I’m growing tired of the nicknames players either give themselves or announcers coin a nickname by used first initial and the beginning of last name (A-Rod). Also, enough with the recycling of nicknames, LaDanian Tomlinson is not “LT,” that nickname should only be used for Lawrence Taylor. My list of nicknames are ones the players never use, because most of them I made myself.
Use them in sentences and blog posts, let’s get these in the vernacular of sports fan and establish them in the sports lexicon. Okay, I’ll stop using words that I learned in Linguistics class.
Maurice Jones-Drew – The Hyphen
Peyton Manning – The Good Son
LaDanian Tomlinson – The Forgotten
Hank Baskett – The NFL’s Rick Fox
Terrell Owens – The QB Killer
Tony Romo – Page Six
Matt Schaub – 10-Game All Star
Brian Westbrook – Day-To-Day
Plaxico Burress – Six Shooter
Michael Vick – The Postman
Steve Slaton – The Mosquito
Brandon Jacobs – Diesel
Kurt Warner – The Octo-Dad
Pierre Thomas – The French Tickler
Vishante Shiancoe – The Kickstand
Chris Cooley – The Streak
Wes Welker – America’s White Boy (I’ll let him use it)
Brandon Marshall – Fast Food
Darius Heyward-Bey – Unlucky
Knowshon Moreno – Leapfrog
Shaun Rogers – BBQ Rib Combo
Jay Cutler – Huggies
Beanie Wells – Injured Reserve
Jerricho Cotchery – Armadgeddon
Torry Holt – I’m A Jag?
Steve Breaston – Bouncing
Kyle Orton – The Hillbilly
Sage Rosenfels – Paprika
Chris Brown – 3rd String
The Pittsburgh Steelers always seem to put together a team worthy of preseason hype. ‘Experts’ pick them to either win the AFC North or make the playoffs year after year. I guess when you have the same leaders on the field, it’s hard to pick against them.