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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Get the Cribbs deal done already
Let me preface this by saying nobody appreciates the talents of Joshua Cribbs more than I do. A better return man you will not find. The record shows he’s brought back more kickoffs for touchdowns than anyone in the history of the National Football League.
He’s a stand-up guy, a great quote and even his TV show, “Josh’s Cribbs” (don’t know if it’s still on the air or if another season is planned), was good for a laugh. Especially the one where he went to the dentist and teammate D’Qwell Jackson pretended to be a specialist (or something like that; trust me, it was amusing).
Having said all that, I’m sick of the guy the way Packers fans had to be sick of Brett Favre toward the end.
Mostly, I’m sick of hearing about the new contract. To the Browns, I say, get it done already and rescue us from the weekly, sometimes daily, progress reports.
Latest word is that the deal could be announced late next week if a few clauses and terms can be agreed upon. Let’s hope so, because the Browns are not a cheap organization and it won’t be good if that’s how they begin to be perceived around the league.
Of course, with the Browns’ luck, you know Cribbs will sign some lucrative extension and suffer a season-ending, perhaps career-threatening knee injury on the first day of training camp, a la LeCharles Bentley.
Speaking of Bentley, did he ever officially retire? Must have, although I recall no announcement. Seems like only yesterday he was passing his conditioning test and talking like he still should be starting only to request and receive his release, then not sign with anyone.
I was there the day Bentley went down in a heap. The NFL is a brutal business. At least it looks like Cribbs will have some security now if that kind of misfortune befalls him. I’ll be happy for him when he finally gets what he’s worth.
