The brothers slipped off the radar after the NBA, prompting Lil Wayne to mention them on “Cannon”. Jersey Chaser dug up Edward Charles and Charles Edward O’Bannon to show that they’re not missing and to get their thoughts on Wayne’s lyric.

So that settles it. Lil Wayne can rap about the O’Bannons but Charles O’Bannon can dunk on little Wayne. Ed took the right route by not saying anything because they’re not gonna win a war of words with Weezy.

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For all of you that were sitting around saying “I wonder what happened to Peter Warrick”, wonder no more. The former Florida State wide receiver, and fourth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft has signed with the Bloomington Extreme of the Indoor Football League.

This isn’t Warrick’s first dance with indoor football; he signed with the Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League in 2007, but he never played because he thought he was going back to the NFL.

Extreme coach Kenton Carr is excited about adding Warrick to his roster.

From the PJStar.com:

“Obviously we are extremely lucky to get a guy of this caliber and talent,” Bloomington coach Kenton Carr said in a release from the team. “He was an outstanding player, who put up large numbers at Florida State, and played six seasons in the highest level of football in the world, the NFL. He wants to get back on the field for a competitive team and and show what he still has.”

All the best to Peter Warrick but guys usually go from the smaller leagues up to the NFL, not from the NFL, down to indoor football and back. I’m not ashamed to say I missed on this one. I thought he would have a decent NFL career as a punt returner at the least.

The 2008 season is hanging in the balance for the Dallas Cowboys. If the ‘Boys can weather the storm while Tony Romo’s out, get some help in the secondary, pacify TO, find Wade Phillips a pair, refresh Jason Garrett’s playbook, and get Jerry Jones to stay out of the way, they might be able to go 8-8.

The Cowboys traded for wide receiver Roy Williams to help beef up their offense. I don’t know how his acquisition makes Dallas get back to the run game or get Terrell Owens more involved, and I don’t think the Cowboys know either. Philadelphia Eagles president Joe Banner was asked his thoughts on the Williams deal and after basically saying Dallas overpaid he explained the difference between the two organizations.

Philadelphia Eagles president Joe Banner
From PhiladelphiaEagles.com:

Banner also said: “Our goal is to win a Super Bowl. Forget winning a playoff game, which is something they [the Cowboys] are still working on; our goal is to win a Super Bowl. You have to take your resources – your players, your draft picks, your salary-cap space – and you have to use those very effectively if you’re going to win Super Bowls.”

That’s great. And he’s right. The Philadelphia Eagles goal should be to win the Super Bowl. Especially since they haven’t won one in franchise history. Yeah, they got a few of those crappy NFL titles that nobody counts as championships but they don’t have a Lombardi Trophy. That’s always the neutralizer when us Eagles fans are arguing with fans of teams that have won a Super Bowl.

Former NFL head coach and current ESPN analyst Mike Ditka is one of the league’s all-time baddest men. He’s 69 years old and he can still lay the wood and take a hit.

Yesterday Ditka stopped by his alma mater, Pitt, to talk to the players and offer advice like “Outhit your opponents”. The subject of the NFL taking hard hits out of the game came up, and Iron Mike says he knows how to solve the problem.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

“I said a long time ago if you want to change the game take the mask off the helmet,” he said. “It will change the game a lot. If you want to change the game and get it back to where people aren’t striking with the head and using the head as a weapon, take the mask off the helmet.

“A lot of pretty boys aren’t going to stick their face in there. If you’re going to take hitting out of football, you might as well just call it soccer. That’s what I believe. A lot of people will be disappointed I said that, but football is what it is. [Vince] Lombardi said it a long time ago. Football is not a contact game. Dancing is a contact game. Football is a collision sport.”

First Troy Palumalu called the NFL a pansy league and now Ditka’s calling them a bunch of pretty boys that only hit the way they do because of the protective gear. I think Hines Ward would lay guys out with or without a face mask.

Speaking of Troy Palumalu here’s a video of him getting interviewed by a guy that’s a mix of Elie Seckbach and Tucker from There’s Something About Mary.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was suspended for Sunday’s 34-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans for breaking unspecified team rules. He could be looking at more time away from the game due to a nightclub incident with a woman during the Chiefs’ bye week.

From the Associated Press:

Kansas City police are investigating a report of non-aggravated assault against Johnson for an incident at Club Blonde on Oct. 10. Ashley Stewart, 28, said Johnson told her he was going to kill her boyfriend, then took a drink and spit it in her face, according to the police report.

Spitting in a woman’s face. Death threats. That’s how you spend a week off the job. When Larry Johnson hears bye week he goes spring break.

Chiefs president Carl Peterson said Sunday that the organization knew about Johnson being investigated and they were very disappointed in his involvement. That sounds like Peterson thinks LJ f’d up. Roger Goodell will probably drop a suspension on Johnson considering this is the fourth time in five years, and the second time in 2008, that Larry Johnson has been accused of some sort of assault involving a woman.

The San Francisco 49ers fired head coach Mike Nolan after reports surfaced that the team planned to drop the ax on him after this Sunday’s game. Former Chicago Bears linebacker and current Niners linebackers coach Mike Singletary is taking over the head coaching duties for the remainder of the season.

The 49ers are 2-5 this season and have the 23rd ranked offense and defense. With J.T. O’Sullivan at quarterback and a defense that’s giving up 28 points a game, it’s hard to say a coaching change is gonna make the difference in San Fran. One thing’s for sure. Regardless of how this season turns out, the 49ers fans are poppin’ bottles over the news of Mike Nolan’s firing.

The folks at Fire Nolan haven’t posted since January, and I guess it doesn’t matter now since they’ve gotten their wish, but I’ve always wondered what do you do after the person that inspires fire__.com gets fired? Do these guys have a checklist of people they wanna get fired and move on to the next name on the list?

I wanna see somebody start a fire so and so .com site about a regular person. A person like a coworker or a bank teller with a shitty attitude. My money’s on Trev Alberts starting FireNorby.com.

David Beckham of the LA Galaxy and AC Milan (?) is clearing some space in his garage by selling his 2002 Bentley Arnage T. Beckham orginally paid around $295,000 for the vehicle and had $120,000 worth of upgrades added to the car which he is now selling for $157,000 on Auto Trader.

Here are some of the features you get for an extra $120,000:

• Folding rear picnic tables
• Polished wheels
• Bespoke cup-holders to both front door pockets
• ‘Le Mans’ style wing vents
• Alpine hi-fi with sub-woofers
• Half wood/half leather steering wheel
• Roof mounted illuminated vanity mirrors to rear compartment
• Rear fridge
• Diamond cross handles
• Televisions in the rear headrests with bespoke covers

Picnic tables, televisions, and a refrigerator.. Sounds like a luxury RV more than a Bentley. If the Arnage is a little out of your price range you can pick up Wayne Rooney’s 2005 Mercedes G55 AMG for $103,000.

It’s hard to tell if he really feels this way or if he’s trying to break through the Dallas Cowboys dominated headlines, so take Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco’s comments with a grain of salt.

COC spoke to Pittsburgh reporters via conference call and answered questions about his 19 catch, one TD season.

“Everything thrown my way, I’ve caught this year,” Ocho Cinco said. “My opportunities have been very, very, very, very, very, very, very slim.”

I thought Chad’s slow start was due to his ankle problems, lack of conditioning due to the ankle, and Ryan Fitzpatrick replacing the injured Carson Palmer at quarterback. O-Cinco believes his mouth has limitied his touches.

“I think (the trade demand) might be part of why my production is down this year.” said Ocho Cinco.

“To rant and rave in the offseason like that and to come back and expect to be productive or expect them to use me the same way they used me in the past is very unlikely. That’s like me talking about you guys in a negative way and then me expecting you all to be my No. 1 fan. I made my bed. I have to lay in it.”

He’s laying in the bed, and the sheets are too pissy for Kobe Bryant to put a towel over.

Chad went on a tirade for the entire offseason in hopes of forcing a trade out of Cincy. He was tired of the losing, tired of the perceived BS he had to put up with. The trade deadline has come and gone, and Ocho Cinco’s stuck on a 0-6 football team that’s being led on offense by Ryan Fitzpatrick. If Chad and agent Drew Rosenhaus had handled the situation more professionally, Ocho Cinco would be playing in a different city this season. Under performing, and complaining about touches.

I’m an Eagles fan and a McNabb guy, and I know the video is from the offseason, but I don’t wanna see the QB of my squad looking like the Nutty Quarterback.. Whooa my lip! Donovan’s listed at 6′2″-240, but he looks 5′10″-280 in the video. Somebody get Andy Reid a copy of this video so he’ll consider adding the quarterback sneak to his playbook.

The Dallas Cowboys made the only significant trade deadline move by acquiring wide receiver Roy Williams from the Detroit Lions for first, third, and sixth round picks in the 2009 draft. The trade wasn’t completely one-sided.. The Lions threw in a seventh round draft pick.

Williams is a good player, but I don’t think there’s a receiver in the league worth a first, third, and sixth round pick. Former Cowboy and current member of the NFL Network Deion Sanders didn’t like the trade for numerous reasons.

From NFL.com:

“Don’t like it one bit,” Sanders said. “First of all, it raises your eyebrows when a franchise gives up their best player, their best receiver. There’s a problem there. What’s the problem? I don’t understand. I’ve done my homework, checked on Roy. I don’t think Roy’s the hardest worker inside that Detroit Lion locker room that’s coming over here. Now, is he ready to play second fiddle? Because T.O. is the man in Dallas. Is he ready to do that? Is he losing speed? Can he get deep? What do they need?

“You give up a 1, a 3 and a 6 for Roy Williams when there’s a guy, Chad Johnson, who’s begging to get out of Cincinnati. I’m sure Cincinnati could accept a 1, 3 and 6….

“I smell panic, and there’s no need to panic at this time. Because this is still a good team, but I feel like Jason Garrett may have gone to Jerry Jones [and said], ‘You know what? We need another receiver.’ Tony Romo: ‘You know what? We need another receiver.’ Instead of understanding, well, Jason, they might have caught up to your offense from last year. Tony, get rid of the ball every once in a while. Let’s tell the truth to these guys. Let’s quit pacifying them.”

Deion blew up Roy Williams, Tony Romo, and offensive coordinator Jason Garrett on his way to saying he doesn’t like the deal. I agree with Primetime when he calls it a panic move. The Cowboys have enough serviceable wide receivers plus Jason Witten for the passing game to be fine. All Roy Williams adds to the team is another guy for Terrell Owens to be jealous of.