I don’t pay much attention to the NFL pre-season, in part because it’s filled with games that don’t count, and I’m not that into watching practice squad (and UFL) fodder compete for jobs. These games aren’t anything to take seriously.
That said, Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh is clearly taking the mere presence of Jake Delhomme very seriously here. The more I watch this, the more I wonder if Suh had a wager on that Panthers-Cardinals playoff game a couple seasons ago — you know, the one where Jake threw four interceptions, somehow didn’t get benched, and then threw two more. If I were a broke college student, and someone cost me a hundred bucks, I might want to smack them down, too.
Then again, if I were a broke college student betting on football games, I might need someone to call Gambler’s Anonymous for me…
Here are some other things going on in the wide world of football:
- The NFL and CDC are teaming up to fight 6 decades of “You’re not hurt that bad!” thinking about concussions. Good luck with that, boys. (Playbook)
- Is there really any need to shorten the preseason, other than money? (Shutdown Corner)
- If you’re visiting South Africa, be sure to check out the grand white elephants. (Dirty Tackle)
- If you’re visiting New Zealand, saying the words “Rugby”, “World” and “Cup” together out loud might cost you. You’ve been warned. (Techdirt)
- An American rugby sevens player will take a crack at the UFL. It probably helps that he played football at LSU. (FanHouse)
- Like Boise State’s blue turf? Check out Eastern Washington’s red turf. (via EDSBS, who thinks that red turf is JUST SO METAL!!!)
- Wanna buy a share of Arsenal? Only 100 easy payments of £102.50. (Pitch Invasion)
- Harry Redknapp will not tolerate your insinuations. (EPL Talk)
- Your 2010 AFL Finals series Week 1 fixtures, which make me wish Time Warner Cable would stop being so stingy and give us our ESPN3. (AFL.com.au)
Also, for those of you participating in this site’s Fantasy Premier League competition, I’ll have a prize announcement later today.
(H/T to Will Brinson for the video)
