After going to his first Pro Bowl after posting 12.5 quarterback sacks for the Tennessee Titans, free agent defensive end Jason Babin would prefer to be signing a long-term contract this off-season.
With the NFL lockout indefinitely delaying the start of free agency, Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean reports that Babin will do some MMA training, hunt some bear, and perhaps give the UFL or CFL a shot.
"I know those leagues would love to grow their awareness and if they got a certain amount of high-profile guys to join in, the money would go from the NFL pool to the CFL or UFL pool and maybe they could negotiate a TV deal," Babin said. "Now that would scare the (bleep) out of the NFL owners if they could pull something like that off, you know?"
A first-round pick out of Western Michigan by the Houston Texans in 2004, Babin earned $1 million, including $700,000 in base salary, after signing an offer sheet that the Philadelphia Eagles declined to match.
The 30-year old Babin has 30 quarterback sacks in an 82-game career with the Texans, Titans, Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs.
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Troy Bergeron, who had been signed to a "Reserve/Futures" contract, has joined the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.
source: Mac's Football Blog
Posted by Brian McIntyre
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