Posts Tagged ‘nfl’
Tony Joiner Kisses Tim Tebow [Video]
It was a MANLY kiss. Nothing gay about that.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmStZeXPe4]
Junior Seau Castrates a Horse
This should be a headline from The Onion. But it’s not.
OK, Junior (seems odd to call a grown man that but whatever) castrated the horse on his TV show, Sports Jobs, which airs on the “is that actually a” channel Versus.
But. Um. Junior Seau Castrates a Horse. Why?
Actually, there was an Onion bit that this reminds me of. In their fake TV listings section, a network was airing a show called “Would You Watch That?” “How about a bear eating a birthday cake?” the description asked. “Would you watch that?”
How about Junior Seau castrating a horse? Would you watch that?
Now you can. Who says family TV is dead?
Junior Seau Castrates a Horse — Back Porch FanHouse.
Wes Welker’s Dad Speaks For Him
I’m a Wes Welker fan; he was on my fantasy team this year, and always seemed like a decent enough guy. (That is, he wasn’t pulling guns on people like Gilbert Arenas. I know, different sport.) And it certainly sucked for him (and the Patriots) that he blew out his leg in the Week 17 game. But I always find it interesting when a player’s dad speaks for him.
“Not too good,” Welker's dad, Leland, told the Boston Globe. “We're sick. We're absolutely sick. We take all those hits and stuff all season long. And then just one fluke cut, and he just blows it out.”
Maybe this is because I can’t imagine my dad doing something like, and not only because he’s dead and I never played sports. Even if that’s it, it seems odd that a professional athlete would have his father speaking for him. It happens more often than you might think. Phil Simms did it for his son Chris, although that was a little different since Phil actually played football and is on TV as an analyst. Rex Grossman’s dad was yakking when his boy was about to get spanked in the Super Bowl. It’s one thing when the player is in high school or even college, but by the time he’s a pro, one would think dad isn’t in the picture quite as much. But he is.
via Wes Welker Carted Off With Knee Injury — NFL FanHouse
Comment from ProFootballTalk
We’re going to start posting our favorite comments. This has nothing to do with being a dad, it’s just something I find amusing. dADD, folks. I see it, I post it.
A blog post on ProFootballTalk.com called Del Rio throws barb at Fred Taylor before reunion prompted this gem:
chapnasty says: December 22, 2009 5:20 PM
Not really much here. Just another post trying to turn something little into something huge. Do you guys ever get tired of hearing your readers tell you that you suck?
Who could ever get tired of that?
Comment from Steelers-Browns Game
so many breaks in the action ruins the game i wish it wasnt all about the money
Sean Salisbury’s Meltdown
You may have read about the trainwreck that is Sean Salisbury. Since the former ESPN talking head is also a dad (more on this later), I decided to weigh in.
Sean Salisbury was an NFL quarterback. He was OK. Not great, but OK. Well, maybe mediocre at best. Hey, he played professional football, which is no small thing.
Speaking of small things, he also allegedly likes to show pictures of his wiener to women at parties. (I should say “allegedly small thing.” No idea how big Little Sean is.)
There is no proof of Salisbury’s actions, and he has denied it vehemently. (Deadspin first mentioned it in 2007.) But in April, a woman gave an “eyewitness account” of the incident to Deadspin.com. Apparently Mr. Salisbury’s M.O. is to go up to a lady and say “want to see a picture of my baby?” Then he pulls out his cellphone, which has a snapshot of his wang.
Only a guy would ever do something like this. Think about it. Has any woman ever walked up to a guy at a party and whipped out a picture of her vagina?
Even if the cellphone thing turns out to be untrue, Sean Salisbury might be insane. Via Deadspin:
Hey I’m a dad trying to raise kids and get reputation cleared and a lawsuit will bring everyone to carpet. So feel free to go on ur deadspin and call me those names.
In response to AJ saying, “Okay. Please try to keep it together,” Sean replied:
Keep what together. Is that one of ur condesending remarks. I am together happy on the beach and raising my kids.
and later:
These emails r from beach. I hope u can get it together lol
Deadspin commenters are generally very amusing, proving that at times The Hive (my name for the collective social networking-commenter-troll brain that is the Interweb these days) can produce cleverness, such as this:
I feel like I just walked in on my dad jerking off into the mirror. (lukeoneil47)
Well said.
Or as a commenter on ProFootballTalk points out, It’s pretty sad actually that there is no one in this guy’s life who will say “come on Sean, it’s starting to really get embarassing”. (Richm2256)
Also well said.
I want to say something about Sean’s “I am together happy on the beach and raising my kids” comment.
I try very hard to avoid spending time on my cellphone when on vacation with the family. I don’t often succeed, but I at least make an effort to limit myself to things that actually require my attention. The idea that Salisbury is engaging in an ongoing dialogue with the editor of a website while on the beach with his kids is wacky. So is the fact that he feels a need to mention them. Using your children as a shield is something I find irritating, and that’s what Sean is doing here. Are we supposed to have sympathy for him beacuse he’s a father? Frankly, after reading his emails to Deadspin, I have more sympathy for his kids.
Image: Wikipedia
Mike Ditka Speaks The Truth
Mike Ditka – “If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn’t have given us arms.”
via BrainyQuote
