Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Updates: Kyrgios Umpire Suspended, Winston Sued, Brown Doesn't Show Up

Gee, you can't go a day anymore without things going sideways:
  • The Uber driver whose sexual assault by Rapeis Winston led to his current three-game suspension (and perhaps benching or worse, as the league may be about to pull a Matt Ryan on his Michael Vick!!) has sued Winston.  Undisclosed damages.  (Deadspin)
  • The tennis umpire who counseled Nick Kyrgios during his match has been banned two tournaments without pay.  (Deadspin)
  • The situation in Pittsburgh is getting more dire.  After the Le'Veon Bell mess has led the Steelers to tie the lowly Browns and lose to the Chiefs, now Antonio Brown's "trade me let's find out" has led to him missing Monday film sessions.  Next expected report is Wednesday.  (Deadspin)
I'm just going to leave this out there:
  1. Khalil Mack never reports to the Raiders, traded to the Bears.
  2. Josh Gordon appears to injure himself off-duty and is in no condition to practice or rehab for the Browns, leading them to trade him to the Patriots (for whom he's always wanted to play).
  3. Le'Veon Bell has not reported.
  4. In response to comments about that Ben Roethlesberger is the only reason Antonio Brown has numbers, Brown says the Steelers should trade him to find out, then he no-shows the mandatory post-game media on Sunday and film session on Monday.
  5. And then, the capper on it all, Vontae Davis retires from the National Football League at halftime of a regular season game!
Now, no one will confuse the Steelers, at least before Week 1, with a team with no future.  But, in this American Sports Machine Era of the Superteam, are we beginning to see the rats fleeing sinking ships?  Definitely like Cleveland, Oakland (with the impending lawsuit), and Buffalo -- we'll see on Pittsburgh going forward.

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