WASHINGTON Washington Redskins receiver Anthony Armstrong, who hopes to be catching passes soon from Robert Griffin I, tweeted that Stock in Superman socks just sky rocketed.
Especially if someone can make them in burgundy and gold.
More pertinent was the reaction from someone who figures to be blocking for the Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor.
The search is over, I guess, guard Kory Lichtensteiger said.
If it is, it took long enough. And it certainly cost a lot. But if Griffin can solidify the Redskins quarterback position for the next decade and lift the franchise out of its long funk, it undoubtedly will have been worth the price.
The Redskins and St. Louis Rams have a deal in place for Washington to move into the No. 2 overall spot in next month s NFL draft. The Redskins will give up a breathtaking three first-round selections this year s No. 6 overall, plus first-rounders in 2013 and 2014 plus a second-round pick this year in the swap, which must be approved by the NFL and can t be completed under league rules until the free agency period begins Tuesday.
Details of the trade emerged Friday night, and Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff confirmed it Saturday.
It allows the Redskins to leapfrog all other teams that had an interest in Griffin, especially the quarterback-needy Cleveland Browns. The Indianapolis Colts are expected to take Andrew Luck with the No. 1 choice.
It s a bold some would say desperate move by a team that has been repeatedly frustrated in its search for a franchise quarterback. The Redskins have started 21 quarterbacks over the last 19 seasons, with only three playoff appearances to show for it.
Manning watch moves to desert, but no sign of QBTEMPE, Ariz. The Peyton Manning stakeout moved to Arizona on Saturday, even though there was no sign of the superstar in the desert.
Manning spent nearly six hours at the Denver Broncos facility on Friday, and speculation was high that the Cardinals would be his next stop.
The Cardinals facility was a bee hive of activity as the setting for Kurt Warner s annual Ultimate Football Experience, a fundraiser for his First Things First foundation that features current and past football stars. Among them was Cardinals star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who said he knew nothing of any contact the team may have made with Manning.
I haven t heard anything, he said. I d like to feel like if he was going to be here I would probably hear something from somebody.
Jets give Sanchez extension, out of Manning huntNEW YORK Forget all that Peyton Manning talk. The Jets are sticking with Mark Sanchez.
No hard feelings, either. Sanchez s ego is just fine and so is his wallet.
After New York looked into pursuing Manning, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum announced Friday night that the team extended Sanchez s contract by three years. The move ended speculation the Jets could push him aside to make way for the former Indianapolis Colts star who s now a free agent.
I m going to be the starting quarterback for the next few years here, and that s exciting, Sanchez said on a conference call. It gives the team just a reminder that I m the leader of this team.
Yep, Sanchez is still the main man for Rex Ryan s Jets, not Manning.
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