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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)â€"Former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard(notes) will have back surgery this week, likely preventing him from signing with another team.

Garrard’s agent, Al Irby, confirmed his client’s surgery Monday. Fox Sports first reported the news.

Garrard wanted everyone to know his situation amid reports the Oakland Raiders were considering signing Garrard to replace injured starter Jason Campbell(notes). Garrard wrote on his Twitter page that he will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Aldk1.hP7dgINHQUrUWmv21DubYF?slug=ap-davidgarrard

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ST. LOUIS (AP)â€"Wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker(notes) has been released by the St. Louis Rams, a day after he was a surprise game-day inactive.

Brandon Lloyd(notes), acquired from the Denver Broncos on Monday for a conditional draft pick, took Sims-Walker’s spot on the roster.

The Rams signed Sims-Walker in free agency to add a veteran presence to a young receiving corps. Sims-Walker had six catches against the New York Giants but dropped two passes in Week 4 against the Washington Redskins.

[duvaldude08]

Well...looks like we made the right decision. I was actually afraid after his little back episode. Looks like the season would have panned out the same way or the other.

[duvaldude08]

And in more news..Garrad's agent is whining saying we cut garrad because of his back issues blah blah blah. I'm personally sick of Garrad and his agent. GARRAD SUCKED. PERIOD. He hasn't produced in 3 years and along with back problems you think we will continue to pay him 8 million?? Nah bro not at all.  Again, we could have handled it better, but it was the right call. And he has the nerve to compare Garrad to Manning and the Colts? Manning is an elite QB who has proven himself to be worth the time and money.

http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-10-17/story/agent-accuses-jaguars-shirking-bill-cutting-david-garrard

[Dapperdan]

In case anyone will be watching, they will air the Denver Broncos vs Miami Dolphins game this Sunday at 1PM on CBS here. Whethere you like Tebow or not, now is the time to see if he can deliver for a full game or not, althought the Dolphins are a pretty terrible team, but still.

[Jason]

Agree with the good good decisions comment.

I do hope that Garrard comes out of surgery fine and fully recovers.  Despite opinions of him as a quarterback he is still a standup guy.  I wish him the best and hope that he stays in Jax.

[I-10east]

In case anyone will be watching, they will air the Denver Broncos vs Miami Dolphins game this Sunday at 1PM on CBS here. Whethere you like Tebow or not, now is the time to see if he can deliver for a full game or not, althought the Dolphins are a pretty terrible team, but still.

The Dolphins are honoring the adversary (Tim Tebow) at halftime. Talk about a joke of a franchise; Joe Robbie is probably rolling over right now.

[duvaldude08]

Agree with the good good decisions comment.

I do hope that Garrard comes out of surgery fine and fully recovers.  Despite opinions of him as a quarterback he is still a standup guy.  I wish him the best and hope that he stays in Jax.

He's a great guy no doubt, but Im starting to feel that his agent is some what aggrogant. I understand he has a personal relationship with Garrad and is also being paid, but sense this has has happen he's acted as if Garrad is an elite QB who was done sooo wrong. And for him to continue to dog Jacksonville is very unprofessional. Calling an orgazation "sorry" shows how much of a sorry unprofessional agent he is. We made the right call at the wrong time. Hey nobody's perfect. Garrad was underperforming and being over piad. On top of having a back injury. We actually did him a favor. Had he got out there and played he could be severly injured right now. Garrad is a great guy, but his agent is making him look bad.

[BridgeTroll]

from your link above.... THIS must be quoted...

In an email to the Times-Union, Garrard's agent Al Irby said the Jaguars withheld information about Garrard's injury.

"At $500,000 per game, they knew he would be down 4-6 weeks. They didn't want to pay that bill," Irby wrote. "Now you know the difference between a first-class organization like Indy, and a sorry organization like the Jags. Indy gave their QB a contract even though he couldn't play all season. ... David was told his back was fine. So he took them for their word.

"Now he has to go to surgery, and Jacksonville is saying, 'Not my problem.' What a first class organization!"



Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-10-17/story/agent-accuses-jaguars-shirking-bill-cutting-david-garrard?#ixzz1b9O7HLwp

[duvaldude08]

from your link above.... THIS must be quoted...

In an email to the Times-Union, Garrard's agent Al Irby said the Jaguars withheld information about Garrard's injury.

"At $500,000 per game, they knew he would be down 4-6 weeks. They didn't want to pay that bill," Irby wrote. "Now you know the difference between a first-class organization like Indy, and a sorry organization like the Jags. Indy gave their QB a contract even though he couldn't play all season. ... David was told his back was fine. So he took them for their word.

"Now he has to go to surgery, and Jacksonville is saying, 'Not my problem.' What a first class organization!"



Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2011-10-17/story/agent-accuses-jaguars-shirking-bill-cutting-david-garrard?#ixzz1b9O7HLwp

I dont know how to quote. LMAO Thats why I didnt do it.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Well, Irby, let's look at it from this standpoint:  Had Garrard taken us to multiple AFC Championships, 2 Superbowls, winning one, and been the backbone (pun intended) of this offense, then he probably wouldn't have been released either. 

I think the most assinine comparison he could have made with Garrard would be Peyton Manning.

[duvaldude08]

Dear God we are re-singing Sims Walker............

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Mike Sims-Walker returns to the Jaguars
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on October 18, 2011, 2:43 PM EDT

APMike Sims-Walker is making his triumphant return to Jacksonville.

Okay, so it’s not triumphant.  Sims-Walker was dumped by the Rams at midseason, and the Jaguars only want him back out of desperation.  (Remember that they had no interest in re-signing him in free agency when the lockout ended.)

Tania Ganguli of the Florida Times-Union broke the news and writes Sims-Walker will sign by the end of the day.

The move provides Sims-Walker a chance to get his career back on track. Jacksonville desperately needs a deep receiver and Sims-Walker is a more explosive player than Jason Hill.  Sims-Walker knows the offense, so it shouldn’t take long to get him up to speed.

Blaine Gabbert needs help; this reunion that makes sense for the 1-5 Jaguars.

   

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Vikings bench Donovan McNabb, Christian Ponder will start
Posted by Michael David Smith on October 18, 2011, 2:15 PM EDT

Getty ImagesChristian Ponder is in and Donovan McNabb is out in Minnesota.

Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier has chosen Ponder as the team’s starting quarterback, Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reports.

The decision comes just six games into a season in which Frazier had insisted McNabb was his starter. But with the Vikings at 1-5 and McNabb not playing well, it was time for Minnesota to see what Ponder, this year’s first-round draft pick, could do.

The Vikings are now the third team in the last year and a half to give up on McNabb: The Eagles traded McNabb to the Redskins to make room for Kevin Kolb, the Redskins benched McNabb to make room for Rex Grossman, and now the Vikings are benching McNabb to make room for Ponder.

Given that the Eagles later jettisoned Kolb for Michael Vick, and the Redskins may bench Grossman for John Beck this week, Ponder might need to be a little worried that he’ll get benched for Joe Webb. Being McNabb’s successor hasn’t been easy the last couple years.

And being McNabb hasn’t been easy the last couple years either.

   

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