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Some fans attending the Falcons’ opening day of minicamp wore No. 2 jerseys in early tribute to the team’s new hope at quarterback, rookie Matt Ryan.
The Falcons used a committee approach to replace Michael Vick during the 2007 season, but the team is hoping Ryan will be his long-term replacement and its new franchise player.
Vick’s No. 7 has not been given to another Atlanta player since he began serving a 23-month prison sentence after pleading guilty last year to federal charges of bankrolling a dogfighting ring. Vick has been suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and faces state dogfighting charges in Virginia.
Vick still has fans in Atlanta, but Ryan’s No. 2 is the new attraction at the merchandise tent.
“It’s pretty cool to see people wearing your jersey, I’m not going to lie to you,” Ryan said. “It’s nice. I appreciate their support. Hopefully, I can play well and get more 2 jerseys in the stands.”
The quarterback’s top-billing on the team was obvious at the end of the first practice.
Other rookies collected veterans’ helmets and gear to take off the practice fields, the job expected to be filled by first-year players.
Ryan, however, was asked to join some of the team’s top veterans for an autograph session.
Endorsments OK for Johnson
CINCINNATI – Chad Johnson’s dustup with the Cincinnati Bengals hasn’t hurt his multimillion-dollar endorsement deals so far, but his long-term prospects could suffer if things get ugly.
The high-profile receiver is threatening to sit out the season if the Bengals don’t trade him. The Bengals have refused and called his bluff, telling him to go ahead and stay away if that’s how he feels.
Sitting out would cost Johnson his $3 million salary for 2008. It also would force advertisers to scramble.
“He’s a football player,” said Kevin George, vice president and general manager for Unilever’s deodorant division. “We want him playing football. He gets more coverage when he’s on the field.”
Lately, most of the coverage has revolved around his unhappiness in Cincinnati and his insistence that he won’t play for the Bengals despite his lucrative contract through 2010. Johnson feels he’s been unfairly blamed as a factor in a 7-9 finish last season.
The 30-year-old receiver has deals with Unilever’s Degree Men deodorant, Go Daddy and Reebok, among others.
So far, none has expressed unhappiness over his unsettled situation.
Practice brawl
OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Baltimore Ravens are doing more than merely fighting for jobs at their first mandatory minicamp under new coach John Harbaugh.
They’re fighting each other, too.
Nearly all 85 players in camp were involved in a squabble Saturday that began when offensive tackle Oniel Cousins and defensive tackle Amon Gordon threw punches after running back Allen Patrick was taken down hard on a burst up the middle. All the players surged toward the middle of the field, and it was nearly two minutes before peace was restored.
“We had a good practice. Our guys are competitive, they like football, it’s going to happen,” he said. “I think as they realize the tempo of the practice is going to stay the same, it will probably happen less and less. They’re a feisty bunch.”
Compiled from Advocate Wire Reports