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[OV Argo]

Exactly, letting people know Muamba can be had but at a high price.
Popp is simply setting a price and creating a market for a player who would be in high demand.

Poop looks like an @$$-hat again IMO.

Load of B$ last year about how Muamba was such a great signing and fit for the Als; spends wads of cash on an over-rated clown like Duron Carter; and now stating Muamba is up for grabs (if he was not "inititating" talks, how would any other team know to inquire about a supposedly great Als signing from just late last year?) Poop wants to cheap out on paying Muamba a decent bonus due, and would rather play his boy Bear Woods at MLB; other CFL teams should just ignore Poop on this, and then he would have to cut Muamba who he treated just as an "asset" I guess - then it would I believe come down to waiver wire priority as to who could claim/ sign him first ? - Jones and the Rider just blew a pile of cash on FAs including a good MLB pick-up in Greg Jones; Bummers next in line, but they spent lots of FA cash too, and would Muamba go back to the Peg? Then its BC - who have Sol-E & Bighill, ... then the Argos would be next in line ... I think ???

[R.J]

I still think Popp is covering his tracks here; IMO it's much more likely that Popp is the one shopping Muamba and not teams calling to see if he's available (as Popp is now claiming).

[Argo57]

I still think Popp is covering his tracks here; IMO it's much more likely that Popp is the one shopping Muamba and not teams calling to see if he's available (as Popp is now claiming).

That's exactly what is happening, he is trying to create a market for Muamba.
Very desirable player who I'm sure regrets signing with Popp and Montreal.

[1argoholic]

Please don't disrespect POOP by using it's name in place of that TOOL!

[R.J]

#Riders re-sign DL Markus White & release OL Jermarcus Hardrick, DB Keenan MacDougall & DB Nick Taylor https://t.co/u7JKpJWMp5 #CFL

— CFL News (@CFL_News) February 16, 2016

MacDougall is someone I wanted to see here previously; very talented player, but one who can never stay healthy it seems.

[Will]

Kory Sheets worked out for the redblacks LAST week. Apparently, it wasn't a private workout, but as part of a FA camp that the redblacks WERE holding in Miami.

[R.J]

Kory Sheets worked out for the redblacks LAST week. Apparently, it wasn't a private workout, but as part of a FA camp that the redblacks WERE holding in Miami.

Sheets is done. I hope he realizes it sooner rather than later.

[KCargosfan]

Crazy how short a time running backs can go from the best in the league to no career.

[ArgoGabe22]

Crazy how short a time running backs can go from the best in the league to no career.

He had surgery after going to the NFL and had it done again after the original surgery wasn't done properly. But running backs typically have a short lifespan.

[AngeloV]

Sheets is done. I hope he realizes it sooner rather than later.

The same was once said about Robert Edwards and he proved to have a couple of good years.

[KCargosfan]

He had surgery after going to the NFL and had it done again after the original surgery wasn't done properly. But running backs typically have a short lifespan.

Did not know that. Hopefully he at least got some money from the NFL.

[R.J]

Ticats re-sign Aprile
http://www.900chml.com/2016/03/08/64681/?sc_ref=twitter

[R.J]

Ticats sign 6 - including QB Jake Waters
http://3downnation.com/2016/04/19/15845/

Riders release 10
http://www.riderville.com/2016/04/19...ns-april-19th/

Abankwah and Tennant are a bit surprising.

[R.J]

.@TBrack41 Announces Retirement https://t.co/RQExv8dgK8 #CFL #Riders via @sskroughriders

— CFL News (@CFL_News) April 20, 2016

[R.J]

Per sources, #Riders WR Maurice Price has filed his retirement papers with the league office and doesn’t plan on playing in 2016. #CFL

— Scott Mitchell (@ScottMitchellPM) April 21, 2016

I’m told #Riders have no way of recouping the signing bonus they gave Price in January. #CFL

— Scott Mitchell (@ScottMitchellPM) April 21, 2016

[AngeloV]

Teams are going to be weary of dishing out signing bonuses now. What an A-hole.

[R.J]

Teams are going to be weary of dishing out signing bonuses now. What an A-hole.

While I'm not crazy about his decision (not a fan of his either), but Henoc was cut prior to a bonus payment. Teams do it all the time - players should have that right as well.

[R.J]

New CFL media policy this season will force Bombers to make assistants and coordinators available at least once a week.

— Paul Wiecek (@PaulWiecek) April 21, 2016

I know Terry Jones (Edm Sun) will be happy about a new media policy. He's been complaining for quite some time that accessibility is being lost in today's CFL.

[AngeloV]

While I'm not crazy about his decision (not a fan of his either), but Henoc was cut prior to a bonus payment. Teams do it all the time - players should have that right as well.

Disagree. Players get cut before a bonus which is somewhat of an advance on salary. Since it's done prior to actually working, at least they are not losing money for services rendered. Price OTOH, took money and ran.

I get that both are good faith things, but as I said, in the Muamba case, he had the bonus taken away before actually doing any team related things.

[R.J]

Disagree. Players get cut before a bonus which is somewhat of an advance on salary. Since it's done prior to actually working, at least they are not losing money for services rendered. Price OTOH, took money and ran.

I get that both are good faith things, but as I said, in the Muamba case, he had the bonus taken away before actually doing any team related things.

Price's bonus was a signing bonus for signing the contract - which he did. Personally I see no issue here; if CFL teams are allowed to release players from their contract with no penalty - players should have the same right IMO.