Jerome Mathis signed

i think he will be a good returner and he wont be 3rd string we will still draft a WR

we gave HIM 30 million dollars?????? NO WAY

hmm another short WR, maybe they signed him to ease the concerns of WR depth b/c Caldwell didn't sign?

we gave HIM 30 million dollars?????? NO WAY

Well he can be the Chad Johnson of the Skins.

Woot?

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Unusual signing. Definitely unexpected, but I think if Mathis can stay healthy he is an upgrade over Rock. Rock is a good KR, but he doesn't have break away speed and that is where I think Mathis trumps Rock. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

First post; Careful on the charges. Though all of us hate violence toward weaker individuals, as a defense attorney my knowledge of these cases are they are usually overblown. As one 60 year old female attorney said to me. "If this law was applied as is to everyone, both me and my husband would both be in prison." I can go into a dissertation on the problems of false data on these reports, but will not bore you. If the money is as reported it seems like his role will be more than just a returner. Hey, and still a great draft in front of us.

I guess ignorance is bliss. Oh well, here are the facts on Jerome Mathis.

Texans Returner Jerome Mathis Charged With Choking Pregnant Girlfriend - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog (http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/02/19/texans-returner-jerome-mathis-charged-with-choking-pregnant-girl/)
"Mathis has already been in the Texans doghouse for maturity issues. After a breakout season where he was All Pro as a returner, he injured his hands riding a motorcycle. In his rookie season, he got into a fistfight with TE Marcellus Rivers on the team bus. After 2005, he spent the most of the next two season on IR with various leg problems."

The Facts (http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=57646c7b4d35bb9e)
When officers arrived at the home late Friday, they saw a red mark on Smith’s neck just below her jawbone, Foreman said.

Smith reported no other injuries but was “worrying about her unborn baby,” Foreman said. She refused to be taken to a hospital and declined to press charges.

So allegations of his domestic dispute aside, the fact that he got into a fist fight with his own teamate should've been enough to discourage the Redskin's from signing this guy. God, how many times do I have to bring up Jeremy Stevens?

In all honesty, the number of fans looking the other way, just because he was a pro-bowl kick returner worries me.

ProFootballTalk.com - REDSKINS GO TURD COLLECTING (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/04/04/redskins-go-turd-collecting/)

According to PFT I was on the right track with the release of the Mathis signing being on FRI night so as to have it go unnoticed.

I don't think it matters that much anyway because he will more than likely not make it past training camp due to his injury riddled past.

ProFootballTalk.com - REDSKINS GO TURD COLLECTING (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/04/04/redskins-go-turd-collecting/)

According to PFT I was on the right track with the release of the Mathis signing being on FRI night so as to have it go unnoticed.

I don't think it matters that much anyway because he will more than likely not make it past training camp due to his injury riddled past.

What happens though if he gets injured? Doesn't the league prevent teams from releasing injured players, (for example Shaun Alexander).