- DeSean Jackson isn’t worried about his contract situation, or how the lockout will impact his likely extension with the Eagles. Like so many others, he has faith in his agent Drew Rosenhaus.
- Unlike Jackson, Eagles safety Quintin Mikell doesn’t have any contract security. He knows he probably won’t be an Eagles safety for much longer.
- Don’t tell Derrick Mason, but if the appeals court eventually and finally lifts the lockout the league is reportedly considering using the World Anti-Doping Agency to oversee performance-enhancing drug testing. This would include testing for HGH, a test that has not been given to NFL players yet, but one that commissioner Roger Goodell has been pushing. Without a CBA in place and with the decertified union unable to oppose testing, the league can mandate new regulations.
- Oh, and did you assume that if the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals does indeed rule in favour of the players, then the lockout will be lifted and we’ll all just carry on merrily with football while a new labour agreement is hammered out in the courts? Well, you know what they say about assuming…
- Big Cat Country thinks that before we criticize a general manager for leaning heavily on small school players during the draft, we should probably learn the proper definition of a small school.
- With Wade Phillips tinkering under the hood of the Houston defence and transitioning the Texans to his 3/4 scheme, could Mario Williams post similar numbers to DeMarcus Ware?
- While Williams will become an outside linebacker in the Texans’ new system, Phillips said that Amobi Okoye will move from defensive lineman to defensive end.
- In a shocking revelation, it seems that most of the Packers’ pre-draft visits were smokescreens. Either that or Ted Thompson takes his cues from a magic eight ball during the draft.
