The AFC offseason has been dominated by Tom Brady’s recovery from his Week 1 knee injury and the subsequent surgeries. The two-time Super Bowl MVP appears to be his old self again, but football bettors and oddsmakers will be holding their breath until the season starts.
Besides Brady, there are plenty of other offseason stories buzzing about that could impact the way bettors wager on the NFL this season…
The beginning of NFL training camp is a little over two weeks away and already sharp football bettors are deciding which offseason dramas and summer stories will play into NFL betting this upcoming season. Here are some of the top betting angles in the NFC…
Brett Favre to the Minnesota Vikings
The closer the season gets, the more likely it seems Brett Favre will join the Minnesota Vikings.
Okay NFL betting fanatics, with the start of the 2009 NFL wagering season drawing closer by the day, this look at which NFL teams helped themselves out the most during the annual free agent signing period, will give NFL sports betting enthusiasts everywhere the inside knowledge they will need in order to make a multitude of bankroll boosting wagers each and every Sunday of the upcoming 2009 NFL preseason, regular season and postseason.
BetUS NFL sports betting enthusiasts that are gearing up for the start of the 2009 NFL wagering season should know that, in the new-age NFL, franchises that makes the right free agent transactions during the NFL’s annual offseason free agent signing period, can be lifted from the status of pretender to legitimate contender in the blink of an eye.
A couple of 5-5 teams will both be looking to move above the .500 mark – and pay off for those doing any NFL betting – on Monday night when Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers play a game on the road at the Superdome versus the New Orleans Saints.
The New York Jets must be kicking themselves. How could the Jets, fresh off of a terrific victory over the Miami Dolphins with their hall-of-fame off season acquisition, Brett Favre, leading the way fall to a New England Patriots’ squad without Tom Brady and a banged up Randy Moss? Because the Patriots are the Patriots, that’s how.
The NFL betting community was rocked by Week 1’s earth shattering headline detailing NFL’s announcement it would not allow Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson to wear Ocho Cinco on his No. 85 jersey for the season-opener against Baltimore, which by far, was the biggest news of the opening week.
The Philadelphia Eagles released defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen on Sunday.
Anyone need an old experienced super bowl winning defensive lineman?
von Oelhoffen has recorded 397 tackles, 26 1/2 sacks, three forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in 192 career games with the Bengals (1994-99), the Pittsburgh Steelers (2000-05) and the Jets (2006).
There’s a team out there that can use this guy, he’ll be picked up soon enough.
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