Saints Cut Charles Grant, Jamar Nesbit and Mark Simoneau
by Dave Cariello on Mar 4, 2010 5:18 PM CST
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PrintCharles Grant, or the person operating the cgrant94 Twitter account, put up two mysterious tweets not very long ago...
too all my fans thank u for you're support all these years i love u...no longer a saint too my fans love u
If this really is Grant's account, it would seem fair to interpret that he has been cut by the Saints and the news just has not been released yet.
Update: The release of Charles Grant has been confirmed. Also released were Jamar Nesbit and Mark Simoneau. Per Jeff Duncan's Twitter...
The Saints cut Charles Grant, Jamar Nesbit and Mark Simoneau.
Personally, none of this news is upsetting. I was a proponent of releasing Grant, especially given his bloated contract. Thanks to the new rules of the uncapped off-season, the Saints were able to make this move without any financial penalty; yet another reason these off-season rules may benefit the Super Bowl Champions rather than harm them.
This also means the chance that the Saints take a quality, pass rushing defensive end in this years draft just shot up exponentially.
As for Jamar Nesbit and Mark Simoneau, not much lost there. Honestly, I didn't even realize Simoneau was still on the payroll.
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A classy move by the organization ahead of Free Agency… shelve some weight and you stand a chance Charles…
Bring the wood
All for it
He simply isn’t worth the contract price. It’s time to move on at the left DE position. Thanks, Charles. Nothing personal. It’s just business, as they say. Good luck!
I’m hoping Pay-Loo works a little more of that draft magic. They’ve found diamonds-in-the-rough in later rounds at other positions before. Any ideas on who they could draft somewhere in the first three rounds that could step in and play well at DE right away? With Gregg Williams and Bill Johnson still coaching, I really like their chances of immediately coaching up a young guy at this position.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Mar 4, 2010 5:33 PM CST reply actions
Confirmed...
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/03/new_orleans_saints_to_release.html
New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced Thursday that the club has released offensive lineman Jamar Nesbit and linebacker Mark Simoneau, and that the club will release defensive end Charles Grant on Friday.
Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints HAVE WON the Superbowl!!
Saints won a Super Bowl with these guys.................
How much better will they be without them ? With younger, more athletic guys I can smell a repeat coming on………….
My Magnificent Black and Gold Warriors
Grant and Nesbit were both Haslett players, meaning we’re now down to five:
Jammal Brown
Devery Henderson
Rodney Leisle
Will Smith
Jon Stinchcomb
Leisle did not play for the Saints in 2007-08.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
interesting
Not as quick as a Stalin purge, but reminiscent nevertheless.
So you say you lost your baby,
Do you know that you're the one?
is it really that unexpected though
that was five years ago now
Yes, Sean Payton is the new Zorro. He leads wild adventures, quaffs the finest wines, embarrasses his enemies and leaves a extravagant calling card in his wake. Try as you might to stop him, but he's always one sip ahead.
by DrewBreesManCrush on Mar 4, 2010 7:06 PM CST up reply actions
What the hell happened to Nesbit? Seduced by fame and fortune?
rotoworld.com:
Jamar Nesbit-G- Saints Mar. 4 – 6:40 pm et
Saints released OG Jamar Nesbit. Though he started 64 straight games for the Saints from 2004-2007, Nesbit lost his starting job to Carl Nicks when he was suspended four games in the StarCaps net. Now 33, he’ll be limited to a reserve role with his next team.
So you say you lost your baby,
Do you know that you're the one?
I do wonder about this one. I mean I know he lost his starting job but I didn’t think he made enough to be THAT critical to cut and he was pretty good, at least in the past. He must have really lost his playing ability fast.
For those who can't remember the uncapped FA rules, this link's for you.
Ah! the beauty of the Off season
Letting these veterans go seems like moves to free up some money. Are their any answers to the DE position in the FA?
Missing home and my Saints.
As much as I was disappointed in Grant
…it is sad to see it come to this. At least he has a ring now…but I wonder if it will always seem tainted to him now.
Good luck, Charles. Hope they don’t railroad you in Georgia.
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace." --J.O.L.
by MtnExile on Mar 4, 2010 6:56 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I just saw the nfl films super bowl highlights and Charlie was designated "giver of juicy fruit" to Sean Payton at XLIV
hilarious
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." Bobby McCray
by Hans Petersen on Mar 4, 2010 8:09 PM CST up reply actions
That was hilarious!
SP: I want some Juicy Fruit".
CG: “Here you go.”
SP: “Is it Juicy Fruit?”
CG: “Yeah it’s Juicy Fruit. That’s what you wanted.”
Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints HAVE WON the Superbowl!!
highly rec'd
I was he could have been more productive, and I’m glad for him that he got a ring.
I wish him luck.
Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints HAVE WON the Superbowl!!
now he's going back to find
that midnight train to Georgia
leavin’ on that midnight train…
can you see the Pips?
"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." Bobby McCray
by Hans Petersen on Mar 4, 2010 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Sweet
I guess a lot of this money goes to Drew’s fat and upcoming new contract..
On the plus side, does this mean the Saints will use
by Ezio_Auditore on Mar 4, 2010 7:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Oops, didnt finish that haha
Will the Saints hargrove as a DE, or will we draft a DE? If we move hargrove, will we draft a DT?
by Ezio_Auditore on Mar 4, 2010 7:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I’d rather we draft a DT and move Hargrove back where he belongs.
For those who can't remember the uncapped FA rules, this link's for you.
wow
long overdue, thought we should have let him go to tampa when we tendered him a few years ago, would have been nice to get a couple of picks for him
"if you know what life is worth, you will look for yours on earth" Bob Marley
I truly think we would not have won the NFC Championship game if Charles Grant played
just my opinion. Wanted him as a sub all season. Pretty weird when you lose a starting DE to Ir when you are making a SB run and it’s an upgrade situation
"I think we agree, the past is over" - George W Bush
"The greatest enemy of knowlege is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking
Yeah... when you're paying someone that much money you feel like yo uhave to play him.
Psychologists call it “Commitment and consistency”.
Even when you make a bad decision, especially if you;ve made it publicly, you have a strong tendency to stay consistent with that decision.
Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints HAVE WON the Superbowl!!
and I love the effort that Hargrove,Mc Cray and Charleston give at that position, but we need a new bonafide DE
"I think we agree, the past is over" - George W Bush
"The greatest enemy of knowlege is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking
kind of bittersweet..
idk i wanted him to go..and kinda thought they would release him, but now..idk all the great memories of grant underachieving…then getting that one play every couple of games where he could make it look like he was worth keeping for so long…but am i happy he’s gone now? yeah
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glad Grant's gone
but where’s our interior O-line depth? I think Nesbit was a good backup especially since he started for so long and it wasn’t like he was horrible. Nicks is just a great player but I felt secure with Nesbit in as a backup.
Superbowl bound!!!...I know! do you?! Go Saints!!
I'm with ya!
I felt secure with Nesbit as the starter. Of course I’m a lot happier with Nicks but Nesbit was more than adequate.
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." --Mike Tyson
See Number 4 and bow down to my supreme, prophetic powers.
http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2010/2/27/1328753/getting-to-know-you-off-season#31449645
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i dont think
it was THAT surprising..
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by greenwald200 on Mar 5, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
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