"He did me something awesome by not signing me back [in 2007]," Allen explained. "I'm in a great organization now. The Wilfs are phenomenal.The NFL lockout was already looming when the BCS began planning for the coming season, so the organization listed two possible dates for the Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2 or 3), Orange Bowl (Jan. 3 or 4), and Fiesta Bowl (Jan.

Arrington's relationship with the franchise soured in recent years, and many around the NFL predicted he would not be with the team for the 2006 season. Arrington, 27, a threetime Pro Bowler who was once the face of the organization, was benched for much of the early part of last season and has clashed with the organization in recent years over his contract and the handling of various injuries. Arrington, the second overall pick in 2000, missed almost all of the 2004 season because of injury, Gibbs's first year back with the team, and was not an everydown player in 2005 even when on the field..Inframe stop co