Good post lol... I'm sure that every time Brady throws a hissy fit because someone touched his jersey sleve Chad will be there to do a little cheering him up.
Oh I believe it happened, I don't think it was just the Saints though. But they got busted for it. I love the fact that he is going after Goodell..lmao. That is one guy the leaque would be better off with out. This may be a step in that direction.
I agree with you Dom. They should have some competition for these positions, backup players especially .
Does anyone know 'what's going on with Wallace? I haven't heard or read anything in a while.
It is sad that Seau commited suicide, but, they need to take some responsibilty for some things. If he was that depressed he should have asked for help, his family should have seen the signs and gotten help for him. I don't think the NFL has the resources or the responsiblity to check on every player after they retire or leave the game. I can tell you that the, say, the Pittsburgh police dept. or the fire dept. doesn't check on their employee's after they retire or leave especially years after the fact.
Great article. I totally agree the Steelers hardly ever go free agency for talent. When Chuck Noll was the coach I can't remember them ever picking up free agents. I'm sure they did but they have always relied on the draft. It is unfortunate that they make great players out of their draft picks and a lot leave for the bigger money after 4 or 5 years. There used to be loyalty from both sides but free agency has pretty much ruined that.
These are grown men who played the game of their own free will. They are not wound soldiers returning from war. They have collage degree's, they live a life when they are not playing. Most put their education to work for them after football. Joe Green works for the Steelers and he was a defensive lineman at very physical time in football. They don't need mentors to get back into society after football.
As far as the punishment levied at the Saints, all well and good except some of them don't play for the Saints anymore and coach. Therefore the punishment hurts their new teams. Some form of compensation needs to be given to those teams don't you think?
Giving the power to Goodell was almost as bad as congress giving all that power to Bush, Bush ruined the country and Goodell is ruining football. Pete Rozzele is rolling over in his grave.