Seahawks vice president Mike Reinfeldt finally got out of Kirkland and was at breakfast Saturday morning with news. Second round draft choice Lofa Tatupu, the All-America linebacker from Southern California, had agreed to terms and was expected to sign his contract Saturday. It was doubtful that he would be ready to go by the afternoon practice, but Sunday was the target.“Everything’s good and it should be signed today,” Reinfeldt said. “We’re close on the other guy too.”
That would be Chris Spencer, the center and first round draft from Mississippi. But everyone is optimistic of both deals being completed by the end of the weekend.
The Seahawks also had a new face in camp, although he was a sixth round draft choice of the Hawks in 1998. Wide receiver Bobby Shaw, of late with the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers, signed and was in camp Saturday morning. Shaw, 30, is 6-1, 185 and has played on five teams in his career – the longest stint from 1999-2001 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ill give credit where it is due: I saw that Alba was the first to find this...
You're too kind, ADP, as the all the credit is yours on this post. This is a FREAKING AWESOME post. The headline. The photo. The article. PRICELESS!
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I just blasted this link into the Flooble is because I was having brain freeze over a catchy title for the announcement.
The only lame-ass ideas that were popping into my over-heated brain were: Spencer for Hire or We Half A Loaf A (we have a Lofa).
But to come up with a Tattoo reference and the idea picture of Herve Villachez, my hat's off to you brother.
This is definitely one fancy-ass post, there's nothing "da Plain, da Plain" about it!!!
(oh yea, and I'm pretty geeked about Lofa inking his deal, and Spencer apparently reaching for the pen)
Posted by alba
lol i shouldnt of said anything
ReplyDeleteI personally thought you were the one who put the picture up...
sorry to disappoint...prolly monkey, blue, or someone
it is a great picture...and i was thinking of Tattoo while i wrote this...but i was in too much of a hurry before i went pic-hunting
I can see Lofa now, skipping around the backfield, ringing a bell, and yelling, "DA DRAW! DA DRAW!"
ReplyDeleteC'mon guys, Lofa isn't that small...
ReplyDeleteAnd hopefully, he'll take a hint from his "bozz" Ricardo Montalban and get his hands on some rich corinthian leather often.
Posted by JoSCh
This is top notch news,it would be sweet to get Spencer in the next few days.I think he will be the starter at mlb by the start of the season.
ReplyDeletePosted by SHONUFF
JoSCh - the initial headline and pic was hard to top, but finding an add for the Ricardo Montablan Signature Edition Chrysler, and working in an appropriate "rich corinthian leater" blast may have done it.
ReplyDeletePosted by alba
I try. And you gotta love Ricardo Montalban, he was the man!
ReplyDeletePosted by JoSCh