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      Lawrence Taylor indicted on rape charges

      June 23, 2010 /

      The New York Daily News reports that Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has been indicted on charges of rape, criminal sexual act and sexual abuse.

      He was also hit with charges of endangering the welfare of a child and patronizing a prostitute. Taylor was busted on May 6 at a Holiday Inn after the 16-year-old told cops he paid her $300 to have sex with him.

      Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said the teen told them she’d been driven to the hotel by a Bronx pimp – and that she had been verbally threatened and physically assaulted.

      Taylor has denied the charges – and has reportedly come up with a dubious defense, namely that he pleasured himself and never touched the girl.

      But in an interview with The Daily News, the baby-faced teen insisted she and Taylor “definitely had intercourse.”

      “If he’s saying we didn’t, that’s not true,” she said.

      I find it hard to believe that Taylor paid someone $300 so that he could flog the dolphin while she just sat there. Then again, this was also the same man that claims he hired and sent hookers to opponents’ hotel rooms the night before games in an attempt to tire them out and has been arrested multiple times for trying to buy coke from undercover police officers. So who knows what he’s into.

      Lawrence Taylor likey the vices.

      External Sports, NFL

      Haynesworth: “I have always planned to attend training camp and honor my contract.”

      June 23, 2010 /

      Albert Haynesworth is going to honor his contract and show up to training camp.

      Apparently he was always planning on doing that.

      Seriously – his words.

      “Despite my current differences with the Redskins, I have always planned to attend training camp and honor my contract,”

      This was the same man that has skipped all of the Redskins’ OTAs (mandatory or otherwise) this offseason, demanded a trade via his agent, and who has been lambasted by the media and his own teammates for being selfish. But he was always planning on attending training camp and honoring his contract. Really, you don’t say? Had me fooled.

      All this man cares about is money and anyone who tries to convince me otherwise is drunk. I wouldn’t be shocked if someone finally got to him and made him realize that he stood to lose a lot of money if he didn’t report to camp.

      “Hey Al, got a minute? It’s your No. 1 agent, Chad Speck! Listen, I’m going to need you to get your big, beautiful ass to training camp so you don’t get fined any more than you have. I would hate to see the Redskins go after that $21 million bonus check, too. I’ve got a Porsche in the driveway and that ain’t cheap to fill up, my man! Haha, you feel me? Yeah………so just honor your damn contract.”

      Daniel Snyder should have never paid this mope $100 million and Haynesworth should have honored his contract from the beginning by showing up to at least the mandatory camps this offseason. Seeing as how he alienated himself by being selfish, who knows how his teammates will react once he finally arrives. Either way, both parties have to sleep in the beds they’ve made.

      Of course, all his teammates will care about in the end is if he helps them win. This situation will blow over rather quickly if Haynesworth shows some class and puts in a little hard work. Not that he knows what either of those things mean.

      External Sports, NFL

      The Broncos’ upcoming contract dilemma with Bailey and Dumervil

      June 22, 2010 /

      Mile Klis of the Denver Post brought up an interesting point recently in regards to Elvis Dumervill and Champ Bailey’s contract situations.

      Both players will become free agents at the end of the season and both could command salaries that push north of $10 million per season. If the Broncos give one player a long-term deal, will they be able to do the same with the other?

      Dumervil is 26 and coming off a season in which he led the league in sacks with 17. Bailey is 32, but is still playing at a Pro Bowl level, is a fan favorite and recently told the media that he doesn’t plan on hanging ‘em up for at least another five more years.

      Generally, teams pay younger players first and legit pass-rushers like Dumervil are hard to come by. But Pro Bowl caliber cornerbacks don’t fall off trees either and Bailey hasn’t shown signs of decline.

      What is owner Pat Bowlen to do? If he pays both of them market value, he’ll cripple his team’s budget and the Broncos probably wouldn’t be able to be major players in free agency next year. If he only pays one of them and allows the other to walk, he’ll have an angry fan base on his hands and worse, he’ll have a huge hole to fill defensively. If he gives one player a long-term deal and franchises the other, he could sabotage his short-term budget.

      Even though Dumervil has toed the company line his entire career, this is one of the reasons why the Broncos have chosen to wait to give him a long-term contract. If he plays well this season, then they’ll have a huge decision to make at the end of the year. If he doesn’t play well, they might have an excuse to let him hit the free agent market and then they can invest long-term money in Bailey.

      Either way, it doesn’t appear that Bowlen and the Broncos are ready to make a decision, which is why Dumervil still doesn’t have a multi-year deal.


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      External Sports, NFL

      The fallout from Steve Smith’s broken arm

      June 22, 2010 /

      Is it just me or am I the only one that thinks it’s hilarious that Steve Smith broke his arm playing in an adult flag football league over the weekend? It’s not funny that he broke his arm for the second time in less than 10 months or that he’ll miss all of training camp, but just the thought of having to play against him in a flag game is humorous to me.

      “I OWNED YOU ON THAT PLAY!”

      “I know you did – you’re Steve f***ing Smith. You play in the National Football League and I play on weekend’s for Mike O’Shannon’s Pub & Grille.”

      Truth be told, how he suffered the injury isn’t that important. While it certainly could have been avoided had he not been playing in a meaningless game of YMCA flag football, at least he wasn’t riding a motorcycle without a helmet or driving home drunk after a night at the strip club. He could have suffered an injury weight lifting, playing basketball or even golfing at a teammate’s charity event.

      Either way the arm is still broken. Assuming he doesn’t suffer any setbacks, he should be ready to go by the first week of the regular season.

      But while the injury isn’t a long-term concern (at least not right now, anyway), it does have a ripple affect for Smith and his teammates.

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      Cedric Benson, the Bengals, and a new contract

      June 21, 2010 /

      Thus far, the relationship between Cedric Benson and the Cincinnati Bengals has been picture perfect. Both were desperate at the time they started dating, but a bond has developed between the two through that desperation, and now the couple is on the verge of a long-term commitment.

      But before the Bengals proceed any further, they should keep in mind what Benson did to his former lover.

      Roughly five hours and 300 miles down the road in a small city called Chicago lies the remains of Benson’s previous NFL relationship. The Bears made him the fourth overall pick in the 2005 draft and what followed was tears, heartache and embarrassment.

      Granted, a lot has changed since Benson and the Bears parted ways in 2008. He cleaned up his act and then managed to rush for 747 yards and two touchdowns in limited action for Cincinnati in the ‘08. He followed up that campaign with a career year last season, rushing for 1,251 yards and six touchdowns on 301 carries (4.2 YPC).

      Now Benson wants a new contract. He isn’t demanding one, but with his current deal set to expire at the end of the 2010 season, he would like some financial security from the Bengals, who are entertaining the idea of giving him a long-term extension.

      But before they do, they should keep in mind that history often has a way of repeating itself. The Bears paid Benson handsomely in ’05 after making him a top 5 pick and he thanked them with his Curtis Enis-type production on the field and Pacman Jones-esqe behavior off it. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t changed or that he’ll make fools out of the Bengals too, but let’s keep in mind that he’s only rushed for over 1,000 yards once in his career.

      All the reports out of Cincinnati this offseason have been positive about Benson, who is only 27 and has little wear and tear on his threads. But giving him a contract extension now without having him prove himself for one more year is a risky proposition. I realize the Bengals want to reap the rewards of giving him a second chance, but he has to come to grips that his shaky past doesn’t lend for a lot trust between him and any team – not even the one that he has helped.

      If he proves himself this season, then the Bengals can drop to a knee. Until then, Cincy might want to proceed with caution.


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      External Sports, NFL

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