Author: Anthony Stalter (Page 1404 of 1503)

So, what’s new in LenDale White’s world? Oh, not showing up for a mini camp practice, you know, nothing big. White’s been bothered by a hamstring injury and therefore limited in previous workouts, but completely failed to show up on Tuesday.

Tennessee head coach Jeff Fisher is not amused:

“He had some kind of flight problem or something like that,” Fisher said. “No one else seemed to have flight problems. …

“I’ve been on record with being disappointed with him. I hope to have him back on the practice field, but again everybody else was here and he wasn’t. I’m anxious to hear what kind of excuse he has.”

Let’s see, there have been hamstring problems, rumors of a failed drug test, spitting in the face of a teammate, overweight issues and now missed practices. Hey LenDale, the Titans gave you the keys to the car over the offseason by trading Travis Henry and not re-signing Chris Brown. So how about you get into shape so you don’t have any more injury problems and start justifying why Tennessee gave you $1.3 million in guaranteed money last year. Give a regular “Joe” $1.3 million and I guarantee you he’ll put down the cheeseburgers and get his ass to practice on time. Oh and by the way, Chris Henry is breathing down your neck.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. is apparently healing nicely from his Lisfranc sprain and according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, will be ready to attain the Dolphins’ June 7 mini camp.

People are going to continue to criticize Miami for passing on Brady Quinn in last month’s draft, but give Ginn a chance. He’s unbelievably explosive and while his impact will be made on special teams first, he’ll have the chance to develop into a nice deep threat too. I know I’m in the minority, but I still think Quinn looked more appealing than he normally would have because it was a weak draft on the whole. Remember, judge the Dolphins decision to pass on Quinn by including second round pick John Beck too, because obviously they thought the combination of Ginn and Beck were better than Quinn and another receiver in the second. And time may prove their decision was just.

In other news, according to the NFL Network, the Dolphins have upped the anty for quarterback Trent Green. Miami was offering a sixth round pick, but now are offering a conditional sixth round pick, which means if Green reaches playing time incentives, the pick could turn into a fifth rounder. Personally, KC has to take this deal and put an end to the madness.

New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill is believed to be missing after a jet ski incident that occurred on a lake in Louisiana Sunday evening. Hill was riding with a young woman when a strong current knocked the two off their watercrafts. According to the Boston Globe, Hill saved the young woman’s life by keeping her calm and eventually getting her a buoy to hang onto. She was eventually saved after people on a boat heard her screams for help, but Hill drifted away and is still missing.

So many times we hear about athletes who are selfish, but obviously that’s not the case with Hill. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family and hopefully he’ll be rescued soon.

Update: According to New Orleans Times-Picayune, Hill’s body was recovered at 2:15pm Monday, but he had already passed. Hill was 24.