2011 NFL Free Agency: Clint Session Staying in AFC South, Signing With Jaguars

by mgrex03 on Jul 28, 2011 3:18 PM EDT in 2011 Colts News

INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 02: Clint Sessions #55 of the Indianapolis Colts watches from the sidelines during the NFL preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 2 2010 in Indianapolis Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

It took a couple days, but we got the first official news that a Colt player will no longer be with the team in 2011. LB Clint Session has been signed (well, officially will sign tomorrow) by division rival Jacksonville Thursday, and the contract is massive. From NFL Network's Jason Lacanfora:

Clint Session to the Jags. 5 years, $30 million with $11.5 million guaranteed. Linebackers doing well on this market

I was always under the assumption that Session would not be back with the Colts after his "season-ending" injury last season, and by seeing what the Jaguars are paying him, there was clearly no chance they would match that kind of money. Session is a good player, but that's a crapload of money for a guy who only played in 5 games last season. Good for Session.

The Jaguars have had success before scooping up a former Colts LB, as Mike Peterson played pretty well after signing with Jacksonville. Again, this is modus operandi for the Colts with respect to Linebackers. Gary Brackett is the only guy to sign a second contract over the past 10 years, and the Colts have let many other LBs go and get paid somewhere else (David Thornton, Cato June, Peterson).

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And Conner played really well last season.

Injury bug bit him like damn near everyone else, but I’m excited to see how he performs with a year under his belt.

by ActionOxford on Jul 28, 2011 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

That is a scary LB corps

But they paid way too much money.

by bobferg on Jul 28, 2011 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

Good luck to the Silver Spoon

Gotta be tough picking apart these scenarios and choosing who keep. It’s also gotta be tough to have a NFL general manager position handed to you. Indy is not a silver spoon kind of town. I don’t see things going well for Chris Polian. At least the Spoon folded at the Jags’ ridiculous offer for Sessions

by SmallMarketBigPlays on Jul 28, 2011 3:33 PM EDT reply actions

I'd like to understand your reference... what are you talking about?

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by zherebyonki on Jul 28, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Imma miss you man!

by lakecountycolt on Jul 28, 2011 3:34 PM EDT reply actions

That is way, way too much money.

No way we could have resigned him there. The Jags will come to regret this deal, I would think.

Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.

by Ben Savage on Jul 28, 2011 3:38 PM EDT reply actions

theyre gonna regret Posluszny too. that guy is awful

by bigpony on Jul 28, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

session just tweeted

that he is “at the car lot, going broke”

by PeytonIsGOAT on Jul 28, 2011 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

LOL, its going to be interesting to watch him hit our RB’s through the hole this year.

by lakecountycolt on Jul 28, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Not really

He will run off the play and miss the tackle.

I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.

by AceOfSpades on Jul 28, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

he never did seem too bright

by BLOODontheTRACKS on Jul 28, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Are compensatory draft picks in new CBA?

Colts will be big in next draft

by Ty46 on Jul 28, 2011 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

great question. Anyone know?

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy

by zherebyonki on Jul 28, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Will miss him but too much $

I think all of us would be happy if Session would have come back. He was a high energy guy. “Good, not great” is a useful description. Frankly, the Colts defense isn’t so good that it could turn its collective nose up at someone with this skill.

But not at this price. Guaranteed dollars of $2.3M annually (if prorated). $6M/yr. avg. Too much, way too much. This is money that might need to be spent on Addai and CJ, both of which are more important FAs.

Yes, the Colts will miss him. But Clint Session was not the make-or-break FA to sign that this money signals him to be. Under the new CBA Jax has to come up to the cap floor so it has to spend a little money. All in all, better them than us.

The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in the stars, but in ourselves.

by Coltsfan58 on Jul 28, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

I wish Session all the best, even if he’s playing for that stupid ass team. It’s a shame he couldn’t stay healthy because I thought he was a good player. Oh well.

by KingRichard on Jul 28, 2011 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

Wow!

You guys have great sportsmanship over here!

frankDUBZ

"I'm smacking you with the truth......" - Me

by FRANKdubz on Jul 28, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not a player or a coach so I don’t give two shits about sportsmanship or saying nice things about a division rival. I wish the Jaguars nothing but the worst.

by KingRichard on Jul 28, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Great display of character!

LMAO!

frankDUBZ

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by FRANKdubz on Jul 28, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Good luck this year...(this is how you do it)

frankDUBZ

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by FRANKdubz on Jul 28, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Fuck the Jaguars. That’s how I really do it. (thumbsup)

by KingRichard on Jul 28, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

(thumbs down)

"HULU: An evil plot to destroy the world. Enjoy"

Real fans don’t need a reason.

Is it finally time to draft a QB?

by TheTealDeal on Jul 29, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

lol

by blue31 on Jul 28, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

no respect for a team run by Jack Del Rio! Never

by bigpony on Jul 28, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

lol Why the anger for Jack?

frankDUBZ

"I'm smacking you with the truth......" - Me

by FRANKdubz on Jul 28, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Good player but gets hurt a lot and plays undisciplined too often especially early on in the season. The Jags are spending too much on 4-3 LBs. Good for Session, I will miss him but I think Conner will do well.

by FatDT on Jul 28, 2011 4:00 PM EDT reply actions

Paul Kuharsky (3:55 PM)

A nugget. Colts are not pursuing Mebane.

by VERNON HOWELL on Jul 28, 2011 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Figures. Not at all surprising. They probably want to throw money at Muir. Slightly joking.

Hope they figure something out, cause I don’t want to start the season with a terrible DT and get ran over all day. I do have A Johnson is brought back.

And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT

by Sparhawk on Jul 28, 2011 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

im shocked

i can’t believe the the ever active colts front office isn’t pursuing free agents!!

by BLOODontheTRACKS on Jul 28, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Good luck Clint.

We’ll miss you buddy.

by NFLFan83 on Jul 28, 2011 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Teams have to spend 99%…Jaguars have 30 million to spend. They can afford to overpay to bring in good players

"I’m going to punish him. If he hits me, fine, but if I catch him, believe me, I’m going to get the better shot." - Fred Taylor

by kterr on Jul 28, 2011 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

i think it's 90%, and I think that's by the end of the season, no?

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy

by zherebyonki on Jul 28, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Now, this franchise is a joke

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2011/07/28/redskins-sign-hankerson/

Redskins have 14 WRs to throw to in camp and Beck/Grossman/Clemens as QBs to throw to them, LOL.

WOW, now that is top notch management.

by chad72 on Jul 28, 2011 5:08 PM EDT reply actions

I’m not sure which front office is worse, Oakland or Washington. Complete jokes.

And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT

by Sparhawk on Jul 28, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Pats sign Ochocinco to 3-year deal

Haynesworth and Ocho in one day? Wow

by BoilerHerrm on Jul 28, 2011 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

Session was my favorite LB on the team.

Can’t blame him for making a business decision, best of luck to him until he plays us. Would have loved to keep him but that was a pretty big contract and Jacksonville is never a real threat anyway so it doesn’t hurt too bad.

by kferguson2002 on Jul 28, 2011 6:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Good luck Session

I hate to see such a good LB go to a division rival, especially the Jags, but I wish Clint and the Jaguars good luck this season. Now hopefully Kavell Conner can mature into a badass LB for us.

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by ColtsFan504 on Jul 28, 2011 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

No, no, no.

You see, I have little against Jax. I more so feel sorry for them. They’re all cute (sometimes for some reason I actually think one of their colors is pink, but then remember that EVERYBODY uses pink during the breast cancer awareness thing), they have no fans (even though they have on the best best RBs in the nation), and the few fans they have are actually smarter than the Titans fans I ever encounter, so I pity them for their suffering.

Dallas Clark: Some tight ends catch. Some block. Clark just owns.

by Sir Sci on Jul 28, 2011 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs