Your Post-Election, Pre-Apocalypse Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Bruce Irvin, freed from the Raiders, has decided to play for the Falcons. 
  • Irvin was born & raised in the Atlanta area. Having played for Dan Quinn in Seattle was also an attraction.
    • “This was a dream [come] true,” Irvin told ESPN’s Vaughn McClure. “The Patriots and Steelers offered more money, but being able to play for my city and my people, you just can’t put a price on that.”
  • Also a dream: he gets his full Raiders salary for 2018, plus a pro-rated contract from the Falcons, earning him over $9.5 million for this season.

• Dez Bryant will likely be a Saint by Saturday is a Saint.
  • The feed actually updated as I was typing the first sentence.
  • Negotiations began soon after his workout ended Tuesday.
  • Fun scheduling fact: The Saints play in Dallas on November 29th.

• Bleacher Report took a run at trying to
  1. Drive Mike McCarthy out of Green Bay, and
  2. Into the arms of the Cleveland Browns.

It’s nothing any of us haven’t heard or screamed about before, but since it was on CNN’s main page it merits observation because non-sports fans type people will come across it.

• Election results with former players or impact on the NFL:
  • Elected:
    • Former Colt Anthony Gonzalez won election in Ohio’s 16th District as a Republican.
    • Former Titan Colin Allred won election in Texas’ 32nd District as a Democrat.
    • Former Raider/Chief/Viking Napoleon Harris won a seat in the Illinois State Senate running unopposed as a Democrat.
    • Former Packer/[Redacted] Clint Didier won the Franklin County, Washington, Commissioner’s race as a Republican.
  • Florida voted on a state constitutional amendment (Amendment 3) that requires any statewide gambling expansion to garner 60% support. It passed thanks to support from Disney & the Seminole Tribe.
    • It was opposed by all three Florida NFL teams, with the Dolphins openly campaigning against it.
    • The loss of a potential revenue stream is speculated to be another linchpin to Shad Khan moving the Jags to London.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Penguins at Capitals – 7:30PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet
  • Predators at Avalanche – 10:00PM | NBCSN
• NBA:
  • Spurs at Heat – 7:30PM | TSN3
  • 76ers at Pacers – 8:00PM | ESPN / Sportsnet1
  • Raptors at Kings – 10:00PM | TSN
  • Timberwolves at Lakers – 10:30PM | ESPN / Sportsnet1
•  NCAA:
  • Football:
    • Ohio at Miami (Ohio) – 7:00PM | ESPNU
    • Toledo at Northern Illinois – 8:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN2
  • Basketball:
    • Ohio State at Cincinnati – 6:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN2
    • Bethune-Cookman at DePaul – 7:30PM | FS1

• It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – season finale: “Mac finds his Pride” – 10:00PM | FXX
  • The official synopsis:
    • “Frank tries to recruit Mac for the gang’s float for the Gay Pride Parade; Frank comes to the realization that Mac will never be secure with his sexual identity unless he comes out to his father.”
  • From the AV Club‘s preview:
    • “Mac is struggling to find his place in the world as a gay man on the 13th finale of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and the final scenes are not to be missed. That’s about all we’ll say.”

It was fun watching the news & reading your election comments last night. So many mood swings. I CAN’T BELIEVE METEOR DIDN’T WIN!