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Brian Urlacher wants more cash
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What is it about the Bears?
Do they just not like linebackers?
Or do they just not like to pay linebackers?
You remember the franchising of linebacker Lance Briggs and all the acrimony that went with it?
Now it is on to Brian Urlacher.
Brian Urlacher says his arthritic back feels great and his surgically repaired neck is fine. However, don’t expect Urlacher to get his mind right until the star middle linebacker’s contract dispute with the Chicago Bears is resolved.
On Monday Urlacher, …read more

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Roy Williams was almost dropkicked out of Detroit
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Roy Williams is the best receiver on the Detroit Lions.
Ok, settle down, the Squibster has not forgotten about Calvin Johnson. Someday Calvin Johnson may be better than Roy Williams, but right now it is Roy that has caught all the big balls.
Roy thought for sure that he was traded last year.
Did you ever seriously think you might be traded?
“From all the rumors, I thought I was out of here. Just from listening to everything. …read more

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In the year of the cornerback, Marcus Trufant has hit the jackpot. Not only is he getting married on Saturday, but he also signed a big contract.
Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant and the Seahawks have agreed to a $50.2 million, six-year contract that runs through 2013.
Agent Doug Hendrickson said the deal for 11th overall draft choice out of Washington State in 2003 includes $20 million in guarantees. A $3 million roster bonus due in 2010 effectively means Trufant is due $28 million over the first three years of the contract, …read more

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Dwight Freeney, 93, participating in a Leap Frog contest with the Dolphins
Freeney blasting around the line and heading for the opposing teams QB has been a common sight for oh so long. Now Dwight will be a little slower as he has a lot of cash to haul around.
Freeney and the Colts agreed to a six-year, $72 million contract that includes a $30 million signing bonus, Freeney’s agent, Gary Wichard, said Friday. source
30 Mill is a hefty signing bonus, no doubt about it. Is Dwight worth …read more