Joe Horn is unhappy, which apparently happens with the frequency of the sunrise. He's currently in Atlanta, property of the Falcons, but he'd love to be anywhere else.
Six weeks ago, Horn made a plea for the Cowboys to save him from the Falcons, and nothing came of it. So, naturally, he broke out the PR machine for another go of it. Via PFT, Horn told Dan Patrick, who was conveniently hosting a radio show, that he'd love to play in Dallas or Philadelphia.
Given that Horn is well past the unofficial NFL retirement age for wide receivers, I'm not sure if anything will come of this. The thing is, if he had signed with the Packers over the Falcons last year, this wouldn't even be an issue. Of course, Horn probably would've had to sign for less money to play in Green Bay, and while I'll never begrudge a player for taking the dough, it's really hard to defend anybody willingly agreeing to go to Atlanta.
Whatever, Andrew Brandt, former Packers front office-type turned Internet writer, retells the story:
Although Joe had some positives, there were some red flags. He certainly did not fit the profile of how we were building our team. He was an older receiver with some baggage whose fiery personality could be a problem with a young group of receivers, especially if he wasn't playing. ...Good news: Horn makes $7.5 million for less than $7.5 million worth of work. Bad news: It just might have to be with the Falcons.
[The Packers] were in it for a while, but the Falcons became more enamored with Joe financially, agreeing to give $7.5 million of guaranteed money for a 35 year-old receiver. Joe had 27 receptions for the Falcons last year, meaning that if there is a divorce – as it appears there will be – Horn will have received almost $280,000 in guaranteed money for each of those receptions.
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8-15-2008 @ 1:58AM
George B Vieto said...
It just goes to show you that all the money in the world doesn't buy happiness if you play for a lousy team.
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