Shaun Rogers asks Browns for release, cites that Mangini didn't say 'Hi'

Bob on 02 26, 2009

Now we all know the real reason Shaun Rogers’ nickname is ‘Big Baby.’ Rogers reportedly wants to be traded because newly hired Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini passed him in the weight room and didn’t say ‘hello.’ There was another incident in which the 2 were in the media room together and neither acknowledged each other. This has got to be one of the funniest reasons to ask for a release that I have ever heard.

Stop pouting like a Big Baby, Shaun. “He didn’t say hi to me. I’m mad,” he sounds like a crazy girlfriend. I guess the 350 lb. Pro Bowler from Texas is not as tough as he appears to be on the football field. Are you kidding me? You’ve got your jockstrap in a bunch because Mangini failed to say ‘hi’ to you? What’s next… are you going to pout because the next time Mangini does say ‘hello,’ it won’t be enthusiastic enough for your liking?

Rogers is a grown-ass man on the football field. He totaled 76 tackles last season and was named to the Pro Bowl. He is almost impossible to stop and his presence has a huge influence on the game. Losing him would leave a huge gap (literally and figuratively) for the Browns to fill on defense.

If he does indeed end up getting released, what team is going to want this Big Baby? I’m certain a number of teams would love to have this physical specimen on their defensive line, but he is not putting together a good resume. Rogers came to Cleveland from Detroit with a reputation of being unmotivated; or trying when he wanted to. You can add ‘crybaby’ to the list. For the amount of money he needs to be paid and his personal issues, he would surely be a gamble for any team.

Big Baby, put a pacifier in it and play some football, or come up with a better reason to ask for a release. Maybe someone just needs to get him a bottle of milk with a nipple on it and he’ll be happy.

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