Around The NFL - 2008

[Wingspan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3346240

Following a Heisman Trophy-winning career at the University of Georgia, Walker spent three seasons in the USFL and then played 12 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. He also was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic bobsled team, with an array of other interests that included ballet and law enforcement.

So which personality played for the Eagles?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The white guy.

[Sgt PSN]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/columnists/jeffrey_flanagan/story/577814.html

When you're an independent, minor-league baseball team, you bank heavily on crazy promotions for big crowds.

And the T-Bones likely will score big with their Michael Vick "Welcome to the Neighborhood" promotion scheduled for May 28.

Vick, as you know, is serving a 23-month sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in nearby Leavenworth after pleading guilty to charges related to a dogfighting ring.

The T-Bones assure us they are not making light of Vick's crime. In fact, part of the promotion will include an auction of game uniforms to benefit local animal shelters. And there will be animal-shelter pets outside the stadium to be viewed for potential adoption.

But the T-Bones certainly are going to have some fun regarding Vick's circumstances. For example, those uniforms to be auctioned off? They will include the T-Bones' game jerseys from that night, which will be the old-style, black-and-white prison stripes. The visiting team, the Gary Southshore RailCats, will wear the orange jumpsuit tops.

"They couldn't wear the whole jumpsuit," said T-Bones promotions director Colin Aldrich, "because that would restrict movement."

The night also will include spotlights and escapee sirens.

"People in Wyandotte County might think they're hearing tornado sirens," Aldrich said.

Players will be encouraged to act along and at least enter the field in shackles. Naturally, "Who Let the Dogs Out" will blare from the stadium speakers.

By the way, there were a few more ideas for the night that didn't quite work out. One was lining the inside of the stadium with barbed wire to resemble a prison yard. Another was to have the players enter the field in a paddy wagon. There was also talk of having some attack dogs rip apart a dummy with a Vick jersey on it.

"Ultimately it became an issue of player and public safety," Aldrich said, "so some of the ideas had to go."

Awesome.  I will most definitely be at this game. 

[General_Failure]

So you can adopt a dog at the game. Can you take it in to see the game?

[shorebird]

So you can adopt a dog at the game. Can you take it in to see the game?

Yeah, have it shtein on the field so Vick can step in it, slip, and severely sprain his ankle. Or better yet, feed it some wet dog food, like Alpo Chicken and Rice, and it will have an ass explosion all over him.

[MDS]

Will they care if I take the dog home and train it to become a dog fighter?

[Geowhizzer]

Sarge, if you get there, bid on one of the jersies, the get "Ron Mexico" across the back.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That joke just isn't as funny now that we can make fun of him for being in jail.

It's kind of like the jokes about Sean Taylor drawing 15-yard penalties have lost their luster now that he's a rotting corpse.

[Drunkmasterflex]

That joke just isn't as funny now that we can make fun of him for being in jail.

It's kind of like the jokes about Sean Taylor drawing 15-yard penalties have lost their luster now that he's a rotting corpse.

Wrong, it is still hilarious- Ron Mexico? You can't make that shtein up.

[Feva]

Vick did...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

If the guys who killed Taylor were actually looking for Ron Mexico, it might have a longer shelf life.

[Eagaholic]

Vick knows he'll need a new start when he gets out, a new identity.  Maybe Bill Argentina would be a good name for him to take.

[reese125]

Steve McNair will announce his retirement from football at a 1PM ET news conference today.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Steve McNair should have announced his retirement from football at a 1PM ET news conference 3 years ago.

[Sgt PSN]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8043460/Chiefs'-Allen-talking-with-Vikings,-Bucs

The Chiefs are talking with the Vikings and Bucs about trading Jared Allen.  Chiefs are rebuilding and are looking for draft pics.  My preference is still a stud WR but if the Eagles were to offer Tito and maybe a 3rd or a 4th for Allen then I wouldn't be upset about that one bit.  Cole/Patterson/Bunkley/Allen on the d-line is a boner inducing thought.