For Who, For Weaver?
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For Who, For Weaver?
Bob Ford, Inquirer Sports Columnist
Some random thoughts while sitting around Boston waiting for a 10 p.m. basketball game (and some of those random thoughts involve the scheduling geniuses of the NCAA and CBS).
I don't know if Leonard's Weaver has great timing hitting the hole while carrying a football, but he does has great timing while backhanding the new city where he'll be working.
Weaver, signed to play fullback for the Eagles last weekend, didn't appear very excited about the prospect -- downright disappointed, in fact -- but his views got lscant attention during a busy time in which local interest was on the NCAA tournament and, of course, Andy Reid's "State of the Eggs" breakfast news conference from the NFL meetings in down-at-the-heels Dana Point, Calif.
The Eagles signed Weaver to a one-year, $1.75 million contract that could earn the fullback as much as $2.5 million if he meets incentive clauses. Good luck with that, Leonard, unless there is a clause for standing ready on the sideline.
All in all, of course, he'd rather still be a Seahawk.
"It's just been a hard deal knowing I want to be here, and I made that clear to the organization a number of times, and here it is we still can't get nothing done," Weaver told the Tacoma News-Tribune.
"And now it resorts to this," he added, "where I have to make a secondary choice, which I did. So, it makes it very tough."
Oh, no question. Having to accept a paltry $1.75 million is just a terrible insult, a fallback position that no one -- even someone who makes up verbs that don't agree with impersonal pronouns -- should not have to bear. Oh, the humanity. TO HAVE TO PLAY IN PHILADELPHIA FOR A TEAM THAT MADE THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AND LEAVE THE STINKING SEAHAWKS. It is too much to take.
Leonard is going to be a man about it, though. He's going to show up and play and look for his deluxe payday in the sky. In Philly? Maybe, not that he really cares.
"It's a good opportunity to show what I can do, not only to Philly but to other teams out there," Weaver said. "And then if Philly offers a long-term deal, that would be great. But, if not, hey man, it was a great time and we move on."
I'd say he's all about Philadelphia and the Eagles. Not a bit of him that's all about Leonard Weaver. Welcome to town, Leonard. So far, your timing has been good.
Bob, the guy is disappointed that he didn’t get signed by his home team. Just like two people you might know (Dawk and Tra ring a bell). So he's whiney cause he didn't want to leave home, where he's also been successful? Honestly, Bob, does creating this kind of drama really sell newspapers (or get online readers). You also just left out a whole bunch of quotes on how he was excited to be here, and took less money than other teams to sign with us (not that I believe him, but he certainly wasn’t negative about being here). You can’t blame the guy for not wanting to leave home. I like some of your stuff, but this is a perfect example of Philadelphia sports media stirring the pot over absolute nothingness. Try reporting something news worthy and quit being such a drama queen.— kcw125- I think the point is that many of the fans, including me, believe that all athletes should consider it an honor to perform at a professional level in Philly. Reason being - we're the most passionate fans in the U.S. (I would say world, but I've been to a Brazilian soccer match) and nobody cares as much as we do. What Weaver did with these comments is completely disregard that sentiment and demonstrated that he cares more about his contract than the team (which...at least he could fake it, like most other athletes).— Fozzie27
from what I remember Ricky Watters had a very nice run here after digging that hole with the alligator arms vs Tampa and the "for who/for what" comment afterwards.— potus- We don't sign guys who want to play in Philly, but we sign guys who don't want to be here? Hmmm.— ematusko
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- Bob Ford, welcome to the John Gonzales, Smallwood and Conlin world of say anything to stoke the fire. Typical to instigate something out of nithing.— SayHello2MyLittleFriend
- As much as i live for philly sports, i dont think i'd be that excited to come here either. Not for a 1 year deal anyway. Especially when last year we had Klecko as the FB.— ahjii
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- Kooky: When calling FakeFord an idiot, it's probably best to spell Leone's name correctly. It's also a good idea to use your big boy (big girl?) words instead of "ur" and "b4."— TheRealBobFord
- Was I offended by Weaver's comments? Uh ... no. What a stupid question. The guy wanted to stay where he was and thrive there. That is all he was saying. What is so odd about that? If he ends up leaving Philly at some point, it would be nice if he felt the same way -- and said the same things -- about staying here. Grow up, man.
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After being called cheap does this mean the Eagles overpaid for Weaver?— tpizza- Who cares and has time for this. Now let me get back to checking on my Facebook profile and watching American Idol.— Anthony77
