Young Republican Fails Physical, Pats Beat Colts



Former Giants safety Jason Sehorn was waived by the St. Louis Rams today after failing a physical examination. From ESPN.com :

Sehorn, 33, missed the first six games of last season after breaking his left foot early in training camp, and never really got up to full speed. He underwent an additional operation on the foot in February and missed all of the preseason, but the foot remains a problem.

He agreed to terms on a one-year contract on Tuesday. The Rams have been trying to load up at the safety position, also signing Zach Bronson earlier this week.

Team exams are generally very subjective in the NFL and it is believed that the Rams did not believe Sehorn had sufficiently healed from offseason surgery. His rehabilitation from the surgery, coupled with indecision about his football future, kept Sehorn out of camp this summer. That inactivity aside, the Rams believed Sehorn might still contribute to their injury-depleted secondary if he was healthy.

The two sides had agreed to a contract for the league minimum base salary of $760,000 pending the physical. The former New York Giant arrived in St. Louis on Tuesday evening after several days of discussions with Rams officials.

It was not yet clear how the Rams planned to use Sehorn. The team is thin at cornerback, where he played much of his career, but Sehorn was primarily used at safety in '03.

In Foxboro tonight, the Colts are leading the Patriots 17-10 at half time, courtesy of a Peyton Manning TD pass to Marvin Harrison just prior to intermission. Hot starts so far for both Edgerrin James and New England's new addition, Corey Dillon, and mistake-free passing from both QB's, the exception being a Manning pass picked-off by Teddy Brusch killing a 2nd quarter Indy drive. Adam Vinatieri kicked a 44 yard field goal for New England as time expired in the first half.




(Deion Branch after catching a TD pass from Tom Brady in the 2nd quarter)

(UPDATE : James coughed one up on the goal line, Corey Dillon saved a Brady fumble inside his own twenty, Willie McGinest levelled Manning on 3rd down and the liquored-up Mike Vanderjagt missed a 48 yarder during a wild final few minutes. 3 Colts turnovers inside the red zone on the night, 335 yards passing for Brady. Thrilling stuff, all of it designed to take attention away from the fact that we've never seen Bill Belichick and Elton John in the same room.)

Posted: Thu - September 9, 2004 at 09:29 PM      

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