SPI expects the merger to become effective on December 31, 2015, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the Merger Agreement), dated October 30, 2015, by and among SPI, SPI Energy and SPI Merger Sub, Inc.
The Miami Dolphins announced the hiring of linebackers Coach Matt Burke as their new Defensive Coordinator just one day after Vance Joseph jetted off to Denver. The rapidity of this hire points to a wider master plan that brought both Burke and Joseph over from Cincinnati and onto Head Coach Adam Gaseâs staff.
Thomas was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks with the fourteenth overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. At age 20, he was one of the youngest players eligible for the draft. Mike Mayock, longtime draft analyst for NFL Network, refers Earl Thomas as having the best chance of resembling Ed Reed in the 2010 NFL Draft class. On July 31, 2010, Earl Thomas agreed to a five-year, $21.1 million contract with the Seahawks, receiving $12.31 million in guarantees.