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Phil Dawson Leaves Browns, Signs Deal with 49ERS

phil dawson signs with 49ers

The last remaining player from the Cleveland Browns reincarnation back in 1999 is no longer with the team. Phil Dawson after not receiving a contract offer from Browns, announced on his twitter page he reached an agreement to play for the San Francisco 49ERS.

Dawson spent 14 years in Cleveland and will finish second to Lou ‘The Toe” Grozas’ in total scoring, but ranks above Browns greats, Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly and Dante Lavelli to name a few.

With the 49ers, Dawson will replace David Akers who struggled with kicks over 50 yards, an area Dawson has been exceptional in kicks 40 yards or more making 14 of 15 tries from 50-plus yards and13 of 14 attempts from 40 to 49 over the course of the last two seasons.

The 49ERS who are coming off losing Super Bowl XLVII have now sured up to positions in this short off season where they lacked depth. Earlier in the month they acquired Anquan Boldin and with the pick up of Dawson adds stability to those two positions.

Dawson tweeted his signing to the 49ERS and thanked the fans of Cleveland, below are his tweets.

  1. I am humbled & thrilled to have the opportunity to continue my career with my new team, the SF 49ers!

  2. Playing for you has been one of the great joys of my life, and I wish you all the best.

  3. Hey, Cleveland. Thank you for a tremendous ride. Your love, support & encouragement have blessed me deeply.

H/T ESPN Cleveland

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots Extend His Contract!

I am very pleased with some news I came across today!

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have agreed to a 3-year extension on his contract through 2017! Surprisingly, it’s only for $27 million (yes, it does feel weird to say “ONLY $27 million”) which is much less than I would’ve expected. I mean, according to Mike Klis of The Denver Post, even Peyton Manning is due to make $40 million over the next two years.

Being that he is such an amazing quarterback and major asset to the team, I’m sure that Tom could have negotiated for more money. However, I love and respect that he’s more concerned about being a Patriot for what could likely be the rest of his NFL career than with the money aspect.

This drop in Tom Brady’s salary also gives New England extra money to spend on re-signing other current players and picking up new ones.

I can definitely deal with Tom Brady as the Patriots quarterback for an extra 3 years! I wish he could just keep playing with the same talent, focus, heart and determination for many, many years after that! But even Tom Brady deserves to retire eventually, I suppose. 🙂

– Nikole Davidson (@SportsWithNikki)

Johnny Football a Little too Famous?

Since winning the Heisman Trophy back in December, Johnny Manziel’s life has changed for both good and maybe even some bad. With appearances at Okahoma City Thunder basketball games, on the town with his model girlfriend Sarah Savage and most recently with the cast of Duck Dynasty at the Super Bowl, Johnny is truly living the dream of winning the most prestigous honor in sports.

On the other side of things according to an article by the AP, Johnny is still finding time to be an almost normal college student. Due to his recent streak of fame, Manziel finds it tough to go to campus sometimes and is now currently enrolled in 4 online classes that he takes from his off campus home. He was at one point enrolled in an English but then switched out of it to avoid such extreme distractions and scrutiny that comes along with being a newly found public figure.

The other part of his fame that has been questioned is how is he paying to go to all of these professional sports events. Manziel though has submitted all information about where he was going and how he payed for both the Thunder games and the Super Bowl to the school and NCAA before attending. When asked what he thought of all the scrutiny he has been under Manziel said, “People are gonna say what they want regardless.”

Manziel will be back on the field hoping to lead the Aggies their first national championship since 1939 when spring practice opens on March 2nd.

(http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8962707/johnny-manziel-texas-aggies-adjusting-post-heisman-fame)

Doug Day @YankeeBaller415

Wal-Mart Webstie Had 49ers Winning Super Bowl Day Before Game

49ers championship dvd

When you’re a big company like Wal-Mart you tend to have things pre-planned just so that at the press of a button you can have everything ready to go for the public to see.

Well, someone obviously pressed the button too quick, as on Saturday, Wal-Mart’s website had them predicting the 49ers would win the Super Bowl and were selling a San Francisco 49ers Champions DVD.

Now knowing the the 49ers lost, this silly mistake is even funnier than before. Bright side is, the guy who made the mistake can at least say he wasn’t the guy responsible for blackout at the Super Dome. Hopefully that mishap doesn’t cost him his job.

(Video) Ray Lewis ‘Leave Your Legacy’ Speech

ray lewis legacy speech

The hype machine for anything Ray Lewis is in full rotation. EA Sports released a speech in which Rev Ray is speaking on leaving a legacy that is worth talking about.

No matter how you feel about Ray Lewis, one thing is undeniable, he has the power to motivate the laziest person on earth. His speaking ability is just as good as his football skills.

You can watch the video below.