dallasnews.com - 10/9/2009
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02:12 AM CDT on Friday, October 9, 2009 For most of Deion Sanders' 14 years in the National Football League, it was a good idea for wide receivers to stay away from him. Apparently, it still is. Within one 24-hour period, two prominent Big 12 receivers (one former, one current) made headlines. ...
ninernoise.com - 10/8/2009
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ninernoise.com —
There was glee and delight for the 49er
Faithful when it was announced that Michael Crabtree had...
finally signed with the Niners. After the excitement the questions was, or at least for me, who gave in? After two months of holdouts did GM Scot McCloughan go against the unspoken rookie salary slot...
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Who Gave In, Scot McCloughan or Michael Crabtree?
sportingnews.com - 10/9/2009
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sportingnews.com —
The Michael Crabtree business has finally come to
its long-awaited end now that he's signed a six-year...
deal with the 49ers. No doubt it took a steady hand to guide such delicate, long-running negotiations. A sagacious person schooled in the art of ...
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Dated Cultural Punchline Joined Crabtree to Sign Contract
blog.pressdemocrat.com - 10/8/2009
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blog.pressdemocrat.com —
Just got out of the press conference introducing
Michael Crabtree. It's pretty clear Crabtree's agent Eugene Parker...
screwed this whole thing up. He wanted ridiculous money for his guy and thought he could get it. The Niners, to their...
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Crabtee's agent screwed it up
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Deion ducks Crabtree, Bryant questions
ProFootballTalk.com —
During his playing days, cornerback Deion Sanders did a great job of covering receivers. In his retirement, he now finds himself trying to elude reporters. On Thursday, Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News tracked down Deion (thanks ...
Deion Sanders, Eugene Parker, and Connect the Dots
The Big Lead —
... Today profile above, and the NFL Network turned it into a TV show. What high-profile college star wouldn’t want to attend?
This sort of shady thing happens frequently in college basketball (as evidenced brilliantly here). The players are pawns. Who will expose the connection between elite players who attend Prime U, Deion Sanders, and the agent said players end up selecting? Here are Parker’s best-known clients. Get sleuthing.
Tim Cowlishaw is on the scent.
Friday Football Fix: FSU's Bowden problem should have been solved ten years ago
Top Cheddar: sports, pop culture, and halfers —
... . (His album was #70 on the Hip Hop charts back in 1994. If you were #71 or lower then that should have been an indicator that Hip Hop might not be a good career choice.) But that's just me. I watch his act on television and I don't think he is a guy who should necessarily be followed. Even if you weren't dissuaded by anything I mentioned, his role as an adviser with Michael Crabtree and Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant should convince you that this isn't a guy you want guiding your career. His advice helped Crabtree miss all of training camp and the first four games ...
Spotting-a-Liar-101: People Who Say ‘I Never Lie’
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Why would he? That response is almost as funny as what Sanders said about Crabtree’s recent financial beatdown negotiation with the 49ers: “He’s not in dire need of money at this time.” ...
The Rev Speaks: Fab Forty
Dallas Sports Fans | Cowboys – Mavericks – Rangers – Stars —
... or ten? I hope Crabtree receives better advice at this next level than he did from his myopic agent, Eugene Parker, and his parasitic advisor, Nine-Toed Deion. (It is not fair to question Fleury’s though process since there’s a big difference in this case: Fleury was an adolescent when he was victimized, and Crabtree is an adult. He presumably knows better than to trust the counsel of men with cavalier—no, not the U of Virginia variety, Arey—ulterior motives.) I’ve watched a lot of Texas Tech football in my day, primarily because both my father and older brother have ...
The NCAA Won't Be Lied To (Or, Why To Avoid Deion Sanders) [College Football]
Deadspin —
... not just a ploy to get his buddy Parker new clients—but that doesn't mean he's doing these players any favors. Nor does it excuse the short-sightedness of the NCAA. But perhaps he should keep his hands off college footballers until they actually are ineligible, instead of just making them that way. Dez Bryant decision a head-scratcher [USA Today] Deion Sanders: No rules broken in relationship with Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant [ESPN] Receiving Deion Sanders' help may have hurt Crabtree, Bryant [Tim Cowlishaw]
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Deion ducks Crabtree, Bryant questions
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com 10/9/2009 — During his playing days, cornerback Deion Sanders did a great job of covering receivers.In his retirement, he now finds himself trying to elude reporters.On Thursday, Tim Cowlishaw of the Dallas Morning News tracked down Deion (thanks Brooks) to talk ...
Tampering Update: “No Knowledge”
thejetsblog.com 10/11/2009 —
Before Goodell was even able to dial Deion Sanders number, Sanders stated that the 49ers were the ones who said that two teams were interested in Crabtree and he had no knowledge what so ever of tampering by New York .
The truth, Deion Sanders said, is that he has no knowledge of any ...
Down with Crabtree! Down with the draft?
smartfootball.com 10/5/2009 — I s Michael Crabtree ready to sign? Deion Sanders, who is inexplicably one of Crabtree’s advisors, seems to think so . I don’t really see what other options he has left: The 49ers can’t trade him now, and if he waits through the fall deadline without signing to re-enter the ...
Potential Crabtree deal will have to wait another day
examiner.com 10/7/2009 — (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Michael Crabtree and his agent, Eugene Parker, did make it to the Bay Area on Tuesday to meet with the 49ers on contract negotiations.During the afternoon, 49ers president Jed York, GM Scot McCloughan and Vice President of Footbal...
Is Crabtree ready to sign?
sports.yahoo.com 10/5/2009 — According to the NFL Network's Deion Sanders, mercurial receiver Michael Crabtree (notes) may be on the verge of ending his long holdout and signing a rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers . If you can remember back far enough -- you know, ...
Who gave in — Crabtree or the 49ers?
scoresreport.com 10/9/2009 —
NINER NOISE poses that very question .
Who gave in? Crabtree of course. McClouhan at no point gave into the demands of Crabtree and his inner circle. He said the offer is what is, take it or leave it. He did not receive the money he was looking for and the 49ers gave him more money in ...
Who has leverage? Crabtree has Hammer
blog.pressdemocrat.com 10/7/2009 — Today was not exactly what I had in mind many years ago when I decided to pursue a career in journalism. But it was definitely a bizarre day. It was fun, despite the fact two key figures in the saga went to great lengths to avoid me.
NFL Week Five: My Three Wishes —
Bleacher Report - NFL 10/9/2009
1. Can We Have A Week Off From Petulant Wideouts, Please
With the week seeing the end of two utterly pointless, mind-numbingly dull mini-dramas, can we please just have seven days of respite from preening, touchline hogging, divas?
Michael ...
Crabtree's speed isn't any concern —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/9/2009
Now that Michael Crabtree is a 49er, his 40-yard dash speed may never be known, as there is no longer any need to time him. He did not run the 40 at February's scouting combine in Indianapolis, which he missed with a stress fracture in his foot, since ...
