Off the Record (OTR)

KDKA investigator Andy Sheehan reported some interesting tidbits on the alleged sexual assault story involving Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
He reports:
“Sources tell us that Ben Roethlisberger did speak with police in Milledgeville that night and told them there was no sexual intercourse between himself and the alleged victim.
“The same sources say that Ben has told [...]

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The Baltimore Ravens have decided to retain wide receiver Derrick Mason and have signed him to a two-year contract, according to Jamison Hensley and his Twitter account.

The two parties were trying to reach an agreement before free agency, but they were not able to get anything in writing.
Mason will now lineup on the other side [...]

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Jocklife.com is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals and free agent WR Antonio Bryant have agreed to a four-year contract. Under the terms of the contract, Bryant will run fast and catch footballs when they are thrown to him.
Jocklife is an agent-run site that does have some credibility, but this is by no means official. [...]

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The Philadelphia Eagles will hold a 4pm press conference on Wednesday to announce the signing of free agent DB Marlin Jackson. The club signed him to a two-year deal and he’s expected to be in the mix at free safety.
This makes perfect sense for the Eagles. They love players coming off of major knee injuries [...]

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OTR was able to get a hold of a few Wonderlic scores for this year’s crop of quarterbacks. And when we say “get a hold of,” we mean they were posted online somewhere and we read them. Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford scored an impressive 36 out of 50 on the intelligence exam, according to [...]

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According to NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora, former Kansas City Chief and Cincinnati Bengal RB Larry Johnson is scheduled to meet with the Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders this week.
“RB Larry Johnson has visits planned to Skins and Raiders this week. More on NFL..com and NFL Network. About to do a chat on [...]

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After releasing Derek Anderson and signing Seneca Wallace, the Cleveland Browns are now shopping former first-round pick Brady Quinn.

PHOTO CAPTION:  After this pass was completed to the other team, one coach was heard saying, “Maybe Quinn’s left-handed?”
It’s being rumored that the Cleveland Browns are willing to trade Quinn and five-hundred dollars in cash money to any team for [...]

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Former Buffalo Bills WR Terrell Owens has arrived in Cincinnati and is preparing to meet with the Bengals brass. Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer managed to get a quote or two from the mercurial wideout.
“Right now this is my first stop and we’ll see how it goes from there,” Owens said. “Chad [...]

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The Kansas City Chiefs have found their pairing for RB Jamaal Charles and his name is Thomas Jones, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. It’s a two-year, $5 million contract that will pay Jones $3 million this year and $2 million in 2011, with $500,000 in incentives.
Jones is expected to be an 8-12 touch [...]

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Well this isn’t even mildly surprising. The Cleveland Browns have announced that they have terminated the contract of QB Derek Anderson. Anderson had a very good year in 2007 but then fell off of a cliff.
There has been a battle for the QB spot in Cleveland between him and Brady Quinn, but both [...]

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Sources tell our pals at TMZ.com that the 20-year old woman who has accused Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault, has dropped out of school and gone home with her parents.
According to TMZ’s sources, the woman has dropped out of Georgia College & State University and went back to her family [...]

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USA Today spoke with the president of Pittsburgh-based PLB Sports, which markets the “Big Ben Beef Jerky” brand and the dude didn’t have many great things to say at this point. Ty Ballou calls Ben’s pattern of behavior “troubling” and he even references the motorcycle accident that almost killed the Steelers QB several years [...]

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According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Minnesota Vikings appear to have interest in free-agent RB Ladainian Tomlinson as a possible replacement for Chester Taylor. It makes sense, while OTR doesn’t think that Tomlinson has much left in the tank, he could still be a decent backup to a horse like Adrian Peterson.
As [...]

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