News roundup
Posted February 5th, 2009 by Luke Chandler
After a perfect season, of sorts, in 2008, the Lions have decided not to bring back cornerback Leigh Bodden. Bodden was a key piece to the Shaun Rogers trade.
Commentary: Bodden's star has fallen pretty far from the 2005 season. He was thought of as a rising star as cover-man, but now he's being released by the worst team in NFL history. He forced a trade out of Cleveland because of a financial dispute with former general manager Phil Savage, and was not a happy camper in Detroit. I would highly doubt that Bodden would return to Cleveland, also.
Martin Rucker's cousin, defensive back Ghaali Muhammad is a member of the University of Wisconsin's 2009 class.
Quoting a piece from my previous post, head coach Eric Mangini has identified the following players as guys he likes:
RB Jamal Lewis
OT Joe Thomas
ILB D'Qwell Jackson
NT Shaun Rogers
Commentary: Not much to be explained here, but with Jamal Lewis facing a huge cap number in 2009, it could be telling to his status with the team.
Could the Browns find a trade partner for Braylon Edwards? David Geller thinks it could be the New York Giants.
Commentary: This is a pure speculation piece, but it's at least intriguing. I don't feel like trading Edwards is a smart move unless it's a blockbuster set of picks.
February 5th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I would trade BE at any cost! He is a poison to the team. His 2 attempted dress downs of the qb on the sidelines in view of everyone were ridiculous. (If I were the qb I would have knocked him out the moment we were behind closed doors!) His self absorbing personality is not needed on this team. His ability to catch the ball and make big time plays is questionable. His work ethic is suspect. He takes plays off. He is the combination of the worst of TO and Randy Moss!
BE be gone! The Browns should take anything they can get for him and rid themselves of a major problem child!
February 5th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
He also mentioned Cribbs.