Off the Record (OTR)

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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The Oakland Raiders have admitted to a couple of mistakes…sort of. According to Adam Schefter the Raiders have let go of Javon Walker and Greg Ellis.
“Filed to ESPN: Raiders waived WT Javon Walker and DE Greg Ellis. Talk about two moves that didn’t work out,” he tweets.
Boy is that the truth. Walker was [...]

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As expected, the Oakland Raiders have released running back Justin Fargas, according to Adam Schefter.

PHOTO CAPTION: JaMarcus Russell throws an interception to Justin Fargas
This immediately makes the Raiders a contender.  The problem with Oakland is they had too many good players.  They need to trim the good player fat.
Fargas spent seven long years with the [...]

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Since 2004, Indianapolis Colts QB Jim Sorgi has the best job in all of football. All he had to do was play some snaps in the preseason and backup Peyton Manning, who never gets hurt. You just stand there and look pretty, Jim.
But, according to Matt Brei on Twitter, the Colts [...]

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According to Jay Glazer, the Carolina Panthers have released QB Jake Delhomme. Delhomme got a big contract after stinking up the joint against the Arizona Cardinals in the 2008 playoffs, but clearly he is not someone the organization wants running the show moving forward.
“I’m reporting a surprise release, panthers are releasing QB Jake Delhomme, [...]

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The Washington Redskins have put a few heads on the chopping block as expected. They have cut guard Randy Thomas, wide receiver Antwaan Randle El (thank god) and special teamer/backup RB Rock Cartwright.
At age 34 and coming off of a torn triceps, you had to figure they weren’t going to pay Thomas the $3 [...]

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According to San Diego Chargers WR/special teamer Kassim Osgood on Twitter, the team has cut nose tackle Jamal Williams.
“Confirmed: Jamal Williams released — ka,” he tweets.
Williams was put on injured reserve last year after only one game. The Chargers must really feel like he is toast because the NT is [...]

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The Cincinnati Bengals have announced that they have terminated the contract of WR Laveranues Coles, making him an unrestricted free agent. Coles was a disappointment last year, catching just 43 passes for 514 yards and five TD’s. He did that while making almost $10 million, a salary that doesn’t jive with those types [...]

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After a lackluster 2009 season, the Chicago Bears have released tackle Orlando Pace, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“Guess the Rams knew what they were doing – Chicago Bears cut OT Orlando Pace,” he tweets.
Pace was pretty much awful against the run and the pass all last year. He is only 34-years old and due [...]

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Chad Ochocinco is tweeting that the New York Jets are not only planning to cut Thomas Jones this Friday, but that they will also be letting go of CB Lito Sheppard.
“OCNN NEWS -Thomas Jones and Lito Sheppard will be released today by the NY JETS and will be free agents this friday,” he tweets.
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Jeff McClain of the Philadelphia Inquirer tweets that the Philadelphia Eagles have released RB Brian Westbrook. Westbrook was owed $7.25 million this season, and there is just no way the Eagles are going to pay that for a declining RB with concussion, knee and ankle issues.
This leaves LeSean McCoy as the main guy in [...]

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The San Diego Chargers have done the inevitable: they released Ladainian Tomlinson. The Chargers are now off the hook for his $2 million bonus and $3 million salary and will look to completely revamp the backfield this year.
They also have Darren Sproles, who is a restricted free agent and will cost $7 [...]

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The Jacksonville Jaguars have released WR Torry Holt, OT Tra Thomas and DL Rob Meier. We’ve known for a while that Holt and Thomas would be gone and Meier was on injured reserve in 2009, so none of this is shocking.

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“After completing our postseason roster evaluation, we’ve [...]

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