So, Albert Haynesworth is a big fail x2. Twice this week he has tried to complete Coach Shanahan’s conditioning tests and twice he has failed. Reports are that this test consists of two 300 yard shuttle runs. Shanahan has said Haynesworth won’t be able to practice until he passes and that even when he does he will start out practicing with the reserves. That’s what you get for holding out and mouthing off in a Shanahan organization apparently.
Tim Tebow is having a good week. He has signed a deal with the Broncos today, and he also agreed to a do an endorsement with Jockey.
The deal is for “five years with $8.7 million guaranteed and a $11. 25 million base value and worth a maximum value of $33 million” according to USA Today. I’m hoping with this Tebow announcement, all the hoopla about him will go bye-bye. Now it’s time for people stop talking about what this cat can do and just do it.
In the meantime, it looks like he’s going to have a great weekend.
Reports have it that Houston Nutt and Ole Miss are considering giving ex Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli another chance to play. Word has it that Masoli may get in to Ole Miss on a little known NCAA rule. I understand Nutt’s need for a QB since Raymond Cotton hit the road, but has he forgotten what happened with Jamar Hornsby just last year? Nutt may be about to get burned again.
The master of the dump pass, Mark Brunell has returned to the league as a backup QB to Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets. And the former Redskin and Jaguar will battle Kellen Clemons, Eric Ainge, and Kevin O’Connell for a spot on the roster this season.
And honestly when a team signs a guy like this they might as well call him a part time coach. Because Brunell’s real role with the young quarterback will be to mentor him and teach him the ways of the seasoned vet. Brunell never had any real tremendous talent (although he did have some wheels back in the day) and the former Redskin relied on smart decision making and a strong pocket presence to remain a starting quarterback for around a decade.
Maurice Clarett is attending college courses once again at Ohio State. The poster boy for what can go wrong in collegiate sports was recently released from his Tulsa prison after serving three and a half years for armed robbery. And not only was the former Ohio State running back a complete idiot in college and ruined his career with the Buckeyes, but the former NCAA national champion destroyed his pro career as well before it really began by performing countless stupid acts and never putting forth the proper effort.
Terrell Owens is going to be on the Bengals. USA Today reports that he signed a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Do you know what this means? T.O. and Ochocinco on the same team? I love it!
The deal is worth $2 million for one year. T.O. will also have the possibility to earn and additional $2 million in incentives.
I think that Lane Kiffin inhabits a planet where everyone who lives there makes idiotic decisions, says stupid things, and generally acts like a moron. Pretty sure the name of the place is moronia. It’s the only place where a guy like Kiffin could possibly feel comfortable.
Way back in mid May I wrote a blog about USC paying Kiffin 4 million dollars to coach. I said in that blog that it would only be a short, short time before Kiffin embarrassed himself and the university. It is now a little over 2 months later and lo and behold Kiffin has gotten his new employer embroiled in a lawsuit. Good thing he’s got the planet of moronia to run to as it will soon be the only place he can live.
Former Oakland Raider and Ohio State Buckeye Jack Tatum is dead at 61 years of age apparently from what is being reported as a heart attack. The safety will always be remembered by football fans for his bone crushing hits that exemplified the hard nosed, mean era of the 1970′s Oakland Raiders.
Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel made this statement about the college football Hall of Fame member and two time All American:
We have lost one of our greatest Buckeyes. When you think of Ohio State defense, the first name that comes to mind is Jack Tatum. His loss touches every era of Ohio State players and fans.
I think I’ve established by now that I have very ambivalent feelings about ex-players chiming in about how their team is doing, especially when they are critical. I just plain don’t like it. Sure, it’s nice to see one of the old legends endorse the current quarterback or say he believes the current team is going all the way, but other than that, I just get a knot in my stomach when I see them out publicly making comments. To that end, here’s Joe Namath piping in about the Jets and the their supposed interest in Terrell Owens.
Poor Sergio Kindle! The Ravens draft pick just fell down a flight of stairs in his Austin, Texas home. He’s recovering and will take some time before training camp to make sure he’s back to 100%. I have no idea if this fall will hurt his chances of getting a deal now. It’s rough, especially when something like this happens right before you’re about to make your debut. He’s been a great player for the Longhorns, but you know the NFL is a bigger kettle of fish. He still has to prove that he’s “signworthy.”
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