May 21, 2013

NFL: News and Notes

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(January 26, 2013 – Source: / North America)

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

The have kept one of their pending off the market, signing defensive end Keyunta Dawson to a one-year contract.

The Titans announced the deal with the former Texas Tech standout Thursday. That leaves them with 16 players set to become free agents Tuesday.

Dawson originally signed with Tennessee last year, but the veteran played in the first three games of the season before a hamstring injury put him on . But the 6-foot-3 Dawson did have three sacks in the preseason and was used as a off the bench before his injury.

He has played in 63 career with 20 starts mostly in Indianapolis with two in Detroit before joining the Titans. He also has 109 tackles.

INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis gave Jeff Saturday a chance to fulfill his NFL dream.

On Thursday, he came back to thank the town and the team that embraced his improbable journey from undrafted free agent to .

Moments after signing his final contract with the Colts, Indy’s longtime center and a key figure in forging a settlement to the 2011 NFL lockout officially retired with the team that brought him into the league 14 years ago.

“This does not happen for many players, especially many ,” Saturday said. “I’m excited to retire as a Colt. I mean, this is my home. This is what we’ve supported for so many years. I was known, no matter what team I was playing for, as a Colt. So it’s good to put that horseshoe on and go out that way.”

ALEXANDRIA, Va.

general manager attended his first trademark hearing Thursday. He heard lawyers and judges fuss over dictionaries, surveys and the actions of offended 18-year-olds while using terms such as “hearsay exception” and “Chevron deference,” all in a debate over the team’s nickname.

“There was one reference to a delay of game penalty,” Allen said, “which was the football part that I understood.”

As the 90-minute hearing before three judges on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board showed, the case against the team is not as simple as declaring that the word “redskins” is a slur and therefore shouldn’t have federal trademark protection. The group of five Native American petitioners has to show that the name “” was disparaging to a significant population of American Indians back when the team was granted the trademarks from 1967 to 1990.

ATLANTA

Atlanta’s mayor and Falcons owner Arthur Blank have agreed to financing terms for a new $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome and keep the team’s home games in the city’s downtown, the two men said Thursday.

Mayor Kasim Reed said the city would provide $200 million of construction costs through bonds backed by the city’s hotel-motel tax. The Falcons franchise, owned by Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, would provide $800 million and be responsible for construction cost overruns.

The Falcons would pay for up to $50 million in infrastructure costs not included in the construction budget and help retire the last few years of debt on the Georgia Dome, which was publicly financed entirely using the hotel-motel tax.

Compiled from wire reports

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NFL: Seau autopsy finds sleep-aid, no drugs of abuse

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(PhatzRadio / ) — Traces of a drug used to treat insomnia were found in the blood of star , according to a toxicology report released Monday in San Diego.

Seau’s death fueled speculation that he may have suffered from concussions during his 20-year , however that remains uncertain. But the report, issued by the Office of the Medical Examiner of the County of San Diego, did indicate that he had used the drug zolpidem.

Seau, 43, was found dead May 2 at his home in Oceanside, Calif. A day later, the medical examiner’s office ruled death by suicide. Seau had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.

In the aftermath of the death, friends and family of Seau’s told that he used Ambien, the best-known brand name for zolpidem. (According to Sanofi, the maker of Ambien, 95% of zolpidem sold in the USA is generic.)

Those close to Seau also said he had trouble sleeping for years and did not always take sleep aids as directed. Nancy Emsley, who often worked out with Seau at a , said she lectured Seau that he needed to sleep for eight hours after taking one. “He just rolled his eyes,” she said.

Mark Walczak, who played with Seau on the in the early 1990s, said he witnessed Seau using a prescription sleep aid in 2005 while Seau played for the .

“So it was there. It was being used,” Walczak told on Monday. “It may be accepted by the FDA as a sleep aid, but from what I read and from what people tell me it is also a substance that can make you do crazy things that you’d never do normally. It’s just very frustrating to me.”

STORY: Seau’s final days plagued by sleepless nights
MORE: Final reports on Seau suicide

According to the -approved medication guide for Ambien, serious side effects can include “worsening of depression, and suicidal thoughts or actions.”

The toxicology report found no traces of alcohol or drugs of abuse.

The report said medications collected from the scene included 10 milligram tablets of zolpidem. It said the level found in Seau’s blood was 0.14 mg/liter.

A 10 mg dose of zolpidem results in a blood concentration of 0.12 mg/liter after more than an hour and a half, according to a fact sheet on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The toxicology report also noted a lesser trace (under 5.0 mg/L) of naproxen, an anti-inflammatory drug.

Last month, Seau’s family released some of his brain tissue to the National Institutes of Health for study. Brains of deceased former players have been studied for evidence of damage due to concussions during their playing careers.

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NFL: Saints fans fume over treatment of Drew Brees

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Quarterback walks out after a “paddle out” in honor of NFL Seau on May 6, 2012 in Oceanside, California. Seau, who played for various including the , and was found dead in his home on May 2nd of an apparent suicide. Family members have decided to donate his brain for research on links between concussions and possible depression.
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(PhatzRadio / ) — NEW ORLEANS – As he shuttled a fresh group of passengers in his taxi through the near the French Quarter, Edmond Belizaire expressed the undeniable sentiment of the locals on the topic of beloved quarterback Drew Brees.

Pay the man.

For all the twists stemming from the bounty scandal that has dominated the offseason, the other big issue is the standoff between Brees and the Saints … as the clock ticks toward the start of training camp in late July.

Some people in this hotbed of hospitality are a bit restless about it.

“With all the crap happening here, they should just sign Drew Brees and get the drama over with,” Belizaire says. “ won’t be here this year. Will Smith will be gone for a few games. But with Drew Brees, you’ve still got a shot at getting to the Super Bowl.”

Brees, whose contract expired after last season, was slapped with a for $16.3 million on a one-year tender. Unable to strike a long-term deal, he has missed the minicamps and organized team activities. If he doesn’t get a by July 16, rules of the dictate he’d have to play the 2012 season under the tender.

But what’s the cost? Brees averaged $10 million on his last deal, a six-year pact that was, by peer comparison, a bargain. But after setting the NFL’s single-season passing yardage record in 2011 and seeing ’s new deal with the average $19.2 million in the first three years — exceeding the $18 million average for New England Patriots star Tom Brady — Brees isn’t out of line expecting a jump exceeding $20 million a year.

Brees’ agent, Tom Condon, who also represents Manning, declined to comment. Saints general manager Mickey was unavailable. But there is no shortage of diehards in the Big Easy willing to speak on the matter — like Nathan Washington, a bellman at the Loews Hotel.

“Brees is the glue,” Washington said. “He deserves whatever he’s asking for. How can you not give it to him? If that’s a problem for the Saints, I’ll start up a fund and take to the streets. If you’re talking about Brees, this community would chip in and pay for it.”

Why it came to this is unfathomable, given Brees’ trigger role in one of the NFL’s most prolific offenses. It is rare a marquee quarterback plays out his contract in this age. Brady, Eli Manning and Philip Rivers re-signed a year before their previous contracts expired. Ben Roethlisberger had two years left when he re-upped.

Yet the Saints’ attempts to re-sign Brees last year went nowhere. Brees shut down talks when the 2011 campaign began, and there was virtually no progress before the tag was applied in March.

Typically, fans side with management. Not here. “Brees could be mayor of New Orleans,” Belizaire says.

Belizaire still can see Brees rolling up his sleeves in the flood-stricken Lower Ninth Ward, helping with cleanup efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

“That’s one of the reasons why so many people love him here,” Belizaire says.

Naturally, the contract flap fuels only some of the angst. That was evident at Mother’s Restaurant, the famed hot spot less than a mile from the Superdome, during the busy lunch hour Thursday.

Denny Amato, a manager at his family’s restaurant, says they’ve had season tickets for 30 years. He fumes about the price of the bounty scandal.

“We’ve been made scapegoats by the NFL because we’re an easy target,” he says.

He still believes. Amato expects the Saints, even without suspended coach Sean Payton, will draw on motivational fuel and contend to host Super Bowl XLVII. “After every practice he was on the phone with (backup quarterback) Chase Daniel and (interim coach) Joe Vitt. He’s keeping in touch,” Amato added.

So even though Brees has been out of sight, he’s hardly out of mind.

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Source: Saints make new offer to QB Drew Brees

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Quarterback walks out after a “paddle out” in honor of on May 6, 2012 in Oceanside, California. Seau, who played for various including the San Diego Chargers, and was found dead in his home on May 2nd of an . Family members have decided to donate his brain for research on links between concussions and possible depression.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) – The have made a new contract offer to record-setting quarterback , said a person familiar with the situation.

The person spoke to the Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the team and the quarterback have not publicly discussed the new offer. The person did not provide details about financial changes in the new offer but added, “as always, there is a lot to get through, and no deal is imminent.”

The Saints have placed their one-year on Brees, barring him from negotiating with other teams. Brees has said he wants to remain in New Orleans but has skipped voluntary practices and this week’s while holding out for a long-term deal.

If a deal were to get done over the weekend, Brees would be able to attend the Saints’ final set of voluntary offseason practices next week.

Brees was in New Orleans on Thursday, but not for .

He attended a City Council hearing to support a zoning ordinance required for a Jimmy Johns sandwich shop he will open not far from his New Orleans home in the city’s historic Uptown district.

The council voted unanimously in favor of the variance, but Brees declined to be interviewed or make any comments about as he was escorted to a waiting car outside City Hall.

Brees boarded a flight back to San Diego on Thursday afternoon.

Brees, who joined the Saints as a free agent in 2006, has during the past six seasons completed more passes (2,488) for more yards (28,394) and more touchdown passes (201) than any other quarterback in the NFL. His 67.8% completion rate spanning the past six seasons also tops the league.

Arriving in New Orleans the season after Hurricane Katrina struck, Brees has become arguably the most popular sports figure in the city’s history. In addition to leading the club to its lone Super Bowl title in the 2009 season, Brees has become a civic pillar of the community. He and wife Brittany have worked through their Brees Dream foundation to sponsor about $8 million in projects primarily aimed at improving the lives of children in the area through the refurbishing of schools or renovation of athletic fields and facilities. His foundation also has supported the arts, along with hospital facilities for cancer patients.

In 2011, Brees set NFL single-season records with 468 completions, 5,476 yards passing and a completion percentage of 71.2. His prolific passing numbers helped the Saints set a new NFL high for total offensive yards in a season with 7,474.

He led the Saints to a 13-3 regular season record and second NFC South division title in three seasons. New Orleans defeated Detroit in the first round of the playoffs before falling in the final seconds of their second-round game at San Francisco.

This offseason marks the first time Brees, 33, has had the opportunity to negotiate a major, long-term deal with the leverage provided by a string of injury-free seasons highlighted by a slew of individual and team statistical records in addition to a championship.

He commanded only second-round money when he was drafted by San Diego, and the San Diego Chargers placed the one-year on him when that deal ran out in 2005. Brees then had an injury the following season that required major surgery to his throwing shoulder and which left him with few major offers during the 2006 offseason.

He wound up signing a six-year deal with New Orleans worth about $, which left him playing for well below what the top quarterbacks in the league earned during the past few seasons.

Brees is now expecting to be paid in the range of the league’s best quarterbacks, and Peyton Manning, who is three years older than Brees and sat out last season while recovering from neck surgery, recently signed a contract with Denver paying him $19.2 million a year.

Brees has until July 16 to agree to a new long-term deal. Otherwise he will have to either play under the franchise tag that would pay him a little more than $16 million for one season, or sit out.

Getting Brees back with the team would help restore a sense of normalcy after an offseason plagued by the NFL’s bounty scandal, which resulted in the season-long suspensions of head coach Sean Payton and linebacker , among other sanctions.

So far, Chase Daniel has worked as the No. 1 quarterback during six voluntary offseason practices and this week’s three-day that ended Thursday. The Saints also gave veteran Luke McCown a tryout during and decided on Thursday to sign him as well, meaning he’ll likely be back for next week’s offseason practices and possibly training camp.

Saints players and coaches have said it is odd not having Brees around, but added that they are confident his absence won’t unduly hurt the team as long as he’s back by training camp.

Assistant head coach Joe Vitt, who has been tapped to handle head coaching duties this season, except while serving his own six-game suspension resulting from the bounty probe, said he has been talking with Brees regularly and asking the quarterback for input on training camp, which opens in late July.

“Nobody is going to come in better shape than Drew,” Vitt said earlier this week. “Drew is working extremely hard right now. He’s mastered the system. (Brees’ contract) will get done with both parties getting together. … They are both working hard at it.”

Notes: The Saints also signed running back Joe Banyard after the completion of minicamp. Like McCown, Banyard was with the Saints on a three-day tryout this week. … Starting RT Zach Strief wound sat out a fourth practice in a row on Thursday after rolling his right ankle in the opening practice of minicamp. He said the injury is minor, that he rested as a precaution, and that he expects to practice next week. … RB Chris Ivory sat out a second consecutive day with what Vitt has said is a minor hamstring pull. … The Saints announced that they will hold training camp, as usual, at their suburban New Orleans headquarters and that it will open on July 27.

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NFL reviews support for ex-players in wake of Seau’s death

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(PhatzRadio / ) — ATLANTA — What happens when the cheering stops? That question has been increasingly discussed in the weeks since the suicide of former Seau, and it did not escape league owners as they gathered Tuesday for a day of business meetings.

“Our players get all of this public attention, then all of a sudden when they’re out of the game, nobody cares who they are,” owner said. “You go from a star to being a nobody. That can be depressing.”

Though specific contributing factors that led to Seau’s death are unknown, the case has prompted the to review the many support programs it offers active and as a high priority.

Last week, met with experts from the National Institute of Mental Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The league also has enlisted former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, whose address to owners Tuesday emphasized difficulties players can face when transitioning out of the sport.

“We’ve been focused on this area for several years,” said. “(But) we want to improve programs, make sure that players are using them.”

, the NFL’s vice president for player engagement, says 25% of current players and a similar percentage of retirees use programs offered by the league that can include financial education and psychological counseling.

He is pressed to find more effective ways to reach current and former players.

“It’s our greatest challenge,” Vincent said. “We have to do a better job of diving, of getting a little deeper.”

Intervention is one strategy. Vincent said the NFL would aim to better connect with family members, agents and others with influence on players. “If you want the truth about the player, you’ve got to talk to the wife,” Vincent said.

Since Seau’s death, Vincent said many spouses had asked about to be aware of. He said Seau’s death, though regrettable, “has allowed us to talk about it in a broader context.”

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Report: Saints Guarantee Long-Term Extension For Drew Brees Will Happen

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Quarterback walks out after a “paddle out” in honor of on May 6, 2012 in Oceanside, California. Seau, who played for various teams including the San Diego Chargers, and was found dead in his home on May 2nd of an apparent suicide. Family members have decided to donate his brain for research on links between concussions and possible depression.
(May 5, 2012 – Source: / North America)

(PhatzRadio / NFL.com) — Multiple sources have corroborated today that the New Orleans Saints are guaranteeing a multi-year deal will happen with quarterback Drew Brees, according to NFL.com.

Saints general manager Mickey and are both hard at work on hammering out a lengthy extension for Brees, who finished out a six-year, $ contract last season and was franchised in March. The interest is mutual between Brees and the Saints in working out a contract, but the .

“Look, we love Drew Brees, every fan of the New Orleans Saints loves Drew Brees. So do I,” said. “No one wants to get him signed more than I do. … But we also want to have the best team we can have on the field. … We’ve just got to get it right.”

Under the , the Saints have the exclusive rights to Brees’ services next season for $16.371 million. But Brees has been rumored to have interest in a much bigger contract, comparable to the $23 million per season that is earning with the .

“I feel for him. I feel with him. He wants to be here right now. I want him to be here right now, and we’ll work hard to get that accomplished,” Loomis said. “It’s important to Drew, but it’s important to our team. The magnitude of this contract is going to impact our team for a long period of time, so we’ve got to get it right. It’s got to be right for Drew, but it’s got to be right for our team as well.”

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Breaking News: Junior Seau dead, 43, report says

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: AP Photo/Stephan Savoia | responds to a reporter’s question during a at the team’s facility in Foxborough, Mass. (Jan. 17, 2008)
Originally published: May 2, 2012 2:30 PM
Updated: May 2, 2012 2:43 PM
By .COM

(PhatzRadio / .com) star Junior Seau, 43, died at his Oceanside, Calif., home Wednesday.

“He was a local hero — he certainly gave back to the community and to the youth through his Junior Seau Foundation,” Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood told The . “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.”

PHOTOS: Junior Seau’s NFL career in pictures

Citing a source, the Times reports Seau’s body was found by a maid.

Responding to a 911 call, authorities descended on Seau’s residence around 12:35 p.m. PT. Hundreds of bystanders have gathered at the site.

In a tragic coincidence, Seau becomes the eighth member of the 1994 , who lost Super Bowl XXIX to the 49ers, to die at a young age. The others: Chris Mims, David Griggs, Rodney Culver, Lewis Bush, Curtis Whitley, Shawn Lee and Doug Miller.

San Diego native and current Dolphins tailback Reggie Bush tweeted:

“R.I.P Jr. Seau one of the greatest players to play the game! Damn this one hurts San Diego! One of the greatest to to come from the city.”

Seau played linebacker for 20 years in the NFL, earning 12 nods while being named first-team all-pro six times. A USC product, he was drafted fifth overall by the Chargers in 1990 and played for the Bolts during his prime years from 1990 to 2002.

He joined the Dolphins in 2003 for a three-year hitch in Miami.

After a four-day retirement following the 2005 season — Seau deemed it a graduation into the next phase of his life at the time — he reversed course to spend four final seasons (2006-09) with the . He played sparingly the final two years, joining the club at midseason in both cases, but continued on at the behest of coach Bill Belichick, who valued Seau’s legendary work ethic and leadership skills.

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NFL: Warren Sapp files for bankruptcy in Florida

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(February 1, 2012 – Photo by / North America)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Former owes more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony, according to a filing in South Florida.

Sapp’s $6.45 million in assets includes 240 pairs of Jordan athletic shoes worth almost $6,500, a $2,250 watch and a lion skin rug worth $1,200. He also reported losing his 2002 Super Bowl ring with the Bucs and his 1991 national championship ring from the University of Miami.

The court documents were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Fort Lauderdale on March 30. .com first reported the filing. A phone message and e-mail left Saturday with his attorney, Chad Pugatch, were not immediately returned.

Sapp’s average monthly income is $115,881, according to the filings, and includes $45,000 for a final contract payment with Showtime, $48,000 for an appearance with CCA Sports and $18,675 as an advance for a book deal. His contract with the ends in August, the filings show, and it was unknown if the contract will be renewed.

Sapp, a former defensive tackle for the and the during his 13-year , was also once a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”

He was arrested in 2010 following an alleged domestic violence incident at a . He would have faced one count of misdemeanor domestic battery, but prosecutors declined to prosecute saying in court documents that there were inconsistencies in the victim’s statements and evidence.

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