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      Brash personality + declining skills = no suitors for T.O.?

      July 14, 2010 /
      ATLANTA - DECEMBER 27: Terrell Owens #81 of the Buffalo Bills against the Atlanta Falcons at Georgia Dome on December 27, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

      I find it ironic that Pacman Jones and Matt Jones currently have jobs, but Terrell Owens is still looking for work.

      Think about that for a second. Let it marinade. Let it wash over you.

      Pacman Jones is on a National Football League roster, while Terrell Owens is at home watching the 67th rerun of SportsCenter because he can’t find any takers. That’s amazing.

      It’s hard to argue that T.O. hasn’t been a distraction over the years for almost every team he’s been with (the Bills last year was the only exception), but he has also never gotten into any real trouble. Not like Pacman or Matt Jones. He’s never tried to make it rain in a strip club. He’s also never been busted for drugs or has gotten into a fight with a bodyguard in a hotel bathroom.

      So you can’t tell me that owners or GMs think Owens is that much of a headache not to take a chance on signing. I realize teams might not want to disrupt the chemistry in their locker rooms by bringing in a potential loudmouth like T.O., but that hasn’t stopped wide receiver-needy teams (and there’s no shortage of them every season) from acquiring him before. The fact remains that if a player is talented, some team will take a shot on him.

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      Tomlin’s contract extension good for Steelers

      July 13, 2010 /
      PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 20: Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks on his headset during the game against the Green Bay Packers on December 20, 2009 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

      The latest head coach to bring the Steelers a Super Bowl title just got rewarded for his efforts.

      The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that Mike Tomlin has signed a three-year extension with the Steelers through the 2014 season. While no details outside of that have been released, he was previously one of the NFL’s lowest paid coaches at roughly $500K per year. His new deal will likely be double that amount.

      While the Steelers under performed last season, there’s little doubt that Tomlin deserved an extension. In his three years in Pittsburgh, he has a 31-17 record, has won two division titles and one Super Bowl. Some like to point out that he won the title in 2008 with Bill Cowher’s players, but keep in mind that most coaches can’t win with their own handpicked players – not to mention someone else’s.

      Another thing Tomlin has taken some criticism for is how the Steelers failed to make the playoffs last year despite winning the Super Bowl the season before. But keep in mind that after Cowher won in ’05, the Steelers finished 8-8 the following year. Despite finishing third in the AFC North last season, Pittsburgh still finished with a winning record (9-7) under Tomlin and has yet to have a losing season under him thus far.

      The point is that it’s hard to win back-to-back titles in the NFL. The team that wins the Super Bowl automatically has a bulls-eye on its back the following year, making it difficult to repeat. They rarely have easy games because opponents gear up to beat them, so it’s a stretch to say the Steelers collapsed last year at 9-7. (Let’s not forget that free agency allows teams to rebuild quickly in the NFL.)

      The extension for Tomlin is a great thing for the Steelers. Most teams don’t keep the same head coach for over three years, but Pittsburgh is one of the few organizations that has managed to find consistency at the position. That’s just one of the many reasons they’ve managed to win so many division titles over the years.

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      Trouble for Dolphins’ WR Brian Hartline?

      July 13, 2010 /
      Miami Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline is tackled after a reception by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Farrior in first half action at Landshark stadium in Miami on January 3, 2010. UPI/Michael Bush Photo via Newscom

      The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting that a pickup truck belonging to Dolphins’ receiver Brian Hartline was found abandoned at 4:30 a.m. on July 3. The report states that the vehicle ran off the road and hit a parked 2002 Cadillac Escalade, which was also abandoned.

      “His vehicle ran off road and hit the parked car,” said FHP Sgt. Mark Wysocky. “We don’t know who was driving the vehicle.”

      According to an FHP report, a trooper went to Hartline’s home in Fort Lauderdale after the crash and spoke with a guest who was staying there. The woman at the home told the trooper to contact Hartline’s wife, who was in California. When troopers left a message with her, a call was returned by Hartline’s attorney, who told authorities that Brian Hartline was not injured.

      The report states that troopers have not heard from Hartline regarding the crash.

      Hartline could not be reached for comment Tuesday, despite a telephone message left at his home.

      Wysocky could not say what was found inside of the truck. No one has been cited in the crash.

      Bizarre. The good news is that nobody appears to have been hurt in the crash, although Hartline could be in trouble if he was driving the vehicle. (Especially if there was alcohol involved.)

      There aren’t enough details to speculate any further then that, however, so we’ll just have to wait and see what authorities dig up.

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      Peterson next to complain about new deal?

      July 13, 2010 /
      NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 24: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

      NFL.com’s Mike Lombardi hears that Vikings’ running back Adrian Peterson will be the next player to complain about his contract.

      The next player to complain about his contract will be Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who missed the mandatory minicamp due to a scheduling conflict.

      That was the only details Lombardi provided on the topic, so we’ll have to wait and see if the story develops from here.

      Peterson is in the midst of a six-year, $40.5 million deal that he signed after being drafted with the seventh overall pick in 2007. His contract has a lot of incentives and it doesn’t run out until 2013, so he wouldn’t have much leverage if he were to complain.

      That said, he’s the Vikings’ offense (although it was clearly Brett Favre’s team in the second half last year) and if he did follow through with a long holdout, Minnesota might be forced to re-do his deal. Hopefully he’ll honor his current contract, but with no CBA deal in place, players are trying to get what they can now.

      External Sports, NFL

      Report: Vick can’t leave the state of Pennsylvania

      July 11, 2010 /

      Nov 29, 2009 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback MICHAEL VICK prior to the game against the Washington Redskins.

      According to a report by ESPN.com, probation officials have barred Michael Vick from traveling out of Pennsylvania in the wake of a shooting that occurred last month outside of a club following his 30th birthday party.

      Vick, who must have his travel plans approved, missed schedule appearances this weekend at a football camp in Baltimore and a golf tournament in Atlanta as he stayed in Philadelphia, Judy Smith told WCAU-TV, an NBC affiliate.
      While the situation is not unusual as a possible probation violation is investigated, it was unclear how it could impact Vick’s travel with the Eagles this season. The team’s training camp is set to start in full July 29 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., 60 miles north of Philadelphia.

      The lead city prosecutor in Virginia Beach, Va., said Wednesday that Vick was involved in a confrontation before the shooting.

      That would be interesting if Vick couldn’t travel on the road this season with the Eagles because he has to stay in the state of Pennsylvania. Something tells me it won’t come to that (I would think that Vick would get the ok to go on the road for “work”), but it’s an interesting situation that is worth following over the next couple of months.

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