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NFL: Dolphins’ Brian Hartline Works at Convenience Store

Brian-Hartline-Funny+Miami+Dolphins+NFLMiami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline doesn’t fit the mold of an NFL player.

The former Ohio State standout came into the NFL as a fourth-round pick with marginal expectations. He has parlayed his success into a new contract worth $31 million over five seasons. You would think he’s set for life, right?

Hartline doesn’t believe so.

He appeared on Dan LeBatard’s radio show and admitted he was quite busy that day…working at a drive-thru convenience store. Really?!

We explain why he has a second job. Continue reading

NFL: Colts Focus On Depth Early In Free Agency

Gosder+Cherilus+Indianapolis+Colts+Free+AgentThe Indianapolis Colts didn’t waste any time to add depth to their team.

The free agency period started yesterday and within the first few hours, the Colts announced five signings.

The most important of those signings is former first-round pick Gosdar Cherilus. He is slated to replaced Winston Justice at right tackle.

The Colts know they have to protect quarterback Andrew Luck if they plan on having success.

Who else did the Colts sign? We fill you in after the jump… Continue reading

Tim Tebow Heckled By Own Fans, Looks Bad At Camp

Tim Tebow can’t escape being criticized, even by his own team’s fans watching training camp. If you have ever watched the NFL Draft, I guess hearing a few boos from New York Jets fans shouldn’t be surprising.

Tebow is the most polarizing player in the NFL and everyone has an opinion if he can be effective as the starting quarterback for the Jets. He had a bad practice today and he didn’t change anyone’s mind positively. He paraded around without his shirt at the end of practice, hopefully to distract everyone from his play…it didn’t work.

He wasn’t the only quarterback to look bad. Mark Sanchez had his own blunders in the poor weather. Interceptions and fumbles could be the overall theme in the Jets training camp this year.

Tim Tebow’s honeymoon period with the New York media appears to be over. Is the Jets’ blind optimism about their quarterbacks warranted?

Tebow took 12 snaps with the second team today. He went 3 for 8 and took a ‘sack’ after running around the field trying to avoid defenders. The hecklers started to let him have it during that play. His own fans were yelling, “Throw the ball” and “This is why you’re number two!” There is a group of Jets’ fans who believe Sanchez is their future and have disliked Tebow from Day 1. Sanchez did lead them to back-to-back AFC Championship appearances, but smart fans could say that he benefited from a staunch defense.

Tebow and Sanchez are in a quarterback competition manufactured by the media. You haven’t heard anything from head coach Rex Ryan about a competition. Conjecture can make a mess of an already bad situation.

Tony Sparano is the Jets new offensive coordinator. He is best known for implementing the Wildcat offense when he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Jets linebacker Bart Scott believes the Jets will have an advantage with Tebow in a similar package. It is a risky gamble, since teams figured out the Wildcat by the next season after it began.

The Jets have the most pressure of any team in the NFL…and they didn’t even make the playoffs a year ago. The Giants won the Super Bowl last season and coach Ryan could be on the hot seat if the team starts the season poorly. They will find it difficult to share a stadium with the world champions.

If the quarterbacks’ poor play becomes the norm, expect Tebow AND Sanchez to use the ‘shirtless’ distraction on a daily basis.
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NFL: Early 2012 Fantasy Football Sleepers (Team-By-Team)

If you are a serious fantasy football player, it is time to start researching for sleepers. There is still a lot of off-season left, but the draft is over and most of the impact free agents have already signed. I pick one sleeper on every NFL team and give team-by-team analysis at this point in the off-season.

Some of the choices are no-brainers, but a few of the teams only have very deep sleepers. I didn’t focus much on quarterbacks, since nearly every team has already named a starter for next season. A lot of incoming rookies and slot receivers made the list.

The sleepers I list below consists of running backs, wide receivers and tight ends who could impact their teams and your fantasy league this season. Let me know if you have your own fantasy football sleeper that didn’t make the list. I will make sure to give you credit when I update this list during training camp. Continue reading

Miami Dolphins to Appear in HBO’s "Hard Knocks"

I know what you’re thinking, the title of this post should be, “Miami Dolphins to Appear on HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks‘ Because Every Other NFL Team Turned HBO Down.” Yeah, that sounds about right.

When you look at the Miami Dolphins roster, you see Reggie Bush and a lot of guys with unknown personalities. Who knows, these guys could be funny and show a lot of heart. The saddest part is they got rid of the most watchable and unpredictable player in the NFL, Brandon Marshall. C’mon, that guy would have given me so much comedy material!

Here are some of the possible story lines we will see on this season’s “Hard Knocks”.

– The Dolphins will allow Chris Bosh, Lebron James, and Dwyane Wade to suit up for a few practices. I can see Brian Windhorst covering that for ESPN’s laughable ‘Heat Index.”

– Reggie Bush is no longer dating Kim Kardashian, that is old news. He is currently dating her stunt-double, Melissa Molinaro. HBO will make sure to have the cameras on her quite a bit. Look below and pick which one is Kardashian and which one is Molinaro.

David Garrard can tell the story about how 10 of the worst teams wanted to sign him last season, but he waited until the last minute to have surgery.

– Everyone FINALLY gets to know the answer to ” Is Joe Philbin related to Regis?”

– We get to know Vernon Davis’ unstable brother, Vontae.

– Karlos Dansby will do an impression of Kurt Warner at least five times during “Hard Knocks”.

– Anthony Fasano will finally admit that Brady Quinn is currently sleeping on his couch.

– A poutine eating contest will be officiated by former Canadian Football League player Cameron Wake.

– Jake Long will lead us to the place where Mike Hart’s career is buried. (Hint: It is in Ann Arbor)

– Richard Marshall tells his teammates that he’s Brandon, since Brandon told half of his teammates that he was either Richard or Mandingo for most of the season.

– Legedu Naanee hosts a team Spelling Bee.

– Mike Pouncey, Will Barker, and Nate Garner will go shirtless until everyone pays them $1,000. If that goes well, they will go nude until a rookie pokes their eyes out. That is what the veterans call the classic “Darwinian Cut.”

– The shell of Steve Slaton pretends that he can still play football.

– Finally, the team has a scavenger hunt with Reggie Bush’s Heisman trophy as the only item listed. (The scavenger hunt was sponsored by all of the past Heisman winners)

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How Ben Roethlisberger Helped Tim Tebow

We all know about the recent trouble that Steelers quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, got himself into. Teams are trying to stay away from players with possible “character issues,” could this have been the reason Tim Tebow shot up the draft board as a first-round pick?

Tim Tebow is probably the most celebrated college football player to come out since Roger Staubach. He was a tremendouse college football player and he is a model citizen. He is the kind of player that the NFL would love to have to represent “the shield.” With the recent trouble that some high-profile players have gotten themselves into, the NFL would love to have 50-players on every team like Tebow. Continue reading

NFL: 53 Man Roster – Who Got Cut?

I had a pretty busy weekend and I took a much needed two days off and a lot has happened in the world of the National Football League. Every year teams have to cut their roster down after their pre-season games and this year a lot surprise cuts happened. See who your favorite team cut and what players are out there that your team could sign.

You have guys on this list that are holding onto their careers, draft picks that didn’t make the team, and guys that are cut, but will end up on their practice squad and could end up on the 53-man roster this season. These guys are cut, but for many, their careers are a long way from being over. I didn’t make a complete list, because I didn’t want to bore my readers, I listed some of the essential players that could land with another team or surprise cuts that should send shock waves through their fanbase.

Arizona Cardinals – QB Tyler Palko, LB Chase Bullock, TE Leonard Pope, LB Pago Togafau, S Aaron Francisco, C Melvin Fowler, G Oliver Ross, WR Steve Sanders

Atlanta Falcons – WR Troy Bergeon, RB Thomas Brown, LB Robert James, QB D.J. Shockley, WR Chandler Williams, WR Robert Ferguson

Baltimore Ravens – DT Nader Abdullah, LB Tony Fein, WR Yamon Figurs, DT Will Johnson, OT Stefan Rodgers, OT Tre’ Stallings, CB Evan Oglesby

Buffalo Bills – QB Matt Baker, WR C.J. Hawthorne, LB Alvin Bowen, RB Bruce Hall, RB Dominic Rhodes, LB John DiGiorgio, OT Nick Hennessey, C Christian Gaddis

Carolina Panthers – RB Larry Beavers, QB Hunter Cantwell, WR Jason Chery, WR Marcus Monk, OT Jonathan Palmer, RB DeCori Birmingham, LB Casper Brinkley, DE D.J. Clark, LB Marlon Favorite, OT Partick Brown

Chicago Bears – FB Jason Davis, LB Mike Rivera, CB Roderick Hood, LB Darrell McClover, G Johan Asiata, OT Cody Balogh, DE Joe Clermond, LB Marcus Freeman, CB Marcus Hamilton

Cincinnati Bengals – RB James Johnson, WR Freddie Brown, DE Ventrell Jenkins, S Corey Lynch, DT Clinton McDonald, CB Rico Murray, DT Langston Moore

Cleveland Browns – S Tra Battle, RB Noah Herron, CB Corey Ivy, WR David Patten, TE Aaron Walker, DT Santonio Thomas, CB Brandon Anderson, LB Beau Bell, LB Titus Brown, G Pat Murray, S Hamza Abdullah

Dallas Cowboys – S Courtney Brown, RB Keon Lattimore, WR Isaiah Stanback, Jesse Holley, CB Jeremy Haynes, C Ryan Gibbons, LB Tearrius George, DE Marcus Dixon, QB Rudy Carpenter

Denver Broncos – CB Josh Bell, CB Tony Carter, DE Nic Clemons, DB D.J. Johnson, CD Antwain Spann, RB Darius Walker, S Vernon Fox, LB Braxton Kelley

Detroit Lions – WR John Standeford, QB Brooks Bollinger, RB Aveion Cason, WR Keary Colbert, K Billy Cundiff, WR Dane Looker, S Stuart Schweigert, DE Shaun Smith, LB Zack Follett, CB Ramzee Robinson

Green Bay Packers – QB Brian Brohm, WR Ruvell Martin, S Anthony Smith, DT Ronald Talley, RB Tyrell Sutton, CB Trevor Ford, OT Andrew Hartline, LB Cyril Obiozor

Houston Texans – LB Cato June, CB Deltha O’Neal, QB Alex Brink, LB Buster Davis, RB Jonathan Evans, RB Arian Foster, WR Darnell Jenkins, DT Josh Leonard

Indianapolis Colts – DT Terrance Taylor, WR Samuel Giguere, RB Mike Hart, CB Dante Hughes, C Steve Justice, RB Walter Mendenhall, G Jamie Thomas, OT Michael Toudouze, DE Josh Thomas

Jacksonville Jaguars – RB Chauncey Washington, QB Todd Boeckman, WR Tiquan Underwood, S Marlon McCree, CB Brian Williams, CB Pete Ittersagen, G Cameron Stephenson, RB Josh Vaughan

Kansas City Chiefs – WR Ashley Lelie, LB Zach Thomas, S Bernard Pollard, DT Dion Gales, DT Bobby Greenwood, G Darryl Harris, CB Jackie Bates

Miami Dolphins – CB Joey Thomas, S Courtney Bryan, WR Brandon London, WR James Robinson, DT Ryan Baker, CB Will Billingsley

Minnesota Vikings – QB John David Booty, RB Ian Johnson, CB Marcus walker, WR Bobby Williams, DE Tremain Johnson, CB De’von Hall, LB David Herron, CB Marcus McCauley, S Colt Anderson

New England Patriots – DT Titus Adams, CB Jamar Love, DT Darryl Richard, OT Wesley Britt, TE Alex Smith, S Raymond Ventrone

New Orleans Saints – WR Adrian Arrington, WR Skyler Green, RB P.J. Hill, LB Anthony Waters, OT Anthony Davis, QB Joey Harrington, DE Paul Spicer, G Nathan Bennett, OT Michael Brown, C Digger Bujnoch

New York Giants – QB Rhett Bomar, QB Andre Woodson, WR David Tyree, DE Maurice Evans, DT Anthony Bryant, DR Jeremy Clark, DE Robert Henderson, CB Travonti Johnson

New York Jets – CB Rashad Barksdale. DT Kareem Brown, S Emanuel Cook, WR Marcus Henry, DT Matt Kroul, DE Zach Potter, DT Ty Steinkuhler

Oakland Raiders – QB Jeff Garcia, S Jerome Boyd, CD Mike Hawkins, RB Gary Russell, DT Darrell Strong, LB Morlon Greenwood, CB Justin Miller, DB Terdell Sands

Philadelphia Eagles – RB Lorenzo Booker, FB Kyle Eckel, DE Josh Gaines, DE Bryan Smith, CB Trae Williams, FB Dan Klecko, TE Matt Schobel, LB Matt Wilhelm, WR Danny Amendola

Pittsburgh Steelers – WR Dallas Baker, OT Jason Capizzi, LB Tom Korte, CB Anthony Madison, LB Andy Schantz, C A.Q. Shipley, RB Isaac Redman, LB Donovan Woods, DE Scott Paxson

San Diego Chargers – DE Andre Coleman, LB James Holt, G Kynan Forney, DT Ian Scott, OT L.J. Shelton, G Ray Feinga, DT Rashaad Jackson, C Ryan McDonald

San Francisco 49ers – OT Alex Boone, CB Eric Green, OT Joe Toledo, C Matt Spanos, LB Justin Roland, TE Bear Pascoe, DT Khalif Mitchell, CB Terrail Lambert

Seattle Seahawks – S Jamar Adams, CB Marquis Floyd, S Courtney Greene, S Brian Russell, WR Courtney Taylor, S Nate Ness, C Cory Withrow, LB D.D. Lewis

St. Louis Rams – QB Brock Berlin, DT Antwon Burton, LB Dominic Douglas, S Todd Johnson, WR Ronald Curry, WR Tim Carter, RB Antonio Pittman, FB Jerome Johnson, DE Ian Campbell

Tampa Bay Buccaneers – WR Cortez Hankton, K Matt Bryant, DE Louis Holmes, DT Rashaad Duncan, DT Chris Bradwell, CB Kyle Arriton, OT Anthony Alabi, DE Jarriett Buie, WR Patrick Carter

Tenneessee Titans – P A.J Trapasso, CB Demarcus Faggins, LB Rocky Boiman, DE LaJuan Ramsey, DT Mitch King, CB Tuff Harris, CB Tanard Davis

Washington Redskins – WR D.J. Hackett, LB Robert Thomas, QB Chase Daniel, DT Antonio Dixon, RB Dominique Dorsey, CB Lendy Holmes, K Dave Rayner, DT J.D. Sholnitsky, LB Darrel Young

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All White Boy Fantasy Football Team

Since our name is “America’s White Boy” we embrace white boys representing in professional sports. I use the term “white boy” meaning guys who are “country” and kind of don’t fit into the normal stereotypes of being a cocky, big city athlete. Who will make the pasty, pale, All-White Boy Fantasy Football Team? Check it out.

This team is going to be realistic, so for example, I won’t have Tom Brady and Peyton Manning on the team, since you wouldn’t be able to get both of those players in a draft. Plus, Tom Brady is too city and any man who can land Gisele Bundchen, doesn’t fit our definition of a “white boy.” Here is the list… Continue reading

Unused NFL Nicknames

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

Tim Tebow Is A Virgin

If anyone is shocked that Tebow is a virgin, I have some land to sell you. He is a devout Christian and off the field, he has the manners of a nobleman. During the SEC Media Day, a random reporter shouted out the question, “Are you a virgin?” and Tebow responded with “Yes, I am.” He chuckled initially, but are you surprised? He wants to be a preacher and has the charm to be a politician. He was on the Dan Patrick Show earlier today and he said “Sir” after every answer. He goes on mission trip to help circumcise 3rd-world children, he’s like Mother Teresa with shoulder pads. Continue reading