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ESPN radio: Graham-to-Broncos done deal

Hey all --

ESPN Radio just reported that Daniel Graham will stay home, and has agreed to a deal with the Broncos that includes a $10 million signing bonus. No word on the other terms of the deal.

Graham must have had a change of heart, because during the season he expressed to us that he thought it would be difficult to play for Denver -- where his father, Tom, played, and where he grew up -- and if he played there, it would be at the end of his career, as a sentimental kind of thing.

But, hey, if we were offered $10 million guaranteed, we'd learn to deal with whatever perceived pressure there might be too.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:48 PM | Permalink | Comments 1

Associate Dope of the Month: Manny Arora

Hey all --

Who is Manny Arora, you ask? Well, he's Pacman Jones' lawyer.

And we can totally see why Jones employs him.

Arora told The Tennessean today that Jones "is stressed beyond belief." Really? We can't imagine why. Well, maybe we can: being arrested/questioned by police 10 times in two years, remembering when your next league drug test will be so you can stop doing pot in time , allegedly threatening to kill a strip club bouncer after a melee broke out and before someone who may or may not be part of your posse returns to said strip club and shoots said bouncer (plus two others), and even getting your Mama arrested for marijuana possession (even if the charges were dropped)...

...Oh, and then there's that minor issue of making sure you can pull all this off and still keep the job that's supposed to pay you $1.3 million in base salary for the coming year.

Yeah, I guess that's stressful.

But listen to Arora and tell us he's not worth every penny Jones is paying him:

"No matter how the media may want to paint it, nobody gets that lucky," Arora said, referring to the 10 times Jones has been arrested or questioned by police with no charges filed. "He's just made some poor decisions with the people he's associated with, and they're trying to drag him down."

Yes. It is everyone else's fault! Of course!

As an associate of our Dope of the Month, Manny Arora is our first-ever Associate Dope of the Month.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 12:51 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

A. Thomas headed to New England after all?

Hey all --

NFL Network's Adam Schefter told WEEI this morning that he believes linebacker Adalius Thomas will end up with the Patriots.

That goes counter to what we've heard over the last couple of days, when it seemed Thomas was headed to San Francisco. And it also goes counter, apparently, to what Schefter said on NFLN just last night -- less than 24 hours ago, he was forecasting the 29-year old outside linebacker headed to the 49ers.

Thomas got to know Bill Belichick at the Pro Bowl and said of Belichick that week, "You always hear about how he’s a mean guy, but it’s real interesting to see how he reacts with different players, how he gets comfortable over here. He’s actually a really nice guy. I was surprised.”

But San Fran head coach Mike Nolan was Thomas' defensive coordinator in Baltimore, and the 49ers have more room under the salary cap -- about $42 million -- than any other team in the league.

Though he does already have a Super Bowl ring -- Thomas was a rookie when the Ravens won it all in 2000 -- he played a bit role that year, playing in just three games. And New England is seemingly closer to winning a title than the 49ers. But Thomas, like Rosevelt Colvin before him, probably would have to sign for less than top-dollar if he came to New England.

We'll see what happens...

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 11:43 AM | Permalink | Comments 0