The Day of Chris Snee

So many players never get to have long career and reach the point where they need to deal with the end.

The great offensive lineman Chris Snee of the New York Giants will have a meeting tomorrow to determine his fate. He is trying to return from playing only three games in 2013 due to a hip injury. He also had elbow surgery after the season. Carrying a salary cap hit of $6.7 million might seal his fate.

Snee had a great career after being a 2nd round pick out of Boston College in the 2004 draft. He started 141 games over ten seasons. During a stretch of eight years, he only missed one game.

Time has caught up to him. Offensive linemen get old very fast. One thing in his favor is being married to Coach Tom Coughlin's daughter.

If he is healthy and can play, I think they will rework his contract with incentives to lessen the impact on the salary cap.

Just Making Money

As training camp opens around the league, team owners can take solace in knowing that they are money making machines according to Forbes. Professional sports team were ranked in terms of overall worth. As expected, European soccer clubs dominated the top three spots before the New York Yankees.

The Dallas Cowboys grabbed the 5th spot at $2.3 billion. Then came the Pats (8th, $1.8 billion) Redskins (9th, $1.7 billion) and the NY Giants (10th, $1.55 billion). The NFL put 30 of its teams in the top 50.

The owners know that after this season, their teams will be worth more. They just sit back and reap the profits.

Pipe Dreams

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that it will be at least 5-10 years before the league has a team in London. Rather than rule it out completely, he is giving a vague time range which I feel the league has no intent on adhering to.

Having a team in London sounds like a great idea until the travel logistics are analyzed. Nobody really wants their team to move. The league has been without a team in the Los Angeles area for 20 years since the Raiders left town.

Getting a team to LA should be the league's priority. Thinking about London is just a pipe dream.

Big Ben Talking

The NFL Network likes to showcase certain players who they feel will have a future in broadcasting. Former Pats TE and current New Orleans Saint Benjamin Watson looks to be on a short list.

He appeared on a weekly basis last season using a remote broadcast. He was articulate, personable and insightful on a variety of topics.

He is a very productive player with gas left in the tank, but definitely has another career if he is interested in broadcasting.

Storm Brewing

The Pats will never be able to get away from the shadow of Aaron Hernandez. He has at least two criminal murder trails coming up and probably a pair of civil lawsuits.

It was revealed that investigators interviewed Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick last summer. They also have 300 text messages between the coach and Hernandez from early last year.

What will the texts reveal once they are released? Will it portray the team in a negative light? Whatever happens, there are three men dead and a player in jail. It's only going to get worse.

Troy Smith

Former NFL WR Chad Johnson grabbed all of the attention the other day when he caught a 46 yard TD from Montreal Alouette QB Troy Smith and then hugged the referee. It marked a long return to the game for the former Chad Ochocinco.

Smith has his own story about a career that never really got off the ground, in spite of wining the 2006 Heisman trophy with Ohio State. He also played in the team's 41-14 loss to Florida State in the 2007 BCS National Championship game.

The Baltimore Ravens selected him in the 5th round of the 2007 NFL draft. Things didn't work out as the team eventually went with Joe Flacco. A stint with the San Francisco 49er's didn't last once they drafted Alex Smith.

He closed out his NFL career with a line of 20 games and eight starts, 121/234 passes for 1,734 yards and 8 TD's. He had a stop in the UFL with Omaha before being cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers during their 2012 training camp.

Smith finally made it back to the CFL in 2013 and continues to play in 2014. Another shot on the NFL is highly unlikely.

Chad Back

Chad Johnson finally caught a TD pass after being out of the league the last two seasons. He made it back to football and the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. At 36, he is off to a slow start with only two catches for 20 yards in his first two games. He made a great reception on a 46 yard toss by QB Troy Smith in today's win.

Leave it to Chad to create controversy by his celebratory hugging of the official after scoring. He also got down on his knees.

He was theatrical as usual, but absolutely wrong for making contact with the official. A penalty flag should have been thrown. In the NFL, that would lead to a steep fine. You can't touch the officials. They all know that.

Question 18

With the start of training camp very near, I don't see how the NFL could ever have an 18 game regular season unless they drastically expand the rosters, practice squads and change the rules for the Injured Reserve list.

Going into late November, the league becomes a train wreck of teams trying to stay healthy to get to the playoffs. The amount of players injured weekly is something the league needs to address.

I just don't see how this could ever work with trying to play your starters every game. I think it would effect the level of play during the season.

City Not Big Enough

Cleveland fans must feel like they are at the center of the sports universe after LeBron James announced that he will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They already have Johnny Manziel and now they have The King.

Is there room in Cleveland for these two over-hyped athletes? Who will get the most headlines? At least Lebron has a couple of titles under his belt. Manziel hasn't done anything on the professional level.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the media.

Peyton Doing It

It was no surprise to see Peyton Manning rated as the #1 player in the NFL as selected by his peers. He finished ahead of Drew Brees and Tom Brady in the Top 100.

I can't believe the level that Manning played at last year, considering his age and neck injury.What type of year will he have in 2014? As long as he stays healthy, I think he can put up some huge numbers.

The guy seems so indestructible. I wonder how he will feel physically in 20 years.

The Record Discussion

The Aaron Hernandez case will be heating up after he was transferred to a jail in Boston, closer to his attorneys. Trial dates will be set soon

They are also requesting of all of his records from the Pats. The team has baulked at giving them scouting reports and personnel assessments. They cited them as being trade secrets.

There will be a big battle over this. There might be things that the Pats don't want anyone outside of the organization to see. It will make them look bad.

Dobson Could Be Iffy

It doesn't sound good for Pats WR Aaron Dobson who underwent foot surgery back in March. The team released a statement saying they are "optimistic" that the second year player will be available at the start of training camp.

Whenever the team issues a statement like that, it usually means that things are not going well. Fans will never get a clear picture of his injury, but this does not bode well for Dobson or the Pats.