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PFT PIC OF THE DAY
The Falcons' "new" kicker gets re-acquainted with the sport: "These shoulder pads are giving me a rash. And why is it so cold in here?"
The Falcons' "new" kicker gets re-acquainted with the sport: "These shoulder pads are giving me a rash. And why is it so cold in here?"
POSTED 8:46 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
TAFOYA STICKS TO HER STORY
ESPN's Michelle Tafoya insists that she was told before Monday night's game that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a temperature of 104 degreed Fahrenheit roughly six hours before kickoff.
"I spoke with Ben directly, 90 minutes before the game," Tafoya told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I said, 'What's your temperature?' He said it was 104 at two o'clock. When he said that, I thought, 'I can't believe he's out here.' If he said 100.4 to me, I would have said, 'That's not very high, unless it's a toddler.' I never would have gone with anything I didn't believe he had said."
Our guess? Tafoya heard it right, but Big Ben was engaged in a little puffing. It wouldn't be the first time.
After the 2004 AFC title game, Roethlisberger claimed that he played with two broken toes on his right foot. Coach Bill Cowher said at the time that Big Ben had no busted piggies.
And who can ever forget Roethlisberger's claim that he was within seconds of death of June 12 due to blood that was flowing uncontrollably from his throat into his stomach after he smashed his head into a moving car? We're still waiting for a full explanation from the guy with the laser vision, who then reached inside Ben's gullet and applied a really big Band Aid and/or splint to the otherwise mortal wound.
Yeah, we think Ben is full of crap sometimes. It goes with being dumb and/or gullible. Because guys who are dumb and/or gullible assume everyone else is, too.
With that said, Tafoya should have run Roethlisberger's claim by a few other folks within the organization before reporting it as gospel truth.
POSTED 8:32 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
PORTER'S PIT BULLS KILL MINI-BARBARO
Steelers linebacker Joey Porter had something to deal with on Tuesday other than his team's piss-poor performance on Monday night in Jacksonville.
Two of Porter's pit bulls escaped from his property, ran to a nearby farm, and killed a horse.
Okay, it was a miniature horse. But it was still a horse.
Authorities plan to file charges against Porter for harboring unsafe dogs and failing to confine his dogs.
POSTED 7:51 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
SPENCER GETS $8.5 MILLION GUARANTEED
He's a guy who faced Antonio Bryant and Larry Fitzgerald in practice, but wasn't invited to the scouting combine. After a stellar Pro Day workout, however, cornerback Shawntae Spencer catapulted to the second round of the draft.
And he's now getting paid.
We've confirmed that the 49ers have signed Spencer to a five-year extension. Roger Phillips of the Oakland Tribune reports that the deal includes a $6 million signing bonus. We've learned that the total guaranteed money is $8.5 million, and that the deal averages $4.8 million per year.
Per NFLPA records, Spencer will earn a base salary of $425,000 in 2006, $510,000 in 2007, $680,000 in 2008, $1.67 million in 2009, $2.85 million in 2010, $3.1 million in 2011, and $3.2 million in 2012.
Spencer, drafted by the 49ers in 2004, was playing under a rookie deal that would have expired after the 2007 season.
TAFOYA STICKS TO HER STORY
ESPN's Michelle Tafoya insists that she was told before Monday night's game that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a temperature of 104 degreed Fahrenheit roughly six hours before kickoff.
"I spoke with Ben directly, 90 minutes before the game," Tafoya told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I said, 'What's your temperature?' He said it was 104 at two o'clock. When he said that, I thought, 'I can't believe he's out here.' If he said 100.4 to me, I would have said, 'That's not very high, unless it's a toddler.' I never would have gone with anything I didn't believe he had said."
Our guess? Tafoya heard it right, but Big Ben was engaged in a little puffing. It wouldn't be the first time.
After the 2004 AFC title game, Roethlisberger claimed that he played with two broken toes on his right foot. Coach Bill Cowher said at the time that Big Ben had no busted piggies.
And who can ever forget Roethlisberger's claim that he was within seconds of death of June 12 due to blood that was flowing uncontrollably from his throat into his stomach after he smashed his head into a moving car? We're still waiting for a full explanation from the guy with the laser vision, who then reached inside Ben's gullet and applied a really big Band Aid and/or splint to the otherwise mortal wound.
Yeah, we think Ben is full of crap sometimes. It goes with being dumb and/or gullible. Because guys who are dumb and/or gullible assume everyone else is, too.
With that said, Tafoya should have run Roethlisberger's claim by a few other folks within the organization before reporting it as gospel truth.
POSTED 8:32 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
PORTER'S PIT BULLS KILL MINI-BARBARO
Steelers linebacker Joey Porter had something to deal with on Tuesday other than his team's piss-poor performance on Monday night in Jacksonville.
Two of Porter's pit bulls escaped from his property, ran to a nearby farm, and killed a horse.
Okay, it was a miniature horse. But it was still a horse.
Authorities plan to file charges against Porter for harboring unsafe dogs and failing to confine his dogs.
POSTED 7:51 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2006
SPENCER GETS $8.5 MILLION GUARANTEED
He's a guy who faced Antonio Bryant and Larry Fitzgerald in practice, but wasn't invited to the scouting combine. After a stellar Pro Day workout, however, cornerback Shawntae Spencer catapulted to the second round of the draft.
And he's now getting paid.
We've confirmed that the 49ers have signed Spencer to a five-year extension. Roger Phillips of the Oakland Tribune reports that the deal includes a $6 million signing bonus. We've learned that the total guaranteed money is $8.5 million, and that the deal averages $4.8 million per year.
Per NFLPA records, Spencer will earn a base salary of $425,000 in 2006, $510,000 in 2007, $680,000 in 2008, $1.67 million in 2009, $2.85 million in 2010, $3.1 million in 2011, and $3.2 million in 2012.
Spencer, drafted by the 49ers in 2004, was playing under a rookie deal that would have expired after the 2007 season.