<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Adalius Thomas, the soon-to-be newest Patriots linebacker, is already in town. He was spotted in Boston today and is due to have a physical in Foxboro tomorrow. Once he passes, he?ll sign one of the richest contracts in team history, one that should include between $15 and $20 million of guaranteed money.</div><div align="center"> Source</div>Well, looks like you got that linebacking help you wanted yanks. Great, now we'll have to face this guy twice a year. :no1: Surprising the Pats were the team to lay out the dough for him, but this will no doubt be a great signing...he's a compelte freak and I'm sure he'll fit into the Pats system nicely. Ugh.
gosh, all u pats fans should be happy as hell.. and man.. I just hate how the pats are always good.. they will be even better now..
WOW this is surprising. I really didn't think we would go for any big name free agents. But wow, I'm impressed, I love this signing.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yankshater213 @ Mar 3 2007, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>WOW this is surprising. I really didn't think we would go for any big name free agents. But wow, I'm impressed, I love this signing.</div>bastard :beee:
This was a great signing by the Pats. Maybe now we can steal Asante Samuels. :shifty2: I'm not scared though. It's going to take a lot to beat the defending champs. :brucelee:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Mar 16 2007, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This was a great signing by the Pats. Maybe now we can steal Asante Samuels. :shifty2: I'm not scared though. It's going to take a lot to beat the defending champs. :brucelee:</div> Asante Samuel was franchised by the Patriots, he's going nowhere.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Mar 16 2007, 11:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Asante Samuel was franchised by the Patriots, he's going nowhere.</div>Man. The Colts are loosing all their defensive players.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Mar 16 2007, 10:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Asante Samuel was franchised by the Patriots, he's going nowhere.</div> What does that mean, by the way? I've heard it plenty of times, but I never knew exactly what it meant - to "franchise a player." Does it mean give them a max deal or something? Fill me in please, I'm not a big football fan.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Mar 17 2007, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What does that mean, by the way? I've heard it plenty of times, but I never knew exactly what it meant - to "franchise a player." Does it mean give them a max deal or something? Fill me in please, I'm not a big football fan.</div>It means that the selected player cannot negotiate with another team even though he is a free agent. Each team is allowed to franchise one player per off season. Here's an article about the Colts franchising a player
