Asante Samuel is officially a Philadelphia Eagle. He agreed to a deal while visiting the Eagles facility this afternoon.
As expected it will average out to $10 million per season and about $30 million is guaranteed. There are other incentives included (interceptions) that could add about $7 million more in bonuses over the first three years.
The [...]
While Patriots free agent cornerback Asante Samuel is making a visit to Philadelphia this afternoon, word has come in that the Jets are making an offer as we speak for Samuel.
Samuels suitors were considered to be the Eagles, Buccanneers and Saints, with the Eagles offering $10 million per season and nearly $30 million guaranteed.
But the [...]
Was there any question about Tedy Bruschi returning?
Maybe a little.
As one former Patriots player told me a few months ago, “He loves the game too much, still.”
Bruschi’s role will be an interesting one based on who Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli bring in for competition at the middle linebacker position.
It appears it’s time to go [...]
I believe there were many reasons why he didn’t go. Here are the first 10 that come to my mind:
1. If Theo’s not going, neither was he.
Personally, I agree with this one.
2. He wanted to get in more hitting.
Would fans complain if this were really true?
3. It wasn’t mandatory.It would have been really big news [...]
Here are my guesses:
1. The test was correct. I took steroids.
2. I took steroids because I didn’t want to retire and needed one more big contract.
3. The stuff is amazing. It made me stronger and I never would have hit 70 homers without them.
4. Everybody else was taking them. Why shouldn’t I?
5. I wasn’t thinking [...]
I got an interesting tidbit from Joe Fish and Loft Restaurant owner Jimmy Dietz, a frustrated baseball player if there ever was one, who recently returned from the hugely successful Red Sox Fantasy Camp in Fort Myers, Fla.
Dietz led the all hitters — there were about 120 in all — with a .650 batting average, [...]
To all:
I have been on vacation and will return on Monday morning.
I was in Virginia area and have to say the Washington sports scene is as dull as they come.
More on that on Monday.
See you then.
Who said this:
To help children make right choices, they need good examples. Athletics play such an important role in our society, but, unfortunately, some in professional sports are not setting much of an example. The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football, and other sports is dangerous, and it sends the wrong message [...]
According to a source connected to the Red Sox, here are few tidbits I learned today as to why the Red Sox didn’t make the deal for Johan Santana with the Twins:
1. The Sox were only willing to go to extend his deal to 5 years, $100 million for Santana, which is much less than [...]
I am going to be up front. I believe Brian McNamee. I believed him before today’s bizarre hearing and nothing changed that.
I can’t believe how bad Roger Clemens is at public speaking. It’s like nails on a blackboard. He goes off on tangents I can’t relate to.
Anyway, the bottom line is Clemens isn’t changing his [...]
Eagle-Tribune Executive Sports Editor Bill Burt has been synonymous with the local and Boston sports scene for the past 24 years.
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