Pro. Brandon Stokley

[Pirogue]

Sorry to hear that. I really enjoyed watching him play. I thought he played a few weeks ago?

I was at the Texans-Colts game to shoot Brandon in particular...
He was already on IR then and didn't even make the trip to Houston...

[DaddyCajun]

How do you think this will affect his future with the Colts and/or the NFL?
He has been hurt alot during his career!

DaddyCajun

[NewsCopy]

INDIANAPOLIS — It appears as if often-injured wide receiver Brandon Stokley and injured defensive tackle Montae Reagor may have played their last games for the Indianapolis Colts. Stokley — who suffered through ankle, knee and Achilles’ tendon injuries during the 2006 season — failed his physical with the Colts and will be released. While the team has yet to make an official announcement concerning his fate, his agent confirmed the expected move Thursday night. After having a breakout year in 2004 with career bests in receptions (68), receiving yards (1,077) and touchdown catches (10), the eight-year NFL veteran has played in just eight of the team’s 32 games over the last two seasons. But injuries were only part of the reason that the Colts opted to let Stokley go. Finances also played a role in the move. He was due to receive a $500,000 roster bonus and a base salary of $2.1 million had he remained on the roster next season. He now becomes an unrestricted free agent who could return later for lesser money if a deal can’t be worked out with another team. “It was really frustrating,” Stokley said in a recent interview. “It [the injuries] all started in training camp with my [sprained] ankle and things kind of went downhill from there. I came back and played and re-injured the ankle. Then I missed a couple more games and came back. Then I sprained my knee. And just when I get healthy from that and come back, I tear my Achilles’ tendon without even being hit by anybody. “I don’t know if I’ve ever gone through a year like that. But the doctors have said that I am recovering well and I should be able to get back out on the field sometime the spring.” The rest of the story By Tom James Tribune-Star Correspondent

[JMV JustMyView]

MAYBE BRANDON CAN TAKE JOE HORN PLACE!?!

[cjr3888]

MAYBE BRANDON CAN TAKE JOE HORN PLACE!?!

Where? On injured reserve? Just kidding, I think he would make for a pretty good #4 receiver behing Colston, Devery, and whoever else they pick up. But I do believe he's much better than Copper and Jones when healthy.

[rhineaux]

MAYBE BRANDON CAN TAKE JOE HORN PLACE!?!

He's got a long way to go. From the looks of it, he failed a physical and was cut because of that.

CJR is right, we would be placing an IR candidate year in and out, with another. Stokely has had lots of injury problems the last few years, and i would rather see the saints pick up someone who doesn't have those issues.

Additionally, I think the Saints need a second reciever, as opposed to a 3rd or fourth. I am still not sold on Devery Henderson. He had a good year this year, but he hasn't really proven that he can do anything consistently but run fast. I'm not impressed with his hands, and I've never been impressed with his short and intermediate route running skills. So, I think the saints need a more proven #2 guy, that has those better skills. you don't want your second best reciever to ONLY be a deep threat.

[Turbine]

I was hoping to see Brandon go out with a decent year like Brian Mitchell did in his last year . . . even though he was not resigned either. Brian still had game.

Until Brandon proves he can stay healthy (I don't know how you do that in the offseason) if anyone picks him up it would be as a 4th or 5th receiver.

I wonder if the opportunity to play with Jake would be a good idea?

[cajun nation]

He's got a long way to go. From the looks of it, he failed a physical and was cut because of that.

CJR is right, we would be placing an IR candidate year in and out, with another. Stokely has had lots of injury problems the last few years, and i would rather see the saints pick up someone who doesn't have those issues.

Additionally, I think the Saints need a second reciever, as opposed to a 3rd or fourth. I am still not sold on Devery Henderson. He had a good year this year, but he hasn't really proven that he can do anything consistently but run fast. I'm not impressed with his hands, and I've never been impressed with his short and intermediate route running skills. So, I think the saints need a more proven #2 guy, that has those better skills. you don't want your second best reciever to ONLY be a deep threat.

No offense to the recievers you named, but when Stokely is healthy is the best slot reciever in the NFL. Henderson, Copper, Horn or Jones are not as sure handed or as fast as Stokely with maybe Henderson on the speed end.

[JMV JustMyView]

I AGREE DEVERY HANDS ARE SUSPECT AND BRANDON WHEN? HEALTHY IS ONE OF THE BEST SLOT GUYS IN THE NFL...IF BRANDON GOES TO CAROLINA AND HOOKS UP WITH STEVE SMITH AND KEYSHAWN JOHNSON THEY COULD BECOME DANGEROUS...

[Zeebart21]

I AGREE DEVERY HANDS ARE SUSPECT AND BRANDON WHEN? HEALTHY IS ONE OF THE BEST SLOT GUYS IN THE NFL...IF BRANDON GOES TO CAROLINA AND HOOKS UP WITH STEVE SMITH AND KEYSHAWN JOHNSON THEY COULD BECOME DANGEROUS...

and that would be a good thing!

Z.

[NewsCopy]

NEW ORLEANS - Free agent wide receiver Brandon Stokley on Thursday visited the New Orleans Saints, team officials said. Stokley was released by the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts at the beginning of the NFL's free agency period. Stokley, a standout at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, signed with the Colts as a free agent in 2003. It was Stokley who caught quarterback Peyton Manning's NFL-record 49th touchdown pass in the 2004 season - a year in which Stokley posted career highs of 68 receptions for 1,077 yards and 10 touchdowns as the Colts' slot receiver. An eight-year veteran, Stokley missed most of the Colts' 2006 championship season with knee and Achilles tendon injuries but was with the team in Miami for the Super Bowl. He has 199 career receptions for 2,829 yards and 22 touchdowns and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens after the 2000 season, catching the first touchdown in a 34-7 win over the New York Giants. The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[Cajun Express]

and that would be a good thing!

Z.

Z, I am a fan of Brandon, and hope he gets another chance to play. I do have an observation about the Stokley's. Both Brandon and Nelson have had problems staying on the field. Nelson tore his knee up in college, and Brandon has had several injuries in his college and pro career that have kept him off the field for long stretches of time. He tore up his knee in college and now as a pro along with the other less damaging injuries. Maybe it is time Brandon thinks about what he will feel like at forty or fifty. It is obviously his call, I just have some concerns about his health.