FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Junior Seau is back with the Patriots, coming out of retirement for a third time to sign a contract Tuesday for a 20th season as an NFL linebacker.
The signing of the 12-time Pro Bowl player was announced by Versus, the television network on which Seau has a show. The Patriots have not announced the signing, which had been expected, although the team said he had a physical and a workout last week.
“I hope at some point he will be” with the Patriots, club owner Robert Kraft said. “He’s a unique individual. I’d love to have him part of our team for as long as he wants to.”
Seau, 40, should have a better chance of standing up to running backs than he did to a rodeo bull, which knocked him down on one of the episodes of “Sports Jobs with Junior Seau.” The 10-episode series begins Dec. 2.
Limbaugh already one vote down
BOSTON — Rush Limbaugh’s bid to buy the Rams ran into opposition within the NFL when Colts owner Jim Irsay vowed to vote against him, and commissioner Roger Goodell said the conservative commentator’s “divisive” comments would not be tolerated from any NFL insider.
“I, myself, couldn’t even consider voting for him,” Irsay said. “When there are comments that have been made that are inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive . . . our words do damage, and it’s something that we don’t need.”
Limbaugh was forced to resign from ESPN’s Sunday night football broadcast in 2003 after saying of Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb: “I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.”
According to transcripts posted on his website, in 2007 Limbaugh also said: “The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it.”
Footnotes.
The Dolphins are working on a deal to bring Fergie on as a limited partner, and NFL owners approved the Black Eyed Peas’ singer as a potential owner. Also, Dolphins reserve running back Patrick Cobbs will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
• Steelers defensive end Aaron Smith has a right shoulder injury that coach Mike Tomlin said “potentially could be significant.”
• The Bengals released Brad St. Louis and signed Clark Harris to replace him at long snapper.
• The Ravens signed former Giants receiver David Tyree, who made one of the most memorable catches in Super Bowl history in 2008 against the Patriots, pulling down a 32-yard pass on a third-and-5 by trapping the ball against his helmet.
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