| NFL Europa
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| NFL Europa, formally NFL Europe was declared dead today by the NFL. The league lasted for fifteen years, but it could never get a foothold in the Eruopean sports market. Therefore, the NFL has terminated it, however, before the final burial, the league must get at least a Friday Fryer nomination.
The NFL is stating that NFL Europe lost, on average, $30 million a year. So, from a business prospective, this was a good move. This is especially true with the NFL embracing the idea of playing regular season NFL games over the pond. The first such game will be played this October, and it will pit the New York Giants against the Miami Dolphins.
Wait! Giants? Dolphins? Those two teams are likely going to have top five picks in the 2008 NFL Draft. Maybe the NFL is simply flipping Europe a bird with this game for the flop that was NFL Europa. Or this may be attempt to get Europeans begging to for NFL Europa to return!
Anyway, NFL Europa once helped start the careers of Kurt Warner, Jake Delhomme, and Adam Vinatieri. Those days, however, are long gone. So to is NFL Europa itself. So rest in peace my friend. And always remember, you earned a Friday Fryer nomination in being terminated.
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| Tank Johnson
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| An old Fryer friend is back as a nominee this week. Yes, Tank Johnson returns to the Fryer page. We hardly you that Tank was gone in reality.
Tank spent some time in jail for some gun issues he had last year. This incident also resulted in Tank receiving a multi-game suspension by the NFL for this upcoming season. You would think that the combination of prison and suspension would set Tanks straight. You thought wrong!
It seems that recently, Tank was pulled over by police, who then charged Tank with driving under the influence of alcohol. Tisk, tisk, Tank. You know this is against the law. After Tank was busted and posted bail, the Chicago Bears, the team that Tank played for since coming into the league, said no mas. The Bears released Tank Johnson.
Tank is now a man without a team. More than likely, some foolish team in need of defensive line help will sign Tank to a contract. But do not fear, he will be soon in trouble again. And when he does, you know there is a Friday Fryer’s Chair waiting for him. This week, Tank, you can enjoy a simple Chair nomination.
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| Woody Paige and ESPN
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| It sure looks like Woody Paige was living up to his first name! This past Thursday, Woody, along with fellow ESPN on-air personality Jay Crawford were named in a lawsuit, accusing them of fondling and sexually harassing a former ESPN make-up artist.
Surprisingly, this is not the first sexual harassment complaint lodged against ESPN members.
Yo, you clowns up there in Bristol, can’t you keep it in your pants while at work? Come on now, have a little class. You are becoming just as embarrassing as some of the players that you cover. You know how pathetic that is?
It is true that the quality of ESPN has declined significantly over the past decade. This is due mostly from ESPN great success and the lack of real competition. The combination of those two things leads to an organization’s downfall.
The downfall, however, does not have to be completely embarrassing. This crap about sexual harassing females employees is just too much. Really, ESPN and Woody Paige deserve the Chair this week, however, even what they did does not hold a candle to the Chair winner this week.
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