NFL notes: Senator wants Spygate investigation
NFL notes: Senator wants Spygate investigation
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter called for an independent investigation of the New England Patriots‘ efforts to tape opposing coaches’ signals.
Ravens, Suggs avoid grievance
The Ravens and Terrell Suggs avoided a grievance by essentially creating a new position, Suggs’ agent confirmed Tuesday night.
The sides reached an agreement on a one-year franchise tag tender worth close to $8.5 million, which will pay him as a hybrid defensive end-linebacker.
It is believed that the NFL Players Association and the NFL Management Council are finalizing details to sign off on the compromise.
‘His job is to rush the quarterback as a defensive end, and I thought it was unfair that he had to live under the linebacker franchise tag,’ said Gary Wichard, Suggs’ agent. ‘So, Ozzie [Newsome, Ravens general manager] and I said, ‘Let us resolve this as opposed to the attorneys.’ I tip my hat off to Ozzie for creating a new franchise tag.’ Read more
Boller, Smith eagerly await Flacco arrival (AP)
Kyle Boller spent five years working his way to the top of the Baltimore Ravens‘ depth chart. He was named the starting quarterback when he was too young to handle the pressure, battled through injuries in 2003 and 2005, and served the past two years as a dutiful backup to Steve McNair. As a reward, the Ravens picked Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft and…
Good first impression for Rice
“That’s one thing about him that you might not know. As great as a player he is, he works so hard. That’s the way you have to be (in the NFL). I actually didn’t expect anything less from him.”
The tendency for rookies in their first NFL mini-camp is to go out and try to make a quick impression. via Courier News Online
Ravens get QB with Flacco at No. 18 (PA SportsTicker)
The Baltimore Ravens used an end-around to get a quarterback in the first round of the NFL draft.
Agent: Ravens, Suggs agree on franchise tag (AP)
The Baltimore Ravens have reached a compromise with franchise player Terrell Suggs, his agent said. Suggs filed a grievance against the team in March after the Ravens tagged him with the one-year, $8.065 million linebacker tag. He was seeking to be paid the defensive end franchise designation of $8,879,000.
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