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2009
Thursday Round-Up: Vick eligible? Top-selling NFL jerseys; Romo’s new woman
America has spoken. Favre and Vick top jersey sales
Lots going on this week as we prepare for the final pre-season games, roster cuts, fantasy football drafts, and very soon, the start of the NFL season. Time to get fired up, folks!
Here is your Thursday Round-Up:
- Michael Vick likely to be eligible for Week 1, and is reportedly meeting with Roger Goodell today [NFL Fanhouse]. Wow, really? Goodell sure seems to be caving quickly on this one. Is our society’s tolerance for mistakes and capacity for forgiveness this great? Or do we just have a short memory when it comes to our “heroes”? Probably the latter, huh?
- Along those lines, CNBC put together a list of the top-selling jerseys in the NFL. Brett Favre is #1. Michael Vick is #4. Self respect did not make the list.
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Candice Crawford will now distract Romo from his football playing duties
The Detroit Lions won the Kevin O’Connell sweepstakes, signing him to back up Matt Stafford and Daunte Culpepper. [Yahoo!]
- In case you care, Peter King gives his 2009 NFL predictions, with projected records for each team, along with his playoff forecast. SPOILER ALERT! – he has the Bears vs Patriots in the Super Bowl. [SportsIllustrated]
- Tony Romo’s got a hot new squeeze, and it’s former miss Missouri Candace Crawford, who also happens to be the sister of teen hearthrob Chase Crawford. [US Weekly]. And I really couldn’t care less … just an excuse to post a picture of a hot chick.
UPDATE: The Winnepeg Sun says it was a rambling internet video post by Pacman that caused them to re-consider:
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Sep
2009
Pacman Jones headed north to play in Canada
Pacman Jones will surely be spending a lot of time checking out the Canadian Ballet
In a move that makes perfect sense on a lot of levels – specifically because there are TONS of great strip clubs up there – Pacman Jones has agreed to a one-year deal with the Winnepeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
“It’ll be a good experience for me to get back in game shape and compete and play football, which I like to do,” Jones told SI.com. “I’m real happy for the opportunity that’s been given to me. Of course it’s disappointing to me to not be playing in the NFL. But things happen and you have to adjust. “
Yeah, “things”. We know how it is Pacman.
We’re not sure why Jones chose the CFL over the UFL (ahem – strip clubs), but Jones could join the Blue Bombers, who are currently 3-5, as early as Wednesday to help them make a run at the Grey Cup.
