Wanted to touch on the Patriots re-signing of Junior Seau for a bit;

The news became official yesterday, though the San Diego Tribune had reported it back on May 12th, around the same time reports surfaced that Seau still had a locker in the Pats dressing room during mini-camp. The 12-time Pro Bowler played 11-games for New England in 2006, amassing 70-tackles before suffering an arm injury against the Bears November 27th.

Obviously, the move is a positive development. Whatever the 17-year veteran has left in the tank should be good enough to contribute something in ’07. Sure the Pats could use some younger bodies at the position, but since I don’t really see anything better out there, it’s a no-lose signing, just as it was last year when they coaxed Seau out of retirement.

I do find the signing surprising, however, in light of reports that Seau and Assistant Coach Pepper Johnson had an altercation in the parking lot at Gillette Stadium the week before the injury. Unless this happens all the time and the Patriots are just good at keeping it under wraps, it doesn’t sound like the kind of situation Bill Belichick would want to involve himself in again. Of course, I said the same about Randy Moss, so it goes to show how much I know! The other possibility is that the report of the fight was greatly exaggerated or totally false.

Either way, the re-signing is a positive development on a team seeking to add quality depth for another Super Bowl run.

(Update: A tidbit in Reiss Pieces notes that Vinny Testaverde still has his locker intact at Gillette Stadium)

What do you think of Seau coming back for another year? Does the 38-year old have anything left in the tank? Good gamble or bad? Were both sides able to put the parking lot altercation behind them or did it never really happen as reported?