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4
Feb
2013
Ray Lewis shares seat with Lombardi Trophy on flight home (PHOTO)
Assuming you’ve been pinned under something heavy for the past month, you probably hadn’t heard that Ravens LB Ray Lewis is retiring after 17 years in the NFL. And after yesterday’s victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, Lewis is going out in the best way imaginable, with a second Super Bowl championship under his belt.
Today, Lewis tweeted this photo of himself admiring the newly acquired Lombardi Trophy on the team flight home from New Orleans, along with the following message:
“My last ride.. Up in the clouds… This feeling is so real. We coming home with the crown Baltimore.”
(via @raylewis)
Regardless of the off-field controversy that seems to endlessly surround Lewis, you can’t deny his greatness as a linebacker, and his impact on the game during his career.
Am I nuts, or does it look like Lewis is flying coach here? Seems a little odd for the world champs to be slumming it in coach, no?
UPDATE: It appears that Lewis wasn’t the only one who got to cradle the trophy on the flight home … according to the Ravens’ Twitter, the Lombardi was passed around the entire plane:
The Lombardi Trophy was passed around the entire #Ravens team plane. Coaches, players, staff. Really cool!
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 4, 2013
19
Aug
2012
UPDATED – Jason Pierre-Paul throws teammate Prince Amukamara into a cold tub (PIC & VIDEO)
(Image via VuMee.com)
UPDATE: The Star-Ledger’s Mike Garafolo spoke with Prince Amukamura about the incident after last night’s game.
Although Prince doesn’t understand exactly what he did to provoke this treatment from Pierre-Paul, he seems to be taking the incident in stride. Apparently, this is not the first time something like this has happened to Amukamara, who estimates he ended up in the cold tub as many as eight times last season. It turns out that this kind of thing has been a “running theme for the players, who have been trying to get the engaging, easy-going Amukamara to develop an edge.”
But while Amukamara certainly doesn’t enjoy being the whipping boy in the Giants locker room, he says he’s come to accept the abuse. And he’s also quick to point out that he understands that it’s all in fun, and there are no hard feelings:
“Yeah, um, well, I mean, I just don’t get it. I don’t understand the rules,” last year’s first-round pick told The Star-Ledger. “I mean, I’m not a rookie anymore, so I don’t know why I’m getting thrown in the tub. I know it’s all love.
“Yeah, no one ever likes it, especially when it’s you vs. eight and no one’s helping you. But it doesn’t mess up our team morale or anything.”
Meanwhile, ol’ man Coughlin promises to give all of the involved parties a thorough talking to … with Steve Weatherford likely to get the brunt of the discipline for posting the video to Twitter and bringing things outside of their house for all the world to see.
2nd UPDATE: Busted Coverage points out that this isn’t even the first time this month that a Giants player was hazed and had it posted to social media. Just last week, rookie WR Reuben Randle was taped up and thrown into the cold tub, with photo evidence posted by Corey Webster.
So you see, it’s clear that the cold tub is the Giants’ preferred tool for rookie hazing, and there doesn’t seem to be any real cause for concern here. Hopefully for Amukamara’s sake, one of these days, his teammates will stop considering him to be a rookie.
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ORIGINAL POST (08.18.12 – 8:31PM PT)
We re-tweeted a link to this video, which was posted to Twitter by Giants punter Steve Weatherford last night … but after re-watching it a few more times, we decided it deserved its own post.
The clip – which we can only assume was shot by Weatherford on Friday – shows Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul carrying teammate CB Prince Amukamara over his shoulder down a hallway, and tossing him into a cold tub. At the beginning of the video, JPP is surrounded by teammates cheering “cold tub!”; Amukamara isn’t struggling, and it all seems like your standard, good-natured rookie hazing. But Amukamara isn’t a rookie. He’s a second-year player, and was the Giants first round draft pick in 2011. And as soon as he ends up in the water (which is generally kept around 40-50 degrees), and you can see that Prince clearly isn’t playing along, the video takes a somewhat darker turn.
VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP
7
Jun
2012
Young Giants fan offers Brandon Jacobs $3.36 to return to NY (PIC)
As we all know by now, after winning his second Super Bowl Championship as a member of the NY Giants this year, RB Brandon Jacobs decided to head for greener pastures and sign with the 49ers. And by “greener”, we mean a place where he could get “more money”.
Well, one young Giants fan took that to heart, and decided to try and do something about it. When his parents informed him that the Giants couldn’t afford to keep the bruising back, 6-year-old Joe Armento reached into his own piggy bank in an attempt to convince Jacobs to stay in New York. Check out this amazing letter that Jacobs received from Joe (with the help of his mother Julie), and posted to his Twitter account on Tuesday (full text after the jump):
(Photo via Twitter)
The usually imposing back seemed genuinely touched by the gesture, Tweeting: “I almost cried. I’m still trying to hold it in. I may have to pay him a surprise visit.”
After giving it some thought and taking suggestions from his followers, Jacobs decided he would take young Joe on a trip to Chuck E. Cheese, in an attempt to make up for his departure. He also promised to repay the $3.36, but plans to keep the actual money Joe sent, apparently as a reminder of the fans he made while in NY.
Great stuff, all-around.
FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER AFTER THE JUMP
11
Apr
2012
Adam Schefter ponders the Madden Curse’s effect on Peytons everywhere (PIC)
Today’s deep thought comes to us via Adam Schefter’s Twitter, where he wondered aloud whether the infamous Madden Curse might be stronger than ever:
(via Twitter.com)
Mind = Blown.
It really makes you wonder why anyone would ever want to be on the cover of Madden at this point … let alone campaign for it like Rob Gronkowski did this off-season.
Fortunately for Pats fans, Gronkowski got knocked out of this year’s voting in the quarterfinals by Calvin Johnson, who will now square off against Aaron Rodgers in the semis, prompting Packers Nation to flood the voting for Johnson to keep Rodgers away from the cover. On the other side of the bracket, favorite Cam Newton is up against surprise #11 seed Patrick Willis, who narrowly defeated Victor Cruz to advance in the quarters, much to the delight of Giants fans everywhere.
I’m not sure if this is quite what EA Sports had in mind when they opened the cover up to fan voting, but it at least makes things interesting.
CHECK OUT A LIST OF MADDEN CURSE VICTIMS AFTER THE JUMP
6
Feb
2012
Watch the Giants celebrate on their team flight home from the Super Bowl (VIDEO)
Via rookie LB Mark Herzlich‘s Twitter comes this sneak peek at the Giants team flight home from Super Bowl XLVI … and it’s about as raucous and celebratory as you’d expect.
Watch as RB Andre Brown leads the team in singing the hot new jam, “I got a ring”:
30
Jan
2012
Giants LB Mark Herzlich is the feel-good story of Super Bowl XLVI (VIDEO)
(Photo: NFLMocks.com)
Giants rookie linebacker Mark Herzlich has already defied the odds.
Two years ago, as an All-American at Boston College, Herzlich was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma – a rare form of bone cancer – and was told by doctors that he might not ever walk again, let alone play football. Well, after beating the cancer, returning to play his senior season and making it to the NFL as an undrafted free agent with New York, Herzlich continues to prove the doubters wrong. He played in eleven regular season games this year for the Giants, starting two (including a week 11 showdown against the Eagles), and making an immediate contribution on special teams.
But Herzlich’s tweet from today really put things into perspective as to just how far he’s come in so short a period of time:
(via LarryBrownSports)
Even though he hasn’t played since week 12 due to an ankle injury and illness, Herzlich hopes to take the field for the Giants at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday to complete his utter & total domination of cancer. And regardless, if you’re not inspired by Herzlich’s journey thus far, you may have no soul.
Back in September, NFL Network had Steve Mariucci sit down with Herzlich for this excellent in-depth interview:
VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP
20
Jan
2012
Patriots Rich Ohrnberger owns the funniest Twitter account in the NFL
Rich Ohrnberger is a little-used back-up guard for the New England Patriots who recently took to Twitter, and is quickly making a name for himself with his hilarious (and slightly bizarre) commentary:
With just 33 tweets since Jan 7th, @Ohrnberger has already racked up 16k+ followers with his unique, off-color views on life and the world we live in. And although none of his tweets have anything to do with the NFL, Ohrnberger clearly isn’t afraid to tread into territory not all athletes are willing to go … and more importantly, the dude is just plain funny.
29
Nov
2011
Vonta Leach destroys football helmets (PIC)
(Photo: Twitter.com)
From Ray Rice’s Twitter page comes this incredible photo of Ravens fullback Vonta Leach’s helmet, which needs to be replaced due to the beating Leach has put it through this season.
(Image via ShutdownCorner)
Yikes. This image gives you just a hint of the punishment Leach delivers on opposing defenders week in and week out. These helmets are generally built to take a beating, but there’s no question that Leach plays the game in a far more brutal fashion than most, and is a throwback to the olden days of the gridiron.
Let’s just be thankful that the players aren’t still wearing leather helmets, or Leach would be caving in skulls on a regular basis.
15
Nov
2011
Ochocinco’s new Twitter avatar is the best thing he’s done all year (PIC)
(Image via PatsPropoganda.com)
This hilarious Lethal Weapon 3 poster spoof – with Chad Ochocinco, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick playing the roles of Danny Glover, Mel Gibson and Joe Pesci, respectively - is apparently the new avatar for Ochocinco’s Twitter account.
Good stuff, but this new partnership hasn’t exactly proved to be “lethal” so far. Unfortunately for Chad, it seems as though he’s spending way more time on Twitter than he is studying the Patriots playbook, netting just 11 catches for 201 yards and 0 touchdowns this year. And while it’s definitely cool, let’s not pretend that Chad actually tried his hand at photoshop and created this masterpiece himself … I’m guessing it’s a piece of fan art from one of his nearly 3 million (!!!) followers.
[H/T Pats Propaganda]
8
Oct
2011
Chris Kluwe Mocking Commissioner Goodell via Dry Erase Board Again (PIC)
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has made himself semi-famous in the past year by posting various diagrams and notes mocking commissioner Roger Goodell to his Twitter account, all written on dry erase boards. Some of his best work has come in the form of fake memos from “Rog” on last year’s crackdown on illegal hits and this year’s attempt to curb flopping in the game.
Today, at least according Kluwe’s latest whiteboard bomb, the league issued a memo to players banning the use of iPads 90 minutes prior to gametime, for any reason. As you may have heard, a lot of teams are using iPads as playbooks and game film tools in today’s Jobs-ian society (RIP Steve), and the tablets have become ubiquitous in NFL locker rooms.
So, with his Vikings at 0-4 and nothing better to do, Kluwe decided to have a little fun with Goodell again, posting this new fake memo to Twitter, ostensibly from his iPad:
“The front office was kind enough to send us another memo! Whiteboard time!”
(Image via Lockerz.com)
If Kluwe is to believed (we haven’t seen any other news of this memo elsewhere), apparently Goodell is getting twitchy about these iPads being hacked into in order to access an opponent’s gameplan prior to kickoff … or something like that. And whether or not you believe that’s a realistic concern, this is the latest instance of der commissioner trying to control his players’ every move. Kluwe also made a follow-up post, wondering how the league would enforce the new rule, and if they’d install a “mandatory Net Nanny for all NFL employees’ electronic devices”.
This probably isn’t Kluwe’s best stuff (although the Depends crack made us chuckle), but you certainly have to question the timing of the memo from Goodell, especially given this week’s passing of Jobs, and the ensuing cultural firestorm it has created. Unless this is all just a timely satirical social commentary by Kluwe, and there was no real memo to begin with. In which case, Chris is way more clever than we gave him credit for, and we tip our hat to him.
