Lions Re-Sign Zack Follett, Release Julian Peterson
by Sean Yuille on Mar 3, 2011 5:33 PM EST
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PrintThe busy day of Lions roster moves continues with two more transactions. One involves linebacker Zack Follett, and the other has to do with linebacker Julian Peterson.
The Follett news is that he has re-signed with the Lions. He announced the news on Facebook and later confirmed on Twitter that he was presented with a contract for 2011 by the Lions and signed it. Here's what he had to say on Facebook:
God presented me with a 2011 contract that I just signed! If he didn't want me to play that wouldn't have happened.. So now it's just matter of time to be healed! Team Jesus let's go!
Questions have lingered into the offseason about whether or not Follett will be able to continue playing football with his neck injury. If this is any indication, it sounds like Follett is on board with trying to get back on the field, so that's good to hear.
While one linebacker has locked up a contract, another is now off the team, as the Lions released Peterson today. Martin Mayhew announced earlier in the offseason that Peterson would be released, but the move was not made official until this evening. Dave Birkett reports that the Lions wanted to give Peterson a chance to get as healthy as possible before cutting him loose.
UPDATE: Tim Twentyman spoke with Zack Follett, and the offer from the Lions came in after he was cleared by doctors to play next season. So that's definitely good news.
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Look, I know a lot of people think very highly of Mayhew,,,,,,
but he did draft Derrick Williams so I think Zack went a little overboard. LOL
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LMAO
Gods Mayhew and Schwartz fuse together to form Maywartz- destroyer of opposing football teams.
by Home in Cleveland, Heart in Detroit on Mar 3, 2011 10:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
glad they
finally cut jp. was startin to wonder when that was gonna happen. glad zack got cleared to play this year too. hopefully his neck is stronger and will hold up this time.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
My guess
is that Mayhew was trying to work a trade out for Peterson instead of just cutting him outright. To nobody’s surprise, that didn’t happen. Can’t figure out why else they would wait this long.
It's already been reported why
Lions didn’t want to release him until they absolutely had to so he could get healthy. I assume it had to do with being able to rehab with the team.
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Ah, gotcha
somehow I completely missed the boat on that one. I’m not exactly a JP fan, but that was a cool thing for the team to do.
ot
looks like the league and the union agreed to a 24 hour extension to get a new deal in place and/or more time to negotiate a longer extension.
atogwe signed with the deadskins for 5 yrs/26M
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expected that
Glad to know today isn’t the last day of football as we know it.
by Mavyrk on Mar 3, 2011 6:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
ya
i think they’ll keep trying to extend until a new deal is reached, but i’m glad they both feel they’ve made enough progress to warrant this first extension.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
Personally
I think both sides are trying to keep it out of the courtrooms. It will be an ugly legal battle for both sides and is totally avoidable.
They could be doing fuckall in the negotiations, but at least they recognize the urgency in continuing to negotiate and not letting it go to court.
by Mavyrk on Mar 3, 2011 6:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
as long
as they keep extending until a new deal is reached, i’m fine with that.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
ot again
shaun cody resigned with the texans for 2 years. remember him?
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Shaun Cody
The dyngus from USC with the SC tattoo on his arm…what a waste.
LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!
Now he gets to prove he's not a China Doll
cough cough
[...]when Giants coach Steve Owen, a certified defensive genius, was asked how he planned to stop Nagurski, he said: "With a shotgun, as he’s leaving the dressing room."
Follett is a straight up nutcase.
"Some people watch adult videos on their computer. I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me aroused." - Jim Schwartz
Classic Follett...
det32 the Pain Train is ready to load passengers back onto the painwagon, i need you to get a list of all those intrested and submit it pronto…lol.
We didn’t even get a word in with Hawk, but in return we got rid of JP and got great news that Follett will give it another go. Any word on Dizon?
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Nope, he is a Ace on ST and will be good depth.
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Oh Dizon, my bad thought you were talking about ZF.
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its all good probably should have been more clear as to the question i was answering..
realized you might have been talking about Zack after i posted that
I used to really like Follett
Then he opened his mouth.
"Some people watch adult videos on their computer. I go to YouTube and watch Jahvid Best highlight clips. That’s what gets me aroused." - Jim Schwartz
I know what you are saying but....
What did he say that we weren’t all thinking? Yeah, he should have just kept his mouth shut but the quote most people saw was taken out of context to amplify the singular statement. He was praising Stafford in the same statement. The guy is a physical and mental specimen with no speed control. The same thing that makes him a special team demon is the same thing that controls his mouth. That thing is a gray mass located some where over his shoulders that has more than a few circuits crossed and probably a few of them not firing at all anymore. Really, he is like the old school football players from 20 or 30 years ago. Puts everything on the line every snap, speaks his mind and is just a little crazy (likely an understatement).
I like Wins, Cheese and I also Like Cookies. If you don't. Wow. :P
Can't speak for Eddie...
But he might be talking about how everything that happens is God’s doing. Nothing against religion, but point me to an interview where he doesn’t mention God or Jesus.
In all fairness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUKrE7H65EQ
Zack mainly talks about god (a LOT) on Facebook. That is his actual private Facebook so I wouldn’t fault him too much.
I rarely see him bring it into conversation unnecessarily while talking football, but he’s using his limited fame to spread his religion. I don’t share it either by any means, but I don’t understand why he’s being criticized.
It’s certainly a unique brand of faith, but he’s got every right to do it.
Speaking of Zach's facebook, I talked to him like two nights ago on facebook private chat...
I just saw he was on and i just decided to try and talk to him. So I typed, “gotta know if your coming back BIG 49”
He didnt respond right away but I was on chatting with the girl cause i work out of town and I hear the little facebook pop noise and it wasnt my girl but the one and only Follett.
“If the Docs clear me”
Well that doesnt help anyone… “whats your heart saying”
“My heart says play but my neck says retire so its a tough one”
So i kind of started panicking and didnt really expect him to reply to me to begin with so i just told him i hoped to see him back in Honolulu Blue again and if i dont i completely understanded and thanked him for chatting with me.
he replies with Foshow
Ya i know weak questions and story but it was cool none the less for me so i was very happy to see him get tendered today. Sweet
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Better, Stronger, Faster
Haha, Gyorick, star struck?
Come on man, he’s not even a pro bowler yet! Gotta hold up better in the crossfire.
ha ha for real duder... I folded like a girl
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lmao
A real laugh on my end. I probably would have done the same.
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he said
the same thing to me in a fb message. i see this playing out 2 ways:
he plays and gets paralyzed or worse at the start of the season
he decides it’s just not worth the risk after he hits someone for the first time and retires.
i just have a feeling he’s done with football or he’s dangerously close to it. hope i’m wrong tho.
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Cool
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by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 4, 2011 12:24 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I've talked to Zack a few times
Asked him to send me a piece of art, and he said sure, to which I replied ‘I wont hold my breath though’
He started laughing and thanked me for bailing him out
He’s a really nice dude, gotta figure, he’s actually a year younger than me, which is nuts.
ha ha ha thats cool, wish everyone was that cool
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Better, Stronger, Faster
+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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Like i said when the story broke, Sometimes the truth hurts.
Stafford has all the makings to be a pro bowl qb and maybe even a HOF but the kid is a china doll. Follett speaks his mind and leaves very little to the imagination, Stafford we all love the guy some obviously more than others but he has to break the glass label he has inherited since his rookie year.
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Has he ever played in a 3-4 system though? Just sayin.
Maybe in his early years in SF, but he definitely played in the 4-3 in Seattle and here in Detroit obviously.
by WestsideLionsFan on Mar 3, 2011 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Peterson can play DE as well
At 6’3"/250 he can hold up well if he’s not asked to take on blockers too often. Put him at OLB on a 3-4, let him get free to the QB, and I guarantee you’ll see him put up some stats.
New England likes vets who’ve lost a step. They compensate with BB’s ridiculous scheming.
BB could put five drunk men on the field as the defense and still win 42-0
"My perception, sort of going back, looking at the Lions from the outside in, was the Lions would always change courses and overreact. To be at the point now where we were competitive in every game ... We need to stay on that track. We don't need to change course." - Jim Schwartz
i'll be very surprised
if zack comes back and even more surprised if he can stay healthy with that neck. i just don’t see it happening for him anymore, unfortunately.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
Question is
Can he start or can he turn into starting material?
"My perception, sort of going back, looking at the Lions from the outside in, was the Lions would always change courses and overreact. To be at the point now where we were competitive in every game ... We need to stay on that track. We don't need to change course." - Jim Schwartz
right now no... can he? maybe he has the hart.. might not have the skills...
honstly think he would have a better shot with a 3-4 team
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