| Mike Tyson
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| Many will remember 2006 as the Year of the Arrested Player. How many of us have climbed out of bed early in the morning, turned on the morning sports report, and thought to himself “I wondered who got arrested last night?” With that in mind, how could the Year of the Arrested Player not include an arrest of Iron Mike Tyson.
Ole’ Tyson waited until the very end of 2006 to get busted by the police. Early this morning, Tyson was arrested in Scottsdale, AZ, for driving under the influence and cocaine possession. Even though Tyson has not boxed professionally since 2005, this latest arrest puts the last nail in the coffin that holds his boxing career.
What a shame to watch a man with talent flush it down the toilet because of immaturity and insecurity. Sadly, Tyson was not the first man to do this, nor will be the last.
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| Terrell Owens'
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| You know, when Terrell Owens passes away, the Friday Fryer may be renamed the Owens’ Memorial Friday Fryer in honor of him. This week, T.O. makes the list for his post-game comments on Christmas Day. Sure, his multiple drops in the Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys game could have also awarded T.O. a spot in this week’s Fryer challenge.
After the game on Monday, Mr. T.O. complained that he was dropping balls in games because he was not getting the ball thrown to him early in the game. And you know, a professional receiver needs to get balls thrown to him early, or he will simply suck for the rest of the game. By the way, if you believe that last sentence, I have some great swampland in southwest Philadelphia to sell you.
Having been an Eagles fan all my life, I had the opportunity to watch T.O. for a season and a half. You know what – T.O. has always had butterfingers. His penchant for dropping balls is not something new. He has had it all his career. But the drops are increasing, and T.O. has never blamed himself for anything. Don’t worry T.O., you don’t have to blame yourself, others will correctly blame you, and for this, you get an nomination for the Friday Fryer.
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| New York Giants
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| Talk about a dead team walking. The Giants were once 6-2 and on top of the NFC East. That was seven weeks ago. Today? The Giants sit with a record of 7-8 and third in the division. By the grace of the big football fan in the sky, the Giants play in the NFC, and thus, still control their playoff destiny. Sure, as an Eagles fan, I would love to see third game between the Giants and Eagles, but that is because playing the Giants would be like having a bye.
So what has happened to the Giants? Injuries, especially to the defensive line, has hurt the club. However, there are greater problems within the organization. The coach, Tom Coughlin seems to have lost the locker-room. The quarterback, Eli Manning, is not playing like Peyton Manning, but more like Joey Harrington. The star runningback, Tiki Barber, announced 2 months ago that he was retiring from the NFL after the season. The number 1 wide-out, Plexico Burress, takes plays off, almost as much as Randy Moss does.
Simply put, this team is a mess, and the season cannot end soon enough for them. And to honor their fall from grace, the Giants also pick up a Friday Fryer nomination.
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There are so many famous people here throughout the year, it's sick... A-Rod was at the gym across the street from my work a couple weeks ago, Jordan, Tiger, Gretzky (obviously) all have homes here. Donnie McNabb lives around here too.
I used to see the main man Seth Joyner around ALL the time. Hung with him at a club one night and reminisced about the Buddy Ryan days before I thanked him for what he gave to Philly then promised to stop talking about football with him and he thanked me... then we got drunker. I even sat next to him on a plane to Philly once and told him to stop following me!
It's all about the weather (and smoking hot babes everywhere)