The Pittsburgh Steelers Ike Taylor is already in his final year of his current contract with team but he still receives no confirmation from team officials that whether he will receive a contract extension during this new season. The 30-year-old veteran is really expecting a new contract but he is ready for receiving none.
"Deep down in my heart, I want to retire as a Steeler," Taylor told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I’ve been here seven years. I’m a Steeler all the way. But it’s on them if we can agree—be on the same page. If not, I’ve gotta move on."
It seems that Taylor may take the final contractual season as his last NFL season and he may do his best to achieve as much as possible with the determination to retire as an honored Steeler. The Steelers have a tradition to let free agent ago one contract expires no matter how greatly they are achieved. So Taylor does not think he has big chance to be the exception. But at his age, Taylor can still play for several more years. Being asked what team he would like to join if he has to choose, Taylor pointed to the Michael Irvin jersey he was wearing and said that the Dallas Cowboys are a top choice.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Texans will keep head coach Kubiak through 2012
With disappointment he saw the Houston Texans miss the playoffs again last season; with admiration he saw the New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl victory last Sunday; and with confidence, Texans owner Bob McNair head coach Gary Kubiak will lead the team to a Super Bowl victory soon. With that confident, he gave the coach a contract extension Wednesday.
Under Kubiak, the Texans finished the 2009 season 9-7, the teams’ first winning record for the last eight years. As McNair said, the team has shown “a lot of progress” under Kubiak, so he wanted to maintain continuity by keeping him in charge.
“We have a foundation in place,” McNair said. “We don’t have to go out and establish the foundation, which is what we’ve been doing the last eight years. We’ve got some outstanding players, and we just have to keep building on that. In evaluating where we were and looking at our coaching situation, I believe Gary can take us to the Super Bowl.”
When 48-year-old Kubiak took over the coaching job in Houston, the Texans just came out of a 2-14 2006 season. After signing a four-year contract with the Texans, Kubiak improved the team to 8-8 in his first coaching season and kept the record for the next season. For the last season, the Texans improved again to 9-7. No wonder the team owner trusts him so much. He just deserves respect from all those loving Texans jerseys.
Under Kubiak, the Texans finished the 2009 season 9-7, the teams’ first winning record for the last eight years. As McNair said, the team has shown “a lot of progress” under Kubiak, so he wanted to maintain continuity by keeping him in charge.
“We have a foundation in place,” McNair said. “We don’t have to go out and establish the foundation, which is what we’ve been doing the last eight years. We’ve got some outstanding players, and we just have to keep building on that. In evaluating where we were and looking at our coaching situation, I believe Gary can take us to the Super Bowl.”
When 48-year-old Kubiak took over the coaching job in Houston, the Texans just came out of a 2-14 2006 season. After signing a four-year contract with the Texans, Kubiak improved the team to 8-8 in his first coaching season and kept the record for the next season. For the last season, the Texans improved again to 9-7. No wonder the team owner trusts him so much. He just deserves respect from all those loving Texans jerseys.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Reid to be Eagles Coach for another three years
The Philadelphia Eagles signed a three-year contract extension with current Coach Andy Reid, thus the coach will stay with the team through 2013 and may finally bring the Eagles to win their first Super Bowl.
The Eagles have plenty of reasons to keep Reid with them. Being considered a laughingstock in the NFL a decade ago, the Eagles entered the first season under Reid 3-13 and finished it 5-11. For the next season, they went 11-5 and made the playoffs five straight years. They also managed to appear in Super Bowl following the 2004 season, although losing the game to the New England Patriots by 24-21. Besides, he had Donovan McNabb put on Eagles jersey as the No. 2 overall pick in the 1999 draft, which turned to be a crucial piece in the rebuilding process.
As the winningest coach in team history, Reid still draws criticism from fans because he has not managed to help the team win a Super Bowl. But I believe as long as he keeps improving the team, he will make it soon or later.
The Eagles have plenty of reasons to keep Reid with them. Being considered a laughingstock in the NFL a decade ago, the Eagles entered the first season under Reid 3-13 and finished it 5-11. For the next season, they went 11-5 and made the playoffs five straight years. They also managed to appear in Super Bowl following the 2004 season, although losing the game to the New England Patriots by 24-21. Besides, he had Donovan McNabb put on Eagles jersey as the No. 2 overall pick in the 1999 draft, which turned to be a crucial piece in the rebuilding process.
As the winningest coach in team history, Reid still draws criticism from fans because he has not managed to help the team win a Super Bowl. But I believe as long as he keeps improving the team, he will make it soon or later.
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