Tagged with 'professional-athlete'

Rashaad Mendenhall’s Bin Laden, 9/11 Twitter Comments Still Sting

Published: May 14, 2011

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A bullshit, half-assed “apology” notwithstanding, Rashaad Mendenhall still looks ignorant and flat-out wrong by making his Twitter comments following the death of Osama bin Laden. Sure, everyone is entitled to their opinion but someone in the public eye – like a professional athlete – has to deal with the expected fallout when taking such a [...]

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Herschel Walker Signs With Strikeforce; Football Legend Headed To MMA Training Camp

Published: September 21, 2009

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Former NFL and NCAA football superstar Herschel Walker will enter a new chapter in his career as a professional athlete when he makes his debut as a heavyweight in the world’s fastest growing sport – mixed martial arts (MMA) – as part of a multi-fight contract he has signed with world championship promotion STRIKEFORCE. The [...]

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NFL Players Steroid-Free, According to Them

Published: December 22, 2008

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SI Players Poll Reveals Some Eyebrow-Raising Results If prisoners in a random federal penitentiary were asked what percentage of them were guilty of their crimes, how many would be honest and admit that all or the vast majority of them deserved to be behind bars? It’s merely human nature to put any type of blame [...]

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Pats Lineman Went Undercover for DEA

Published: June 22, 2008

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Kaczur Wired for Sound in A TV-Type Script When the Drug Enforcement Agency wants you, they’ll go through painstaking steps to get you. Even if that means ‘flipping’ a 6’4″, 315-pound offensive lineman. Nick Kaczur, right tackle of the New England Patriots, allegedly wore a recording device to gather evidence against a Massachusetts dealer in [...]

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