The Blue Workhorse

It’s back. After it appeared that everyone enjoyed the inaugural edition, the Wednesday Workhorse Links (as it will be known until someone helps supply a better name) is back again.

Some great articles that you should check out that I haven’t necessarily had time to write anything about the past two weeks:

* We gave an NFL player his official nickname!! - Falcons’ fullback Ovie Mughelli had a contest on YardBarker because Braylon Edwards said he needed a nickname, and our nickname Ovie “The Drill” Mughelli was selected!

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Plastered over many sports-news outlets recently was the story of the Denver Broncos’ recent release of Travis Henry. Included has been much ado over his year-old contract, originally worth $22.5 million over 5 years, and the Broncos organization still choosing to part ways with the former Pro Bowl running back.

Head coach Mike Shanahan’s given reason for the departure of Henry? According the Shanahan, Henry’s behavior seemed to express a “lack of commitment” to the Broncos’ organization.

But, the story should not be that Shanahan and the front office released Henry. It should, instead, be why the Broncos even signed the troubled back to a lucrative long-term contract in the first place. Previous signs of “lack of commitment” were evident well before Henry inked his 2007 free agent contract.

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