Your “Que Desafortunado Para Ti” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• For those of you who live in the region: Chiefs-Rams tickets went on sale Wednesday.
  • They are setting aside seats for the first responders fighting the fires and police who answered the Thousand Oaks shooting call.
  • It’ll be the first Monday Night game at the Coliseum since 1985.

• Scorned fans planning the trip to Mexico City are already talking lawsuits.
  • Language like this doesn’t help: It’ll be up to the NFL to decide whether fans will be refunded their tickets for Estadio Azteca. Some hotel reservations won’t be; neither will most airfare. And the excitement of a life-changing trip can’t be replaced.

• Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer publicly came out as gay in an interview with Outsports.
  • Rohrer spent six seasons with the Cowboys, appearing in 83 games between 1982 and 1987.
  • He said he never felt uncomfortable on the Cowboys, as he figured his teammates didn’t care.
    • Rohrer concurred with Michael Irvin’s assessment during a 2011 interview with Out magazine that the Cowboys he played on would’ve welcomed an openly gay player on the team.
  • Rohrer is now a successful commercial producer in Los Angeles. In the last few years he’s produced three Super Bowl commercials, for Doritos, Heinz and the NFL.

• Big Ben really knows how to make teammates feel like friends:
  • “I texted him yesterday before the deadline asking him — texted — saying I was hoping he was going to show up, and if he decided not to I wish him nothing but the best.”

• A Jets fan is blaming his DWI on their loss to the Bills.
  • 57-year-old Christopher Greyshock, of West Milford, NJ, was charged after he rear-ended another vehicle.
  • Greyshock, who reportedly had an open bottle of whiskey in his car and was suspected of possessing marijuana as well, apparently told responding officers: “I drank too much because the Jets suck.”

Finally, the NFL got out its December flex pen:

• December 2:
  • Niners-Seahawks moved from primetime to afternoon
  • Chargers-Steelers moved from afternoon to primetime
• December 9:
  • Steelers-Raiders moved from primetime to afternoon
  • Rams-Bears moved from afternoon to primetime

I actually approve of the December 2 change, as it means I can get home from Seattle at a reasonable hour.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Capitals at Jets – 8:00PM | Sportsnet
  • Blues at Blackhawks – 8:00PM | NBCSN
  • Ducks at Golden Knights – 10:30PM | NBCSN
• NBA:
  • Pistons at Raptors – 7:30PM | Sportsnet1
  • Pelicans at Timberwolves – 8:00PM | ESPN / TSN
  • Trail Blazers at Lakers – 10:30PM | ESPN / Sportsnet1
• NCAA:
  • Football:
    • Buffalo at Ohio – 7:00PM | ESPN2 / TSN3
    • Miami (Ohio) at Northern Illinois – 8:00PM | ESPNU
  • Basketball:
    • Michigan at Villanova – 6:30PM | FS1
    • Marquette at Indiana – 8:30PM | FS1

It’s been a shitty, rainy day in Vancouver, so I recommend you follow my lead & curl up and watch some sports this evening. BEATS WORKING FOR FREE!