New York Jets Could Sign Randy Moss to Block him From Joining Patriots

After potential landing spots for quarterback Kevin Kolb, another item high on the list of intriguing possibilities is Randy Moss’ next employer. There’s a scenario that could very well play out that puts Moss back in the AFC East.

It starts with the fact the New York Jets might not necessarily be a lock to retain their best big-play receiver, Santonio Holmes, even though prior to the lockout they placed the highest restricted tender possible on him should he sign with another team (first- and third-round draft picks). Holmes recently told reporters that the only way he would stay with the Jets is with a long-term contract, and that he has no interest in signing a one-year tender deal that, under the rules of the previous collective bargaining agreement, would pay him $3.5 million.

Talk is cheap in April, especially when no football business is taking place. But let’s say Holmes sticks to his guns and refuses to play for a one-year contract. Let’s also say that the Jets decide they don’t even want to do a one-year deal with Holmes, who, for all of his talent, is still a worry off the field. Remember that four-game suspension he served at the start of last season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy?

That could leave the Jets looking elsewhere for veteran receiver help. Enter Moss, a free agent who spent parts of last season with the Patriots, Vikings and Titans.

Although Moss is 34 and is entering his 14th NFL season, there is at least one coach who believes he still can make a significant impact: the Jets’ Rex Ryan. And Ryan, who isn’t shy about much of anything, did nothing to conceal those feelings when he spoke with reporters at last month’s NFL Annual Meeting about the pressure Moss places on a secondary as a true “vertical” threat.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81f33096/article/jets-might-have-to-attempt-to-keep-moss-out-of-new-england

 

Champ Bailey Worries There Will be No NFL in 2011

“I’ve been pessimistic about this thing since Day 1,” Bailey told reporters in a conference call regarding his new agreement, per Mike Klis of the Denver Post.  “Ever since our union leader [DeMaurice Smith] came and talked to us last year it kind of opened my eyes like, there might not be football.  I know once April, May, June, July rolls around, and there’s no football, I don’t know what the players are going to do.

With the two sides meeting and having some “success” even veteran players like the Broncos recently re-signed, all-pro cornerback, Champ Bailey are worried about having no season. As fans, we need these two sides to come to an agreement so we can have the game we love this year.

 

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: “The hard work to secure the next NFL season must now accelerate in earnest.”

Please make sure we have football Roger!

 ESPN.com has posted a story sharing Roger Goodell’s current feelings on the state of negotiations between the NFL Players Association and the NFL Owners. In an op-ed piece, Goodell was quoted as saying “We need an agreement that both sides can live with and obtain what they need, not simply what they want”.

While I understand where Goodell is coming from and he’s obviously playing both sides at this point, I wish he would say the owners need to not be so greedy and the players need to understand that there are reasonable demands that can be made so let’s try to play together here.

If an agreement is not made, us as fans will not say “oh the poor owners” or “oh the poor players”, it will be poor US. We will miss out on a football season and be forced to watch the UFL (which is highly underrated) and latch onto a college football team.

From us at The Real Man’s List, PLEASE GET IT DONE!

 

Here’s a video that will hopefully inspire both sides: