Peter Diana
With the news that Ben Roethlisberger will be missing today's start of the Steelers voluntary offseason workout program because he and his handlers feel Ben's presence would qualify as too much of a distraction to the rest of the team, the last thing the Steelers need is more players to become embroiled in controversy. And if I'm typing a lede as ominous sounding as that one, you know it's because that's exactly what has happened. Santonio Holmes, the MVP of Super Bowl 43 and the Steelers leader in receiving yards last season is being sued by a woman who claims during a March 7 incident at an Orlando nightclub that he threw a full glass of beer at her face when she refused to surrender a seat on a couch.
First up this morning: A history lesson. We'll never see two months like we've just seen in any offseason. Ever. To recap: March 2 -- The NFL says the Saints ran a sophisticated bounty program with defensive coordinator Gregg... more »
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When Derek Jeter arrived in the major leagues in 1995, the soon-to-be superstar displayed an innate modesty and reverence for the sport. That season Jeter had the good fortune of playing alongside pinstriped legend Don... more »
Before we allow this very important debate about the importance of player safety in pro football to disintegrate into a silly exercise of infantile name-calling (oops, too late for that), I was actually hoping that some... more »
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