Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Updated Player News


The saga of Dolphins' QB Daunte Culpepper took yet another ironic twist as his name has surfaced on the rumor mill with another team – no other than the border rival Packers. Green Bay, which was thought to be making a serious run for Randy Moss – to the point that Brett Favre made pre-draft guarantees that he would be a Packer and was clearly miffed when that didn't happen – is now allegedly waiting out the Dolphins releasing Culpepper. Culpepper holds no fantasy value for 2007.

Falcons' WR Laurent Robinson, a third-round draft pick from Illinois State, has dazzled with his speed and catching ability during minicamps and OTAs. Veteran defensive backs have been abused by Robinson, who presents a big target. He has also stood out because he makes the routine catches and comes up with the spectacular grabs, too. Robinson is not worthy of drafting but is somebody to keep an eye on.

The Chicago Bears signed starting CB Nathan Vasher to a five-year contract extension on Monday that can be worth as much as $28 million. The new deal, which runs through the 2012 season, includes $14 million in guarantees. Vasher, 25, was set to enter the final year of his original rookie contract with Chicago, at a base salary of $850,000. Vasher did have eight INTs in '05 but still won't have much fantasy value unless it is a very very deep league.

The Bears waived troubled DT Tank Johnson on Monday after he was pulled over for speeding in Arizona last Friday. "We are upset and embarrassed by Tank's actions last week," Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said. "He compromised the credibility of our organization. We made it clear to him that he had no room for error. Our goal was to help someone through a difficult period in his life, but the effort needs to come from both sides. It didn't and we have decided to move on." No team usually means no fantasy value and that is the case with Johnson.

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