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Terrell Owens
HOF Wide Receiver
3rd round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers out of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 1996
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Weathers was born January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was a day laborer. As an eighth-grade student, he earned an athletic scholarship to St. Augustine High School, a private school. He was an all-around athlete, involved in boxing, football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, and wrestling. He played football and graduated from Long Beach Poly High School in 1966.
Weathers played football as a defensive end in college. He started his college career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, where he did not play in 1966 due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman for the San Diego State Aztecs in 1968 and 1969, helping the Aztecs win the 1969 Pasadena Bowl, finishing with an 11–0 record, and a No. 18 ranking in the Final UPI Poll, playing for head coach Don Coryell. At San Diego State, Weathers received a master in theatre arts.
Weathers signed with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 1970. Now playing as a linebacker, Weathers played in seven games for the Raiders in 1970, helping them win the AFC West Division title, on their way to the first-ever AFC Championship Game. Before the 1971 season, Weathers converted into a strong safety. He only played in one game in 1971, before the Raiders released him in September 1971.
Later that month, Weathers signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He played for the Lions until 1973, playing 13 games in total. During the off-seasons, Weathers attended San Francisco State University and earned a bachelor's degree in drama in 1974.
Weathers began working as an extra while still playing football. He had his first significant roles in two blaxploitation films directed by his longtime friend Arthur Marks: Bucktown (1975) and Friday Foster (1975). Weathers also appeared in an early 1975 episode of the sitcom Good Times titled "The Nude", portraying an angry husband who suspected his wife of cheating on him with J.J. He also guest-starred in a 1975 episode of Kung Fu titled "The Brothers Caine", and in an episode of Cannon titled "The Hero". In 1976, he appeared as a loan shark in an episode of the crime-drama Starsky & Hutch, and in the Barnaby Jones episode "The Bounty Hunter" as escaped convict Jack Hopper.
Weathers retired from football in 1974, and began pursuing an acting career. In his NFL career he appeared in 8 games in two seasons, but did not record any stats. The only stat he recorded in his CFL career was a single fumble recovery. In later years, Weathers narrated NFL Films' season recap of the 1999, 2000 and 2001 seasons.During the 2017 NFL Draft, he appeared on NFL Network's pre-draft coverage.
Weathers briefly appears as an Army MP in one of the three released versions of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (originally released in 1977). In 1978, Weathers portrayed Vince Sullivan in a TV movie, Not This Time. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Weathers starred in a number of action films for the small and big screen, including Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Predator (1987), Action Jackson (1988), and Hurricane Smith (1992). As a member of the cast of Predator, Weathers worked with future California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and future Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura. Many years later he appeared in a spoof segment on Saturday Night Live, announcing that he was running for political office and urging viewers to vote for him on the basis that "he was the black guy in Predator".
He also appeared in Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" music video and co-starred in the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy Happy Gilmore, as Chubbs, a golf legend teaching Happy how to play golf. He reprised the role nearly four years later in the Sandler comedy Little Nicky. Filming a fall stunt in Happy Gilmore, Weathers fractured two vertebrae and his osteophytes grew out and connected and self-fused badly. He says he was in excruciating pain for three to four years.
Another notable television role was Sgt. Adam Beaudreaux on the cop show Street Justice. Afterwards, during the final two seasons of In the Heat of the Night (1992–1994), his character, Hampton Forbes, replaced Bill Gillespie as the chief of police. He also played MACV-SOG Colonel Brewster in the CBS series Tour of Duty.
In 2004, Weathers received a career revival as a comedic actor beginning with appearances in three episodes of the comedy series Arrested Development as a cheapskate caricature of himself, who serves as Tobias Fünke's acting coach. He was then cast in the comedies The Sasquatch Gang and The Comebacks. Weathers had a guest role in two episodes of The Shield as the former training officer of main character Vic Mackey.
Weathers provided the voice for Colonel Samuel Garrett in the Pandemic Studios video game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. In 2005, he was a narrator on Conquest! The Price of Victory — Witness the Journey of the Trojans!, an 18-part television show about USC athletics. Weathers is a principal of Red Tight Media, a film and video production company that specializes in tactical training films made for the United States armed forces. He also appeared in one episode of ER as the father of an injured boxer during their 2008 finale season.
For the sixth film in the Rocky series, Rocky Balboa (2006), Stallone asked Weathers, Mr. T, and Dolph Lundgren for permission to use footage from their appearances in the earlier Rocky films. Mr. T and Lundgren agreed, but Weathers wanted an actual part in the movie, even though his character had died in Rocky IV. Stallone refused, and Weathers decided not to allow Stallone to use his image for flashbacks from the previous films. They instead used footage of a fighter who looks similar to Weathers. Weathers and Stallone patched up their differences and Weathers agreed to allow footage of him from previous films to be used throughout Creed (2015).
Weathers portrayed the father of Michael Strahan and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell's characters on the short-lived 2009 Fox sitcom Brothers. Weathers acted as Brian "Gebo" Fitzgerald in advertising for Old Spice's sponsorship of NASCAR driver Tony Stewart. He also appeared in an ongoing series of web-only advertisements for Credit Union of Washington, dispensing flowers and the advice that "change is beautiful" to puzzled-looking bystanders. He also starred in a series of commercials for Bud Light, in which he introduced plays from the "Bud Light Playbook." At the conclusion of each commercial, Weathers could be seen bursting through the Bud Light Playbook and shouting "Here we go!"
In 2019, Weathers appeared as Greef Karga in several episodes of the first season of the Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. He returned for the second season and also directed the episode "Chapter 12: The Siege". He returned for season 3 and directed the episode "Chapter 20: The Foundling". His performance earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor.
Weathers died at his home in Los Angeles on February 1, 2024, at the age of 76. His family issued a statement saying he died "peacefully in his sleep.
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Lowell Wesley Perry (December 5, 1931 – January 7, 2001) was a football player and coach, government official, businessman, and broadcaster. He was the first African-American assistant coach in the NFL, the first African American to broadcast an NFL game to a national audience, and Chrysler's first African-American plant manager. He was appointed as the Commissioner of the federal EEOC by President Gerald Ford. He served as the director of the Michigan Department of Labor from 1990 to 1996. He served on the board of the NFL Board of Charities. He attended the University of Michigan where he studied history. He played at the end position for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was a two-way player who was a safety on defense and handled punt returns. He was selected as a second-team All-American by the Central Press Association and a third-team All-American by the United Press. He was rated as the best defensive back in college football during the 1951 season. He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Big Ten Player and by the United Press as a first-team player on its All-Midwest team. He returned 42 punts at Michigan for 351 yards, an average of 10.9 yards per return. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round (90th overall pick) of the 1953 NFL Draft. His professional football career was deferred due to Reserve Officers' Training Corps obligations. He joined the Air Force, where he achieved the rank of second lieutenant. He was named the outstanding football player in the military. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as an end. On his first play for the Steelers, he ran 93 yards for a touchdown in a pre-season game against the Detroit Lions. In his first six NFL games, he totaled 14 catches for 334 yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard touchdown catch against the Cleveland Browns. He returned 11 punts for 127 yards and nine kickoffs for 219 yards. He received a law degree from Detroit College of Law. He became a law clerk to District Court Judge Frank A. Picard. He left Chevrolet to prosecute unfair labor practice charges for the National Labor Relations Board. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/ClyW9ehL9Fn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Charles Johnson, previous Pittsburgh Steelers WR as well as Colorado Buffaloes star, passes away at 50
Charles Johnson, a celebrity wide receiver at Colorado and also first-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has passed away at 50.
The root cause of Johnson's death was unidentified since Wednesday mid-day. He had actually been working as the aide sports supervisor at Heritage Secondary school in Wake Forest, North Carolina, at the time of his fatality, which was validated by Colorado.
WNCN-TV in Raleigh reported Wednesday that cops found a body in a hotel room Sunday throughout a welfare check at a Hampton Inn as well as Suites and that a preliminary investigation suggested no indications of bad deed.
Johnson was selected by the Steelers with the 17th overall choice in the 1994 NFL draft as well as played five periods for Pittsburgh, taking 247 functions for 3,400 lawns and 15 touchdowns. His best season with the Steelers remained in 1996, when he had 60 catches for a career-high 1,008 yards and also three goals.
Johnson likewise invested two periods with the Eagles, one season with the Patriots and also one with the Bills. He was a member of New England's Super Bowl-winning group in 2001.
Johnson played 4 seasons at Colorado as well as was a standout over his last 2 years. He had 1,149 receiving backyards and also five TD captures as a junior before finishing with 1,082 getting lawns and 9 TD captures as an elderly in 1993.
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1️⃣: Ram Mandir
"The Ram Mandir is a Hindu temple under construction in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the hypothesized birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism.The site is the former location of the Babri Masjid which was built in 16th century CE. The idols of..."
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2️⃣: Nikki Haley
"Nimarata Nikki Haley (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th United States ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. A member of the Republican Party,..."
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3️⃣: Babri Masjid
"Babri Masjid (IAST: Bābarī Masjid; meaning Mosque of Babur) was a mosque in Ayodhya, India, which many Hindus believe was built upon the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the hypothesized birthplace of Rama, a principal deity of Hinduism. It has been a focus of dispute between the Hindu and Muslim..."
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4️⃣: Patrick Mahomes
"Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes, he played college football and baseball at Texas Tech University. Following his..."
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5️⃣: Josh Allen
"Joshua Patrick Allen (born May 21, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming, where he was a bowl game MVP, and was selected seventh overall by the Bills in the 2018 NFL Draft. Allen had a breakout..."
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Denver Broncos Championship History
The Denver Broncos football franchise began in 1960. Since that time the organization has made eight Super Bowl appearances, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys for second most in the history of the National Football League (NFL). Denver’s championship appearances can largely be divided into three distinct eras.
Following the same struggles many new sports franchises encounter, the Broncos managed double-digit regular season wins for the first time in 1977, the team’s eighteenth season. It was the team’s first season with head coach Red Miller. The team went 12-2 thanks in large part to one of the league’s strongest defenses. In the postseason Denver scored 34-21 and 20-17 victories over the Steelers and Oakland Raiders, respectively, to deliver the franchise its first Super Bowl appearance, but fell to the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 27-10.
This marked the start of Denver’s early championship aspirations. The franchise maintained a team capable of recording double-digit victories in the regular season, for the most part, for 12 years. During this period coach Dan Reeves led the team to three more Super Bowl appearances. Unfortunately, the team’s record in championship games fell to 0-4, culminating in a disappointing 55-10 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers in 1989.
The franchise experienced a few uneven seasons before making a triumphant return to the contender’s circle. The Mike Shanahan era began in 1995 with an unremarkable 8-8 season, just a one win improvement from the previous season. However, the 1996 team, still powered by quarterback John Elway, won 13 games, Denver’s best result in over a decade. The Broncos lost a tough 30-27 playoff game to the Jacksonville Jaguars to end their season and fell to 12-4 the following year, but the franchise’s championship drought was about to end.
Running back Terrell Davis, drafted by Denver in 1995, paired well with Shanahan and Elway, helping the team maintain a league best offense that put up nearly 5,900 yards during the regular season. The Broncos were forced to compete in a wildcard game to reach the postseason, but did so in dominant fashion, defeating the Jaguars 42-17. The Broncos advanced to a fifth Super Bowl and avoided a fifth defeat by beating the Green Bay Packers 31-24.
One year after Denver’s first Super Bowl win, the franchise etched itself into the annals of NFL history by defeating the Atlanta Falcons and defending their Super Bowl title in 1998. The second consecutive victory was especially sweet, as it marked the end of Elway’s career. The quarterback retired as a two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP of that year’s game.
This ended Denver’s profile as a Super Bowl threat for a brief period. The team’s two most recent Super Bowl appearances have come under quarterback Peyton Manning. Manning led the franchise back to the Super Bowl for the first time in nearly two decades in 2013, but Denver again suffered one of the biggest defeats in Super Bowl history, a 43-8 drubbing by the Seattle Seahawks. Fortunately, Manning and the Broncos had a second chance at a championship just two seasons later. This time, Denver made good with a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers for the franchise’s third Super Bowl win.
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The Professional Soccer Corridor of Reputation has ended some long waits for a couple of veterans of the choice procedure.Offensive take on Tony Boselli, defensive take on Richard Seymour, protection LeRoy Butler, linebacker Sam Generators and defensive take on Bryant Younger have been all published Thursday evening on the NFL Honors rite as modern-era choices for the Corridor of Reputation's 2022 magnificence.Cliff Department used to be additionally picked because the senior candidate. Dick Vermeil joins within the training class, whilst Artwork McNally used to be decided on as a contributor.Not one of the 3 gamers who have been named finalists of their first yr of eligibility – huge receiver Andre Johnson, move rusher DeMarcus Ware and returner Devin Hester – have been decided on.Boselli made the minimize in his 6th consecutive yr as a finalist. The primary draft select of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995 went directly to transform a three-time All-Professional variety and a second-team honoree for the NFL's All-Decade Crew for the Nineties. He used to be the Houston Texans' best select within the 2002 growth draft, however he spent his lone season with the crew on injured reserve ahead of retiring. Picked in his fourth yr as a finalist, Seymour used to be a foundational piece of the New England Patriots' Tremendous Bowl-winning defenses of the 2000s, serving to earn 3 titles for the crew and being named to the All-Decade Crew. The 3-time All-Professional and seven-time Professional Bowl variety spent his ultimate 4 seasons with the Oakland Raiders after being traded by way of the Patriots. Former Patriots teammate Tom Brady lobbied for his induction ultimate yr, calling Seymour "a cornerstone of the Patriots dynasty."OPINION:Eric Dickerson's diseases are grim reminder of NFL glory's heavy physically tollMORE:As Roger Goodell once more provides no solutions, it is time to retire the Rooney RuleButler, like Boselli, used to be in his sixteenth yr of eligibility. Credited with inventing the long-lasting Lambeau Bounce, the hard-hitting protection used to be a four-time All-Professional and helped the Inexperienced Bay Packers win a Tremendous Bowl within the 1996 season. He used to be the one first-team member of the NFL's Nineties All-Decade Crew on offense or protection but to be decided on for the Corridor of Reputation.Generators used to be decided on in his twentieth yr of eligibility, which marked the ultimate alternative for him ahead of he would have needed to be thought to be by way of the senior committee. After starring within the USFL, the linebacker become an anchor of the New Orleans Saints' protection from 1986-1994. Generators, who died in 2005 after a fight with intestinal most cancers, then signed with the growth Carolina Panthers, serving to make them the NFC championship recreation within the franchise's moment season. He sparked the Panthers' "Stay Pounding" mantra when, as an assistant trainer in 2003, he gave the crew that recommendation in a speech ahead of a playoff recreation.Younger used to be a two-time finalist ahead of his variety. A two-time All-Professional, he helped the 49ers win Tremendous Bowl 29 within the 1994 season. He used to be named the NFL's Comeback Participant of the Yr in 1999 after notching 11 sacks upon go back from a closed fracture of his tibia and fibula.Vermeil led the St. Louis Rams' "Largest Display on Turf" to a Tremendous Bowl victory within the 1999 season and in addition coached the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas Town Chiefs. Vermeil is one among simply six coaches to steer two other groups to the Tremendous Bowl and compiled a 120-109 document in 15 seasons.One of the crucial dynamic deep threats of his period, Department averaged 17.3 yards consistent with catch all the way through his 14-year occupation with the Raiders. Department, who died in 2019, received 3 Tremendous Bowls and used to be named to a few All-Professional groups.McNally served an reliable
for 9 years ahead of taking up a job because the NFL's Manager of Officers and developing the primary formal coaching program for coaching and analysis of soccer officers. He turns into the primary on-field reliable to be decided on to the Corridor of Reputation.The Professional Soccer Corridor of Reputation's 2022 magnificence will probably be enshrined on Aug. 6 in a rite in Canton, Ohio.
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Andre Rison Atlanta Falcons Nike Women’s Retired Red Player Jersey
In 1994, the Atlanta Falcons selected wide receiver Andre Rison with the seventh overall pick in the NFL Draft. Rison went on to have a productive career with the Falcons, catching 356 passes for 5,854 yards and 62 touchdowns in six seasons with the team. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1994 and was a key player on the Falcons teams that reached the playoffs in 1995 and 1996.Rison's jersey is currently retired by the Falcons, and he is widely considered to be one of the best wide receivers in franchise history. Nike released a women's version of his jersey in 2017, which quickly became a popular item among fans. The jersey features Rison's name and number (80) on the back, as well as his signature on the front. It is available in red, white, or black and can be purchased online or at any Nike store.In 1994, the Atlanta Falcons selected wide receiver Andre Rison with the seventh overall pick in the NFL Draft. Rison went on to have a productive career with the Falcons, catching 356 passes for 5,854 yards and 62 touchdowns in six seasons with the team. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1994 and was a key player on the Falcons teams that reached the playoffs in 1995 and 1996.Rison's jersey is currently retired by the Falcons, and he is widely considered to be one of the best wide receivers in franchise history. Nike released a women's version of his jersey in 2017, which quickly became a popular item among fans. The jersey features Rison's name and number (80) on the back, as well as his signature on the front. It is available in red, white, or black and can be purchased online or at any Nike store.
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Plaxico Burress Net Worth, Biography, Career, Income, Home & Age
What is Plaxico Burress' Net Worth?
American professional football player Plaxico Burress has a $1 million fortune. Wide receiver Plaxico Burress spent 12 seasons in the NFL. Before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers again for his final NFL season, he originally played for the New York Giants, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers. Burress defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl XLII while playing for the Giants.
Burress is also relatively well-known for a gunshot incident from 2009 in which he unintentionally shot himself in a nightclub in New York City. According to reports, Burress entered a club with a loaded gun and shot himself in the thigh. Two days later, he handed himself up on charges of unlawful possession of a pistol. Because of the ongoing legal saga, the Giants released him. Burress agreed to a plea agreement that resulted in a two-year jail sentence. He has engaged in a number of additional court cases including claims of moving violations, auto accidents, and contract violations with automobile dealerships.
Career Earnings
Plaxico Burress earned approximately $29.5 million in salary over the course of his NFL career. Here is a breakdown of his salary by year:
- 2000: $1.23 million (including signing bonus)
- 2001: $450,000
- 2002: $550,000
- 2003: $650,000
- 2004: $2.2 million
- 2005: $1.5 million (including signing bonus)
- 2006: $6.75 million
- 2007: $3.29 million
- 2008: $3.46 million
- 2009: Did not play (suspended)
- 2010: Did not play (suspended)
- 2011: $3 million
- 2012: $925,000
Total career earnings: ~$29.5 million
Financial Problems
In Totowa, New Jersey, a 5,500 square foot estate was purchased by Plaxico for $1.5 million in 2005. The property was reportedly in foreclosure in 2018, a year after Burress allegedly stopped making mortgage payments. For $999,00, the house was sold in 2015.
Early Life
Plaxico Burress was born on August 12, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia. He has two brothers. As a teenager, Burress attended Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, and graduated in 1996. He went on to spend one year at Fork Union Military Academy.
Collegiate Career
When he was in college, Burress played football for Michigan State. As a Spartan, he was an immediate success, catching 65 passes in his debut season to set a new mark for the most in a single Big Ten Conference season. The following year, Burress outperformed himself with 66 receptions for 1,142 yards and 12 touchdowns. He had 131 receptions, 2,155 receiving yards, and 20 touchdown catches in his two seasons at Michigan State. With a school-record 13 receptions for 185 yards and three touchdowns in a victory over the University of Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl, Burress wrapped up his undergraduate career.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Burress with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. His role in a historic mistake, in which he spiked a ball he thought was dead but was actually live, allowing the Jacksonville Jaguars' Danny Clark to recover it and gain 44 yards, made his first season with the team somewhat difficult. Burress improved in his second season with the Steelers, breaking the 1,000-yard barrier. However, his best season was his third with the team, with new career highs in receptions (78) and yards (1,325). Burress also participated in his first playoff game. Altogether, Burress recorded 261 receptions for 4,164 yards and 22 touchdowns during his five seasons and 71 games with the Steelers.
New York Giants
In 2005, Burress shifted to the New York Giants. His first season with the organization was productive; he caught 76 receptions for 1,214 yards, which helped the Giants win the NFC East. In the end, the Carolina Panthers eliminated the team in the first round of the playoffs. Burress set a new career best in touchdowns in 2006, scoring 10 despite playing in only 15 games due to injuries. His best NFL season may have been the following one, when he assisted the Giants in their run to Super Bowl XLII. The Giants defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots 17-14 after Burress grabbed the game-winning touchdown pass.
Burress was unhappy with his salary after his outstanding performance in Super Bowl XLII and refused to participate in mandated mini-camp practices with the Giants. In his opinion, he received a lower salary than other notable NFL receivers. He was briefly suspended in September 2008 after failing to arrive for work. Burress eventually made a comeback, but not before receiving four fines for various unsportsmanlike conduct offenses. In the midst of his accidental shooting court case, he played his final game with the Giants in late November before being released by the team in April 2009.
Final Playing Years
With the New York Jets, Burress returned to the NFL in 2011. Before re-signing with his first squad, the Steelers, in late 2012, he spent one season with the group. He grabbed a touchdown pass from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on December 30 for the first time since 2004. The pass was a 12-yard score. Burress later agreed to a contract to stay with the Steelers until 2013. Nevertheless, his NFL playing career came to an end when he was placed on injured reserve in August after tearing his rotator cuff during practice.
Legal Troubles
Over the years, Burress has run into numerous legal issues. The most serious incidents happened in late 2008 and early 2009, starting with his unintentional self-inflicted gunshot wound at the LQ nightclub in New York City. When Burress grabbed for a revolver that had become loose in his pants pocket, the gun shot into his right leg. He spent a short time in the hospital before turning himself in to the police, who had strangely not been informed of the occurrence. Burress only had a Florida concealed carry license that had expired, it turned out. He was charged by a Manhattan grand jury in the summer of 2009 with two counts of second-degree felony criminal possession of a firearm and one count of second-degree misdemeanor reckless endangerment. Burress later consented to a plea agreement that included a two-year prison term and an extra two-year period of supervised release. He finally served 20 months before being freed in 2011.
Beside the unintentional shooting event, Burress has faced other civil lawsuits for a variety of reasons, such as failing to uphold a publicity arrangement with Chevrolet, which had also leased him a car that was wrecked, and for allegedly inflicting lasting harm on a woman whose car he struck. Then, in 2015, Burress ran into difficulties after being charged by the State of New Jersey with failing to pay income taxes. He might have received a conditional jail sentence and up to five years of probation during his sentencing hearing in early 2016.
Personal Life
In 2005, Burress married Tiffany Glenn. The couple has a son named Elijah and a daughter named Giovanna, and lives in Totowa, New Jersey.
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Will Gutekunst do the right thing?
The Green Bay Packers are at a crossroads. It’s one they knew was coming, they just didn’t know when or how it would happen. Of course we are talking about the ten ton anchor around general manager Brian Gutekunst neck. If he makes the wrong decision here it’s all over for him in Green Bay. And that would be a shame.
Since taking over for the late Ted Thompson I think Gutekunst has done an excellent job of player acquisition. He has used the draft and free agency to build a team that went to back-to-back NFC Championships and had three straight 13 win seasons, a franchise first. He has had his misses for sure, but I think last year’s draft is going to turn out extremely well. The problem is he and Russ Ball are the architects of arguably the worst contract in the NFL history.
How did we get here?
Last offseason the Packers paid a 38-year old quarterback like he was 28 and now that Rodgers is playing like 48 there is a real problem. The Packers have a perfectly good young quarterback in Jordan Love that they can build around without the burden of Rodgers’ contract. You can’t win in the NFL when paying that much money to the quarterback. There is a reason Tom Brady agreed to take less money, seven of them in fact.
Fiscally, it would be dereliction of duty to pay the NFL’s 15th ranked quarterback 60 million dollars next year. That number may be restructured, but Rodgers would still receive the total amount, which would be a gross overpayment for services rendered.
Gutekunst and head coach Matt Lafleur have both stated publicly they would like to continue with average quarterback play because of the commitment they made to Rodgers. Hopefully after reviewing film of last year they come to their senses. Maybe they should join Rodgers in his four day darkness retreat for clarity.
What are the options?
Retirement is the best option. I still think that is what Rodgers will do. Even though he thinks he can still play at a high level the ball don’t lie. I think he’ll find it’s time to find a commune somewhere where he can hang out with people like him and do whatever drugs he wants.
I don’t think the Packers will get much in a trade unless somebody really needs to sell seats. The best place for him to go would be the New York Jets with his buddy Nathanial Hackett. The Raiders are certainly in play but I think Rodgers would take Hackett over Tae.
Whatever happens, I hope it happens soon. This is the Packers held hostage part two.
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CBS Sports Mock Draft Has Steelers Taking 1st Round Offensive Tackle For First Time Since 1996
CBS Sports Mock Draft Has Steelers Taking 1st Round Offensive Tackle For First Time Since 1996
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a decision to make come the first day of the NFL Draft. Do they want to address their offense first, or their defense? There are certainly arguments for both sides, but as of right now it seems people are leaning more towards to offensive side.
One of those people leaning offense is CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards who put out a mock draft today which has the Steelers…
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Keyshawn Johnson
Number one overall pick by the Jets out of the university of Southern California in 1996
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Anthony Drew Dorsett (born April 7, 1954) is a former football running back who played professionally in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.
From Western Pennsylvania, he attended the nearby University of Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to the national title as a senior in 1976 and won the Heisman Trophy. He was the first-round draft choice of the Cowboys in 1977, the second overall selection. He was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played for the team for 11 seasons, through 1987. He played for Denver the following year, then retired because of injuries. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1994) and the College Football Hall of Fame (1994).
The son of Wes and Myrtle, he grew up in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. He attended Hopewell High School, where he played football and basketball.
He rushed for 12,739 yards and 77 touchdowns in his 12-year career. He had 13 receiving scores and even a fumble recovery for a touchdown. On January 3, 1983, he broke a 99-yard touchdown run against the Vikings, which is the longest run from scrimmage in NFL history.
He has four children with his current wife Janet. His son, Anthony played football at the University of Pittsburgh and played defensive back in the NFL (1996-2003) making Super Bowl appearances with the Tennessee Titans (Super Bowl XXXIV) and Oakland Raiders (Super Bowl XXXVII). He is the uncle of NFL Hall of Fame cornerback Ty Law, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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1️⃣: Animal (2023 film)
"Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani under T-Series Films,..."
2️⃣: Jonathan Majors
"Jonathan Michael Majors (born September 7, 1989) is an American actor. Majors rose to prominence for starring in the drama films The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and Da 5 Bloods (2020), and the HBO horror series Lovecraft Country (2020), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award..."
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3️⃣: Drew Lock
"Andrew Stephen Lock (born November 10, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft...."
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4️⃣: Leave the World Behind (film)
"Leave the World Behind is a 2023 American apocalyptic psychological thriller film produced, written, and directed by Sam Esmail. It is based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam. The film stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, and Kevin Bacon as they attempt to make..."
5️⃣: XXXTentacion
"Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Though a controversial figure due to his widely publicized legal troubles, XXXTentacion gained a cult following among his young fanbase during his..."
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Josh Allen Girlfriend: Joshua Patrick Allen, an American football quarterback with the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL), was born on May 21, 1996. During his college football tenure, he guided the University of Wyoming Cowboys to two bowl games and a Mountain West Conference division title.
He was selected seventh overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, making him the highest-drafted…
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