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RatBastich · « **Reply #1460 on:** April 11, 2010, 10:03:50 PM »

Texas Stadium imploded in Irving

Associated Press

IRVING, Texas -- More than 20,000 people gathered at tailgate parties and other spots Sunday to watch fireworks go off one last time over Texas Stadium before a ton of dynamite lit up the Dallas Cowboys' longtime home and brought it to the ground.

The building known for the giant hole in its roof -- "so God can watch his team," according to local lore -- was demolished in a planned implosion set off by the 11-year-old winner of an essay contest.

The Cowboys played 38 seasons in Texas Stadium, winning five Super Bowls during that time. The local landmark also was home for the world famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

genkimikan · « **Reply #1461 on:** April 12, 2010, 01:22:55 PM »

Seems like Santonio Holmes has been traded to the Jets for a mere 5th rounder probably because the Steeler front office is tired of his extra baggage that has been popping up lately.

Probable suspension or not, a Superbowl MVP for a 5th rounder is a steal.

kuro808 · « **Reply #1462 on:** April 12, 2010, 08:43:58 PM »

^ true but I think Pittsburgh is just getting scraps and maybe something potential at the end so we may never know

RatBastich · « **Reply #1463 on:** April 12, 2010, 09:40:00 PM »

Holmes traded to Jets, suspended

ESPN.com news services

Receiver Santonio Holmes, who was traded to the New York Jets on Sunday from the Pittsburgh Steelers, will be suspended for the first four games of the 2010 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the league announced on Monday afternoon.

The Jets acquired the talented but troubled receiver from the Steelers for a fifth-round pick in this month's draft. ESPN 1050 in New York first reported the trade, which Jets owner Woody Johnson publicly confirmed on Monday at the team's camp in Cortland, N.Y.

"He's known by members of the team," Johnson said. "Everybody has a lot of respect for him. He's tough. He's a clutch receiver. I don't think pressure gets to him in a game. We were happy to start this [relationship]."

But Holmes will have to wait to get on the field for the Jets. In a two-sentence statement, the NFL confirmed that Holmes had been suspended without pay fo rthe Jets' first four regular season games. He is eligible to take part in offseason training, as well as preseason practices and games.

thatonezombie · « **Reply #1464 on:** April 13, 2010, 04:48:41 AM »

RatBastich · « **Reply #1465 on:** April 14, 2010, 05:28:27 PM »

Sources: Marshall headed for Miami

By Adam Schefter
ESPN

The Denver Broncos are trading wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick in next week's NFL draft and what league sources say is an unconditional second-round pick in 2011.

The trade is contingent upon the league processing the paperwork and Marshall passing his physical, neither of which is expected to be an issue Wednesday.

Marshall is scheduled to fly to Miami to take his physical and, if he passes, sign what will be one of the most lucrative wide receiver deals in NFL history, according to league sources.

Team and league sources told ESPN NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that Marshall's new contract will be for five seasons.

genkimikan · « **Reply #1466 on:** April 14, 2010, 05:45:01 PM »

^ good trade on both sides. The Phins have been disappointed in Ginn and needed a big name receiver and the Broncos need those picks to rebuild their team.

RatBastich · « **Reply #1467 on:** April 16, 2010, 06:29:16 AM »

Rooney: Roethlisberger to be disciplined

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers president Art Rooney II says the team is ready to discipline Ben Roethlisberger but the punishment will be coordinated with the NFL and won't pre-empt any league action.

Rooney said Thursday that Roethlisberger told him he is prepared to accept disciplinary action. The Steelers likely would have acted by now, but Rooney said the NFL's labor agreement makes that difficult.

Rooney expects NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to spend several weeks reviewing the accusations that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted a 20-year-old college student in the bathroom of a Georgia nightclub in March. Prosecutors in Milledgeville, Ga., announced on Monday that the quarterback won't be charged in the case. The NFL and the Steelers probably won't settle on any punishment until after next week's three-day draft.

RatBastich · « **Reply #1468 on:** April 16, 2010, 08:46:18 PM »

Source: Steelers face likely 6-figure fine

By Adam Schefter
ESPN

Just as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be held accountable for his actions, so will the Pittsburgh Steelers.

If (and when) Roethlisberger is punished, the franchise is facing a fine upwards of six figures -- possibly in the neighborhood of $200,000 -- for the behavior of Roethlisberger and former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes, according to a league source.

Two seasons ago, when the NFL implemented its personal conduct policy, it also mandated that teams would be responsible for their players' off-the-field transgressions. If any player ran afoul of the policy's personal conduct guidelines, a team also would be accountable.

How much the Steelers will be penalized won't be determined until after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decides on any punishment for Roethlisberger, which is not likely to come until after next week's draft. Sources both in and around the league believe Roethlisberger will receive a suspension of between two and four games.

Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old college student early in March. He was not charged in the incident. Holmes, traded by Pittsburgh to the New York Jets for a draft pick earlier this week, faces a lawsuit in Florida from a woman who accuses him of throwing a glass at her in an Orlando nightclub. He was also arrested for marijuana possession in 2008 and was involved in a domestic violence indicent in 2006 (misdemeanor charges in that case were dismissed).

When a player forfeits salary during the time of a suspension, a team must forfeit a percentage of the money it no longer is paying the player. There is a ceiling on how much a team must pay the NFL, which is why the Steelers fine could top out at about $200,000. But it is the NFL's way of reinforcing how important it is to protect its image.

daigong · « **Reply #1469 on:** April 21, 2010, 11:47:16 AM »

Phew I like that schedule.

McNabb vs Redskins on a Monday night.

Who knows, he might get TO in the mix with all this Pros Vs Joes talk

THUNDERDUCK · « **Reply #1470 on:** April 23, 2010, 05:01:20 AM »

Screw all you Tebow haters! He's going to Denver, 1st round!

daigong · « **Reply #1471 on:** April 23, 2010, 12:00:27 PM »

Sam Bradford for Big Ben, I'd make the move!

Yeaaah. can't believe the eagles traded up. They need defense, defense. I thought they'd get some secondary help. A pass rusher like Brandon Graham from Michigan helps chase down McNabb two times a year.

ETA:

and good for the Bucs, Gerald McCoy hope he does well

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=113164458714836#w400-h266&ref=mf

THUNDERDUCK · « **Reply #1472 on:** April 23, 2010, 06:50:53 PM »

Since Big Ben's got some street cred now, I'm sure Dallas will take him!

Mugen · « **Reply #1473 on:** April 29, 2010, 02:28:04 AM »

daigong · « **Reply #1474 on:** May 04, 2010, 02:39:05 AM »

^ We're all SEX ADDICTS!!

TSN2 has been showing all these ESPN 30 for 30, and there's this pretty intriguing episode: "Run Ricky Run" about Dolphins Ricky Williams

found the DL link at: http://www.extremeskins.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26
http://www.twitter.com/?d=628QWH13

The director said something like, "You have to know that when you hold up a camera to Ricky, he is going to hold a mirror back at you."

Even if you or someone you know hasn't battled drug/alcohol addiction first hand, there are still many life lessons to be learned from watching this film.

It's pretty mind blowing, and shows you can really turn your life around if you take the steps to seek the help. it all starts with YOU.

daigong · « **Reply #1475 on:** May 09, 2010, 07:37:08 AM »

The next big thing Ed Wang wants to make it big in China.

To do so, the Buffalo Bills rookie offensive tackle knows he first has to make his mark in the NFL.

At 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, Wang is already turning heads and upending stereotypes by becoming the first player with direct Chinese ancestry to be selected in the NFL draft last month.

The son of former athletes in the Chinese Olympic program was selected in the fifth round out of Virginia Tech, realizing a childhood dream instilled by his disciplinarian parents growing up in Virginia. They prepared him well for challenges that lie ahead.

TheBritishGentlyMan · « **Reply #1476 on:** May 11, 2010, 01:32:29 AM »

S.D. Chargers ftw.

That is all.

THUNDERDUCK · « **Reply #1477 on:** May 19, 2010, 09:40:01 PM »

Martellus is an Olympian, besides being a Cowboy

THUNDERDUCK · « **Reply #1478 on:** May 26, 2010, 12:54:27 AM »

2014 Super Bowl will be held in NJ!

THUNDERDUCK · « **Reply #1479 on:** May 26, 2010, 08:09:28 PM »

National Football League star Albert Haynesworth is being sued for $10 million by an exotic dancer who claims he impregnated her and then abandoned her, the New York Post reported Wednesday.

Silvia Mena, 25, who is nearly four months pregnant, claimed the Washington Redskins player met her in Miami late last year and romanced her during Super Bowl week.

In papers to be filed in a New York court, she said that after Haynesworth, 28, found out about the pregnancy in late February, he promised to "emotionally and financially support" her.

But "after making such promises ... Haynesworth has abandoned the pregnant Silvia Mena ... He has refused to provide any emotional or financial support of Silvia Mena or his unborn child."

The documents claim that Haynesworth -- who signed a $100 million contract with the Redskins last year -- refused to talk to Mena from late March.

Haynesworth's assistant reportedly suggested the dancer "seek treatment from an NFL physician," but Mena feared "some effort might be made to purposefully make her lose the child," the papers said.
"It is very stressful. I cry all the time," Mena said Tuesday.
Her lawyer, Salvatore Strazzullo, said he was filing the $10 million suit Wednesday in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
"This man is worth millions," Strazzullo said. "She has had to apply for Medicaid to take care of her pregnancy."
Haynesworth's agent declined to comment on the claims.