Cleveland has an intriguing option at guard now that the Bears have released Rex Tucker, brother of Browns right tackle Ryan Tucker.
The Browns don’t have a pressing need after adding veterans Joe Andruzzi and Cosey Coleman in free agency, but guard has been a chronic problem for the franchise, and overall line depth is poor.
“We would entertain going to Cleveland,” Rex Tucker’s agent, Joe Coletta, told The Repository on Tuesday. “There have been no discussions.
“Ryan and Rex are very close. You look at Rex, you see Ryan. Them playing together would be quite a thing.”
Ryan, who turns 30 in June, has been one of the Browns’ most stable players and leaders in recent times.
Rex, born in Midland, Texas, 18 months after Ryan, was a third-round pick of the Bears in 1999. He developed into a Pro Bowl alternate.
Chicago liked him so well it kept him out of free agency in 2002 by giving him a $4.5 million signing bonus. Since then, he has been plagued by injuries, prompting the Bears to re-think where he fit under the salary cap.
Although Rex Tucker has played in just 11 games during the last three seasons, Coletta said he is healthy and eager to play in 2005. He missed time in 2004 with a dislocated elbow and a hamstring injury.
“Each time he’s been hurt, he came back very hard,” Coletta said. “He’s a hard-working guy with a lot of talent. If you know what Ryan’s like, you appreciate that.”
Ryan is listed at 6-foot-6, 325 pounds. Rex is listed at 6-5, 320.
The Browns are unlikely to pursue any more free agents until after this weekend’s draft.
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ON THE NOSE. Veteran nose tackle Jason Fisk, who has played for the Titans and Chargers, said he has found a crowd in Berea. “We have more people working out here than any offseason program I’ve been involved with,” the recently signed free agent said. Fisk enjoyed being on a 12-4 playoff team last year in San Diego, but Northeast Ohio is more his speed. “Cleveland is very much a football town, as opposed to San Diego, which is more of a surfing town,” he said. Fisk, 33, was signed to give the Browns one or two good years of good examples as a 3-4 nose man. “It’s a thankless, tough position,” the former Stanford Cardinal said. “It’s a lot of pressure, because if the nose breaks down, the run defense breaks down.
On top of that, the mets traded Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati reds for 4 pieces of garbage named Pat Zachary, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. I’ve never even heard of them! The mets made a turn for the better when they sold the team to 2 men named Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon in January of 1980. They got right to work because they traded for Doc Gooden, One of the best of his time. They also acquired all-star first basemen Keith Hernandez and all-star catcher Gary Carter.
In 1972, he had a Passer Rating of 157.5 in a game. A rare perfect rating would be 158.3. In 1973, he had an amazing season where he brought the Broncos to their first ever winning season. That season he earned a First Team All-AFC, led the AFC in touchdown passes, and earned the Broncos offensive MVP. In 1974, he led the NFL in yards per pass attempt with 8.1 yards. In 1975, he played his final season and retired. He became the Broncos quarterback coach for the 1976 season, then retired from that right after. In 1977, the Broncos went to their first super bowl, the year after Charley Johnson retired. He ranks 7th in most touchdowns by a Broncos quarterback, and 9th in most yards. In 1986, Charley Johnson was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame.
With the thirty-third pick in the 1991 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons choose Brett Favre. A little less than a year later, Atlanta traded Favre to Green Bay for a first round draft choice. Now in his 13th season in the NFL. Behind Favre, Green Bay has had nine playoff appearances including five division titles.
The Chicago Bears are known for having up and down years. But in the past they have showed that they can become the big powerhouse in the NFL. They have a very rich past and will sure to have a very rich future. The Bears are one of the greatest legendary teams there is.
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Al Toon, father of Saints receiver Nick Toon, was forced to leave professional football after sustaining nine concussions in eight years of professional football. Football is one of the most dangerous games. As the years go on, more and more rules are being written to prevent the danger, but danger is the nature of the game. Most of these rules are for the protection of the players, but there are times when injuries can be a good thing. The Philadelphia Eagles were 3-5 to start the year, but Michael Vick was injured and the backup quarterback led the team to be 10-6, win the division, and almost beat the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. "About 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year, about three-quarters of them mild TBIs, or concussions" (Clemmitt). Traumatic Brain Injuries are used as the main form of evidence in Richard Cohen's claim that the end of the NFL is near, and quite frankly, his argument is pretty solid.
In 1954, some investors made an attempt to bring back the Tucker Corporation to make a new car. They made many sketches, but was not able to get enough support to build the vehicle. The former Tucker Corporation is located in Chicago, IL, and is now split into the corporate headquarters of Tootsie Roll Industries and the Ford City mall. Tucker’s innovative ideas for his new car design with safety helped build up the standards for the modern cars today.
Until the last two seasons, Charles has been the primary weapon for the Kansas City Chiefs, and a week-to-week stalwart on many fantasy teams. Peterson took high fantasy point honors in 2012, followed by Charles in 2013. During other years, players like the Muscle Hamster (Doug Martin) in Tampa Bay, Arian Foster, Chris Johnson, Matt Forte and LeSean McCoy have all been coveted to fill the RB spot on a fantasy roster.
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