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I'm taking the reins on the NFL Thread while asphalt is gone. I will try to throw in a little variety when it comes to stories. Some of you may not like Jim Rome, but I think there may be a few "Jungle Clones" in FReeRepublic. If any of you have any ideas, feel free to put them out there.

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1 posted on 06/15/2005 11:58:00 AM PDT by sean327
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2 posted on 06/15/2005 11:59:44 AM PDT by sean327 (All men are created equal, then some become Marines!)
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well, he is making commercials now and everything (/sarky


3 posted on 06/15/2005 12:00:46 PM PDT by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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Is Drew Rosenhaus Ray Lewis' agent? The old expression "a deal's a deal" seems to have no meaning to that guy.


4 posted on 06/15/2005 12:01:16 PM PDT by jpl
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I don't like Rome at all. However, he's right about Lewis.


5 posted on 06/15/2005 12:02:15 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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Speculation is Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis may want a new contract and that he could be looking for a $50 million dollar signing bonus.

Ray Lewis needs to perform under his existing contract. If he does not, he should not be paid a dime and not other team should be allowed to sign him.

6 posted on 06/15/2005 12:02:17 PM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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Because Ray Ray knows that the 46 Defense wont run without him.


7 posted on 06/15/2005 12:02:21 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you dont have to...." ;)
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If they were to ever give Ray Ray $50 mill up front, what sort of effect would that have on the cap?

If he signs a 20 year contract, it would have a minimal effect... LOL!

8 posted on 06/15/2005 12:04:27 PM PDT by vrwinger ("I don't even know what cheating is..." - Barry Bonds)
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Didn't "Crissy" Everett knock Rome on his butt?


10 posted on 06/15/2005 12:08:19 PM PDT by csmusaret (Urban Sprawl is an oxymoron)
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Rome better be careful what he says. Lewis may stab him.


12 posted on 06/15/2005 12:10:09 PM PDT by rabidralph (Michael Jackson will celebrate at Chuck E. Cheese's)
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Ray Lewis is a good player, but he's also a product of media hype. He's been exposed in big games by good coaches and teams. The money he is asking for should be reserved for those great players that elevate themselves and their teammates to a higher level. Lewis doesn't do either.


13 posted on 06/15/2005 12:11:26 PM PDT by danno3150
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I'd like to see him sign with Atlanta and take a few more of his criminal teammates with him . He obstructed a murder investigation , and KNEW who stabbed the two victims in Atlanta . I live in the Baltimore area and refuse to attend any game til he's gone . To hell with him ...


18 posted on 06/15/2005 12:21:19 PM PDT by lionheart 247365 (( I.S.L.A.M. ; ) Islam's Spiritual Leaders Advocate Murder .. .. .. ))
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Sorry, he is not worth that much of an advance, nobody is. Let him earn it, the 'old fashioned' way.


19 posted on 06/15/2005 12:23:15 PM PDT by rawhide
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$50 million dollars?!

No player is worth that much...except for Brett Favre.

OK, OK, easy on me please.

Seriously, the Ravens need to tell him NO! right away and clear away any misconception that Lewis' agent may have about re-negotiating.

When Lewis' contract expires, then (and not 'til then), they can hold some serious negotiations about a new contract.

if Lewis thinks he's worth that much, a heavily incentive-laden contract is one way to go. The more sacks, tackles, fumble recoveries, etc...the more he gets paid.


20 posted on 06/15/2005 12:26:41 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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Rome sucks, he is the Geraldo Rivera of sports commentators and a sissy too.

Ray Lewis will get his contract renewed just like everyone else on the Ravens team, one year before expiration of the contract and in line with salaries of that position and skill. Ray isn't going anywhere, period.
21 posted on 06/15/2005 12:27:20 PM PDT by TheForceOfOne (My tagline is currently being blocked by Congressional filibuster for being to harsh.)
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He should be behind bars rather than playing linebacker.


23 posted on 06/15/2005 12:34:36 PM PDT by Ogie Oglethorpe (The people have spoken...the b*stards!)
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Will the new contract have a murder clause? < /sarcasm>


24 posted on 06/15/2005 12:38:01 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." Pope JPII)
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I thought he wanted another SB ring. If the Ravens give him that kind of money he can forget playing for another title.


27 posted on 06/15/2005 12:42:48 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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My favorite time watching Ray Ray play was against my Chiefs last year on MNF.

They miked him up, expecting to hear him dominate with some mighty hits.

Instead, all we heard was Ray Ray crying "It's not possible! It's not possible!"

Watch Ray Ray being bulldozed by Brian Waters.
Watch Ray Ray being annihilated by Will Shields as Priest Holmes steps into the end zone.
Watch Ray Ray being obliterated by Tony Richardson as Priest Holmes dances by for a big gain.

Ray Ray spent the game on his butt. Crying into the mike.


35 posted on 06/15/2005 2:03:02 PM PDT by Skooz (Perverts used to have to hang around public toilets. Now, they run our schools - Travis McGee)
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He'll be the A-Rod of football.

He's already gotten the Super Bowl MVP, and he stabbed somebody in the offseason preceding that Super Bowl. Why not.


37 posted on 06/15/2005 3:53:36 PM PDT by NHAntiMassRedRebel (Our only fault is that we're 40 minutes north of Boston.)
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I'll take my Tedi Bruschi any day. R. Lewis is a punk, and I wouldn't want him on my TEAM for $50, let alone $50 mil. That being said, the Ravens should pay him, so he can screw up the team for the next decade.


38 posted on 06/15/2005 6:35:09 PM PDT by paul in cape
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