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Gossip News: rookie Flannery demands release of Halas
It's not confirmed yet, but we hear that the Maassluis Merchantment are about to cut wide receiver Mario Halas. The reason behind it is two headed. Halas seems to be the least talented of the Merchantmen receivers without returning skills and is unlikely to make the active roster. But recently Halas was also spotted as a troublemaker, as newly acquired #3 receiver David Henkel and Halas seem to be far from good buddies. And now #5 pick overall, quarterback Louie Flannery, has joined Henkel's side.

Flannery arrived in Maassluis and had a quick meeting with all the other players as the Merchantmen management are heading into late free agency and revealed their plans for the training camp. It is reported that nine players were told their time to go is here, even before training camp. Additionally, Flannery and Halas turned out to be far from best friends. The name of Halas has been the promiment name in the "who's cut lists". Players were not allowed to notify the team who've been cut until later today.

Gossip News was able to recover a snippet of paper from the paper trash stack. It seems the Merchantmen said goodbye to: running back Tavares, guard Paddock, tackles Myers and Fontenot, defensive end Springer, linebackers Silvan and Whalen, and cornerbacks Schwartz and Hernandez. Most promiment are Britt Silvan and C.J. Schwartz, who were starters for the Merchantmen in the 2004 season. Nine cuts and six rookies means there are still seven spots open on the 70-men training camp roster. Who the new additions will be is the next thing we will reveal to you, however, we haven't acquired info on that matter yet. So keep reading Gossip News and you'll find out!