Watch Out!!!
Hear that? If you hold your head higher and cup your hand around your ear you can hear that fall is coming…fast!! Baby time is over...less warm days and sandy toes, more work and getting in there. Fall is coming!!
Football is starting on Thursday - Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks. Two very good NFC teams square off in what could be a preview of a playoff match up, blah, blah, blah…
How was everyone's Labor Day weekend? Good? Nice, mine was good too. Let's get down to business -
We have a ton to cover so let's get bulleted…FAST!
++ J.J. Watt signed a massive deal with the Houston Texans…a massive deal - even for football…known for it's fake big deals (TO, Chad Ochocinco, etc) where the numbers look huge and then they cut you after 2 years. This one has a sick amount of guaranteed dough to the tune of six years $100 million. A quick 30 piece of that is locked in…put it in the bank. This is one of those deals for a team with zero offense (at least in 2013) you might as well lock in the best defensive players you can, right? He also gets another $21 million if he is on the roster at the start of 2016, which shouldn't be too hard. Unless we get invaded by aliens…not ruling it out, but unlikely.
++ As mentioned above the NFL season starts Thursday. Get physical.
++ The US Open is still movin' and shakin' in Queens (note butt shot above is from Wimbledon). Martina Hingis is playing doubles (thought she was teaching yoga to dogs in Switzerland) and my main man Roger Federer is still taking care of business. I will be watching tonight/doing a fantasy football draft…if you need advice just ask.
++ Jim Irsay (pictured above & owner of the Indianapolis Colts) gets suspended for 6 games and fined half a million dollars for downing a ton of painkillers and driving around town. I am completely down with the half a million buck fine, but what does suspending him for 6 games accomplish? He isn't a coach or a player…if he wants to see how things are going he just pulls up ESPN.com on his iPhone and finds out. PLUS! He owns the team! This is kinda like that whole Sterling/Clippers thing…he OWNS IT! How do you say to the guy who owns the company, sorry pal you have to stay away for a month and a half? Is it your dough on the line? Do you have a vested interest in t-shirt sales Mr. Goodell? I think not! Editor's note: try not to get arrested wearing that shirt...ever.
++ Kevin Durant signs $300 million (yes, that's with a million) dollar deal with Nike. Under Armour made a bid to snatch Durant from The Swoosh but the Swoosh was not having any of that…Better luck next time UA.
++ We beat New Zealand (That's a kiwi pictured above..look it up) in basketball by 27 points. Yep, I didn't care that much either. :)
++ This annoying Redskins name change debate is painfully dragging itself out. Is there nothing else to talk about in the Washington sports scene? Oh wait…the Orioles are killing it and are primed for a nice playoff run, can we focus on that for a day or two? Does Adam Jones seem to be impressed by this Redskins thing? No, he doesn't...
Happy Watching!!!
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