There’s no love at home. New Orleans used to have a passion for this team. It isn’t there anymore. The Saints have sold 32,000 season tickets, down from the low 50,000s of a few years back. Apathy is around. Fans are tired of losing. It doesn’t help they play in one of the worst stadiums in […]Read More
From the Associated Press report: Hunter Kelly, whose battle with a fatal nervous system disease inspired his Hall of Fame father Jim Kelly’s charitable works, died Friday morning. He was 8. “Our prayers go to the family and kids,” Jim Kelly’s brother, Dan, told The Associated Press. Born in 1997, Hunter Kelly was given no more […]Read More
Terry Bradshaw, that lovable dim-witted cajun who helped the Steelers win four Super Bowls in the 1970s, showed up earlier this week at St. Vincent College, site of the Steelers’ training camp, and talked to reporters about the current state of the team from his perspective. Bradshaw thinks Ward’s holdout won’t hurt the team as long […]Read More
lark Judge asks a question that absolutely baffles me: “Kordell Stewart, where are you?” It seems Mr. Judge cannot understand why Stewart, an MVP candidate 4 years ago, is now unsigned and unwanted by most NFL teams. Clark, let me lay it out for you. Kordell Stewart never should have been a quarterback. He was far […]Read More
So what’s the big buzz about the Panthers this offseason? Is it wideout Steve Smith looking healthy and ready to play again? Is it rookie running back Eric Shelton starting to look like one of the biggest steals of the draft? Is it the defense looking as strong as ever, thanks to a beefed up […]Read More
Yeah, Dad’s a little pissed. Last night in Cleveland at a roast celebrating the Browns’ 1964 NFL Championship — it’s been a while, Cleveland — Kellen Winslow, Sr., who was there with his son, had a few choice words for the press critters surrounding him. When asked by one critter if he has been able help Jr. […]Read More
Anybody seen the infamous media training video? Is it available via BitTorrent anywhere? Seriously, as much as I loathe reality TV, I have to see for myself how one of the great football franchises of the modern era loses all its dignity… UPDATE: Never mind. I found it. It was a little tricky to download, though. I may try […]Read More
Chuck Potter may be no relation to that little fictional bastard Harry, but he pulled off a nice bit of magic in getting Moon Township to drop the tax charges against his client, Plaxico Burress. According to Potter, Plax couldn’t possibly owe Moon Township back taxes from 1998 to 2002 because 1.) Plax didn’t actually have […]Read More
Plaxico Burress owes Pennsylvania some money. And the state wants it now, bitch. AP is reporting that in Coraopolis District Judge Mary Murray issued an arrest warrant for Plax on Thursday after he failed to appear at a delinquent tax claim hearing Wednesday. How much he owes was not specified in the report, but whatever the amount, […]Read More
No, that wasn’t Jamal Lewis in The Longest Yard. He’s actually in prison. Lewis’ coaches and teammates say he’s holding up very well, but then again, they don’t have to toss anyone’s salad. Of course, Lewis could very well be sheltered from all of that. Even lifers might be a little frightened of Ray Lewis and his […]Read More