Month: July 2007 (Page 4 of 17)

The circus arrived in Richmond, Virginia on Thursday with its main clown front and center. Michael Vick and all three co-defendants pleaded not guilty to dogfighting related charges and asked for a jury trial.

Shocker. The trial is now set for November 26, which would be around the time Vick could have been helping the Falcons win football games (or lose them if his fumblitis and inaccurate throwing arm flared up), instead he’ll be knee deep in dog sh…ah never mind.

According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to bar Pacman Jones from participating in the Tennessee Titans upcoming training camp despite initially flirting with the idea.

I was hammered in a recent blog for suggesting it might be a good idea if Goodell allowed Pacman to workout. My reasoning being that A) It would get his criminal ass of the streets and B) He might actually have to do some hard work for once and not get paid millions of dollars for it. Nevertheless, Goodell and most of the free world disagreed with my thoughts, but hey, what do you people know, right?

Here’s hoping that the Titans releasing him after the 2007 season and that no other team picks up the undeserving punk.

Just a little note to all NFL fans out there that starting today, somewhere in this country, professional football is kicking off.

Enjoy it people, because that dead time in sports when only NBA and NHL regular season games are on is always only right around the corner.

As if the Falcons need any more bad news in the wake of Michael Vick’s indictment, Jimmy Williams’ pot charges and key injuries to defensive starters Demorrio Williams and Rod Coleman, word out of Atlanta is that running back Warrick Dunn will be out 3-6 weeks following recent back surgery.

“After [offseason training activities], I felt some discomfort in my back and legs that just never subsided,” Dunn said in a statement released by the team. “After consulting with the medical staff, it was recommended that we have the surgery. The doctors told me that the discomfort would have lingered throughout the 2007 season had we not had the surgery, so I felt like this was the best course of action for me.”

Most backs fade when they reach the 30 mark, but Dunn only got stronger, rushing for at least 1,100 yards in each of the past three seasons. 2007, however, might mark the end of Dunn’s career, which is sad for football fans considering he’s one of the classiest guys the NFL has ever see. The only good thing for Atlanta fans is that lighting bolt Jerious Norwood is about to see a lot more action this year in the wake of Dunn’s surgery.