Hitler Stole My Potato said:

Holy hell. Has anyone seen the Seahawks alternate jersey?

I almost wish I was blind.

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Authorities said Brian Jackson, 31, dated two women by pretending to be Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Brian St. Pierre.

Jackson, arrested Friday, was charged with harassment for allegedly continuing to contact both women after they learned of the ruses. He was also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly ruining a Steelers jersey owned by one of the women's neighbors when he signed his worthless rendition of Roethlisberger's autograph on it. The jersey was worth $75 before it was signed, police said.

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You were caught bionic!

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Odoul said:

That's "Big Worm".

Do not forget that shit again. You playin wit his emotions.

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Guileless said:

I just confirmed I'll be going to the Neshoba County Fair next week. Eli and Peyton usually go and with Sportscenter being broadcast from there next week they should definitely be there. I'll try to get some GAF-exclusive Eli pics. Stay tuned!

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WasabiKing said:

Ah Mr. Raider, I forgive you for going over to Raiders East for just one season. You didn't get to play much, like we told you so, but all is forgiven. I'd be very shocked if you are not a 1st Ballot HOFer. With that said, there aren't many Heisman Trophy winners that actually amounted to something in the past 20 years, so that should be a shoe-in. Never mind your final stats:

9-Time Pro-Bowler
14,934 yards (2nd all-time)
1,094 catches (3rd all-time)
100 TDs (T-3rd all-time)

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DMczaf said:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/3764354

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DMczaf said:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/3764354

You were caught bionic!

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Odoul said:

Impersonating Roethlisgarbage? Sad.

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TheDuce22 said:

Sucks for the Pats but they werent going to make the playoffs anyway.

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cubanb said:

Word is that Alex Smith signed today. 50 million dollar, six year contract with a 24 million dollar signing bonus. The most in NFL history for a rookie

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cubanb said:

Word is that Alex Smith signed today. 50 million dollar, six year contract with a 24 million dollar signing bonus. The most in NFL history for a rookie. I guess the dominoe effect will start and the other picks will start signing.

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Donovan McNabb should just go ahead and kill TO already. No jury in the world would convict him. Or maybe he can get Ray Lewis to do it for him.

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Monday Night Football will have a new home in 2006, but the faces on the telecast team will be familar to prime-time football.

Al Michaels is staying with Monday Night Football when it moves from ABC to ESPN for the 2006 NFL season, parting with John Madden after four seasons in the booth together.

Michaels, who will also appear on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL PrimeTime and SportsCenter, will be joined by analyst Joe Theismann in the booth, with Suzy Kolber and Michelle Tafoya reporting from the sidelines.

"Monday Night Football and ESPN are the two biggest game changers in our industry in the last 30 years, and we have assembled a talent and production team that will reflect that," ESPN President George Bodenheimer said in the statement. "This team is a true collaboration of ESPN and ABC Sports, and clearly demonstrates the strength and promise of what our company can deliver."

Michaels has been the play-by-play man on Monday Night Football since 1986, the last three with Madden as analyst. After this season, Madden is moving to NBC, which is taking over the Sunday night time slot in 2006 for what the NFL considers its main prime-time package.

"I feel like I'm a creature of Monday night. I'm home and I'm staying home," said Michaels, who had been heavily pursued by NBC, but said he wanted to stay where he has worked for 29 years -- ABC and ESPN are both owned by the Disney Co.

"The three words 'Monday Night Football' resonate like no other," he said during a news conference Tuesday to announce the lineup.

Theismann, who led the Redskins to victory as quarterback in Super Bowl XVII, has been an NFL analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Football since 1988. He had teamed with play-by-play man Mike Patrick and Paul Maguire on ABC's Sunday night games.

Kolber as been a sideline reporter for ESPN's Sunday Night Football since 2001. Tafoya, who joined ESPN in 2000, was named the sideline reporter for ABC Sports' Monday Night Football prior to last season.

"This NFL team will be unsurpassed," said Mark Shapiro, ESPN Executive Vice President, Programming and Production. "ESPN and ABC Sports NFL coverage has won the last two Sports Emmys for live event series, and this team positions us to take game coverage to an even higher level."

Shapiro said Maguire and Patrick are both expected to stay with ESPN. He said Maguire will be part of a two-hour Monday night pregame show to be hosted by Chris Berman, who has hosted the network's Sunday night "NFL Primetime."

In April, ESPN and the NFL reached an eight-year agreement to move the Monday night broadcasts to ESPN beginning with the 2006 season, concluding MNF's 36-year run on ABC after this upcoming season.

NBC, which had been without NFL football since losing its contract to CBS in 1997, announced Tuesday that Bob Costas will host its Sunday night pregame show.

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FrenchMovieTheme said:

the football gods smile on us today! no more of that fat fuck paul mcgwire rambling on about god knows what. but sadly, no more "i had lunch with joe QB yesterday..." or "i asked him if he wanted me to suck his dick, and he turned to me and he smiled and he said you bet your bottom dollar"

good bye paul mcgwire and mike patrick you bums!

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Donovan McNabb should just go ahead and kill TO already. No jury in the world would convict him. Or maybe he can get Ray Lewis to do it for him.

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FrenchMovieTheme said:

San Francisco 49ers vs. St Louis Rams
Monster Park, San Francisco, CA
Sunday September 11, 2005 1:15 pm

Seat location: section UR 51, row 17, seats 1-4
Total Charge: $285.25

woooooooooooooooo suck it down losers, i'll be there to see the final steps of mike martz' firing

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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Miami Dolphins rookie Manuel Wright apparently is having a difficult time adjusting to the NFL, and was in tears Tuesday.

The 6-foot-6, 290-pound defensive tackle from Southern California - the only pick in this month's supplemental draft - broke down during an on-field workout session.
Dolphins coach Nick Saban appeared to be shouting, or at least talking very sternly, to Wright, who was later seen walking off the field, escorted by a member of the team's staff, and lifting the front of his shirt to wipe away tears.

Exactly what Saban said that upset Wright was unclear. Team policy does not allow reporters access to players following a midday interview period.

"As you well know, young players need to develop the kind of mental toughness and attitude that they need to be professionals," Saban said. "So we are trying to help him with that, too, which may be why we need to get on him a little at times."

Wright was eligible for the supplemental draft because he is three years out of high school. As a sophomore at USC last season, he had 23 tackles, including six for losses, and recovered two fumbles.

Saban said the rookie has struggled a bit so far with muscle soreness and other issues, and believes Wright is "probably not in as good of shape as he needs to be in."

"I got on him about what we wanted him to try to do at least today, to try and work himself through it, and he responded well to it," Saban said.

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FrenchMovieTheme said:

San Francisco 49ers vs. St Louis Rams
Monster Park, San Francisco, CA
Sunday September 11, 2005 1:15 pm

Seat location: section UR 51, row 17, seats 1-4
Total Charge: $285.25

woooooooooooooooo suck it down losers, i'll be there to see the final steps of mike martz' firing

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SAN FRANCISCO--Just one day after signing a 6-year, $57 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers, rookie quarterback Alex Smith is demanding a new contract. He is reportedly dissatisfied with the original deal and is looking to renegotiate. His agent, Tom Condon, said he will sit out training camp until his demands are met.

“My client’s current contract is not paying him his fair market value,” Condon told ESPN’s Dan Patrick this morning. “I’m sure the 49ers would agree that Alex deserves more than what we signed for yesterday. He’s being criminally underpaid at this point and frankly, I don’t know how the team can live with itself. But hey, if they want to play hard ball, we can play hard ball, too. A lot has changed since yesterday and we’re not going to be bound by some outdated, antiquated deal.”

The request for a new contract shocked many in the 49ers organization, but Condon revealed that his client was unhappy with the deal from the beginning.

“From day one, Alex had a bad feeling about his current deal,” said Condon. “But you have to understand the pressure he was under to sign. He wanted to get a deal done and get to training camp so he could start learning the system. Now that we’ve had time to step back and look at the contract with fresh eyes, it’s obvious that it’s inadequate. Believe me, there are plenty of teams out there that would be more than interested in acquiring the weakest number one draft pick of the past twenty years.”

Smith’s options appear to be limited. If the team decides against reworking the deal, his only hope would be a trade. Sources in the 49ers organization, however, say there’s no way they’re going to trade Smith.

“If he thinks they’re going to trade him now, he’s crazy,” said one source. “They just signed him to a 6-year deal. They fully expect him to show up at camp and play football. If not, they will wait him out. They’re in the driver’s seat right now. Heck, they already have a professional NFL quarterback in Tim Rattay so it’s not like there’s some big emergency to get Smith in there. Tim’s the kind of guy that can step right in there and throw a bunch of interceptions and then get hurt. So it’s not like they lack depth.”

Smith was expected to compete with Tim Rattay for the starting quarterback job. Unfortunately there won't be much of a competition if Smith skips camp. For his part, Rattay says he’s prepared to lead the team for another year.

“Hey I’ve been the starter here for quite a while now and I’d be happy to keep working in that capacity,” said Rattay. “I certainly understand the position Alex is in. We all want to get the best deals we can. I remember my first year here when I tried to hold out. I called coach Mariucci and said ‘Hey, it’s Tim. I’m holding out.’ And he said. ‘Tim who?’ And I said. ‘Tim Rattay, you’re new quarterback.’ And he said ‘Look I can’t talk right now. I’m eating lunch.’ And that was pretty much the end of my hold out.”

Smith joins a long list of players holding out for new deals this summer. Players like Terrell Owens, Javon Walker, and Sean Taylor have all made headlines with their refusal to show up for offseason training programs. However, Smith’s situation is unique in that he just signed his new deal yesterday.

Paraag Marathe, director of football operations for the 49ers, issued a statement today explaining that the team would not give in to Smith’s demands.

“Alex Smith signed a contract with us yesterday and we expect him to fulfill his obligation and partake in training camp,” the statement said. “We are not in the business of renegotiating contracts that were signed only 24 hours ago. If Alex doesn't show up we will be forced to go on without him. It's not like we have anything to lose. We've been sucking for years now. ”

When reached for comment, Smith insisted that he wasn’t being greedy and that he just wanted the contract that he deserved.

“A lot of people have been saying that I’m greedy,” he said. “But nothing could be further from the truth. I just want what’s coming to me, that’s all. I really don’t appreciate the 49ers badmouthing me in the press and making it out like I’m the bad guy. Sure I signed the deal yesterday, but today is a new day. I have a right to change my mind at any moment. Speaking of which, I just changed my mind. I like my current deal. It seems pretty fair. See? I’m not greedy. I’m just **** insane.”
http://www.thebrushback.com/alexsmith_full.htm

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