco exec. But not sure if anything will stick to him now because, under pressure from the congressional report that revealed the NFL tried to strong-arm the NIH, Goodell has apparently tucked his tail between his legs and run, saying he supports "continued and robust support of independent medical research" and that he never considered not honoring a $30 million commitment to the NIH. Riiiight. He's like a little kid who pushes the limits to see how far he can get before the hammer drops.movingtarget said:Thanks for the insights from the two of you. One thing I have noticed is that the mainstream media is starting to report more on the dangers of the NFL, and what is happening in high schools and colleges. But it's good to know that there are some quality investigative journalists doing good work also. This line of work has taken a hit in recent years on major newspapers because of the disappearing revenues. Investigations cost money and TV and print don't want to fork out for it anymore and conventional journalism is a dying industry. They would rather get the syndicated version cheap or the Wikipedia version. Goodell comes across like a tobacco company executive. Surely some mud has to stick to him.
on3m@n@rmy said:Jared Goff having rough time learning Rams offense.
Rams' Keenum getting 1st team reps as designated starter, a bit like Wilson's rookie OTA's in Seattle.
The difference: Wilson did not have much trouble learning the system, and eventually earned 1st team reps.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...-jared-goff-nowhere-near-being-ready-to-start
Looks like Foles is toast and not helping hisself by skipping OTA's. Unwise. Other teams who might be suitors for his services will take note of that. Crazy thing there, Foles just got paid a $6M roster bonus, and HC Jeff Fisher told Foles he's OK with Foles skipping.