Posted by DHarp75 on August 22, 2010 under PartyHawks Central | 
Can Brandon Jones recapture the upward momentum he had before a disastrous 2009 in S.F.?
In a seemingly never-ending quest to give a player a second, third, fourth or fifth life in the NFL,
the Seahawks have reportedly signed WR
Brandon Jones.
Jones signed a five-year, $16.5 million deal with the 49ers last year, but was injured in training camp and fell off the radar in the team’s offense. He played in eight games and caught just one pass. But he’s still a young receiver with good upside. The 49ers gave Jones that huge contrat after he caught 112 passes for 1,380 yards through his first four NFL seasons with Tennessee.
He spent his first four seasons with the Tennessee Titans and caught 112 passes for 1,380 yards. Jones is only 27, and at 6-1 and about 215 pounds, he had good size.
So now he joins a long list of talented players left for scrap by other NFL teams. Mike Williams, Kevin Ellison, Kentwan Balmer, Leon Washington, Tyjuan Hagler … it looks like Seattle is taking the route of “sign as many as possible and if 2-3 work out, it was a great low-risk gamble.”
Posted by DHarp75 on July 4, 2010 under PartyHawks Central |
RB Quinton Ganther's grip on a roster spot is slipping following a DUI.
The last thing coaches tell their players before cutting them loose for several weeks between the offseason program and the start of training camp is to be careful and stay out of trouble. That message apparently didn’t stick with
Quinton Ganther, whose quest to make the opening day roster took a signifcant hit with a
DUI arrest near Sacramento on Saturday.
On a team that already leads the league in offseason transactions, it’s a bad idea to get arrested in the wee hours of the morning when you’re clinging onto the fourth spot on the depth chart. Ganther, signed from Washington in Match, is competing for a roster spot behind Justin Forsett, Julius Jones and Leon Washington. One thing Ganther has for him is being a straight-ahead runner who could be strong in short-yardage, which is the role LenDale White was slated for before he was released.
“We are aware of the situation, and in the process of gathering information,” the Seahawks said in a statement.
When that information is gathered, Ganther could be looking for a new job before training camp rolls around.
