Your “Is There Going To Be A Test At The End?” Wednesday Open Thread

NFL Roundup:

• Nick Foles asked for, and got, his release from the Rams. He gets to keep his $6 million roster bonus paid in March.
  • No word on if it counts against the cap, but it would just make something laughable even funnier.
• The good news keeps coming for the Cowboys. As a result of having three players on the suspended list, they are forced – by League rules – to pay a $250,000 fine.
• Mike Wallace failed his conditioning test with the Ravens. He’ll get another chance later in the week.
• According to Florio’s Funhouse Follies, Greg hardy tried to join the Roughriders in the spring, but the CFL shot down his attempt to cross the border.
  • Here’s the takeaway line: “[I]f the CFL won’t touch you, it’s reasonable to wonder who will.”
• Your of-note PUP list update:
  • Jamaal Charles (Chiefs)
  • Ryan Matthews (Eagles)
  • Pernell McPhee (Bears)

Here’s for Chargers commentists like the Low Commander, Big Daddy Drew gave the Chargers the “Why Your Team Sucks” treatment today.

Finally, as the banner image indicates, 80s & 90s poster legends the Costacos brothers have teamed up with Russell Wilson on a fundraising campaign for Wilson’s “Why Not You” foundation. Here’s a link to the site, and here’s a link to SBNation’s fantastic story about the brothers and their rise to fame.

Last night sold me on another Bill Clinton presidency. (Looks up 22nd Amendment; shakes head) Well, tonight is a veritable who’s who of Democratic luminaries on the speaker’s podium:

• Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson
• Actress Star Jones
• Former Governor of Maryland Martin O’Malley
• Actress Sigourney Weaver
• California Governor Jerry Brown
• Director Lee Daniels
• Actress Angela Bassett
• Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly
• Dr. Jill Biden
• Vice President Joe Biden
• Michael Bloomberg
• Lenny Kravitz
• Democratic Nominee for Vice President Tim Kaine
• President Barack Obama

Plus associated folks talking about tragedies in Orlando, Charleston, Sandy Hook and Iraq. I’ve broken up the list a bit, but the descending order is essentially correct. Lenny Kravitz goes between Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Fucking Star Jones? What – was Whoopi unavailable? Also, I guess Jesse knows where he stands with the modern party now; it’s been, what – 30 years since the “Hymietown” crack? Finally, where’s the modern equivalent of Rosey Grier?

There look to be about 25 speakers in total, once they began things about 4:00 EDT. I’m willing to bet Joe Biden gets a “You should have run” type of chant before or during his speech.

Tonight’s sports:

• International Champions Cup – on ESPN2
  • Real Madrid vs Paris- St. Germain – 7:30 (Columbus, OH)
  • Bayern Munich vs AC Milan – 9:30 (Chicago, IL)
• MLB: White Sox @ Cubs – 8:00 – ESPN

I can’t believe (well, maybe I can) Trump actually asked Russia to hack America and find Hillary’s missing emails. That should just about put the nail in the Reagan Revolution. DUTCH WOULD NEVER DO THAT!