Well I am baaaack for another NFL football season. Are you ready for some football??
Feels good to be back, after a weird off-season. Well it
has been a quiet off-season to be honest, no bizarre arrests or players getting
into big trouble. The only thing that still
seems to be in the news are the anthem protests. I am patiently waiting for the season to start got this
day marked in my calendar.
09-06/ 6:20PM – Eagles vs Falcons.
News and notes:
Dez Bryant
Dez Bryant’s is still without a team? Weird. I think he made a
huge mistake not taking that offer from The Baltimore Ravens, 3 years 21 million.
The NFL season is what? 19 days away and
he is still unsigned. So he’s missed training camp, getting to know the
playbook, meeting the team, not to mention preseason football is almost done. Shaking my
head. What if this might be the end of Dez Bryant’s career, some analysts are
saying this. Maybe there is something he is asking for that we the fans do not
know of. I am actually a Dez Bryant fan, so I hope this is not the end.
Aaron Donald
This is a tricky one. I’ve been watching The Los Angeles Rams closely and I was wondering
do they have a salary cap? How they are able to afford all these top players, sign
them to long-term contacts and reset market values? Look at these notable
signings.
AUG 20 2018
Rob Havenstein, RT - Signed a 4-year $32.5 million
contract extension with Los Angeles (LA)
JUL 24 2018
Todd Gurley, RB - Signed a 4-year $57.5 million contract
extension with Los Angeles (LA)
JUL 17 2018
Brandin Cooks, WR - Signed a 5 year $80 million contract
extension with Los Angeles (LA)
APR 24 2018
Marcus Peters, CB - Los Angeles (LA) exercised a $9.069
million option for 2019
MAR 26 2018
Ndamukong Suh, DT - Signed a 1-year $14 million contract
with Los Angeles (LA)
MAR 8 2018
Aqib Talib, CB - Traded to Los Angeles (LA) from Denver
(DEN) for 2018 5th round pick (#160 - traded)
What about Bob? I mean what about Aaron Donald? He’s due
for a substantial raise, is not he Look at his stats.
Aaron Donald Achievements –
All-Pro – 2015, AP Defensive rookie of the year 2015,
Associated Press NFL Defensive player of the year 2018
Now there is critics out there saying he is demanding QB
money and that is unheard of for a 3-4 Defensive Nose Tackle. However, I think
he deserves to be paid and top dollar too. They signed NFL Defensive genius
Wade Philips as well, imagine what can be. The Rams are a scary team with
Donald happy. I read he is asking for something outrageous like 25/30 mill a
year. That is only a rumor but if that is the case, he will reset the entire market
for defensive linemen. I think that this
holdout/ standoff will last a while with nobody about to blink first. Truthfully,
the Rams has all the leverage, Donald is under contact for this year and they
can franchise tag him for 2 more years. Yikes! So stay tuned on this one.
Khalil Mack
Apparently, the two sides have not spoken since February
2018. I do not know how this one is going to unfold. I do not even know how
much money Mack is asking for. This one is a weird one so I am sourcing the
great Adam Schefter
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports there is "no end in
sight" to Khalil Mack's holdout.
Mack will be up to $1.628 million in fines after missing
Saturday's second preseason game. Those fines will probably eventually be
waived, but the sides seem to have made genuinely no progress. It cannot be
taken for granted that Mack will be in uniform come Week 1. That would be an
unmitigated disaster for the Silver and Black in the first year of Jon Gruden's
10-year, $100 million contract. Aug 16 - 7:33 PM
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Notable signing –
Adrian Peterson signed for the vet minimum with the
Washington Redskins. He has not guaranteed anything, salary, roster spot etc.
And he has a few weeks to prove his worth before roster cuts, which is
September 1st. Hopefully he does good and pads his stats cause I don’t
know if he’s a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Well that is all for now folks. The NFL season is just
around the corner. Can’t wait!!
Stay tuned for the next article.
Peace.
Joe Jeremiah
