Chicken of the Sea

He was the #2 pick overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. A little more than three years later, he's a man without a team. The Detroit Lions cut wide receiver Charles Rogers today. As reported by the Associated Press, "His career in Detroit ended with just 36 receptions for 440 yards and four touchdowns along with two broken collarbones and a four-game suspension." So much potential unrealized.

Matt Millen, the team's president and CEO, must be reeling right now. He drafted Rogers and gave him a $14.2 million signing bonus. That works out to $394,444.44 per catch; or $32,272.73 per yard; or $3.55 million per touchdown. Of course, Rogers would probably break it down like this-- at approximately $150 per ounce, the signing bonus could buy nearly 95,000 ounces of marijuana.

Rogers was confident he'd make the cut. Coach Marinelli and his staff had something different in mind. Now, #80 is a man without a team; at least temporarily. To paraphrase a popular tuna commercial of old, "Sorry, Charlie. Only the hardest working receivers get to be Lions."

Oh, Good Evening!