Why didn't this come from the Lions? Esks did some cuts but fully explained why Barnes left and how they want to get him back and that one of three others could be signed again.korey&dante4ever wrote:Unbelievable news signing Khalif Mitchell!!.. Fantastic!
Tad Kornegay just had some tweets:
"Take it easy twitter fam. This was set in my contract the first day I sign. My intentions as well ask Coach Bene is to be in BC."
"Just a Procedure that had to be upheld cause it was in writing. Now it does make me open to other teams but I plan to be Lion."
"But I must say....I am business man. Lol. I love money that makes me financially comfortable. Lol"
So he's basically a free agent, but plans/wants to be back in B.C.
Wow...Mitchell's decision is great for BC but his ex agents don't like it:
Ullrich has some stuff on Kornegay:Former agents surprised all-star Khalif Mitchell re-signs with Lions
By Mike Beamish, Vancouver Sun January 16, 2012 8:13 PM
The decision by the 26-year-old All-CFL defensive tackle led to an acrimonious split between Mitchell and the agent, the second time that has happened in the past month. On Dec. 18, Mitchell also terminated a relationship with his previous agent, Andrew Bondarowicz, who had arranged tryouts with the Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles.
Mitchell was also slated to work out for Houston Texans a week ago, but the offer was pulled after Mitchell dumped Canter and struck out on his own. He then contacted the Lions last Thursday and expressed his desire to return to the CFL.
“Khalif turned down a multi-year contract with almost 95k in virtually guaranteed money with the Dolphins in order to take less and go back to the CFL,” Canter told the Vancouver Sun, in an e-mail. “I disagreed with both his decision-making process, his refusal to listen to his advisors, and how he handled the situation. And, thus, I terminated my contractual and agent relationship with Khalif.”
(Numerous attempts by the Vancouver Sun to reach Mitchell through phone and e-mail over the past couple of weeks have proven unsuccessful).
http://www.cflblogzone.com/2012/01/timi ... a-tad-off/Timing might be a Tad off
Word of the Kornegay release first surfaced on the weekend but it was unclear whether the Lions were simply trying to avoid a roster bonus, which is why it did not appear instantly on your favourite blog. A day later, it still isn’t clear whether Kornegay will be back either at any price.
He went immediately to his Twitter account to tell followers he wants to be back. But its not certain whether the Lions feel precisely the same way. Keep in mind there are at least four starters on the Edmonton defence run last year by defensive coordinator Rich Stubler that are about to come on the free agent market in a month, not to mention a couple more who spent time with the Lions new defensive play-caller when he was with the Toronto Argonauts.
He has other info. in that blog too on about non signings so far.
