Cincinnati Bengals Chad Ochocinco Has His Own Cereal
Helping Get Those Bugatti Payments Back
Cincinnati Bengals Chad Ochocinco is ready to bring you his own cereal. From the makers of Flutie Flakes and Ed Mcaffrey’s Spicy Brown Mustard is ready to hit the supermarket shelf’s with “Ochocinco’s,” sold exclusively at Cincinnati-area Kroger’s and on the Web beginning September 7. Ty Ballou the president of PLB Sports, said that a successful run would be to sell 100,000 boxes but if the Bengals make it to the Super Bowl he could imagine hitting the 1 million mark.
Flutie Flakes named after Buffalo Bills quarterback Doug Flutie sold nearly three million boxes. Next up was Kurt Warner’s Crunch Time Cereal, which sold 300,000 boxes a decade ago. PLB Sports also sold cereal of his new teammate Terrell Owens in Buffalo last year. “TO’s” sold 63,000 boxes.
WTF: Drew Brees
Classic
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is coming off a Super Bowl win and the release of his book, however he isn’t the only one on the team to release a book since the Saints victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Head coach Sean Payton also has a book sitting on your local Barnes & Noble bookshelf.
When ESPN reports Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter showed up in New Orleans to finish up their training camp tour, Brees had a surprise inscription inside his book for them.
Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown: Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy
Every Thursday Sports Grind Entertainment will present you with the Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown. The recipient of this honor goes to NFL referee Bill Leavy reopened a Seahawks wound that won’t heal by acknowledging he made mistakes in Seattle’s disputed, 2006 Super Bowl loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Four years after Rudy J along with the city of Seattle, Leavy began an annual training-camp rules interpretation session and brought up the subject without being asked about his mistakes having an impact on the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.
“It was a tough thing for me. I kicked two calls in the fourth quarter and I impacted the game, and as an official you never want to do that,” said the veteran of 15 NFL seasons and two Super Bowls. It left me with a lot of sleepless nights, and I think about it constantly. I’ll go to my grave wishing that I’d been better.”
Early in the fourth quarter, tackle Sean Locklear was called for holding on a pass completion that would have put the Seahawks at the Pittsburgh 1, poised for the go-ahead touchdown. After the penalty, Matt Hasselbeck threw an interception, and then was called for a mysterious low block on a play that ended with him tackling Pittsburgh’s Ike Taylor on the defensive back’s return.
The penalty moved the Steelers from their 29 to the 44. Pittsburgh used its better field position to score the clinching touchdown four plays later.
WTF: Jerry Rice
Who's Number One?
When Cris Collinsworth was a player in the National Football League his Cincinnati Bengals lost two Super Bowls at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers and newly inducted Hall of Famer Jerry Rice. NBC was on hand to cover the Hall of Fame game and Rice stopped by the broadcast booth.
As Collinsworth joked with Jerry about the rings he lost out on, Rice took the opportunity to show off a championship ring, opting for the middle finger.
Final Jeopardy: The Super Bowl
I don’t think I could have answered all the questions that Meg Miller answered to give her $13,900 going into Final Jeopardy so I’m cutting her some slack.
President Obama Makes Appearance In Madden NFL 11
Even The Detroit Lions Can Win It All
Madden NFL 11 is just a little over week away from it’s August 10 release date and gamers are getting a first look through the game’s demo on some of the upcoming features which one of them happens to be President Obama. Whether playing it on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 you’ll make a stop at the white House when you take your team in franchise mode all the way to the Super Bowl and win it all to put the cherry on top of your achievements.
Denver Broncos Tim Tebow Signs On To Be Jockey’s New Spokesman
NFL's lil baby Jesus
Denver Broncos third string quarterback Tim Tebow has signed on to be the new spokesman for Jockey underwear beginning now. Tebow who says he prefers briefs over boxers because they are “more comfortable and better fitting,” will also be working with several of Jockey’s product lines, including the new Jockey Staycool collection coming in Spring 2011.
I guess that Super Bowl ad with his mother didn’t hurt his marketability that bad?
New England Patriots Vince Wilfork Super Bowl Ring Stolen By New Jets Fan
Corny, sure. But should the alarming question be why would the New England Patriots stoop to this Funny Or Die level? This is a Super Bowl winning franchise and are in desperate need of fans either. Now if this was the Jacksonville Jaguars or the Houston Texans then fly’s and is kinda understood. But again the Patriots, they are Prestige Worldwide.
Reggie Bush Spotted With Amber Rose
Love Lockdown
What a turn of events it’s been for New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush in the relationship department. Bush has kicked Kim Kardashian to the curb, so she can help the Dallas Cowboys and Miles Austin win the Super Bowl accroding to Denver Nuggets Ty Lawson, and hooked up with Amber Rose. So now the million dollar question who’s up next for Kanye West?
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.
Quiznos Toasty Topic: NY/NJ To Host Super Bowl XLVIII
NY/NJ To Host Super Bowl XLVIII
Every Wednesday Sports Grind Entertainment presents you with the Quiznos Toasty Topic. Today the toasty topic to be discussed is New York/New Jersey being awarded Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
The $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium co-owned by the New York Giants and Jets, will host the 2014 Super Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger “Godfather” Goodell announced at the league’s spring meeting.
Saying that New York is a unique market, Goodell added: “It will be a great experience for our fans. It will be a great experience for the NFL.”
The league’s 32 owners, undaunted by the prospect of a wintry championship game, awarded Super Bowl XLVIII to the New York/New Jersey region after also considering bids from Tampa and South Florida. South Florida and Tampa have hosted the Super Bowl 10 and four times, respectively.The projected date for the New York/New Jersey Super Bowl is Feb. 2.
The official tag line of the New York/New Jersey bid was “Make Some History.” It will be the first open-air stadium in a cold-weather region to host a Super Bowl. In their presentation to the membership, the Jets and Giants reps showed a video that included clips from historic cold-weather games, including Adam Vinatieri’s forever field goal for the Patriots in the 2001 divisional playoffs in Foxborough, Mass.
There could be a record-low temperature at kickoff. The current record is 39 degrees in 1972 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, and that would be considered a warm February day in East Rutherford, N.J.
The average temperature range for the Meadowlands area during February is 24 to 40 degrees, with several inches of rain, according to the bid documents. The game kicks off after sunset in the Eastern time zone, so temperatures would be dropping throughout the night.
Planners have factored it all in as they’re plotting giveaways to warm hands and seats, having hundreds of folks ready to shovel away snow.
Organizers expect the 2014 Super Bowl to generate approximately $550 million for the local economy. The Super Bowl will also help the Giants and Jets sell the naming rights to the stadium. That could be worth an estimated $500 million.
Phoenix Suns Pay Tribute To The Latino Community
No "Los Spurs" Tonight Though
Arizona knows racial controversy as the last state to recognize Martin Luther King Day in 1992. It took votes, appeals, protests, the NFL moving the Super Bowl XXVII from Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, and a strong message from Public Enemy from the track titled “By The Time I Get To Arizona” to finally have Arizona Do The Right Thing.
Today is Cinco de Mayo and when the Phoenix Suns take to the court for Game 2 of their series with the San Antonio Spurs, they will be wearing their orange “Los Suns” alternate uniforms that celebrate diversity as a political statement opposing this outrageous new immigration law.
“It’s two-fold,” Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said. “One, it is Cinco de Mayo. And, two, it is a political statement. We felt the law, however well intended, was not right. We hear there will be some protesters outside the building,” Kerr said. “From what I gather, there will be a march from a local church to the arena. So there was going to be some hoopla anyway.”
The idea to make a statement came to Suns owner Robert Sarver on a road trip to Portland and then he received approval from the league to make the bold statement. He then asked the players permission to support him on the message and they were 100% in agreeance with the move.
Amare Stoudemire said it was great to “let the Latin community know we’re behind them 100 percent.” While Steve Nash said.
“I think it’s fantastic,” Steve Nash said. “I think the law is very misguided, and unfortunately, to the detriment of our society and our civil liberties. And I think it’s really important for us to stand up for things we believe in . . .
“It doesn’t feel good to have people around the world and around the country look at our state as less than equal, less than fair. So as a proud (resident) of this state, I want us to be held in the highest esteem. I think we have a lot of great attributes and a lot of great people, and I think we need to be very cautious in how we respect our civil liberties, and the tone we’re setting, and the precedent we’re setting going forward.”
In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “an injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere”.
Even Without A “Love Contract” Ben Roethlisberger Faces No Charges
That’s right even without a “Love Contract” Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not be charged with sexual assault. Ocmulgee district attorney Fred Bright said that the charge could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Roethlisberger was accused of the sexual assault in early March, the second time he has face such an accusation in the past year. A college student alleged that the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback assaulted her at a Milledgeville, Ga. nightclub.
While Roethlisberger will not face criminal charges, he still could face a suspension or other disciplinary measures from the NFL or Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers quarterback will meet with NFL commissioner Roger “Godfather” Goodell later today.
New Orleans Saints Jeremy Shockey Looks For Love In All The Wrong Places
That's What Dogs Do
New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey is taking advantage of his Super Bowl win by seeking out online love.
Shockey posted a Facebook and Twitter note that he looking for female fans to send him videos of why they “deserve” to date the Super Bowl champion.
Ok LADIES heres the contest.. Post a video on the “just fans” section of my fbk fan page explaining why u deserve to have me take u on a date 1 nite this offseason… Contest ends sun night 4/18 at 8pm est… Lets have fun w this so be creative but just be careful its not too inappropriate where fbk deletes it!! good luck!!!
Shockey should go the eHarmony route like Sacramento Kings rookie Tyreke Evans.
Santonio Holmes Traded To New York Jets For 5th Round Pick
George Hill & Greg Oden's T-Mobile Fave 5
The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded troubled wide receiver Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for a fifth-round pick in next week’s NFL draft.
Holmes is facing a civil lawsuit in Florida from a woman who claims he threw a glass at her, cutting her above the eye, in an Orlando nightclub. The police also have been investigating the woman’s claims. Holmes denies hurting the woman.
The player has run into trouble before this offseason. He was cited for marijuana possession, a misdemeanor, in Pennsylvania in 2008. The Steelers made Holmes inactive for the game following the incident and he subsequently apologized. In 2006, he was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Ohio.
As reported by FOX’s Jay Glazer the Steelers where not feerful of Holmes upcoming 4 game suspension but that it would happen again. In four seasons in Pittsburgh, the 26-year-old Holmes, the MVP of the 2009 Super Bowl, had 235 catches for 3,835 yards and 20 touchdowns.
In New York, Holmes gives quarterback Mark Sanchez another big-time target to throw to in an offense that already had Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery, promising tight end Dustin Keller and recently signed running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
Dad Compares Donovan McNabb To Jesus
Jesus Did Have Hair Like Wool
Donovan McNabb’s father compares his son to Jesus Christ. Sam McNabb was asked by USA Today for his reactions of the McNabb’s trade from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Washington Redskins.
“We were celebrating Jesus’ resurrection, right? Then we turn around and Donovan gets resurrected. Just perfect,” Sam said.
At his press conference, Donovan McNabb said he was the savior of the Eagles franchise and now he will do the same thing in Washington.
“I came to a team that was 3-13 and we went 5-11 and then averaged nine or 10 wins a year and made it to five NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl, and not many teams can say that,” McNabb said.
In 2005, Sam McNabb said Terrell Owens was trying to sabotage McNabb as a black quarterback and labeled it “black on black crime.”
“Within the last month, we’ve seen a man who is trying to accomplish something very difficult, to be an African-American quarterback at the top of his game, attacked by someone of his own race.”
Sam compared the trade to the resurrection of Christ and Donovan went on to compare himself in his press conference to John Elway, saying that he found himself in the same situation as Elway at the same age.
WrestleMania XXVI Outdraws Super Bowl
Goodbye Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
World Wrestling Entertainment made history at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, as WrestleMania XXVI grossed $5.8 million, becoming the highest grossing and attended entertainment event ever held at the stadium.
The previous record was a U2 concert on October 20, 2009 that attracted 50,775 fans and grossed $4.9 million. 72,219 fans attended the sold out event, outdrawing Super Bowl XLII 71,101 attendance in the same building.
WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza was broadcast around the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.
HBO Set To Feature New York Jets On Hard Knocks
#1 Reason Why I Will Watch
This year the NFL nation and HBO subscribes will take an inside look into how Rex Ryan runs the New York Jets with Hard Knocks.
A boisterous head coach, Hollywood posterboy quarterback, a big name free agent addition, and a player with his own island all makes for a great fit. Aside from Mark Sanchez, LaDainian Tomlinson and Darrelle Revis the Jets also have players like Bart Scott who never been shy in his NFL career on opening his mouth.
The reality though is the television excitement rest with head coach Ryan who is a perfect match for HBO. Plus it’s about time the nation we see an NFL team from New York and what its like playing under the so-called New York media scrutiny.
Previous teams that debuted on the series included the 2001 Baltimore Ravens, 2002 Dallas Cowboys, 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars on the NFL Network, 2007 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008 Cowboys again, and this past season the 2009 Cincinnati Bengals. None of the formenated teams won the Super Bowl the year they were on the series.
Jim Mora Lands High School Coaching Job
Right At Home?
The former Seattle Seahawks head coach and longtime Pacific Northwest resident Jim Mora has decided to remain in his home area and taken a coaching position at famous Bellevue High School Wolverines just outside of Seattle.
After going 5-11 in only one season on the job in Seattle, Mora will be taking over a spot on the Bellevue coaching staff that has yet to be determined. Bellevue has been listed amongst the top high schools across the nation for years. In 2004 the Wolverines broke De La Salle’s 13-year, 151-game winning streak.
Coming along with Mora is Chris Beake, who was on his Seahawks staff and will be the Wolverines new defensive coordinator. Head coach Butch Goncharoff was excited about the new hire.
“Jim will be involved. I don’t know in what capacity yet. It’s great. He’s an outstanding guy in whatever capacity we get him, even if it’s only for spring ball or summer. It’s great to have him around. He’s a great resource for us.”
Many will see this a fall from grace seeing that he once was an NFL head coach, however, Mora tried his hand in front of the NFL Network cameras already and mentioned he never felt comfortable there.
Maybe coaching really does run in his blood and it pumps just fine without all the scrutiny and spotlight that the NFL brings. So it might be a fall from the heavens of the NFL but it worked out just fine for the former Super Bowl Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche when he went to coach Pickens High School in South Carolina.
Dallas Sports Icons Sing ‘This Kiss’
This is just an early look at Jerry Jones going full throttle in his promotion of the Super Bowl to be played in his World.
Hopefully you don’t get a visual when Pat Summerall tells you that you can kiss him in the moonlight.
Jennifer Hudson To Perform ‘One Shining Moment’
TALENT
Jennifer Hudson will have her “One Shining Moment.” The Grammy and Oscar winner will perform the song that plays each year at the end of the CBS broadcast of the NCAA men’s basketball championship game.
Hudson will be the first woman to sing it. Teddy Pendergrass and Luther Vandross have performed previous renditions. Hudson recorded the song in Los Angeles on February 13 and her producer, Harvey Mason Jr., played for the Arizona team that reached the 1988 Final Four.
The tune by folk singer David Barrett has been a March Madness staple since 1987, played over highlights of the tournament.
Hudson, who won an Academy Award in 2007 for her supporting role in “Dreamgirls,” performed at last year’s Super Bowl.
Robert De Niro To Play Vince Lombari
"Lombardi"
Back on July 28th we posted that ESPN’s Films-Movies had joined forces with Andell Entertainment and NFL Films to produce “Lombardi,” a drama about the iconic Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
Now we find out that actor and Oscar winning Robert De Niro will star as the head coach. Additionally, Academy Award-winning screenwriter Eric Roth who has written such films as Forrest Gump and The Good Shepherd has come on board the project.
The film’s former focus will be the week leading up to the 1967 “Ice Bowl” championship game played between the Packers and Dallas Cowboys in 13 below zero weather. It broadened into a long rivalry with Cowboys head coach Tom Landry, whose cool demeanor was the exact opposite of Lombardi’s fire and brimstone.
Early word is that to open the film the Friday of a down weekend between the conference championships and the Super Bowl in 2012, the 40th anniversary that the championship trophy was named after Lombardi.
Donovan McNabb & Terrell Owens Will Be Teammates Again
Brotherly Love
That’s right Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and free agent wide reciever Terrell Owens will once again be teammates however it won’t be back on the football field. No, this time they will be team together on the basketball court to take part in Spike TV’s game show Pros vs Joes new season.
Eagles fans can began to find a wall to punch and Dallas Cowboy fans can breathe easier now. If McNabb and Owens would have been able to smooth the hurricane out after the Super Bowl run they surely would have been back by now in their careers.
On the new season of Pros and Joes, McNabb and Owens will be joined on the basketball court will NFL superstar Antonio Gates and former NBA champions Hakeem Olajuwon, Kenny Smith and Rick Fox.
NFL Logos & Trophies Gets A Makeover
During this years Super Bowl weekend in Miami, the NFL released pictures of the Lombardi trophy makeover that’s going to be used for the Super Bowl to be hosted at Jerry’s World. So why stop there?
The NFL was thinking the same thing and decided to go all Project Runway on the The Lamar Hunt and George Halas trophies in addition to every other logo they trot out.
Is it Shear Genius or does the NFL get the Heidi Klum auf Wiedersehen kiss?
