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“Champagne” Joey Takes One for the Team

It appears that Joey Harrington has expressed the willingness to renegotiate his contract so that the Lions will have more money to budget towards their salary cap in future seasons. One has to wonder what factors brought about this decision. The paranoid in me wonders if the Lions/Harrington conspired to present the contract restructure in this manner so that there would be some positive P.R. accrued in the process of Joey swallowing some pride. Even so, it is always respectable when an athlete is willing to return money for the overall betterment of the team.

It would also appear that Steve Mariucci quietly handed over the play calling responsibilities to Qb’s coach, Greg Olson. This is a situation to continue to monitor. The Lions appear to be preparing for next season early by re-signing Punter Nick Harris and LB/Special Teams Ace Donte Curry. Both have proven valuable and will be needed next season. Now, if the Lions could start working on the contracts of “Big Baby” Shaun Rogers, Marcus Bell, Stockar McDougle, and Dominic Raiola.

One addendum to my pregame predictions for this Sunday, if Doug Johnson starts instead of Billy Volek the score will be: Titans 27 Lions 23