Here's something you might be interested in.
Former Chargers QB Ryan Leaf got himself into trouble. I first heard this story months ago, when as an assistant coach at some university in Texas, he asked a player with an arm injury if he could score a pain killer from him. Not good.
The story I heard today is that police believe he broke into a players residence, to steal more pain killers.
Wow. The guy got a $10 million signing bonus from the Chargers, became what was widely considered the worst draft pick in football history, and now might do jail time.
Last I heard he was in rehab in Canada, but authorities want him back in town.
The other idiotic football player is James Harrison. First, he refused to go to the White House to meet Obama. Now, I'd give him props for that if he was just some hardcore Republican. Although in sports, many players have commented on how they met a President they didn't vote for. They follow that by saying you never turn down an invitation to the White House and to meet WHO EVER the President is at that time.
And, here's the thing. He did the same thing when Bush was in office. He refused to go. So, this African-American football player, has no desire to meet the first African-American President. I heard Jimmy Kimmel joke, because he heard that Harrison said it bothered him that the President just wants to meet the teams that are winners and how that isn't right. Well, that would be a noble thing if you were talking about youth sports. You might not want a child on the losing team to feel bad. But it's long been the tradition that the winning Super Bowl team, World Series, or whatever...gets you that congratulation phone call or trip to the White House. Although, the way politicians flip-flop on things all the time, just imagine if Hilary were President. She might also invite the losing team, or all the NFL teams, claiming she's a fan of each one.
But, back to James Harrison...a guy who doesn't have a goofy sounding name like other football players (Plaxico, Amani, etc). His name actually sounds, well...presidential.
He's not a quarterback like Michael Vick. He's actually one of the best defensive players in the league. But he does have something in common with Vick. There was a pit bull attack on his property. It bit his 2-year-old, after a woman let the dog out of the cage in the backyard.
I had a girlfriend a few years back, that claimed pit bulls were no more dangerous than any other dog. It was just the media that always does the stories on the attacks. I didn't buy it then, and don't now.
I'm sure if poodles started killing babies, the media would cover that as well.
Even if we're biased and would say things like "I saw the video of that toy poodle jumping into the stroller and taking out that kid. It was scary, but also...adorable. I watched the video on Youtube more times than I have the cat playing the piano."
Former Chargers QB Ryan Leaf got himself into trouble. I first heard this story months ago, when as an assistant coach at some university in Texas, he asked a player with an arm injury if he could score a pain killer from him. Not good.
The story I heard today is that police believe he broke into a players residence, to steal more pain killers.
Wow. The guy got a $10 million signing bonus from the Chargers, became what was widely considered the worst draft pick in football history, and now might do jail time.
Last I heard he was in rehab in Canada, but authorities want him back in town.
The other idiotic football player is James Harrison. First, he refused to go to the White House to meet Obama. Now, I'd give him props for that if he was just some hardcore Republican. Although in sports, many players have commented on how they met a President they didn't vote for. They follow that by saying you never turn down an invitation to the White House and to meet WHO EVER the President is at that time.
And, here's the thing. He did the same thing when Bush was in office. He refused to go. So, this African-American football player, has no desire to meet the first African-American President. I heard Jimmy Kimmel joke, because he heard that Harrison said it bothered him that the President just wants to meet the teams that are winners and how that isn't right. Well, that would be a noble thing if you were talking about youth sports. You might not want a child on the losing team to feel bad. But it's long been the tradition that the winning Super Bowl team, World Series, or whatever...gets you that congratulation phone call or trip to the White House. Although, the way politicians flip-flop on things all the time, just imagine if Hilary were President. She might also invite the losing team, or all the NFL teams, claiming she's a fan of each one.
But, back to James Harrison...a guy who doesn't have a goofy sounding name like other football players (Plaxico, Amani, etc). His name actually sounds, well...presidential.
He's not a quarterback like Michael Vick. He's actually one of the best defensive players in the league. But he does have something in common with Vick. There was a pit bull attack on his property. It bit his 2-year-old, after a woman let the dog out of the cage in the backyard.
I had a girlfriend a few years back, that claimed pit bulls were no more dangerous than any other dog. It was just the media that always does the stories on the attacks. I didn't buy it then, and don't now.
I'm sure if poodles started killing babies, the media would cover that as well.
Even if we're biased and would say things like "I saw the video of that toy poodle jumping into the stroller and taking out that kid. It was scary, but also...adorable. I watched the video on Youtube more times than I have the cat playing the piano."