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March 06, 2008
Source: Morgan to sign with Saints
It’s good to see former Carolina linebacker Dan Morgan get another chance with an NFL team.
Morgan has agreed to terms with the New Orleans, the Panthers’ NFC South rival, a source close to the situation confirmed Thursday night.
Morgan had an injury-plagued career with the Panthers, including concussions, but was one of the NFL’s best middle linebackers when healthy.
The Saints apparently plan to move him to outside linebacker, which might help protect him from as much head-on contact as he’d get in the middle. New Orleans looks set at middle linebacker after obtaining Jonathan Vilma from the New York Jets last week.
Morgan missed last season with an Achilles tendon injury.
If he can stay healthy, he’d play the Panthers twice a season. If he’s well, those matchups should have extra intensity. Morgan is a fiery, aggressive player and would definitely be motivated for those games.
The Panthers released him last month.
CHARLES CHANDLER
Posted by Observer Sports on March 6, 2008 at 11:35 PM | Permalink
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You should have kept me Carolina. I will make you sons of bitches pay.
-Psycho D
Posted by: Dan Morgan | Mar 7, 2008 12:18:21 AM
Keep your head up Dan and stay healthy we should have tried that stategy before we cut you....good luck Danimal
Posted by: st3ve | Mar 7, 2008 1:17:58 AM
It's not likely he'll get to face the Panthers more than once this year, and maybe not at all, depending on how far into the season the first match-up is. We all know what I mean. I just hope his next injury isn't going to be too devastating to him and his family. Good luck, Dan!
Posted by: Wayne | Mar 7, 2008 6:21:11 AM
As Marv Albert would say, " YYEESSS!!! ". Here to your bell getting rung after game one!!
Posted by: GGrrrr | Mar 7, 2008 7:09:24 AM
i want to start a Rashard Mendenhall i think that is how you spell his name.
Posted by: SEDSTAR | Mar 7, 2008 7:52:00 AM
You watch...he'll be healthy the rest of his career and probably go to 2 or 3 more Pro Bowls and absolutely terrorize the Panthers twice a year. I'm not saying that the Panthers made a bad move to get rid of him, just saying that would be the Panthers luck.
Posted by: PantherFan | Mar 7, 2008 10:23:38 AM
I agree with all of you. But mostly with the fact that I'm glad the Cats finally dumpted him, but I do hope the best for the guy. The fact that he signed with the Saints... that's pretty bitter-sweet, and most of me will be looking forward to seeing him getting "knocked the f*@#ked out!" The rest of me will feel horrible if it happens.
Posted by: SYRPIS | Mar 7, 2008 11:28:25 AM
F'in traitor. We kept his sorry ass around for all those years and he signs with the Saints?!?! What a piece of shite.
Posted by: JT | Mar 7, 2008 11:41:15 AM
Yeah you can't keep a player around as long as we have kept Morgan just based on potential. We took a chance on him last year and he got hurt again. Just imagine the outcry if we had re-signed him and he got hurt AGAIN and missed most of this season. Wasn't a chance we could afford to take again. Nice guy, wouldn't wish for him to get hurt again but it would kinda be nice to see this signing bite the Saints in the ass instead of us...just no more concussions huh Danny boy?
Posted by: Haywood Jablowmi | Mar 7, 2008 11:59:17 AM
Oh noooo...now the panthers are going to have to face him zero times a year....I wonder if he got a concusion from signing the contract
Posted by: Christopher | Mar 7, 2008 12:17:48 PM
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