Tag: offseason

  • 2012 NFL Free Agency – Bucs Make the Biggest Splash

    Peyton Manning keeps meeting with teams, and so is Mario Williams, but there’s no decision. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to be the biggest players in the 2012 NFL free agency period, signing Carl Nicks, making him the highest paid Guard in the league, and that’s not the end of it.

  • NFL Free Agents 2012 – More Than Just Peyton Manning

    Peyton Manning is the biggest fish in the 2012 pool of NFL free agents and is still meeting with teams, with the Tennessee Titans next on the list. Does Manning being a Vol alumni make any difference? Does the house he owns in Chattanooga make any difference? Manning isn’t the only free agent out there, and we take a look at what’s happened around the league so far, with the Brandon Marshall trade from Miami to Chicago grabbing most of the headlines.

  • Robert Griffin III Worth More Than You Thought For Redskins

    Peyton Manning said he wasn’t planning on signing with the Washington Redskins, and Bruce Allen moved quickly. The result? The Redskins traded for the St. Louis Rams’ no.2 pick in the 2012 NFL draft, positioning themselves to draft Robert Griffin III, giving up quite a lot of draft picks for it.

  • Where Free Agency Might Take Peyton Manning

    Peyton Manning took over free agency with the news of being let go by the Indianapolis Colts. Even Jeremy Lin, partially thanks to the losing streak that had to be coming, isn’t news anymore. The only thing people seem to care about right now – Which NFL team will enjoy the future hall of fame inductee in the 2012 season?

  • Colts Hoping the End of Peyton Manning Era Means Beginning of the Andrew Luck Dynasty

    Peyton Manning’s don’t come along too often. Even at 35, after four neck surgeries, it was a very difficult choice of actually letting him go. Well, not that diffcult, if you read into Jim Irsay’s words, and think about the huge bonus he just saved. Andrew Luck might be the next Hall of Famer, just a regular joe or a complete bust. Either way, Seeing Manning in any uniform but the Colts’ white or blue is going to be strange.

  • How NFL Teams Are Using the Franchise Tag

    NFL Free agency begins on March 13, meaning teams across the league have been putting the franchise tag, with careful thought or without it, on their prize and prime free agents, with Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints (busy with other troubles) leading the free agents class of 2012 being the most notable name on the tag list.

  • Randy Moss Couldn’t Stay Retired for too Long

    Randy Moss couldn’t stay away from the NFL for too long, and six months after his decision to retire from professional football, the 35 year old record setting wide receiver announced he’s coming back for the 2012 season, which will probably open some sort of bidding war between the teams.

  • Yu Darvish – Worth the Hype?

    Yu Darvish will be the new ace of the Texas Rangers, costing the losers of the last two World Series around $110 million, making the 25 year old pitcher, who has been on their watch list for over two years now, one of the biggest enigmas and probably anticipated new signings heading into the 2012 MLB season.

  • Rose Carries Bulls Future on his Shoulders

    The Chicago Bulls have decided the Derrick Rose is worth keeping for a long time and a lot of money, handing the 2011 NBA MVP a five year contract extension worth $98 million. For Rose, it means the future of the franchise is officially riding on his back and shoulders.

  • Bad Season Starting Signs For Kobe Bryant

    Kobe Bryant making the headlines “thanks” to the divorce papers served to him by his wife are just another serious derailing factor in the beginning of the 2011-2012 season for the Lakers and Bryant, unhappy as ever it seems with not getting Chris Paul and losing Lamar Odom.