- DEADSPIN says that Brett Favre was a dealbreaker in the Bill Cowher-to-the-Jets talks. [DEADSPIN]

- KISSING SUZY KOLBER (great name for a blog, btw) has unearthed some old footage from Morten Andersen’s television show back in 1994 (where he interviews a few NFL cheerleaders), complete with snarky, blow-by-blow commentary. [KISSING SUZY KOLBER]

- SPORTSbyBROOKS gives all the gory details about Charles Barkley’s recent citation for DUI. [SPORTSbyBROOKS]

- BOOSH MAGAZINE has a list of the not-so-spectacular athletes from 2008. [BOOSH MAGAZINE]

- In the wake of the Mike Shanahan firing, IN GAME NOW has a collection of funny expressions from Skeletor (a.k.a. “Rat” Shanahan). [IN GAME NOW]

- THE LOVE OF SPORTS has video of Reggie Evans being called for a technical after slapping Kyle Korver on the tookus. [THE LOVE OF SPORTS]

- SPORTSbyBROOKS reports that swimmer Michael Phelps can’t decide whether or not he has a girlfriend. [SPORTSbyBROOKS]

Longtime NFL kicker Morten Anderson has officially decided to retire after a 25-year career. He’ll retire as the league’s all-time top scorer.

“I realized I no longer can train in an optimal way because of my knees,” Andersen told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “So I am retiring.”

Andersen said that his knees were worn out after so many years as a professional player.

“It’s not that I cannot kick, play golf or go bicycling, but it’s not the same anymore,” he said.
Andersen said that being a member of the Falcons when the team reached the Super Bowl in 1999 “was the culmination. It was the pinnacle of my career.”

The Falcons advanced to their only Super Bowl after the 1998 season when Andersen’s 38-yard field goal beat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC title game. Atlanta lost the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos.

Mort was the best and he gave me the greatest sports moment as a Falcon fan when he kicked the game-winner in overtime to beat the Vikings in the 1998 NFC Championship Game. Good luck Mort!