Our favorite coach Mike Tice is really instilling some morals into his players. News has broken that Fred Smoot organized a sex cruise party during the Vikes bye week that involved 20 Viking players, strippers, masturbation, and oral sex. Good job Fred, way to make Paul Taglibue proud.
The Vikes should be very relaxed for their game at Chicago this week. It's good to see that they have really cleaned up their act after getting rid of Randy Moss.
Here is the video from MSNBC.
Mexico is gearing up for the Cardinals and 49ers...and the betting associated with it. Betting is legal in Mexico, and American Football betting is a big business.
Does it surprise you that the largest sports parlor is owned by a public official - "The betting parlor business is dominated by Caliente, controlled by Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rohn."
Only in Mexico.
As he promised, Hines Ward did not report to Steelers training camp due to lack of progress on a contract extension. Unfortunately for Ward, and many Steelers fans, we are in for a game of chicken.
The Steelers policy is not to renogiate if the player is not in camp, and as history shows, they do not deviate from the policy. Mike Merriweather held out all of the 1988 season, Barry Foster eventually came back to camp in 1993 in order to get a contract, and Hall of Famer Franco Harris actually was released in 1984 while holding out.
Ward has little leverage in this case, other than being the team's best offensive player. If he were to continue to sit out and miss the year, the Steelers will retain his rights for 2006 and he won't become a free agent.
Hines, my advice: get to camp and keep negotiations going. The Steelers will not overpay, but they will prove to be fair and do the right thing. And next year, I doubt, in a league of youth, that any other team will pay more.
