Oprah, Dr. Phil, have morphed into ESPN

ESPN.com ran a major story online today around the 1 year anniversary of Sean Taylors' death. Now, while I thought Sean Taylor was one of the dirtiest players in the game, in 2005, I watched him spit on Mike Pittman at RayJay during the playoff game, but since he was murdered, the media has ascended him to Saint status. Why? 2004 DUI arrest, 2005, felony and misdemeanor battery charges.

Taylor's death was a tragic event, however, this guy surrounded himself around people which were not his friends. Have we not seen this story prior to Taylor or now as it evolves with Pacman Jones? The ESPN story online had selective interviews with some players. Derrick Brooks, Ben Roethlisberger, Fred Taylor, and Clinton Portis.

I guess ESPN is trying to do their best FOX news fair and balanced approach while asking players about if they are in fear while off the field.

Derrick Brooks- Brooks is an icon on and off the field in Tampa, a member of the board of trustees at FSU, not a regular strip club member and anyone wanting to come jack him up, better bring game, street thugs need not apply.

Fred Taylor- Hate to say it, a Florida Gator, but a durable back year in and year out. 11,000 yards 60+ td's. But no scandals. No drug arrests. No arrests period.

Ben Roethlisberger- He commented to ESPN that he is more guarded now after Taylors' death. Yeah, Big Ben, you are really tucking in your risk now. You nearly died in 2006 after the motorcycle accident which nearly killed you.

Clinton Portis- This dude is whacked. He follows in the line of Washington Crackheads running backs right behind John Riggins. The fact ESPN interviewed him for this tissue tearing story is surprising. Portis is a wingnut. Plain and simple. Portis has been vocal about supporting dogfighting. He shows up in weekly pressers dressed up in outfits such as, Coach Janky Spanky, and Sheriff Gonnagetcha, each week it's another character, but it's alright to overlook. Never see any of his pressers on FOX pre-game do ya?
In 2004, when the Crackheads signed him from Denver, he offered to pay 40,000.00 for the jersey number 26 from another Crackhead player at the start of camp. Ifeanyi Ohalete was the player which held the number in camp and after Ohalete was cut and only was paid a portion of the 40,000.00 for the jersey number, Portis wanted to box Ohalete for the balance of what he was owed.

Interesting NFL security idea- The Bucs just signed a Running Back, Noah Herron to the active roster. While he was on the active roster in Green Bay, when someone broke into his home, he realized he was threatened, unscrewed a bedpost from his bed, (didn't call the Homies, didn't get the Gloch) and he beat the intruder with the bedpost. Sent the intruder to the hospital and is now on the Bucs roster.
How about NFL players exercising some common sense? How about a driver? How about some security? Mike Alstott shows up at Ricky T's with a driver. Where is the support you were told would happen when you signed with your agent? These mega agents are signing players and getting their 8% and who cares after that. Agents- AKA Lawyers-AKA Morgan and Morgan- if these agents can sign them in major markets and then if they get in trouble, they can make a bunch of money to get them out of trouble.

Maggots. Lawyers are maggots. The majority of everyone in Congress are lawyers. And we wonder why more and more laws get passed each and every year.