What a stupid deal. They'll regret this in about two years, IMO. Dude has one great comeback season and they lock him up for 6 years? Absurd.
I dunno. Philly is very good about not signing players to bad deals and letting go players just before they hurt them.
favorite part of the link? this: thanks eagles for giving a human being a 2nd chance and not be raced like most of white america when did white america get raced? I must have missed the green flag.
Donovan mcnabb signed a 5/78m last year, iirc. I don't get too excited about NFL contracts, since they can be ripped up tomorrow
I don't really see how his crime was "violent" in comparison to some of the other shit athletes get away with.
Call PETA on me, but I think what K*be (allegedly) did was a lot worse than gambling on dogfighting. I didn't see a spate of articles following his extension asking why he got it.
Or how about Chris Brown (obviously not an athlete, but still an entertainer) who seems to be bigger now than anytime prior to his little incident with Rhianna.