If you drafted Kevin Smith with any kind of a decent pick, this sucks. According to Adam Schefter of NFLN, Rudi Johnson is visiting the Lions.
Johnson will come cheap, but should bother Kevin Smith’s carries too much. Still, it doesn’t make me feel any better.

You can read Perry’s predictions, and be lost, or you can read my predictions and find out exactly what is going to happen this year in the NFL.

People come up to me on the street and ask me all the time, “Micah, who do you think will be the biggest bust this year in football?” So I’ll address that here.
My pick: Vernon Gholston. He was the 6th-overall pick in April and so far is stinking up the joint. [...]

A source has told Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe that the Patriots have waived former 2nd-round pick Chad Jackson. The star from U. of Florida never really caught on with the team, losing his #3 spot to Jabar Gaffney in the preseason.

The Cowboys have released a few players that you may have come to know while watching HBO’s Hard Knocks.
WR Danny Amendola, who played the loveable white receiver on the show, was cut. We can just hear the Hard Knocks music playing as Amendola cleans out his locker.
Keon Lattimore, who played Ray Lewis’s brother even [...]

The football team in Tampa Bay has released QB Chris Simms. Not a huge surprise, but worth noting.
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Jaguars RB Fred Taylor was arrested early this morning outside of a Miami nightclub and charged with disorderly conduct.
Taylor was not taken to jail. He was released on his own recognizance and promised to show up to court.
Authorities say they were planning on taking him to the station, but [...]

Veteran Bengals right tackle was cut today for apparently refusing to take a pay cut. He was entering his 13th season and had already lost his starting job to Stacy Andrews (brother of the Eagles Shawn Andrews).
“They wanted me to take a pay cut,” he said. “I wouldn’t do it.”
Said Anderson, “I pretty much [...]

Former Jaguar great Jimmy Smith is at it again. We think he has a problem. He was arrested early this morning and charged with DUI in Deval County, FL. They also found weed in his possession.
Smith was suspended four games in 2003 for violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
Two years ago, Smith [...]

Michael Vick recently said through some metal bars that he plans to play again in the NFL.
“My plan is to go back into playing football,” Vick said, possibly or not possibly knowing that he has no choice in the matter.
Michael Huyghue, commissioner of the new UFL, said he plans to pursue Vick, although Vick said [...]

A league source has told PFT that the Bengals were trying to trady Rudi Johnson, but plan to cut him today instead. Apparently, they couldn’t get anything for him. No kidding?
But, this doesn’t mean you should take him off of your board for your fantasy draft this weekend. If he’s there really [...]

This kid looks like he can play:
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What in the hell happened to Andre Woodson? Remember when he was supposed to be an elite QB at Kentucky and worthy of a high draft pick? Well now, according to Adam Shefter of NFLN, the Giants plan to cut Woodson and backup journeyman Anthony Wright at the QB position.

The Dolphins depth chart was released recently and it names Ricky Williams as the starting running back over Ronnie Brown. But buyer beware, fantasy leaguers. You can rest assured that Brown will get his carries and they will rotate during the season.
Our suggestion? Find out who will be the goal-line [...]

A study cited by Scientific American magazine says that 3/4 of visibly intoxicated sports fans at games have no problems getting more booze. Perry has known this for years.
The article also says that minors have had access to booze as well. It continues:
“An additional public health service accomplished by the study was that [...]

The hilarious part is that Terry Francona is calling the visit precautionary. Anyone that knows anything about sports injuries knows that it’s never good when you hear “Dr. James Andrews.”
Josh Beckett is visiting Andrews to check out his ailing right elbow.
“I think the best word I can use is we’re just [...]

Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com reports that the Phillies have acquired Matt Stairs from the Toronto Blue Jays in return from an unknown prospect (Unknown? Way to get the scoop, Ken!).
Stairs is hitting .250 with 11 HR’s and 44 RBI’s this year, and was designated for assignment this week. That means, he [...]

Denver Broncos super stud wide receiver Brandon Marshall had his suspension reduced to one game. The suspension was originally set for three games, stemming from Marshall violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
He’ll also forfeit his pay for an additional game, for a two-game total of $52,352.
Marshall will miss the opening game against the [...]

A league source has told PFT that in the last few weeks, Pacman has been at it again. According to the source, he’s still going out to clubs and engaging in the kind of behavior that got him in this predicament in the first place.
From PFT:
“My money is Pacman gets in trouble by Week [...]

Fourth-year linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys Kevin Burnett writes for a blog on the Dallas Cowboys’ website.  Kevin attended Tennessee University, but obviously not for educational purposes.  Read his blog articles and you will understand what I mean.
Anyway, Burnett wrote about how he has a hunch that something is in the works between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona [...]

Not shocking. ESPN’s Ed Werder is reporting that Commissioner Goodell has informed the Cowboys that Pacman Jones will be reinstated for Week 1.
We already knew this. When they said he could practice with the team, it was only a matter of him not getting into any trouble before he’d be back for the [...]

If you would like to be part of the first ever Fantasy Turd League, please email your roster to me before September 18th.  Please read league details below.
Due to the lack of Fantasy Turd League software and the difficulty of a draft strategy we will be running this league rotisserie style. 
What is rotisserie style?  There will [...]

A few months ago Mets 3B David Wright was asked if the Mets genuinely dislike the Phillies. He basically said yes, and that it was more than one might think. He said (to paraphrase) “they hate us and we hate them.”
He was speaking about how intense the rivalry has become the [...]

I’m sure you’ve seen this by now, but we had to post. Jericho Scott, a nine-year old pitcher who throws 40-mph gas (that’s heat when you are nine), is suing his Connecticut little league because they banned him from pitching.
“He is a very skilled player, a very hard thrower,” Peter Noble, attorney [...]

Thanks to loyal OTR reader Pavlovic, more incredible information has been discovered about the Fernando Torres pose.  Torres, a member of the Spain National team, strikes his pose out of respect to Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, also known as ‘Kiko.’
Kiko is a former legendary striker for the Spain National team whom he played for from 1992 to [...]

It was revealed this month that San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawn Merriman has two torn ligaments in his left knee.  Merriman met with four different specialists to seek their opinion on whether or not he should play or opt for surgery.  All four doctors advised him to do the latter and go under the knife.
Despite [...]

Cowboys rookie TE Martellus Bennett sounds to us like he’s a big baby who lacks motivation. After being selected in the 2nd round this year, he’s been seen on HBO’s Hard Knocks getting talking-to’s from a variety of coaches.
Now, he is crying that Jason Witten doesn’t like him. Bennett said this is what [...]

Philadelphia 76er Samuel Dalembert splurged and purchased a home in Boca Raton for $4 million.  For anyone who wants to visit the shot-blocking extraordinaire you can visit him at 899 N.E. 76th Street, Boca Raton, FL (also 899 NE Orchid Bay Drive, Boca Raton, FL).
The property last sold for $2.95 million back in October 2003.  According [...]

Our pals at TMZ.com (they know who we are), are reporting that a former girlfriend of Jags WR Dennis Northcutt is suing him because he conspired to have her beaten up while she was four months pregnant.
Sharri Henry says that he got his cousin to “maliciously assault, beat, strike and batter Plaintiff, her face and [...]

Derrick Harvey, the 8th overall pick in the NFL and the last remaining rookie holdout, has finally agreed to a deal with the Jaguars (says John Clayton).
The Jags traded way up to get Harvey at the #8 slot. Too far in OTR’s opinion. That probably had something to do with their [...]

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