Giants

Well…they did it. We all expected it and they did it. The San Diego Chargers released 30-year-old running back LaDainian Tomlinson last Tuesday.

The man who kept the electricity in the Chargers offense for the past eight years will be looking for a new home over the course of the next few weeks but he shouldn’t have to look too hard. There are a plethora of teams that should be willing to glance in L.T.’s direction for next season.

San Francisco Giants and star pitcher Tim Lincecum have both agreed to a two-year, $23 million deal. The deal was reported to be struck after a salary arbitration hearing that was first delayed then canceled in Tampa. Lincecum is subject to a physical for the agreement to go ahead.

Apparently, Lincedum the 2008 and 2009 Cy Young winner had demanded a $13 million salary for the 2010 season. That amount if agreed would have been a record for a player entering his first year of arbitration.

NFL players have gone after the aid of congress to prevent the NFL owners from inflicting a lockout after next season. The players are hoping lawmakers in Washington D.C. can help overturn a possible victory in the Supreme Court antitrust case which would affect free agency amongst other things like ticket prices.

“We want Congress to know that management is pushing us toward a lockout,” said Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae who is also the union president and part of the 30 current and former players who were on Capitol Hill to discuss the issue.

The English Premier League club Everton FC has formally announced Friday that United States forward Landon Donovan will be joining the Merseyside club on a short-term loan deal from MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy.

This is one story everyone in soccer circles in the United States already knew before it broke today that America’s best talent Donovan was on his way to the English Premier League to play a two-and-a-half-month loan deal that will start in January and end around mid-March.

After suffering multiple concussions in one season, Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook has mentioned that he fears for his life after his NFL career is over.

When Westbrook gave his first interview since he suffered the second concussion, Philadelphia’s running back pointed out that he is “really scared” of life after the NFL.

Westbrook, who was on HBO’s Joe Buck Live with Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher discussed the two concussions this season that has him inactive for the Eagles in four game so far this season.

Just past the midway point into the season and the NFC East has turned into one of the most erratic divisions in a long time. The New York Giants started off with a 5-0 record and were on top of the football world. Everyone had all but penciled them into the Super Bowl, and then next thing you know they drop four in a row.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Buffalo Bills have contacted and are setting up a meeting with former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan about becoming the next head coach.

On Tuesday, the Bills fired Dick Jauron and named Perry Fewell the interim head coach.

According to the Associate Press, Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick can keep his $16 million in roster bonuses from the time he was with the Atlanta Falcons.

Apparently a federal appeals court, Tuesday, supported a judge who ruled against the NFL and backed the Eagles quarterback in keeping the bonus.

Judge David Doty had order that Vick could keep the bonus and The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals supported that motion, because this was money Vick had already earned before his dogfighting conviction, hence he could not part with the money.

As both the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys battle for the 100th time, what’s more important is the winner takes the lead in the NFC East, and Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, who suffered a concussion against the Washington Redskins, does not want to miss out on this Sunday encounter.

When Eagles and Cowboys play, it is always a battle regardless of recent history and though Westbrook missed Philadelphia routing the New York Giants 40-17, the Eagles main running back, ahead of LeSean McCoy, does not plan on missing another divisional game.

After an interesting Week 7 in the NFC East, it seems like the only thing that can be expected from the division on a weekly basis is, well, uncertainty.

The New York Giants who at one point seemed like the team to beat in the entire league dropped its second game in a row. The Arizona Cardinals were able to showcase their defense in the Meadowlands and forced three interceptions against Eli Manning. Manning had as many interceptions in this game as he had in the first six games of the season, and only managed to find the end zone once.