New York Giants Punter Says Plaxico Burress Stole His Number
Thief?
New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles is accusing Plaxico Burress of another crime and thats of stealing his jersey number. When Burress joined the Giants he wanted to wear No. 17, which belonged to Feagles. The punter isn’t terribly sentimental about numbers and had earlier given up his No. 10 to Eli Manning in exchange for a family vacation to Florida.
Sensing a chance to score another deal, Feagles says Burress agreed, via agent Drew Rosenhaus to pay for a new outdoor kitchen to get the number. But now Feagles says he never was compensated.
“I never got paid for it,” the retired 22-season veteran said. “I asked (Burress) for it. Every time I went to Drew he said, ‘That’s between you and Plax.’ Bottom line, I never got paid. He basically stole my number.”
Feagles no longer has a case since he’s back in possession of No. 17 with the Giants.
Pittsburgh Steelers Owner Dan Rooney Kicked Out Of Press Box
A Good Read
Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney was kicked out of the New York Giants press box on Saturday night. Rooney flew in from Ireland to watch the preseason game between the Steelers and Giants. Rooney, who has made it a routine to talk to the writer before games, was ordered to leave by a press box attendant because he didn’t have credentials. Rooney only had a ticket for his private box.
New York Jets Fireman Ed vs New York Giants Fan
Let me say that I would never let an able body grown man put his nuts on my shoulders but for some reason New York Jets fans in the fall on Sundays absolutely love it when Ed Anzalone aka Fireman Ed slides his apple sac across their necks.
New York Giants Eli Manning Gets Pulverized
I decided that the word pulverized will be in circulation for the upcoming 2010-11 NFL football season. No matter what word I settled on running back Brandon Jacobs, a 6 year veteran, is the one to really thank. He found the one way to liven up the preseason and that forget every said in the huddle and cost his quarterback Eli Manning 12 stitches.
Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown: Albert Haynesworth
Albert Haynesworth
Every Thursday Sports Grind Entertainment will present you with the Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown. The recipient of this honor goes to Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. The two-time All-Pro defensive tackle has yet to get on the practice field and join his teammates since training camp began Sunday morning. Haynesworth has to pass a conditioning test, that only he has had to perform, designed by head coach and Vice President of Football Operations Mike Shanahan. He won’t be allowed to practice until he passes the test.
He failed the test Thursday and Friday, then didn’t take it Saturday because of a small amount of swelling in his left knee. Then on Monday he started the test and stopped due to what Haynesworth called irritation and skipped Tuesday and Wednesday test altogether.
Manny believe that Shanahan is using Haynesworth as an example for his comments that he wouldn’t play in a 3-4 defense and he’s letting the rest of the Redskins know who is in charge. Haynesworth has been adamant about the type of defense the Redskins play even before Shanahan installed the 3-4 defense. As was the case when he spoke out after a loss last season to the New York Giants, where he questioned the scheme of defensive coordinator Greg Blache, and stated that he could not “survive another season in this system if it stays the way it is.”
NFL Developing Nickelodeon Cartoon
NFL Jumps Into The Minds Of Kids
The NFL is developing a cartoon series for the Nickelodeon Network. Its not just any cartoon either, its going to just be a series of 2 to 5 minute clips telling a story that leads up to an hour long movie before the Super Bowl.
The show, “Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core”, is about a 10-year-old boy whose superpowers include the skills of an NFL player. He must protect valuable supernatural objects hidden in the league’s stadiums. It’s based on the league’s website for kids and among the stars set to do voice-overs as themselves are New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.
The NFL is bent on getting their game into the minds of kids.
New York Giants & Jets Stadium Offered $25 Milli To Promote Adultery
Jets Know They Got Cheated On The Coin Flip, So Why Not
The new home of the New York Giants and The New York Jets, Meadowlands Stadium, has been offered $25 million to let the world know its ok to cheat on a spouse or loved one. That’s because the dating site for adulterers, AshleyMadison.com has offered that amount for naming rights to the stadium on a five-year term.
Noel Biderman the founder of the site has said that he is prepare to make the $25 million “a preliminary offer” and adds, if the stadium gets better offers, he “would be pleased to match any such superior offer.”
Since sales of the PSLs haven’t been selling like hotcakes as initially envisioned this could serve as a quick fix recoup in these financial times.
Former NFL Great Lawrence Taylor Arrested For Rape In New York
Cocaine Is A Helluva Drug
Just a little over a week ago former New York Giants linebacker and Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor reminisced about putting down 41 Coors Lights on his draft night, his name is back in the news but for all the wrong reason once again as he’s been arrested for rape a 15-year-old girl.
Taylor, 51, was taken into custody by the Town of Ramapo police, after being accused of raping someone in the Holiday Inn Holidome Hotel in Suffern, New York. Details surrounding the rape have not yet been released other than the location and that it occurred early this morning.
He is being charged with third-degree rape, which involves having intercourse with a minor. Ramapo authorities say the alleged victim was also beaten at the hotel and treated at a hospital.A news conference is expected later Thursday afternoon where police will reveal more details.
Taylor, affectionately known by his fans as “L.T.,” spent his entire career with the Giants and is considered one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history retired in 1993.
The two-time Super Bowl champion has had a troubled past. He admitted to using cocaine in the past and was suspended by the NFL on several occasions for failing drug tests.
In 2001, Taylor was convicted of possessing drug paraphernalia in New Jersey. The conviction stemmed from the September 1998 discovery in a hotel room of a butane torch and other materials commonly used to smoke crack.
In 1996 and 1997, he was arrested in South Carolina and Florida on drug charges. In those cases, he either admitted his guilt or agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program.
In 2000, he drew five years of federal probation for filing false tax returns and for tax evasion. Last November he was charged in Florida with leaving the scene of an accident
Ex-Giant Mark Ingram Gets 27 Months Added In Prison For Watching Son Play
"oh,oh,oh,oh,fallin fall fall fall fall"
Ex-Giants Mark Ingram has had another 27 months added to his sentence for jumping bail to watch his son play football against Utah in last years Sugar Bowl.
After a judge refused to let him watch his son play football a judge now will let him spend extra time behind bars for the descion. Ingram Sr. failed to surrender in December 2008 to begin serving a prison term of seven years and eight months after pleading guilty to money laundering and bank fraud. He’ll now have to spend nearly 10 years behind bars. Ingram, 44, has had a long criminal history since retiring from the NFL.
Ingram Sr.’s sentence on a money laundering and bank fraud conviction followed a 2005 guilty plea. He admitted laundering money he believed to be proceeds from narcotics deals and to bank fraud for cashing counterfeit checks.
In 2001, he was sentenced to six months in federal prison after he was caught with thousands of dollars in counterfeit cash. He then served a year in jail in 2004 after pleading guilty to stealing a credit card from a Flint, Michigan, area golf course. A later felony charge of breaking and entering to steal a purse from a parked car was dismissed because of a lack of evidence.
Ingram Sr. acknowledged that his failure to surrender was the wrong move.
“I know with bad decisions there is consequences,” he told the judge before being sentenced. “I have to own up to what I did and be sentenced today.”
No one from Ingram’s family appeared at the sentencing.
New York Giants Win Coin Toss For First Game In New Stadium
Tails Never Fails Except For When It's Heads
The NFL debut of the New Meadowlands Stadium in New York is just six months away and the Jets and Giants had a secret coin toss to determine who would get the honor of playing in the first regular season game there. The two teams are co-owners of the 2-million-square-foot stadium pigskin palace, but the privilege was awarded to the Giants.
The decision was made by a coin toss, I prefer rock, paper, scissors. The league has used a coin to settled the score when the field cannot for decades now. The coin toss, so important to certain procedures that the NFL has a set of rules to govern it, has been around football since 1982. It has survived actress Elizabeth Taylor mistakenly being allowed to make the call of the opening toss in 1989 at Texas Stadium, and referee Phil Luckett’s coin-flip faux pas before overtime in the Pontiac Silverdome in 1998.
Coin tosses are also used to break ties for draft position, in fact for April’s draft saw three sets of teams with the same records and same schedule strengths flip a coin for first-round draft order.
The win is nothing new for the Giants as they had the first home game of the season ahead of the Jets 18 times. As usual the Jets get the short end of the stick.
Detroit Mayor Trying To Bring Pistons To Detroit
Fort Wayne Should Be The One Complaining
Detroit Mayor and former Piston Dave Bing is drawing up plans and proposals in bringing the Pistons to Detroit.
The Detroit Pistons currently play in The Palace of Auburn Hills in Oakland County. Bing wants to return the Pistons to downtown Detroit. The Pistons used to play in Detroit from 1961-78 at the Cobo Arena.
Speculation of the Pistons fate comes after it was revealed that owner Karen Davidson was interested in selling the franchise.
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is telling media outlets that the Detroit Mayor isn’t being a good neighbor even referring to when Bing was upset with Mayor Fouts of Warren efforts in trying to lure General Motors from the Renaissance Center.
Patterson tells The Detroit News and The Oakland Press that moving the Pistons from Auburn Hills isn’t in the best interest of regional cooperation, and if such a thing were to happen then he wants the Red Wings to play in the Palace. Patterson refereed Bing’s actions as poaching and thought they had a gentlemen understanding that he wouldn’t raid Detroit for business and Bing wouldn’t come out to Oakland and raid.
What the New York Giants and the New York Jets play in New Jersey?
Super Bowl XLIV Most Watched TV Event EVER With 106.5 Milli
Surpasses "Goodbye & Amen" Episode
For 27 years M*A*S*H finale was the most watched TV event until last nights Super Bowl XLVI dethroned it. The previous record was of 106.0 million for the finale in 1983.
The Saints 31-17 win over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV drew a 45.0 national rating and 106.5 million viewers on CBS Sunday night, up 7% in ratings and 8% in viewership from Pittsburgh Steelers/Arizona Cardinals on NBC last year (42.0, 98.7 mil), and up 4% and 9%, respectively, from New York Giants/New England Patriots on FOX in ’08 (43.1, 97.4 mil).
Additionally, the 45.0 rating is the highest for any television program since Dallas Cowboys/Pittsburgh Steelers drew a 46.0 in 1996.
To put the numbers in perspective, the Super Bowl drew over 70 million more viewers than the top non-NFL sporting event of the past 12 months — the Texas/Alabama BCS National Championship Game (30.8 mil).
This is the third-straight year the Super Bowl has drawn record viewership, and the fifth-straight year that viewership for the game has increased. Just five years ago, Super Bowl XXXIX drew only 86.1 million viewers on FOX. From 1999-05, the Super Bowl drew less than 90 million viewers each year.
The record for the Super Bowl is the capper to a highly successful season for the NFL. The regular season was the most-viewed since 1990 (16.6 mil), the Wild Card round was the most-viewed since ’95 (29.9 mil), the Divisional Round was the most-viewed since ’94 (33.0 mil), and the Conference Championship games were the most-viewed since ’82 (52.9 mil).
Osi Umenyiora Would Quit Before Being A Backup
Nice
In an interview on sports radio WFAN, New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora said that this is the worst offseason of his life and indicated that he’d rather stop playing football altogether than be a backup player.
“I’m not going to be a back up player, I can promise you that,” Umenyiora said. “I’ll stop playing football before I do that ever again. This has been just the worst offseason of my entire life. I can’t even think of a time when things were this bad during the offseason. You’re supposed to be relaxing, but I can’t relax because all I can think of is the things that took place last season, you understand? So for me it’s not something that I’m going to do. If I’m asked to come back there and do that then I’ll just stop playing football.”
Umenyiora, of course, is coming off a tremendously rocky season which began with a one-day walkout after a dispute with former defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan, and continued as he struggled to regain his form after missing all of 2008 following knee surgery. His play slipped so far, especially against the run, that he was replaced in the starting lineup by Mathias Kiwanuka for the final weeks of the season.
San Francisco 49ers To Play Denver Broncos In London In 2010
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The San Francisco 49ers will play the Denver Broncos next season at Wembley Stadium, the fourth straight year the NFL will stage a regular-season game in the British capital. The 49ers will be listed as the home team for the Oct. 31 game and giving up a home date. The Broncos have played seven international exhibition games in the past.
The game between the five-time Super Bowl champion 49ers and two-time winner Broncos may not be the only one in Britain next season. The NFL will continue to explore the possibility of playing a second game in the UK in 2010.
The 49ers and Broncos struggled to 8-8 records this season and missed the playoffs.
The NFL has played games at Wembley for the last three seasons, the first game featured the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants beating the Miami Dolphins 13-10. In 2008, the New Orleans Saints beat the San Diego Chargers 37-32. And this season, the New England Patriots defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35-7 in October.
Bill Cowher Is “Holding Out” For The New York Giants Job
Simply Known As The Chin
Bill Cowher has gone another season of not accepting an opening to be once again a head coach in the NFL, making it now three years since he stepped away from the game. Accorrding to his former player Jerome Bettis he says the reason that Cowher hasn’t returned to coach is because he’s “holding out” for the New York Giants job to open up. In fact, he told Chris “Mad Dog” Russo today on Sirius XM’s Mad Dog Radio that Cowher would have gotten the Giants’ job in 2008 if Tom Coughlin hadn’t taken the Giants on that magical, Super Bowl XLII run.
“That’s the team that he really coveted,” Bettis said. “This is where he always wanted to be. The Mara family, he’s been very close to them. … He’s known them very well and was on the inside track — before the Giants won the Super Bowl — for that job. And I think he’s holding out for that opportunity if it presents itself.”
Bettis has previously said that Cowher will make sure his new team has a franchise quarterback with whom he can work because Cowher endured the inconsistencies of a franchise without steady quarterback play in Kordell Stewart and Tommy Maddox.
Watch your back Tom.
WTF: Bill Sheridan
What Did You Do
The NFL regular is officially over and there is no more Sundays for me to hope that the New York Giants defense will turn itself around. With the off season additions of defensive tackle Rocky Bernard, defensive end Chris Canty and getting a healthy Osi Umenyiora back, the expectations where high for this squad. So WTF happened in your first year of taking over the defense Bill Sheridan?
Attention St. Louis Rams Your Officially On The Clock
Selected With The No. 1 Overall Pick Ndamukong Suh
I’m sure St. Louis Rams fans will or have scoured the names of eligible college quarterbacks and envision them in a Rams uniform for the upcoming NFL Draft in April. However Ram fan, that’s the wrong position your organization needs to tend to with the number one overall pick, it’s time to think smart and not what would be pretty. I’m not saying the Rams don’t need to get a quarterback because they do but this draft doesn’t present itself with that clear cut number one overall guy to build a franchise around.
Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, Dan LeFevour, Jimmy Clausen are great quarterbacks but with all the scrutiny that comes from being a number one overall, they are not your answer. Sam Bradford could be the exception however after shoulder surgery that leaves a huge question mark whether that’s the right move.
The answer lies on the defensive side of the ball and his name is Ndamukong Suh, defensive tackle out of University of Nebraska. It’s that simple for the Rams, just continue to build on the defense since St. Louis already has brought in former New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spanuolo last year to be the head coach and in 2008 selected with the number two overall pick defensive end Chris Long out of the University of Virginia. Suh will clog the middle of line and demanding double teams allowing Long or Leonard Little to be freed up. ALL-SGE-NCAA Football Team member safety Eric Berry out of Tennessee could be another option but what Suh does at the line of impact, it’s a cant miss.
So St.Louis your on the clock but don’t make the mistake that puts you right back on the clock in April 2011.
New Company Hoping To Help Athletes Be Faithful
Just Go To The Adult MegaPlexxx
About 36 companies are created every minute of every day but in that mix comes a company looking to stop the Tiger Woods of the sports world. It’s called “Off The Market” and is created by some wives of NFL players, here’s the skinny, they want to help strengthen relationships between pro athletes and their significant others.
“We want to help athletes sustain a positive and sexy relationship with their mates,” said Tia Robbins, wife of New York Giants defensive tackle Fred Robbins, who’s in business with along with Jerika Johnstone, wife of former NFL player Lance Johnstone and Jasmine Silva, girlfriend of St. Louis Rams safety James Butler.
Their mission at “Off the Market” is to enrich the lives of couples by offering a unique environment, exclusive services, and access to valuable resources for the ultimate benefit. That may include gift bags by Tenga a company that makes adult toys for men or offering a private lesson for strip pole dancing or just going ahead and building one in the home. They also hope to provide exclusive, one of-a-kind couples events by invitation only, sorry Alex Rodriguez because your a swinger you will not be getting an invitation.
So will this really keep atletes disco sticks in their pants while they are on the road or just add some spice to a dull relationship?
NFL To Play 2 Regular Season Games In London In 2010
Super Bowl XLIX In London?
NFL UK managing director Alistair Kirkwood has confirmed that the NFL plans to play two regular-season games in London during 2010. The league has held a game in Wembley Stadium for each of the past three years.
“We’ve got two teams that have agreed conceptually to be home teams. We’re currently trying to get the opposition confirmed,” Kirkwood said.
New England scored a 35-7 win over Tampa Bay in the NFL’s annual trip across the pond, which took place in Week 7 this season. The Saints beat the Chargers in the 2008 visit to Wembley, and the Giants edged out the Dolphins in 2007, the NFL’s inaugural England game. More than 84,000 fans took in the Patriots-Buccaneers game in October, and the NFL’s reception in England has been almost universally positive, so much so that talk of eventually moving a team overseas has gained some support.
According to the BBC, London is “likely to host both games” next season, but other venues could be sought if the NFL continues to schedule multiple games in the United Kingdom.
“We’re keen to play outside of London, but the teams themselves feel more comfortable being in London,” Kirkwood said. “I’ve got an ambition to take the game to Scotland and Wales but it’s probably not likely to happen in 2010.”
Roger “Godfather” Goodell is just trying to step on the toes of David “The Goon” Stern and his strangle hold of the international dollar.
Can’t wait for a Super Bowl XLIX to be played in London.
Cowboys vs Giants Is Highest Rated FOX Game Of The Year
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The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys combined to draw massive numbers for the second time this season.
The Cowboys/Giants game drew an 18.9/35 overnight rating on FOX. The 18.9 overnight is the highest of the season for an NFL telecast on any network, topping the previous high of 18.3 for the Week 8 Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers game on NBC for the Sunday Night Football.
The Cowboys have been involved in four of the top games of the season, including their earlier meeting with the Giants, which aired on NBC.
Sunday’s telecast drew the highest overnight for a regular season NFL telecast on a single network since New England Patriots/Indianapolis Colts in 2007 (22.5), and the highest for an NFL telecast on FOX since Giants/Cowboys in 2006 (19.1).
Brandon Jacobs Makes Cowboy Fan Look Stupid….AGAIN
“You’d think somebody from Dallas would have been able to get over there”….It’s so funny because it’s so true.
UPDATE: Eli Manning Admits To Making His Mark On Jerry’s World
Eli Marks The Spot
Back on October 4 Sports Grind Entertainment brought you the story of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning making his mark on Jerry’s World figuratively and literally.
After the Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys in their first ever home game at Jerry’s World 33-31 a Manning signature was found in the visitors locker room acknowledging the occasion. Now just days before the NFC East division leading Cowboys travel to the Meadowlands, Manning has admitted to the marking.
“Yeah, it’s a pretty common thing,” Manning told reporters at the Giants’ practice facility. “I was asked to sign it, it wasn’t like I just went there and signed it. I didn’t have a pen on me or anything. It was all supplied.”
Manning did not seem concerned when told that the Cowboys were using his autograph as motivational fodder.
“Yeah, I kind of heard a few things about it,” Manning said. “I figure they’ll eventually get over it.”
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Bradie James considers the signature a form of taunting, much like Giants running back Brandon Jacobs postgame dance on the star at midfield after the Giants victory.
“We won’t forget that,” said James. “It just makes for a more intense game.”
