Your “PLAYOFFS – WOO!!!!!!!!!!!” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Citing “health issues”, Richie Incognito has decided to retire.
  • “I’m done, I’m done, that’s it,” Incognito told The Buffalo News. “It’s been a long career. My liver and kidneys are shutting down. Nothing I can’t restore with some balance, but the stress is killing me.
  • Shady has feelings on the issue:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZd4F1BZ36/

• Current & former Raiders are also dropping hints about former punter Marquette King.
  • Cordarrelle Patterson said King was “kind of a diva”.
  • Bruce Irvin wants to line up against him first time out. Likely to discuss dining options in Denver.

Yo twitter followers cant save yo ass when u in between them white lines! 😂😂 😂😂

— Bruce Irvin (@BIrvin_WVU11) April 10, 2018

Got approval. Got fine money too. 😩😩😩😂

— Bruce Irvin (@BIrvin_WVU11) April 10, 2018

• FOX announced that color-rush uniforms will disappear from the 2018 Thursday broadcast schedule.
  • But teams are still free to keep them as an alternate jersey.

• Aaron Rodgers is on a philanthropic mission with his girlfriend, race car driver Danica Patrick, on behalf of Starkey Hearing Foundation to give hearing aids to people around the world.
  • They are currently in Asia, which is how this photo came to be.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhYovmxgutz/

Finally, the NFL is releasing the preseason schedule tonight on the NFL Network. I assume they’ll have in-depth analysis sometime around 8:00PM.

• Fortunately, it has been released online already.
• Logic dictates the regular-season schedule will be released next week, with the Draft being held two weeks from tomorrow.

Also, my Seahawks seat-allocation appointment is tomorrow, which is another sign they’re about to tell us when the games will be played next season.

• Currently, I sit in Section 306, at the bottom of the green portion of the section. The seats in front of me are in the next price point, and are $20 per seat more expensive.

• Should I choose to change location, I have two options beyond my current spot will move from my spot on the 10-yard line:
  • To move lower to the field within the same price point, but closer to the end zone, or
  • To move lower to the field, but increasing my price point.

Practically, if I can’t get at least half-way down, there’s no point in moving. I’m undercover, which is a huge bonus in Seattle, and my knees can still handle the climb.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL: playoffs baby! Check out the Eastern Conference preview here.
  • Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets – 7:00PM | CNBC / Sportsnet
  • Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins – 7:00PM | NBCSN / CBC
  • Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights – 10:00PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet360

• NBA:
  • Bucks at 76ers – 8:00PM | ESPN
  • Raptors at Heat – 8:00PM | TSN
  • Jazz at Trail Blazers – 10:30PM | ESPN / TSN5
  • Lakers at Clippers – 10:30PM | TSN

• MLB:
  • Jays at Orioles – 7:00PM | Sportsnet1