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www.AFKfootball.com

New site… soon.

AFK football is moving to www.afkfootball.com.  Give us a short time to get the new project running, then we’ll get back to this boring period of off-season.

No fear though, I’ve still got to go through the combine results, pro days are starting, and I’ve imported a couple old posts from my group’s original site that I have to follow-up on. Plus Nadia’s got cheerleaders, football wives, and bitches.

The blog will still be wordpress, we’ll just not be using their hosting anymore. Here’s some thanks for the hosting from Nadia’s files (she’s on the phone so I can steal them).

Quick Salary Cap Sh*t

No question the NFL Salary cap is confusing. And i’m not here to explain it.

But this is a great article.

October is for … football?

Nadia, I can’t leave KC alone without mention of the hottest asset of their team, October Gonzalez. Kelli Croyle has nothing on Gonzo’s “commitment partner”.

Props to HBO’s Hard Knocks show for the screenshot. Also to DHADM for a recap and video.

NFL Cheer (Part 3 of 32)

Been gone, but we’re back. With the Chiefs. These girls need to sue their team photographer. Seriously.
NFL Cheerleader 3 of 32, here she is, Kansas City’s own Catherine.

Homegirl did good in this picture, but Peyton Manning called, and he wants his forehead back.
Still, I can’t hate KC: Brodie Croyle’s wife is there now.

Brett Favre Retires

After watching the whole press conference I can say that Favre is one reflective dude. I’m thinking in about 5 years he’ll be Steve Young but more down-to-earth. And as far as my comment on the whole thing, I can’t eulogize or insult him. He was Favre.

Bryant Johnson signs with the Buffalo Bills.. or does he?

At this point it’s only rumor from Sirius NFL radio, but Bryant Johnson (Cardinals) has been in Buffalo all day, and if the weather hasn’t gotten to him yet, he’s likely to be waiting on his agent and the Bills working out a contract.

The Bills have been known in the past to be stingy with contract negotiations, but Johnson is probably the best value and best fit for the current needs of the Bills.

The Bills have already executed a trade giving them former Jaguars DT Marcus Stroud, while signing Vikings DT Spencer Johnson and Giants LB Kawika Mitchell.

UPDATE: Johnson is leaving town, no contract signed. I knew Ralph Wilson was cheap but daaaaaamn! His next visit is D.C. where Washington needs to bolster a WR corps. My guess is that Johnson’s agent will use Redskins owner Dan Snyder as leverage for more money in Buffalo. The Redskins really can’t spend at all this year, and Randle El and Santana Moss make a capable (if not overachieving) 1-2 combo.

The Cleveland Browns! The Browns? The… Browns???

Donte Stallworth was looking for a contract that would pay him about 5 mil a year with 10 mil guaranteed. He got it with the Cleveland Browns.

Since free agency started less than 48 hours ago, the Cleveland Browns have gone from a team with quarterback questions and a shaky defense, to having one of the strongest defensive lines in the game, a solid starter at quarterback locked up for 3 years, and a WR tandem that rivals the best in the league.

Not bad.

Javon Walker’s Status

The highly productive and widely sought-after receiver turned injury question, was released on Friday by the Broncos. Since then his agent has been contacted by no less than 10 teams, per Michael Smith of ESPN.

No visits have been scheduled, and as of now Walker is in Arizona.

While several teams are interested, the NFC East appears to have the edge. The two leading candidates, according to the source, are the Cowboys and the Eagles, both of whom have connections with Walker. When Walker was released I had previously mentioned he had worked out a deal during the 2005 draft.

Walker’s connection to the Eagles, per Smith, is his friend Donovan McNabb. In one of McNabb’s recent media appearances on an ESPN Weekend radio Insider, he told listeners to “stay tuned” and that the Eagles were “just getting started.”

We’ll see what happens.

A different kind of hollywood

Bria Myles ain’t your typical size 0 hollywood girl, and that’s just fine with us.

Learn more abour Bria on her page and watch her in action at a KING Magazine photo shoot.

Updates

Shaun Rogers to Cleveland, the league office revoked the trade with the Bengals. This means Corey Williams and Shaun Rogers will be on the Browns defensive line. Is that scary or what? The Browns have sent the Lions a third round pick and cornerback Leigh Bodden, who will replace the recently-released Fernando Bryant.

Randy Moss still on the market.

Isaac Bruce signs with San Francisco. Mike Martz pretends it’s 2002 again.

Alan Faneca decision coming Sunday. Jets are the leading candidates.

Lito Sheppard trade rumors continue to swirl. No details except that he’s on the market.

Seattle’s kicker Josh Brown will sign with the Rams. This report came after an earlier one that he would not be re-signing with the Seahawks as expected. Jeff Wilkins, the Rams former kicker, announced his retirement today.

Gibril Wilson, the former NY Giants safety, has inked a 6 year-$39 million deal with the Raiders. I’m a little puzzled to be honest. It seems like a huge overpayment, and the Raiders scheme is greatly different from the Giants’. But I guess that’s what getting the Lombardi does for your stock. Plus I was starting to like the guy after all the rumors of him coming to the Eagles.

Marcus Stroud to the Bills for a 3rd and a 5th?

Today the Bills released Larry Triplett. Also today Marcus Stroud was given permission to seek a trade.

And again today there were two high profile DT’s traded for a 3rd round and 5th round pick. Both teams had high draft positions, similar to the Bills. Both teams had needs at DT, similar to the Bills.

The SBnation Buffalo blog, Buffalo Rumblings, has the story on the front page, and it could be a very likely scenario.

My prediction is it’ll happen in the next couple days. The Bills need at DT is far too great for them to be releasing a recently-signed DT for no reason.

Javon Walker Released by Broncos

ESPNews broke the story, here’s a link to a post at Yardbarker.

Javon Walker would not only transition well to Philly’s system, he already had figures for a deal worked out in 2005 prior to his trade to Denver.

The question around the league has been the health of his knee. He recently had it scoped after having the ACL repaired.

Before releasing him, the Broncos tried to trade him. Health issues were the main concern of teams, especially after the Broncos aggressively shopped Al Wilson for trade last year only to find out when he got to the Giants facilities that he didn’t pass a physical.

Linebacker Ian Gold was also released.

Bengals grab Shaun Rogers for a 3rd and a 5th

On the same day that the Panthers got 3rd and 5th round picks from the Jets for Kris Jenkins, the Lions have received similar picks from the Bengals for Shaun Rogers.

Michael Smith and John Clayton at ESPN.com have the story, and this seems to be the going rate for DT’s. Look for the Jags to get similar action (maybe from the Bills?) for Marcus Stroud.

The move comes a day before a $1mil roster bonus was due to Shaun Rogers, no word on if the contract will be re-done or not.

Other Bengals priorities include re-signing Dhani Jones (Eagles fans everywhere laugh).

John Henderson Pre-Game Warmup

Among the many rumors flying are that the Jags are seeking to acquire Shaun Rogers and dish out Marcus Stroud. It seems like Buffalo is a suitor of Stroud, while the Lions have many interested parties in Rogers. But in checking out youtube for a Marcus Stroud clip I came across this.

I can’t believe I haven’t seen it before, this shit is crazy.

Jags trade 6th round pick and pair of eyeglasses, Acquire Troy Williamson

On a day that has already seen former Jaguars wide receiver Ernest Wilford sign with the Miami Dolphins and former Raider Jerry Porter sign with Jacksonville, the Jags have acquired a piece of junk that Mike Tice left in Minnesota.

Troy Williamson can’t catch.

He can’t see.

And now apparently he’s still worth a 6th round pick. For folks wondering, that’s what Takeo Spikes went for last year.

More Eagles Notes: Tapeh, Clemons

Looks like the Eagles are aggressively pursuing a contract with Chris Clemons (Raiders).

According to NFL.com they are making a push for the guy who didn’t even play in 2006, but had 8 sacks last year. He’s one of those hybrid guys who can stand up or play end, and he’d be brought in primarily for the pass rush. It makes sense after the cutting of Jevon Kearse, because he could rotate as a pass rusher and not get in the way of the developing Victor Abiamiri.

In other Eagles’ world notes, Thomas Tapeh who was an UFA has signed with Minnesota. It makes sense for Childress to bring in a guy that he’s worked with before, and it also makes sense for the Eagles to let him walk, because we’ve got a good FB already developed in Jason Davis.

Asante Samuel is an Eagle

Free agency has been kicked off hard in Philly. And I think it’s time to celebrate.

It started as a rumor from a friend of the front office with a blog that people outside of Philly barely knew. Then it snowballed into bigger sites, and now it’s on SportingNews, with figures for the deal.

5 years and $47.2mil. The Eagles usually sign players for longer and then worry about cutting them later on in the deal. These numbers are so realistic, though, that it seems Samuel will be an Eagle until 2013.

Samuel is 27, and had 6 picks (one for a TD against the Eagles) in 2007, following his league leading 10 in 2006. The move is expected to free up Sheldon Brown to move to safety, thus strengthening two positions at once.

Expect this to be officially announced at the 4:30pm press conference. The news conference will likely be available via the Philadelphia Eagles’ website shortly thereafter.

For anyone who thinks he got short-changed in comparison to Clements consider two things:
1) Clements isn’t playing for a contender.
2) The 8th year of Clements deal is fake, making the real deal 7 years, $64mil. Which is a lower per-year average than Samuel’s.

Junior Seau has Old-Ass-Man Surgery

Per Bernie Wilson of the Sun Sentinel:

Seau had arthroscopic surgery on his left rotator cuff not long after his New England Patriots were upset by the New York Giants in the Super Bowl, leaving the linebacker to ponder whether to try to play a 19th NFL season or retire — again.

How long until he asks for Rodney Harrison’s HGH dealer?

In all seriousness, this guy somehow just keeps on ticking, and since he spent all last season looking like a 55 year-old man, maybe he can start acting like it and hang up the spikes.

With the Pats releasing Roosevelt Colvin and Tedy Bruschi pondering calling it quits (though the latest news is that he’s returning), the Pats are going to be in the market for some LB’s in either free agency or the draft.

Jerry Porter signs with the Jaguars, so does Miss Cleo

Adam Schefter basically has every scoop, right? I’m hating Cablevision right now.

The oft-disgruntled Raiders wide receiver now has a new home. Even though he will be 30 by the time the season starts, he’s going to be a huge contributor. Considering he basically took 2006 off, and hasn’t had to work exceptionally hard with Randy Moss and Ronald Curry on the other side, he’s definitely still got gas left in the tank. Not only has he had solid years with bad quarterbacks in Oakland, but with the Jaguars running game, he’ll get single-coverage on the outside.

When Dennis Northcutt, Reggie Williams, and Ernest Wilford can carry you deep into the playoffs, Jerry Porter is going to get you further.

The word on the deal is six years and $30 million.

Additional Jaguars news is that earlier today they signed former Dolphins QB, Cleo Lemon to backup David Garrard.

The AFC is on notice.