Jesus Tapdancing Christ – first the fever, then the back pain, and now the popping Imodium like Tic-Tacs. If my wife hadn’t had it first, I know what her perscription would be:

NFL News:

• Now that the Cowboys season is done – reminder: HAHAHAHAHAH…..LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! – the “number one priority” is trading Tony Romo.
  • Speculation is up to 6 teams, 3 in both the NFC & AFC.
    • Realistically, he’s not giving Romo to an NFC team they’d conceivably play in the next two years.

• Sorry if this is late to some; I just saw it today:

https://twitter.com/xmasape/status/820797274343309314

• Mike Tomlin is, as expected, some pissed about Antonio Brown’s Facebook:

It was foolish of him to do that. It was selfish for him to do that. And it was inconsiderate for him to do that.

[h]e’s respected largely in the locker room for those things, but incidents such as this don’t help him in that regard. {snip} It’s a global thing in regard to professional sport. I think that’s often times why you see great players move around from team to team.

He has to address these things that put him and us in position from time to time in settings such as this that need to be addressed.

• In other Steelers news, Martavis Bryant has applied for reinstatement.
  • He is currently serving a one-year suspension “for multiple violations of the league’s policy against substances of abuse”.

• The Assassination of Tom Brady by the Coward Roger Goodell will have to wait at least one more game, because His Heinous has decided to take in the Packers-Falcons tilt on Sunday.
  • Which is a shame, because then Mike Tomlin could talk to him about the sketchy radio reception in person.

Finally, a few sites have a great mini-story about Marshawn Lynch riding a Skittles bike around Paisley, Scotland. They only have it because some local NFL fan recognized him and took video.

According to The Sun, he was filming at a shop called Houston Kiltmakers, probably as a tie-in to the Super Bowl location, and most likely a pre-game bit since I can’t picture Skittles dropping $3 million on an ad unless he was playing.

As usual, he was playful until he realized the cameras were on. “He wasn’t too happy with people filming him, though.” I bet it beat watching Seattle get drubbed in Atlanta.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Stars at Rangers – 7:00 | Sportsnet
  • Blackhawks at Avalanche – 9:00PM | NBCSN
  • Lightning at Ducks – 10:00 | Sportsnet
• NBA: Raptors at Nets – 7:30 | TSN
• so much college basketball; given DFO’s fanbases:
  • Pittsburgh at North Carolina State – 7:00PM | ESPNU
  • Michigan at Wisconsin – 9:00PM | ESPN
• Australian Open: Second-round play – 9:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN2

I’m going back to bed. ENJOY YOUR EVENING!