Yesterday, I came down with a most unpleasant cold bug. Then I went to a doctor who told me that I couldn’t drink orange juice to drown that bug. So I’ve spent most of the day hopped up on Benadryl — a drug which, last I checked, does not cause you to punch your teammate in the […]Read More

Does being a beat reporter for the Baltimore Ravens start to feel like being a court reporter after too long? Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was sentenced to four months in jail today for using a cell phone to arrange a drug deal for a friend 4 1/2 years ago. According to reports, Lewis will also spend […]Read More

Greg Garber is writing a five-part series on Mike Webster, the Hall-of-Fame center for the Steelers during their 70s Super Bowl run. It is not a happy story: Mike Webster walked away from the NFL with four Super Bowl rings. Walked away with more than an assortment of chronic aches and pains. Walked away and found […]Read More

Seriously, does anyone out there believe for a second that the New England Patriots aren’t getting any respect? They sure seem to think so. I guess they missed all those pundits calling them a dynasty and positioning them as the great team of this decade. I suppose it’s better not to read your press clippings, but […]Read More

AP is reporting that Pats QB Tom Brady fought off a 103-degree fever the night before the AFC Championship. Right. He caught himself a case of the Moynahan flu, so he did…Read More

Dr. Mark Myerson is Terrell Owens’ doctor. He’s told reporters that he will not give Owens clearance to play in the Super Bowl. Dr. Mark Myerson is from Baltimore, home of the Ravens, the team that Owens rejected last offseason. Remember that scene in Friday Night Lights when Boobie Miles nearly assaulted the doctor that told […]Read More

Jeff Thomason played pro football for 10 years. He has been out of football since 2002. He works as a project manager for a construction company in New Jersey. He competes in ironman triathlons on the side to stay in shape. Yesterday, the Philadelphia Eagles called him and asked if he would fill in for injured […]Read More

“What a lot of people don’t realize is that I’ve been doing a lot of rehab on my own, a lot of healing on my own, but spiritually God is healing me, and I’m way ahead of where a lot of people expect me to be, even the doctor. He’s even shocked at what he’s […]Read More

Those wacky Baltimore Ravens can’t seem to steer clear of the law, can they? This time, it’s cornerback Corey Fuller, who was charged in Tallahassee, Florida, with felony possession of a handgun and misdemeanor gambling charges stemming from a high-stakes poker game held at his house. Reportedly, Fuller had been raking 10% of the pot. As […]Read More

Steelers WR Plaxico Burress hasn’t been thrilled with his role in the offense the last few weeks. Now that he’s a free agent, he may look for greener pastures. Of course, he’s going to say that. Receivers are selfish bastards by nature. They want the ball all the time, and the only way they get it is if […]Read More