 Wysłany: Wto 0:44, 19 Paź 2010 Temat postu: Julius Peppers |
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| The former No. 2 pick in the 2002 draft signed a six-year,MLB Jerseys, $91.5 million deal with the Bears in March. While he said he’s happy in Chicago — he has two sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal for the Bears (3-1) — he is puzzled with how things ended in Charlotte.
“So when I say it ended a little sour, I felt like it could have been a little more respectful. At least a phone call to say, ‘It’s been good. We’re going in a different direction. We’re going to let you go.’ They couldn’t even give me that.” In a conference call with reporters ahead of [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u]’ return to Charlotte on Sunday with the Chicago Bears, the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end said he was under the impression the Panthers decided to “do away with anybody who is making a significant amount of money” as part of a roster overhaul that’s produced the NFL’s youngest team. “That’s a business decision. I can understand and respect that,” the 30-year-old [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] said. “The problem that I had was they tried to turn the tables and make it look like I wanted out no matter what. Really, I didn’t have the option to stay. It was never offered to stay.” Hurney did not return a message seeking comment, releasing a short statement that didn’t address [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u]’ criticism. “I was kind of surprised because I was expecting to hear something from them,” [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] said. “I didn’t understand what was going on. But as the weeks and the months went by, I started getting the picture of the direction they were going in and I knew I wasn’t a part of it.” [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] also disputed Panthers general manager Marty Hurney’s earlier claims that they twice tried to make him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player. [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] said that happened only once, after the 2007 season, a deal he rejected. “I just see that as people not being able to form an opinion for themselves,” [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] said. “People will hear one thing and just run with it. … A couple people started saying it for whatever reason, and then it followed me. And then people just kept repeating it, even though it wasn’t true.” Defensive star wonders how he’ll be greeted But [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] was clearly frustrated at the perception he doesn’t play hard on every down. The reputation has stuck with him since college and was fueled by games in Carolina in which the freakishly athletic [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] had little impact. “Julius gave us eight great years and we appreciate everything he did for us,” Hurney said. [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] described his offseason departure from Carolina as “a little sour” on Wednesday, claiming the Panthers tried to paint him in a bad light after deciding to let him leave in free agency. [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] tells of ‘sour’ end Now [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u], a Bailey, N.C., native who starred in college in North Carolina, will return home to play the struggling Panthers (0-4) for the first time on Sunday. After the two years of rocky contract negotiations, [u]Julius Peppers Jersey[/u] said he has “no idea” how he’ll be received by fans. CHARLOTTE — |
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