2016 NFL off-season thread

[LongTimeListener]

ESPN reports the Browns will send Johnny ****in' Football on his way. They apparently did this without consulting the homeless of Cleveland, so that's a good sign that the organization is on the upswing.

Source: Browns to cut ties with Manziel in March

Appears that Sashi Brown, director of football operations, does not view Johnny in the same positive light that Sashi Brown, owner of Bohemian Caverns jazz club, might.

"We've been clear about expectations for our players on and off the field. Johnny's continual involvement in incidents that run counter to those expectations undermines the hard work of his teammates and the reputation of our organization," Brown said. "His status with our team will be addressed when permitted by league rules. We will have no further comment at this time."

 

[BDC99]

Least surprising news ever. The question is if he'll get another chance. The assumption is Jerry Jones is on board, but has he actually indicated that?

 

[da man]

Least surprising news ever. The question is if he'll get another chance. The assumption is Jerry Jones is on board, but has he actually indicated that?

Not since last summer.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Getting away from the 49ers, I can understand. But I've never heard of a player targeting the Jets as his #1 destination.

Kaepernick wants out of San Fran, prefers Jets: sources

 

[amraeder]

Getting away from the 49ers, I can understand. But I've never heard of a player targeting the Jets as his #1 destination.

Kaepernick wants out of San Fran, prefers Jets: sources

They need a QB and have some decent WRs?

 

[LongTimeListener]

You could say that about a lot of teams though.

I'm thinking he wants to be famous because he's in N.Y. But boy, if he thought he got grief for his one-word answers at press conferences out here ...

 

[Michael_ Gee]

The Jets have a better QB right now. Why would they want him? He should be buttering up Chip.

 

[bigpern23]

Getting away from the 49ers, I can understand. But I've never heard of a player targeting the Jets as his #1 destination.

Kaepernick wants out of San Fran, prefers Jets: sources

Chan Gailey is pretty well regarded as an OC, so perhaps Kaepernick thinks he can help him get back on track?

 

[BDC99]

Shoot. He probably doesn't even know who Chan Gailey is.

 

[da man]

Kaepernick or Alex Smith? Who would you rather have?

 

[JackReacher]

Herpes

 

[Football_Bat]

The Cowboys have flipped from bad-guy acquisition to good-guy so many times in Jerry's ownership it's hard to keep up with. After Josh Brent, Greg Hardy, Joseph Randle and a 2015 rookie class full of red flags, Jerry is due for another flip. I think he passes on JFF this summer and goes for RG3 instead. RG3 has his own baggage but is not a bad guy at all.

Remember, Jerry famously passed on Randy Moss in the draft because of Moss's character.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Career sounds like the least of Manziel's problems.

EXCLUSIVE: Manziel's ex claims QB threatened to kill her, himself | WFAA.com

(And as a side note to the CBS Sports/aggregation discussion in the other thread -- I found the initial news report here, but I went through four links to get here, each one citing the previous link as the original.)

 

[LongTimeListener]

This feels real.

Sources: Lynch telling people he intends to retire

Ian Rapoport noted the other day on radio (I don't know how he'd know this, but anyway) ... "Marshawn Lynch has a lot of money," Rapoport said. "He hasn't spent a dime of his actual playing money ... ever."

Marshawn Lynch reportedly hasn't spent a penny of the $49.7 million in salary he has made in his NFL career

And he has his post-retirement career already set.

It's Beast Mode Day in Oakland: Watch as Marshawn Lynch opens new store

 

[justgladtobehere]

Gronk says he has done the same.

 

[heyabbott]

Living on the per diem and endorsements. Maybe they are getting interest and cap gain returns.

Good for Lynch and Gronk being smart enough to hire the right people and following their advise. And maybe being disciplined enough not to buy everything they see

 

[LongTimeListener]

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

Von Miller gets the franchise tag. How much does Trevathan get in free agency?

 

[Steak Snabler]

Living on the per diem and endorsements. Maybe they are getting interest and cap gain returns.

Good for Lynch and Gronk being smart enough to hire the right people and following their advise. And maybe being disciplined enough not to buy everything they see

Gronk also has two older brothers who played in the NFL. That probably helped too.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Multiple outlets in Philadelphia reporting LeSean "Bangbus" McCoy got into a fight with two undercover cops.