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[p_rushing]

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I'm sure he just broke some term in his contract by doing that .... and then he posted a video of it

[55]

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I'm sure he just broke some term in his contract by doing that .... and then he posted a video of it

Nope. Guess again.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12595594/detroit-lions-comment-linebacker-deandre-levy-offseason-wing-walking

[TracerBullet]

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Just found out he did that up here in Washington.

I'm sure he just broke some term in his contract by doing that .... and then he posted a video of it

Three years ago he swam with great white sharks. Last year he hiked through the Amazon eating piranha and rats and sleeping with a machete. He also went sledding down an active volcano among other things. I get the feeling the team isn't too worried about this.

[Bmore Irish]

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Just found out he did that up here in Washington.


Three years ago he swam with great white sharks. Last year he hiked through the Amazon eating piranha and rats and sleeping with a machete. He also went sledding down an active volcano among other things. I get the feeling the team isn't too worried about this.

His life sounds slightly more interesting than mine. Great white sharks though? **** no.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Per PFT.com

The NFL has changed the face of its official corps the last two offseasons, and that has just a little to do with hiring Sarah Thomas.
The league’s first full-time female official is one of nine new officials announced today, following 13 replacements last year.
That means the league has turned over 22 of 119 officiating jobs (18.5 percent) in the last two seasons alone.
The league’s competition committee admitted they wanted to churn the roster, putting out a memo that was distributed at the owners meetings which underscored the notion that adding replay rules wasn’t the only way to fix their problems.
“While instant replay was designed to be an aid to on-field officiating, it’s not the panacea that some believe to be,” the memo read. “The committee, and senior officiating leadership, believe the primary focus should be on improving the performance of on-field game officials which will lead to the goal of greater consistency.”
That’s why they started reviewing officials differently two years ago, and it’s no accident that led to turnover.
League vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said during the owners meetings that freshening up the league’s pool of officials was a priority, as they wanted their refs younger and in better shape.
“Yes, I think we have seen improvement,” Blandino said of recent changes. “I think the scrutiny is at an all-time high, and we accept that. That is part of the challenge. I think we’ve seen improvement but we know that we have to continue to work to get even better.
“And what we are doing is we are really focusing on the staff and do we have to have more turnover? Do we have to get more officials? Look at the low performers and move them off of the staff? And physical fitness is a really important aspect of what we are doing. We are working with sports nutritionists and performance consultants to get our officials up to speed in that area. And that is something we are really committed to.”
They don’t all have to have guns like Ed Hochuli, but having a more fit group is only going to help the officials keep up with players who are faster and stronger than ever.
So while hiring Thomas will be — and should be — something the league can be proud of, the fact they’re trying to raise the bar for all their game officials is just as important to the game as a whole.

[kehlis]

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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-...-i-was-drafted

This is a good read on what some NFL players can go through.

If that was the biggest "problem" I had to deal with when I became an adult I think I would have been okay with it...

[kehlis]

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I don't think his problem was giving her money. I think his problem was her only caring about money. You'd be okay with becoming a professional athlete and the first thing you hear from your own mother was "You OWE me one million dollars because I raised you"? And then complaining about you buying too big of a house FOR her?

He didn't owe her anything. Like he said, there is no legal contract stating that he even has to speak to her again. A societal, moral contract for giving back to the one who raised you? Sure. Obviously, as her son, he should want to re-pay his mother. The way she went about approaching him for it was pretty rude.

And not even to mention she didn't raise him for the full 18 years she charged for lol

You completely missed my point.

I am not in any way commenting on how he should or shouldn't feel about this.

I know you are young and don't mean this as a slight but when you grow up and have a mortgage, many bills, and mouths to feed you will understand this more.

My only point was that if giving the mother who raised me a house to live in and dealing with her nonsense was the most of my worries. I would 100% be able to live with that.

[Hooe]

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Tyron Smith apparently had to deal with a similar situation with his family basically treating him like an ATM, to the point where he had to cut them out of his life.

[Bmore Irish]

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Nothing beats Jack Johnson of the Columbus Blue Jackets going bankrupt because his parents basically stole and frivolously spent all of his money while he was playing.

[jack1535]

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I'd be willing to give me parents a lot of money if I got rich. But if they started stealing or forcing me to give them money. Then that's a different story

[bigeastbumrush]

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@Browns: Cleveland Browns release NEW 2015 uniforms #BrownsUnis >>> http://t.co/vE1JbsHEpU http://t.co/JyHbc4Prel



"Cleveland" across the chest.

[The_Wise_One]

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Not bad. Not great but not bad

[steelerfan]

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Today I took a massive dump.

Apparently, I should have had a 'Reveal' event and broadcast it on the interwebs.

[redsox4evur]

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@Browns: Cleveland Browns release NEW 2015 uniforms #BrownsUnis >>> http://t.co/vE1JbsHEpU http://t.co/JyHbc4Prel



"Cleveland" across the chest.

The brown one is the only one I don't like

[OSUFan_88]

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Today I took a massive dump.

Apparently, I should have had a 'Reveal' event and broadcast it on the interwebs.

Oh I get it.

Clever.