Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_eltcw9z7d”>It's been a long night for the American public and our brains can't be expected to fire on all cylinders this morning. But Keyshawn Johnson let one slip this morning that will have his former Jets teammates rolling their eyes as far back in their heads as humanly possible. While dismissing the idea that the Dolphins, Giants, or Jets would take a quarterback early in the draft because all three drafted a QB in the Top 10 over the last three years, Johnson finished by presenting a scenario where the Jets would trade the No. 1 pick and the rights to draft Trevor Lawrence to the hated New England Patriots. Here's the full quote. “Sam Darnold’s not going anywhere. What they’re going to do with that No. 1 overall pick is they’re going to move it for som…

data-mm-id=”_etxaw8g7n”>Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is no stranger to the limelight. The former gymnast, currently promoting Smoothie King's new hydration watermelon smoothies, joined The Big Lead to talk about dealing with the media on the big stage in the wake of Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open and how those training for the Summer Games will have to adapt in a time of great uncertainty. TBL: How have you found ways to be a role model and be in the front of people's minds as time has gone on? What's the process been like for you?GD: The process has been eye-opening. I do a lot through social media. I am hoping to do even more coming up soon. Social media is so grand and so big and so loud.TBL: The intensity of the public spotlight …

data-mm-id=”_vjfkwmkgx”>Aaron Rodgers took center stage in the sports world for nearly an hour on Wednesday as he appeared on the Pat McAfee Show to let everybody know where he'll play in 2023. He also took aim at multiple media insiders and said he told Adam Schefter to lose his number. There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for the Rodgers saga, but he firmly re-inserted himself into the center of the sports discourse with the interview. To whit, Skip Bayless talked about the current but soon to be former Green Bay Packers quarterback and took a victory lap for correctly identifying Rodgers as a "finger-pointing diva" and "master media manipulator" 14 years ago when he was still at ESPN. "14 years ago I said this guy is a blame deflecting, finge…

data-mm-id=”_ctyxxq5ub”>The Dallas Cowboys have a very passionate fanbase. That's why a bunch of them line up outside AT&T Stadium for every home game so they can sprint to the best standing room only spots as soon as the doors open on gameday. We saw what that chaos looked like ahead of their playoff game against the 49ers back in January and they were back today for the team's first home game of the season. This time Jon Machota of The Athletic caught two people falling down while running in.The doors just opened at AT&T Stadium for the Cowboys home opener against the New York Jets pic.twitter.com/3luRXJZThx— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 17, 2023This is one of those videos that's worth watching multiple times. Not just because those two guys fell down,…

data-mm-id=”_xb3g9x95e”>It's Deion Sanders' world and we're all just living in it. For now, anyway. The man known as Coach Prime spent all offseason telling anyone who would listen that his Colorado team was going to be just as good as his Jackson State teams. Better, even. Such claims were met with a healthy dose of skepticism from most while the rest staked their claim on either side of the aisle, proclaiming Prime was destined for greatness/would be a bust. The games finally started last week and it turns out Sanders wasn't completely full of it. Led by a pair of electrifying performances by his quarterback and son, Shedeur, the Buffaloes edged by TCU in Week 1 before destroying Nebraska this past weekend to start the year at 2-0. Colorado is ranked No. 18 in the…

data-mm-id=”_djqfkfgf3″>Even a person with genuine hatred in their heart for the New York Jets has to feel a bit sorry for Zach Wilson. It wasn't his fault that the franchise used a No. 2 overall pick on him then, like everyone else, realized they'd made a Gob Bluth-sized mistake. It wasn't his fault that front-office brass wisely and quickly pivoted to Aaron Rodgers and got everyone all hot and bothered about pairing a competent quarterback with a Super Bowl-caliber defense. And it's certainly not his fault that he's out there still playing while Rodgers tries to break science and medicine. But he continues to exist under center for Robert Saleh's offense and continues to be flat-out bad. Through 28 minutes of play today in Buffalo, Wilson has completed t…

data-mm-id=”_6p96972yt”>The Denver Broncos got curb-stomped by the Detroit Lions last night in what could ultimately prove to be a disastrous blow to their playoff charge. And Sean Payton was hot about it. But that's not any of my business or any of your business. It's no one's business that he got really upset after the Broncos wasted nearly half the third quarter trying to cut into a 28-7 disadvantage and had to settle for a field goal thanks to some iffy officiating and one of those pesky offensive offsides penalties reared its ugly head. It's no one's business that NFL Network caught him laying into his quarterback on the sideline. If, like, that's even what he was doing, man. There's no way to prove anything. Sean Payton giving the business to Ru…

data-mm-id=”_dt6ki5lbz”>Elmo got up nice and early this morning to swing by the Today Show and talk about his uber-viral tweet where he asked everyone how they were doing. The red little monster had a very nice conversation with Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. Really professional stuff from Elmo as he was measured and composed well beyond his 3.5 years in front of a national television audience and next to his dad. By the way, Elmo has a dad. We don't hear about the dad nearly enough. What's the dad's story?Anyway, Larry David was also a guest in advance of the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Apparently these two have beef and it spilled out into a horrifying scene behind the big, comfy couch as the funnyman put his hands on Elmo and appeared to swing…