THIS & THAT..........FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION
Thankfully, there's only one major injury to report this afternoon, but it could be major. One of the truly elite safeties in the NFL, Brian Dawkins, broke his hand on Wednesday & had surgery yesterday. Bronco head coach Josh McDaniel, in true Patriot/Parcells/Belichick fashion, had nothing to say about Dawkins' injury or recovery time. But Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Enquirer said in a published edition this morning, Dawkins is out for the year & the injury might even be career ending. I don't know if Dawkins & McLane had a special relationship while he was with the Eagles, maybe so, maybe Dawkins himself is the source of this story. I hope he'll be back, to me, Dawkins is everything an NFL player should be.
The Chiefs did indeed sign their 1st round draft pick, defensive end Tyson Jackson, to a 5-year contract. Jackson will practice later today in River Falls. There are conflicting reports about how much guaranteed money is in this deal, something between $31 & 35 million. Suffice to say Jackson won't have to participate in the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
In a move I'm familiar with, the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, filed suit against Bronco running back LaMont Jordan in order to recover $20,000 in unpaid table game markers. Jordan signed these markers in June of 2008 while staying at the Mirage & the 18% interest meter on that 20K, has been running ever since. LaMont, "what happens in Vegas can cause lawsuits in Vegas", pay up.
Today's real name of the day is: Barkevious Mingo, linebacker, LSU.
Tomorrow, six very special people will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. I'll have my personal reflections of Derrick Thomas tomorrow. I'd like to put in my 2 cents in regarding the other inductees. I'll post my thoughts on Bruce Smith, Rod Woodsen & Randall McDaniel tonight. Right now let's talk about the other two to be immortalized in Canton.
Ralph Wilson, founder & owner of the Buffalo Bills. He was an original AFL owner, brought into the fold by Lamar Hunt. Wilson brought the City of Buffalo their first professional team & despite rocky economic times over the past 50 years, Wilson resisted moving the franchise. The people of Buffalo love Wilson, as did his players, for his loyalty to the city & the fans, his community involvement & the way he ran his team. Wilson let the football people make the football decisions, let the business people make most of the business decisions, he just signed the checks & refused to move the team. In an era of mercenary team owners, men like Ralph Wilson, Wellington Mara, Dan Rooney & Lamar Hunt are a dying breed. The league is in the place it's in now because of men like these. The 90-year old Wilson richly deserves his place in Canton, but why oh why did he pick Chris Berman to speak for him? Let's hope Berman gives a respectful speech & leaves the lame jokes & puns in his hotel room.
Bob Hayes, wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys. "Bullet" Bob Hayes won two Gold Medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He ran a 10.0 100 meter dash, a world record & the next day he won another Gold Medal in the 4x100 meter relay. The relay win is still talked about as Hayes made up over 10 meters running the anchor leg for the American team. He attended Florida A&M University & the scouting report on Hayes was "million dollar legs, 10-cent hands". Hayes was drafted by the Cowboys in the 7th round as a wide receiver & punt returner. Hayes excelled at both. His 19.98 average yards per catch, is the highest in league history for anyone with over 300 catches. He caught 371 passes for 7,414 yards & an astounding 71 TDs. That's about a touchdown for every 5 passes caught, a ratio still unmatched. Hayes is cited as the reason the zone defense was created, no one could cover him man-for-man, he was that fast. He led the league in punt returns in 1968 with a ridiculous 20.8 average, with 2 touchdowns. The knock on Hayes was he didn't come up big in the 'big games'. Nevertheless, he is the only man to win an Olympic Gold Medal & a Super Bowl Championship, which the Cowboys won in 1972.
The Chiefs did indeed sign their 1st round draft pick, defensive end Tyson Jackson, to a 5-year contract. Jackson will practice later today in River Falls. There are conflicting reports about how much guaranteed money is in this deal, something between $31 & 35 million. Suffice to say Jackson won't have to participate in the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
In a move I'm familiar with, the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, filed suit against Bronco running back LaMont Jordan in order to recover $20,000 in unpaid table game markers. Jordan signed these markers in June of 2008 while staying at the Mirage & the 18% interest meter on that 20K, has been running ever since. LaMont, "what happens in Vegas can cause lawsuits in Vegas", pay up.
Today's real name of the day is: Barkevious Mingo, linebacker, LSU.
Tomorrow, six very special people will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. I'll have my personal reflections of Derrick Thomas tomorrow. I'd like to put in my 2 cents in regarding the other inductees. I'll post my thoughts on Bruce Smith, Rod Woodsen & Randall McDaniel tonight. Right now let's talk about the other two to be immortalized in Canton.
Ralph Wilson, founder & owner of the Buffalo Bills. He was an original AFL owner, brought into the fold by Lamar Hunt. Wilson brought the City of Buffalo their first professional team & despite rocky economic times over the past 50 years, Wilson resisted moving the franchise. The people of Buffalo love Wilson, as did his players, for his loyalty to the city & the fans, his community involvement & the way he ran his team. Wilson let the football people make the football decisions, let the business people make most of the business decisions, he just signed the checks & refused to move the team. In an era of mercenary team owners, men like Ralph Wilson, Wellington Mara, Dan Rooney & Lamar Hunt are a dying breed. The league is in the place it's in now because of men like these. The 90-year old Wilson richly deserves his place in Canton, but why oh why did he pick Chris Berman to speak for him? Let's hope Berman gives a respectful speech & leaves the lame jokes & puns in his hotel room.
Bob Hayes, wide receiver, Dallas Cowboys. "Bullet" Bob Hayes won two Gold Medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He ran a 10.0 100 meter dash, a world record & the next day he won another Gold Medal in the 4x100 meter relay. The relay win is still talked about as Hayes made up over 10 meters running the anchor leg for the American team. He attended Florida A&M University & the scouting report on Hayes was "million dollar legs, 10-cent hands". Hayes was drafted by the Cowboys in the 7th round as a wide receiver & punt returner. Hayes excelled at both. His 19.98 average yards per catch, is the highest in league history for anyone with over 300 catches. He caught 371 passes for 7,414 yards & an astounding 71 TDs. That's about a touchdown for every 5 passes caught, a ratio still unmatched. Hayes is cited as the reason the zone defense was created, no one could cover him man-for-man, he was that fast. He led the league in punt returns in 1968 with a ridiculous 20.8 average, with 2 touchdowns. The knock on Hayes was he didn't come up big in the 'big games'. Nevertheless, he is the only man to win an Olympic Gold Medal & a Super Bowl Championship, which the Cowboys won in 1972.
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