Saturday, May 19, 2012

Osi Umenyiora Wants to Give L.T. His Ring Back



Giants colorful defensive end Osi Umenyiora is chiming in on the strange story regarding Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl ring that apparently is for sale, which L.T. did not know was for sale. While Umenyiora has been playing the victim for the past two seasons attempting to get more money from the G-Men, he apparently has enough money to buy the ring and give it back to L.T.

Umenyiora posted on his Twitter account stating that if he gets to 500,000 total followers on Twitter by 10:00 p.m. ET tonight, he will buy the ring and give it back to its rightful owner. He initially wanted 1,000,000 followers, but has come to realization that he will not come close to that figure. Umenyiora may want to lower his number from 500,000 considering at the time of this post he is sitting at 42,720 followers.

If Umenyiora somehow makes it to 500,000 followers on Twitter by later this evening, one lucky Umenyiora follower will deliver the ring to L.T. in person.

This is definitely a nice gesture by Umenyiora, especially considering last week he wished Eagles RB Lesean McCoy a Happy Mother's Day.

Calvin Johnson Goes Yard at Tigers Batting Practice



Not only is Calvin Johnson one of the top two receivers in all of football, he also can swing the lumber. Last night before the Pirates-Tigers game at Comerica Park in Detroit, Johnson was taking some hacks with the Tigers during batting practice before throwing out the first pitch. Johnson looked extremely comfortable in the cage sporting the Tigers hat backwards, a look made famous by Ken Griffey Jr.

The video of his home run is posted below, with the homer coming at :56 second mark. Johnson played baseball in high school.



Apparently the "Madden Curse" does not apply to baseball related activities.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Eagles Re-Up With McCoy


The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Thursday that they have agreed on a contract extension with Running Back Lesean McCoy. Profootballtalk.com is reporting that it’s a five-year, $45 million contract with $20.765 in full guarantees.
This payday for McCoy is well deserved. The past few years he has been at the top of the class of Running Backs in the NFL. In 2011 he rushed for 1,309 yards and 17 touchdowns, plus another 48 catches for 315 yards. In 2010 he ran for 1,080 yards and seven touchdowns, plus 78 catches for 592 yards. In his two seasons as a starter he has averaged 5.0 yards a carry and scored 29 total touchdown. The contract includes a signing bonus of $8.5 million and base salaries of $615,000 in 2012, $3.25 million in 2013, $8 million in 2014, $10.25 million in 2015, $7.15 million in 2016 and $7.85 million in 2017.


Monday, May 14, 2012

Jason Peters Re-Injures Achilles

Derrick Gunn of CSN Philly is reporting that Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Lineman Jason Peters has re-ruptured his achilles and any chances of Peters playing the 2012 season have gone out the door.

 Peters originally injured his achilles while working out near his home in Texas. He had surgery to repair the injured achilles and has been using a device to keep him from putting weight on the injured leg. Apparently the device broke, Peters fell and caused the achilles to re-rupture. The report states that he now has plans to sue the manufacturer of the device.

Eagles DJax Harassed by State Trooper


TMZ.com
On his way to his charity, Philadelphia Eagles Wide Receiver Desean Jackson was pulled over and given a field sobriety test according to sources. TMZ.com obtained pictures of the incident from a witness. The witness  told TMZ the trooper was "very rough towards DeSean and was yelling at him the entire time". The witness said DeSean never gave the trooper an attitude and followed his instructions at all times. Jackson was eventually released without a ticket after passing a field sobriety test. This could have easily been a much worse situation. It sounds like a typical Pennsylvania State Trooper on a power trip. Congrats to DJax for remaining calm.