Football Jermichael Finley has interest from five teams - Page 5

thabear04 · 03-07-2014, 03:21 PM

http://nflspinzone.com/2014/03/07/je...0the%20Network

Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley suffered a career-threatening neck injury last season, but he’s expected to resume his career. The question is how effective Finley will be coming back from his injury, but he is just 27 and was one of the league’s biggest mis-match makers at the tight end position prior to his injury. Therefore, it’s not surprising to hear the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin report that the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Steelers are all interested in the uber-athletic Packers tight end.

While Finley could still stick around with the Packers, it’s interesting to see that there’s a significant list of suitors. It isn’t surprising, but it isn’t indicative at all of how much money Finley will get. He’s looking at a cheap, one-year deal to prove himself after an injury of that magnitude, and the 2015 offseason would give him his big payday if he is successful in 2014.

The Jets, Seahawks, Chiefs, and Giants could all use another tight end, and it would be interesting to see Finley on the Steelers with the solid Heath Miller in front of him (I highly doubt the Steelers go for him, though). Out of all of those teams, I think the Jets are the most likely landing spot for him, but I could see the Chiefs or Giants taking a flier on his talent.

Brock · 03-07-2014, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by scott free

Again, we're not talking about a starter, but if you're worried about replacing the third tight end then go ahead and name the CLEAR CUT better option for the same money.

I'll wait...

I don't give him extra credit for being cheap. This team needs good tight ends, and McGrath doesn't matter at all. He's just a guy.

**The Franchise** · 03-07-2014, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Detoxing

With Bowe and Beckham JR on the perimeter and Finley/Fasano at TE....charles at rb etc...that's a pretty fair amount of weapons. Sounds pretty good on paper.

I wouldn't be surprised if we sign Finley.....that Fasano could be a late TC cut if Kelce performs like they expect him too.

mcaj22 · 03-07-2014, 07:47 PM

how quickly some people forget the years of Jake O Connell making this roster as our 3rd TE.

We could do worse. It's been proven, as recently as a year ago.

Brock · 03-07-2014, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I wouldn't be surprised if we sign Finley.....that Fasano could be a late TC cut if Kelce performs like they expect him too.

Should be cut. Another guy we can all live without.

**Easy 6** · 03-07-2014, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I don't give him extra credit for being cheap. This team needs good tight ends, and McGrath doesn't matter at all. He's just a guy.

MOST third tight ends are just guys, McGrath showed me enough to think he's a bit better than your average third option.

Oh well whatever, like I said find someone better for the same money.

Brock · 03-07-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by scott free

MOST third tight ends are just guys, McGrath showed me enough to think he's a bit better than your average third option.

Oh well whatever, like I said find someone better for the same money.

Well, brace yourself. That's probably exactly what the chiefs will do.

O.city · 03-07-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

He's a fringe, 47th guy on a roster, playing a position that needs upgrading. Should not even be a conversation.

Those are the same type of guys we need to be developing because they play for peanuts. Not top 5 money.

Brock · 03-07-2014, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Those are the same type of guys we need to be developing because they play for peanuts. Not top 5 money.

Can we develop a guy with some speed? Because we don't have it.

thabear04 · 03-07-2014, 08:13 PM

http://msn.foxsports.com/kansas-city...-bigger-030414

McGrath's beard is gone, but next season's will be even bigger

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chill, Sean McGrath fans: The Beard is coming back. Bigger and bushier and badder than ever.

"I tell everyone I gave up last year's beard because I'm growing a 'Lombardi Beard,'" the Kansas City Chiefs' tight end tells FOXSportsKansasCity.com. "It'll be down kind of along mid-chest level, because I'll be playing next February."

Last Friday, the 6-foot-5 McGrath -- who led Chiefs tight ends in plays (621) last fall, according to ProFootballFocus.com -- went to his Twitter account to tell the world that his voluminous beard, the one that, by November, had garnered at least three unofficial fake Twitter accounts of its own, was ... no more.

Last Saturday, Chiefs sideline reporter Rachel Santschi posted a picture of the newly clean-shaven McGrath, wearing a pensive look, on her Twitter feed.

"It blew up," says McGrath, a waiver pickup from Seattle last September who caught 26 balls for 302 yards and two scores in his first season with the Chiefs.

"But I turned the notifications off on my phone. I (want) to stay involved, but ... the social media is just a different beast. You know how it is."

So, yeah.

It was a lot like that.

"Oh, man," McGrath says, chuckling. "My Twitter (feed) went through my emails just like (crazy). On Twitter, people kind of -- they liked it or they didn't. And I think it's funny. And I'll play the game while I can.

"But it'll be back, though. It's kind of been my trademark. The fans love it. I'm going gung-ho."

"A lot of people (were), I don't want to say 'devastated,' but it was kind of distraught," McGrath says, chuckling again. "They didn't like it. But it's a process."

And speaking of a process, the former Henderson State standout has been back at the Chiefs' facility off and on this winter, working out with a few other players as part of the franchise's offseason regimen. And McGrath says the number of teammates pounding the rock is growing by the week as spring organized team activities loom.

"So we're (working) to get a great offseason, to continue the run that we started last year," McGrath says. "And it's exciting. There's a whole buzz going around the whole building. It's so positive.

"We had a great group of guys (in 2013), and I understand this is a business, and it'll never be the same as it was last year. That's just reality. But the whole organization, it's great, just from the top of the ladder on down. It's one of those infectious things you want to be involved in."

It is a business, though, and sometimes a funny one, at that. A year ago at this time, McGrath was a reserve with the Seahawks -- and while he landed on both feet and couldn't be happier in Kansas City, he was also a camp casualty of the eventual Super Bowl champions.

"Yeah, it's bittersweet," says McGrath, who appeared in a pair of games with the Seahawks in 2012.

"But by the same token, like I said before, it's a business. And I congratulate all those guys over there because they all deserve it. Like I said, the offseasons are so crucial -- not only getting better individually but building that team chemistry that I know that they had and I saw them play with. And that's something that we have here."

Over the past few months, the 26-year-old McGrath, now heading into the third season of a four-year deal, has been putting down roots in the metro. He says he's even getting recognized around town, sans beard. Which is ... well, it's different.

"I'm a big guy, anyway, so naturally, people are going to eye you up," McGrath says. "Sometimes people will, but not as much as (they) did when I had that animal on my face."

By the time camps get going, the beast will be back. In the meantime, the Chiefs' tight end is heading to Ireland for a few weeks to get in touch with his roots, celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the "motherland" and get a head start on the whiskers.

Meet the new beard. Same as the old beard?

"I don't have any inclinations to really change how I did it last year," McGrath says. "It was working for me."

Titty Meat · 03-07-2014, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by scott free

MOST third tight ends are just guys, McGrath showed me enough to think he's a bit better than your average third option.

Oh well whatever, like I said find someone better for the same money.

Jermicheal Finley isn't just a guy yet you'd rather keep Mcgrath so yes you're a dumbass.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad · 03-07-2014, 08:39 PM

I really ****ing hate Fasano

Sorter · 03-07-2014, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mcaj22

this is the guy that dropped like 5 wide open passes against the Chiefs that basically got Romeo Crennel his head coaching job.

Yup.

Sorter · 03-07-2014, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by thabear04

McGrath says, chuckling again. "... it's a process."

**Easy 6** · 03-07-2014, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Hog

Jermicheal Finley isn't just a guy yet you'd rather keep Mcgrath so yes you're a dumbass.

He's a broke neck whiner who couldn't get along with his All Star QB... **** him.

As if keeping the beard means not upgrading elsewhere, keep ****ing that strawman you city council water board member you.

**BossChief** · 03-07-2014, 10:23 PM

This guy is gonna die on the field at some point.

03-07-2014, 03:21 PM
thabear04 MTFU Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Valley Heat Casino cash: $5310450	Jermichael Finley has interest from five teams http://nflspinzone.com/2014/03/07/je...0the%20Network Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley suffered a career-threatening neck injury last season, but he’s expected to resume his career. The question is how effective Finley will be coming back from his injury, but he is just 27 and was one of the league’s biggest mis-match makers at the tight end position prior to his injury. Therefore, it’s not surprising to hear the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin report that the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh Steelers are all interested in the uber-athletic Packers tight end. While Finley could still stick around with the Packers, it’s interesting to see that there’s a significant list of suitors. It isn’t surprising, but it isn’t indicative at all of how much money Finley will get. He’s looking at a cheap, one-year deal to prove himself after an injury of that magnitude, and the 2015 offseason would give him his big payday if he is successful in 2014. The Jets, Seahawks, Chiefs, and Giants could all use another tight end, and it would be interesting to see Finley on the Steelers with the solid Heath Miller in front of him (I highly doubt the Steelers go for him, though). Out of all of those teams, I think the Jets are the most likely landing spot for him, but I could see the Chiefs or Giants taking a flier on his talent.
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thabear04 MTFU Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Valley Heat Casino cash: $5310450	http://msn.foxsports.com/kansas-city...-bigger-030414 McGrath's beard is gone, but next season's will be even bigger KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chill, Sean McGrath fans: The Beard is coming back. Bigger and bushier and badder than ever. "I tell everyone I gave up last year's beard because I'm growing a 'Lombardi Beard,'" the Kansas City Chiefs' tight end tells FOXSportsKansasCity.com. "It'll be down kind of along mid-chest level, because I'll be playing next February." Last Friday, the 6-foot-5 McGrath -- who led Chiefs tight ends in plays (621) last fall, according to ProFootballFocus.com -- went to his Twitter account to tell the world that his voluminous beard, the one that, by November, had garnered at least three unofficial fake Twitter accounts of its own, was ... no more. Last Saturday, Chiefs sideline reporter Rachel Santschi posted a picture of the newly clean-shaven McGrath, wearing a pensive look, on her Twitter feed. "It blew up," says McGrath, a waiver pickup from Seattle last September who caught 26 balls for 302 yards and two scores in his first season with the Chiefs. "But I turned the notifications off on my phone. I (want) to stay involved, but ... the social media is just a different beast. You know how it is." So, yeah. It was a lot like that. "Oh, man," McGrath says, chuckling. "My Twitter (feed) went through my emails just like (crazy). On Twitter, people kind of -- they liked it or they didn't. And I think it's funny. And I'll play the game while I can. "But it'll be back, though. It's kind of been my trademark. The fans love it. I'm going gung-ho." "A lot of people (were), I don't want to say 'devastated,' but it was kind of distraught," McGrath says, chuckling again. "They didn't like it. But it's a process." And speaking of a process, the former Henderson State standout has been back at the Chiefs' facility off and on this winter, working out with a few other players as part of the franchise's offseason regimen. And McGrath says the number of teammates pounding the rock is growing by the week as spring organized team activities loom. "So we're (working) to get a great offseason, to continue the run that we started last year," McGrath says. "And it's exciting. There's a whole buzz going around the whole building. It's so positive. "We had a great group of guys (in 2013), and I understand this is a business, and it'll never be the same as it was last year. That's just reality. But the whole organization, it's great, just from the top of the ladder on down. It's one of those infectious things you want to be involved in." It is a business, though, and sometimes a funny one, at that. A year ago at this time, McGrath was a reserve with the Seahawks -- and while he landed on both feet and couldn't be happier in Kansas City, he was also a camp casualty of the eventual Super Bowl champions. "Yeah, it's bittersweet," says McGrath, who appeared in a pair of games with the Seahawks in 2012. "But by the same token, like I said before, it's a business. And I congratulate all those guys over there because they all deserve it. Like I said, the offseasons are so crucial -- not only getting better individually but building that team chemistry that I know that they had and I saw them play with. And that's something that we have here." Over the past few months, the 26-year-old McGrath, now heading into the third season of a four-year deal, has been putting down roots in the metro. He says he's even getting recognized around town, sans beard. Which is ... well, it's different. "I'm a big guy, anyway, so naturally, people are going to eye you up," McGrath says. "Sometimes people will, but not as much as (they) did when I had that animal on my face." By the time camps get going, the beast will be back. In the meantime, the Chiefs' tight end is heading to Ireland for a few weeks to get in touch with his roots, celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the "motherland" and get a head start on the whiskers. Meet the new beard. Same as the old beard? "I don't have any inclinations to really change how I did it last year," McGrath says. "It was working for me."
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