Bobby Engram drops off note seeking raise, skips Hawks practice

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ENGRAM LEAVES RANSOM NOTE FOR BIG SHOW
Published 5/7/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
On Tuesday, there were different opinions as to whether Seahawks receiver Bobby Engram is boycotting voluntary workouts because the 35-year-old receiver wants more money and/or years on a contract that expires after the 2008 season. If there was any real doubt about Engram’s status, he shared his views with the team on Tuesday, by leaving a handwritten note for coach Mike Holmgren.“I kind of enjoy that,” Holmgren said.  “ It means he graduated from college and he can type .” Holmgren was kidding.  (We know this because when he’s serious, he usually curses.  A lot.)“He’s been so ...

WEDNESDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
Published 5/7/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... at his first minicamp practice. Seahawks G Rob Sims is expected to miss four to six weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Published 5/7/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... He was back on the team for spring practice--tight ship you're runnin' there, Paul Wulff! Kevin Costner's band (?!) will play a benefit for the University of Oregon's fledgling baseball team May 30 and 31. Former Husky Dan Howell signed with the Bengals, Marcel Reese was released by the Dolphins after (surprise) not being able to catch. Both bits for info reported here by Bob Condotta. In other news... Bobby Engram left a note for Holmgren containing his request for a raise, writes Jose Miguel Romero. Over at Field Gulls, ...

You know who still writes letters? Bobby Engram
Published 5/7/2008 at Shutdown Corner
... Engram did show up at Seahawks camp on Tuesday morning, but he wasn't there to play football. He was only there in a courier capacity. He dropped off a letter to head coach Mike Holmgren, and went on his merry way. From the Seattle Times: ...

Engram to Holmgren: P.S. I love you
Published 5/7/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Seahawks wide receiver Bobby Engram slipped into the team's facility early Tuesday morning and slipped a typewritten note under coach Mike Holmgren's door. This is probably the most professional manner in which a player has ever blown off voluntary workouts. ...

NFL Wednesday: Archuleta Cut; Kurt Warner Speaks Up
Published 5/7/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
NFC News Giants: David Diehl’s Contract Gets Giant Boost (Daily News) Redskins: After Reconsidering Offer, Sherman Smith Helps to Coordinate Playbook (Washington Post) Lions: Roy Williams: ‘I Thought I Was Out of Here’ (Detroit Free Press) Bears : Adam Archuleta Gets Cut (Chicago Sun-Times) Seahawks: Bobby Engram Drops Off Note Seeking Raise, Skips Seahawks’ Practice (Seattle Times) ...

Bobby Engram Hearts Mike Holmgren
Published 5/8/2008 by Mustafa Redonkulous (noreply@blogger.com) at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... Awww! Seahawk WR Bobby Engram's too shy to tell his coach Mike Holmgren that he choo-choo chooses him in person so he thought he would drop off a letter early before practice. It didn't work for Ralph Wiggum so Engram's chances aren't looking too good. ...