Archive: July, 2009
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Some interesting NFC East-related links to pass along this Thursday afternoon.
Let's start with the Cowboys.
Former Dallas LB/DE Greg Ellis, now with the Raiders, sounded off on Michael Irvin's radio show about his diminished playing time last season. He said teammate DeMarcus Ware would actually come out of the game and hide so that Ellis could get back on the field.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Since the Eagles hired Andrew Brandt as a consultant for player contract negotiations and salary cap management back in February, his name has only appeared on philly.com six times.
In April, when Sheldon Brown was voicing his displeasure, he said the Eagles told him to deal with Brandt.
"They disrespected my agent, in my eyes, first by [Joe Banner saying he was unaware of an issue], then by having my agent deal with some guy I've never even met," he told the Daily News at the time.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
The trial for Eagles cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu is on hold as prosecutors call an out-of-state witness to the stand, according to the Daily Chronicle.
As you undoubtedly know by now, Ikegwuonu was charged with residential burglary and criminal trespassing for allegedly breaking into a DeKalb, Illinois townhouse with his brother and possibly attempting to steal an Xbox.
DeKalb County Assistant State’s Attorney Victor Escarcida said the trial is scheduled to resume July 16 at 10 a.m. when a former tenant of the townhouse will arrive from California.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
It's funny (and probably sad) how often ideas for MTC pop into my head.
I was in the 12 items or less line at the Columbus Boulevard Wal-Mart tonight and realized I was going to be waiting for awhile to pay for my Soft Batch cookies, Right Guard deodorant and other assorted items.
So I took out my Blackberry to check on the Phils and then jumped on Twitter to see that PFT had posted an item on Jon Runyan.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
The NFL has suspended Giants linebacker Michael Boley for one game for violating the league's Personal Conduct Policy.
I first saw the story from Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News via Twitter.
It's been a rough start as a Giant for Boley, who signed a five-year, $25 million deal in the offseason. In June, he underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum on his hip. At the time of the procedure, the Giants announced he would miss eight-to-10 weeks, which would likely mean all of training camp.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
A bench trial for Eagles cornerback Jack Ikegwuonu is under way.
Ikegwuonu was charged with residential burglary and criminal trespassing for allegedly breaking into a DeKalb, Illinois townhouse with his brother and possibly attempting to steal an Xbox.
His brother, Bill, was found not guilty in April.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Since the Phils game ended at about 7:45, I thought I'd take some time to pass along some Eagles links this evening.
Where to begin?
** How about this one from Bleeding Green Nation? Philly's own Kyle Eckel apparently interned for the Preston and Steve Show on WMMR. What exactly did that entail? How about getting hammered on air? The Eagles' fullback played some beer pong, was asked embarassing questions and did his best impression of Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I thought of embedding the YouTube video, but we like to consider ourselves a PG blog here at MTC so click on the link to check Eckel out. Warning that there are parts of the video probably not suitable for kids or for those of you reading at work.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Update (5:40 p.m.)
Details continue to emerge surrounding the death of Steve McNair.
Police spokesman Don Aaron tells The Tennessean that the gun found on the scene where McNair and 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi were found dead was the one purchased by Kazemi on Thursday night.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Update (2:20 p.m.)
When Donovan McNabb was a rookie with the Eagles in 1999, Steve McNair was leading the Tennessee Titans to the Super Bowl.
Today, the Eagles' quarterback reacted to the stunning news od McNair's death.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed, according to several reports.
Absolutely stunning news.
Probably like many of you, I was taking in the Phillies-Mets game at a friend's barbecue this afternoon. I drove over to another friend's house to watch the end of the game when he broke the news.
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