Endzone Espresso

Must have the world’s 2nd greatest lawyer.

Being a good human being pays off. The diva WRs should take note, Kirk Cousins is being paid to mentor their QB of the future in Mendoza.

Couldn’t think of a better mentor for Mendoza than Kirk Cousins. They seem very similar in many ways & think this is a great signing by the Raiders.

@TomMazawey @officialctpod @Lions @HonoluluBlues_ @boonersports @jeffiafrate Terrible look for the Lions

@officialctpod @Lions @HonoluluBlues_ @boonersports @jeffiafrate

Detroit Lions President Rod Wood on the Frank Ragnow situation 😳 “I don’t really have much MORE to say than I said… we have to do what’s RIGHT for our organization, if I’m worried about OPTICS you wouldn’t do A LOT of things…” (🎥: @Lions | #OnePride )

I love the Detroit Lions, but I really do not like the sound of this. The suit talking about a legend of our organization and isn’t worried about “optics” or how they treat our players. That’s a TERRIBLE look and a TERRIBLE philosophy to go by.

Tampa Bay vs Buffalo Montreal vs Bruins/Sens in the first round would do numbers.

Caufield, Suzuki, Slaf, Demidov and Hutson on the PP1 is going to terrorize the league for years to come.

The Habs could quietly finish the regular season at the top of the Eastern Conference, but somehow a lot of people question if they can go deep in the playoffs. #GoHabsGo

Expecting a huge response from the Sens after the 1st period effort. Starts with the captain. Time to lead

Starting to believe when Ullmark says he can’t go he can’t go. Regardless of if it’s right or wrong, I hope he’s doing okay. The game after he says he can’t go and everyone jumps all over him, he performs like this. There’s more to it and is bigger than sports.

This is interesting. It feels like it’s obvious that Frank retired because he was physically fighting through injuries and pain, and it got to a point that he no longer could play the game in an enjoyable, effective, or healthy way. The whole purpose of a signing bonus is to be a guarantee up front that insures a salary irregardless of performance metrics, or most importantly injuries that could compromise your career in the future. What makes this interesting is that Frank likely retired “voluntarily”, meaning, he wasn’t declared medically unfit to play by a doctor, which allows the team to ask for a prorated amount of his signing bonus back. Had he been medically deemed unfit to play football by a doctor before he retired, the team wouldn’t be able to recoup part of the signing bonus. Let me say this first, if a player truly just retires without reason, or because they’ve lost the desire to play, I completely get and acknowledge teams should be able to recoup compensation when players don’t fulfill there contractual obligations and agreements. However, Frank was known for being hurt and playing through injuries most players wouldn’t play through constantly. Broken foot, a torn pec, multiple knee injuries, back issues. There was always something, and I’m sure he was continuously dealing with multiple ailments to try and continue playing the game. His body clearly had deteriorated to a degree that made football no longer a viable option, physically, and probably mentally. In my opinion, the signing bonus is supposed to protect players from future physical ailments limiting their availability on the field, that’s one of the reasons you want more guaranteed money upfront. So while I get that the team has a right to ask for money back, in the spirit of the agreement, I think it’s bullshit Frank is being asked to return money. This was clearly a player that the game had physically taken its toll on, and his body was clearly no longer holding up to the rigors of the NFL. It wasn’t just some player deciding he didn’t want to play anymore, it wasn’t that simple, and these signing bonuses are there to protect players from the inevitable injuries they incur on the field.

It’s about to get real loud in Detroit. You don’t treat your legends like this. A terrible look for a franchise that claimed to be past stunts like this.

Guy played with a broken throat. Gave his body to the team until he couldn’t play anymore It’s the Calvin situation all over They asked for “a portion” of the $3 million bonus back which is less than 1% of the cap. It’s a choice they’ve made repeatedly that other teams don’t

Never really heard of this happening before. The Lions made Frank Ragnow give back a portion of his signing bonus. I understand he retired early but to me guaranteed money should be guaranteed money. Ragnow retired early due to injuries he sustained playing football.

@SleeperNFL Gotta be Ward and Bowers for me in this one. Age playing a major factor

which side would you rather have in dynasty? (Superflex TEP)

Hitting the century mark in the NHL as a teenager is insanity. Canada hockey has a bright future ahead of them with this stud.

Leafs fans watching this game, are you happy with this response ?

Gonna be honest I think Gudas doesn’t even try and fight back on purpose. Takes it on the chin and faces up to what he did.

Refs are trying to control this Leafs game asap. Knies stirring the pot early going after Sennecke a little bit