Comments on: Rumors swirl that Antonio Bryant could be done

By: modratS

modratS — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:40 +0000

It would be crazy to not do an MRI. The Bengals are one of few teams that actually have one on premises. Don’t know where all the experts on here come from…

By: RFM

RFM — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000

B.S.! Bryant’s career is over when AL DAVIS says it’s over! There’s a three year contract with $12M guaranteed on the table for him in Oakland.

By: TheBengal13

TheBengal13 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:05:43 +0000

Kevin says:
August 31, 2010 8:21 AM
I don’t understand. Didn’t the Bengals do a physical or any type of effort to test the condition of his knee?
I couldn’t see anyone giving him that contract without making him do some sort of tryout.
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Kevin, according to reports, besides working him out, the Bengals did an X-Ray on Bryant’s knee, but no MRI. This is puzzling because Bryant’s previous knee injury didn’t have any history of broken bones, which an X-Ray would show. An MRI would show ligament or tissue damage, which is obviously his problem.
The Bengals’ medical staff did not evaluate Bryant correctly. Now, as it stands, they’ve spent (including paying Owens) roughly $18-$20 million on trying to find a replacement for T.J. Houshmandzadeh. They never should have even thought of bringing in a receiver with prior knee problems in the first place. If they wanted Owens, they should have paid him the $5 million he wanted in the first place and avoided Bryant altogether. But, such is the beauty of hindsight.
SOOOO, even though the Bengals front office fouled another move up, AT LEAST us Bengals fans can find solace in the fact that they went out and got another big-name, good receiver instead of watching them sit on their hands, as they’ve always done in situations like these. Crawl before you walk, when it comes to this organization and its owner, I guess.

By: rbais2

rbais2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:24:55 +0000

@CHIEF ZEE Not in this economy!!!!

By: Dutchman

Dutchman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:01:48 +0000

He participated in one practice. $8MM for one practice. Nice pay day!

By: Captain Common Sense

Captain Common Sense — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:42:38 +0000

Chief Zee, why would he return the money? He didn’t hold out, or quit, he was cut from the team. Your comment doesn’t make any sense.

By: Rmbay

Rmbay — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:31:46 +0000

A stand-up player would return the money.
However, I can’t feel sorry for the Bengals. They had to have had their own team of doctors test him out. And if there were any questions whatsoever regarding his knee (a known issue), then they should have had something built into the contract to protect them from this.
It’s very possible they just may have, and people are just jumping the gun.

By: rbais2

rbais2 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:29:12 +0000

Cole will be vindicated because Jason La Canfora of NFL Network talked about how Bryant’s knee could be “bone-to-bone”.
This is no shock to me!!!

By: Ralph

Ralph — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:12:46 +0000

That’s a hoot, Chief. I don’t believe there is a single player in the NFL that would return the money. Not one.
Just as there isn’t a single team that would pay a player who was injured between contracts.
This is professional sports. It’s a business and it’s all about the money. Teams don’t want to guarantee any more money than they have to because of the probability of injury. Players want to get everything they can, while they can because of the probability of injury.
If there were a single player that would claim they would return the money, I would call them a liar to their face.

By: Jungle Juice

Jungle Juice — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:04:48 +0000

I wonder if they did an MRI? I would have worked him out hard and then re-examined his knee the next day and work him out again.
That’s a lot of money for someone not to have done due diligence.
They should sue Bryant though. There is no way that he was not aware his knee was not 100%.

By: CHIEF ZEE

CHIEF ZEE — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:46:13 +0000

8 million all the way to the bank…a standup player would return the money.

By: Caldon

Caldon — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:28:56 +0000

Tampa is still laughing at the Bengals. Now they can say, yeah, we may only win 1 game this year but at least we didn’t sign Antonio Bryant to a big deal.

By: Marcinik07

Marcinik07 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:44 +0000

LOL! Hand well played, Bryant, well played. Smooth Bengals org…

By: BDawk

BDawk — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:18:17 +0000

j-wil says:
August 31, 2010 9:01 AM
who is the bengals Dr, Doogie Howser?
Nah man, Doogie would have caught that. NPH wouldn’t do that.

By: aligreene

aligreene — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:16:44 +0000

Can’t fathom him taking legal action against the bengals he was hurt when he signed his contract and got his bonus… he should worry about his knee

By: Nsblend

Nsblend — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:15:04 +0000

Done? When did he start? he had 1 good season in TB with 1200 yds 7 TDS…

By: DanSnyderSux

DanSnyderSux — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:14:16 +0000

j-wil says:
August 31, 2010 9:01 AM
who is the bengals Dr, Doogie Howser?
Apparently not. Doogie would have caught it.

By: Junior

Junior — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:07:22 +0000

He should call Javon Walker and get the name of the Guatemalan (or wherever it was) doctor who performed his super-secret knee surgery.
It got Javon a job in Minnesota.

By: db3300

db3300 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:03:05 +0000

How can rumors be swirling when nobody cares?

By: j-wil

j-wil — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:01:23 +0000

who is the bengals Dr, Doogie Howser?

By: cailte

cailte — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:05 +0000

Why wouldn’t he be done. Just counting the interest on all his ill-gotten gains is a full-time job. Oops, I was thinking of poor souls actually caring about working.

By: 90ragtop

90ragtop — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:49:26 +0000

“Rumors swirl that Antonio Bryant could be done”
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Color me surprised…

By: BigBear123

BigBear123 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:30:58 +0000

Good morning Mike.

By: Spungy

Spungy — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:30:22 +0000

He was done a year ago and knew it. He should get an Academy award for the acting he did to pull a fast one on Mike Brown.

By: Ryandg5

Ryandg5 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:21:18 +0000

The BENGALS a.k.a. Mike Brown paid HIM $7Mil to leave the team having never played a down, and we think this is breaking news – that his knee may be shredded!?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:21:14 +0000

I don’t understand. Didn’t the Bengals do a physical or any type of effort to test the condition of his knee?
I couldn’t see anyone giving him that contract without making him do some sort of tryout.