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Former Teammate Thinks Ray Lewis Was Credited With Tackles He Didn't Make


Good new: Adalius Thomas and Ray Lewis talked out all their problems. Kinda funny news: former Ravens linebacker Ed Hartwell has Thomas' back; Ray-Ray, not so much. Hartwell offered this about the whole he said, he said affair:
"I can see how that would hurt Adalius, because they were real good friends in their early years ... Maybe they didn't hang out as much toward the end of their time together, but even then, you wouldn't expect the word 'coward' to be brought up like that. When you're talking about two old friends, you figure that's something you can talk out, instead of hitting someone unsuspectingly."
Like I said, Thomas and Lewis did talk it out, but the irony still just punches you in the face. Whatever, when Hartwell was asked about playing in Lewis' shadow, and how that wasn't always the easiest assignment -- particularly when Lewis "received credit for plays he wasn't always making", he said this:

Finding the Next Al Wilson

With Al Wilson out in Denver, the job turns to finding his replacement. Wilson was unusually popular, so much so that owner Pat Bowlen, on a personal level, was sad to see him go:
"I was pretty close to Al, personally ... I don't really get that close to a lot of players but I had a good relationship with Al... I don't think there was any option for us, or maybe Al, until he gets his neck straightened out. I don't know if wants to play this year. Maybe next year. But he was a very important part of our team for eight years. You don't get a better leader than Al."
But as we're constantly reminded, the NFL is a business, and the Broncos must get down to the business of finding Wilson's replacement. The Denver Post's Mike Klis says the team has three options: (1) Draft Michigan MLB David Harris, (2) Move D.J. Williams from outside to inside linebacker, (3) Sign a free agent like former Falcons Ed Hartwell.

Each of these options comes with risks -- Harris would be a rookie trying to adjust to the NFL on the fly; Williams has never played MLB; Hartwell, though 28, has an injury history -- and none are as appealing as keeping a healthy Al Wilson.

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