Givens and taken away: The first weird free-agency report of the night came from Cleveland, when the team's Web site reportedly signed Patriots wide receiver David Givens and Ravens punter Dave Zastudil. The only problem was it wasn't true. Givens' agent, Brad Blank, has his client on a 7 a.m. flight to Miami to visit the Dolphins, and he almost didn't send Givens to Cleveland because of the erroneous report. Blank theorized that someone hacked into the Browns' computer, but he emphasized that no deal is done. Givens is scheduled to visit the Browns on Sunday if he doesn't sign with the Dolphins on Saturday.
Dude it wasn't his wife that drove him out of NY. He said that so he wouldn't look like a greedy jerk. The Vikings called him and offered him more money...so he trotted his way on out to Minnesota for more $$$
I was being sarcastic...he more than likely couldn't see out of his eye, thus a good reason to sit out a few games...
Im sure that his eye was bad enough to miss games. It goes right up there with Abe and the flu in Oakland
Not the same at all. You need to be able to see clearly to play cornerback. Or you will be burned play after play.
This is a stupid conversation, we dont know if he was blind in an eye. Lawrence Taylor played with a seperated shoulder and David missed a game with an eye injury
I was listening to a Brad Blank interview this week, and I thought that signing sounded odd. He made clear that he was going play the market out, and then go back to the Patriots for one last chance to match. But, then, suddenly David Givens was a Brown 4 minutes into free agency? It didn't jive.
He had a scratched cornea. He couldn't see. I'm not a big Barrett fan in the first place, but with only one eye, he would have been totally useless. Abe was spewing fluids from every oriface on his body. Ever have the flu? You aren't standing up straight, much less playing football. But back on topic, that Givens story is too funny. His agent is so mad he doesn't want to visit them now? That's too much!
