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playmaker1
06-17-2007, 12:23 PM
SAFETY DANCE

Former Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), whom the Jaguars released June 14 after previously designating him as their franchise player three consecutive years, already is drawing interest around the league.
Buffalo, Carolina and Oakland already have expressed an interest, which shouldn't be overly surprising. No team has a greater need for a veteran safety of Darius' ilk than the Panthers.
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Donovin Darius probably won't have to wait long to put on another team's uniform. Carolina's top safeties appear to be former fourth-round pick Nate Salley (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and veteran Mike Minter (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). The Panthers could not add more safety help through the draft and now might be able to do it through free agency.
Buffalo's top two safeties are former first-round pick Donte Whitner (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and former fourth-round pick Ko Simpson (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). Oakland lines up former first-round pick Michael Huff (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and former third-round pick Stuart Schweigert (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).
Some around the league think the Eagles still could make a run at Darius, a former college teammate of Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.). The Eagles have been exploring the possibility of signing former Chiefs safety Sammy Knight (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), who recently was released. Darius is considered a better safety, but he will be a pricier one, too.


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Straztheman
06-17-2007, 04:19 PM
i wouldnt mind seeing the dolphins go after him at all.

icephinfan
06-17-2007, 05:47 PM
Thanks for the info Play1.

I too was hoping that miami woul at least bring in Darius for a look.

Skeet84
06-17-2007, 09:18 PM
Panthers should get him

playmaker1
06-18-2007, 11:44 AM
I would love him in a Dolphins uni. Our secondary could use some help.
I just don't want him to go to the bills

Smoke
06-18-2007, 02:45 PM
I wouldn't mind picking him up but only as a back up. He tore ligaments in his knee in 2005 and then broke his leg last season. He's also 32 years old and appears to be on the downside of his career. Besides, I'm excited to see Bell and Hill play this season.