Matt Cassel traded to the Chiefs

New England Patriot quarterback Matt Cassel was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs Friday as the second part of a trade that first sent new England linebacker Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs as well. In exchange, the Patriots get a second round pick in the upcoming 2009 NFL draft. This trade seems to favor the Chiefs, due to the lack of what the Patriots got back in return. The Patriots put the franchise tag on since he was an unrestricted free agent this year. The franchise tag is what a team can apply to a player scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Thus it guaranteed that Matt Cassel would make a lot of money. Cassel had a breakout year for New England last season when the Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady went down for the season after the first game with a knee injury. Cassel threw for 3474 yards. He completed 63 percent of his passes and had 21 touchdowns. He also had a 89.4 passer rating which is good for 10th in the NFL.

Before last year, Matt Cassel was drafted by the Patriots when he didn't even play. He was a backup to Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart. His first four seasons, he was a backup to Tom Brady. Brady's knee has to be back to strength and beyond for them to trade Cassel. With Cassel gone now, there doesn't appear to be a backup which means that they will be stuck if Brady gets hurt again. Matt, its been a long time coming for you and you deserve the money that your going to get. You've never went into a training camp as a starter. You are now. Take your lumps just like Matt Schaub has in Houston and start winning. That way you stay a starter and you get to keep your money in the long run.

NFL Star Wife Charged With 'Lynching', After Beatdown on Mistress

The wife of New England Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour was arrested Thursday (January 29) in South Carolina on charges of lynching, which is akin to group fighting, stemming from an altercation at a New Year's Eve party.

Tanya L. Seymour, 27, (shown left in her police mug shot) a mom of three, was arrested in Columbia, S.C., where she and her husband live in the off-season, and charged with two counts of second-degree lynching, according to Richland County criminal court records.

Seymour shares the Gadsden, S.C. home with husband Richard Seymour, who won three Superbowls with the Patriots. She appeared in a Richland County courtroom Thursday and was released after posting bond, according to the court records. Seymour is charged in connection with an assault on two people at a New Year's Eve party on Fontana Drive in Columbia, S.C., the Columbia, S.C., TV station WLTX is reporting.


The alleged victims, who told police they were invited to the party, were involved in a "verbal altercation" with a group of people at the party, the station reported.
The two alleged victims told police they were "jumped" by a group of people and assaulted sometime after 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. One of the alleged victims suffered a sprained wrist in the assault, the station reported.
Seymour and two female friends were arrested, according to Richland County Sheriff's Department Lt. Chris Cowan. He said it was unclear what prompted the altercation and there was no indication Seymour knew the alleged victims before the party.
However, blog-o-sphere sources say, Tanya Seymour "did" know one of the alleged victims. Rumor has it that Mrs. Seymour found out her hubby was having an affair and jumped on his "girlfriend". Full story here