- Adrian Peterson's 2 year-old son has died as the result of a beating by the mother's boyfriend. All sanity would indicate that Peterson would not play on Sunday, but, if he does, we all know what's about to happen here...
- A drug suspension to report -- one which does not particularly surprise me: New York Jets: Kellen Winslow Jr., suspended 4 games for PEDs. I've never thought much of the guy -- always come across to me as a bit of a loose cannon, etc.
- And, of course, Deion (maybe) fucking being Deion again: Deion Sanders was fired from his the charter school he helped found today -- for an allegation of assault of one of the faculty. However, he has been rehired, according to Sports Illustrated. It appears that Deion is not happy about the management of the kids going to school there, and is not afraid to take matters into his own hands. Fences are being mended, so to say, but we'll see on this one...
- It was announced today: Ndamukong Suh has lost his Week 1 appeal of his $100,000 fine.
- Green Bay Packers: Jerron McMillan: $15,750 for a hit to the head causing a concussion of a defenseless Detroit receiver.
- Detroit Lions: Israel Idonije is now a TWO-TIME LOSER. $15,750 for a leg whip against the Packers.
- Detroit Lions: Become the first NFL team this season to go to Level 3. This not only means an immediate $25,000 fine, but for every dollar over $157,500, it's now dollar-for-dollar. So tack on an additional $4,625 fine to the team. That leg whip basically cost the Lions and Idonije about $45,000.
- Buffalo Bills: Fred Jackson: $7,875 for unsportsmanlike conduct/taunting, flipping the ball at a defensive player, for which he was penalized.
- Buffalo Bills: Another one, Aaron Williams, $21,000 for a head shot.
- Cleveland Browns: John Greco: $7,875 for a face mask. None of these three in this game were for anything against either quarterback.
- New England Patriots: Brandon Spikes: $7,875 for a uniform violation (illegal shoes). Can't find what the cause of it was though.
- New York Giants: Will Hill: $15,750 for the defenseless player rule.
- Arizona Cardinals: Daryl Washington: $21,000 for roughing the passer.
Week 5: $112,875
Lions L3: $25,000
Lions $-$: $4.625
Total so far: $142,500
some people need to return to business as usual after a tragedy like this and some of those perform better in the wake of the tragedy, but instead of acknowledging that like a human being let's just pre-emptively accuse the guy who just lost his 2 year old son of being a pawn in a fixed game. Classy move guy
ReplyDeleteYou obviously are not aware of the NFL's recent penchant for the complete exploitation of such events, from Jovan Belcher to probably Brett Favre and beyond.
ReplyDeleteI do fully expect the league to aid Peterson in every way possible today, should be play. That's not a slam on Peterson -- it's one on Roger Goodell.
He may be a professional, but to be on the field two days after his son was murdered just blows my mind. It's too bad it's going to be exploited to Hell and back, if I know the league like I think I do.