Your “Some Guys Get All the Breaks” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Tebow has officially signed a tryout contract with the Jags.
  • And there’s already a jersey for sale. 

• Needlessly chiming in, Peyton Manning hopes Aaron Rodgers can stay with the Packers.
  • “When I think of Aaron, I think of him as a Green Bay Packer…” Manning said. “Hopefully, they can get it worked out.”

• Antonio Brown is due to re-sign with the Bucs, but still has to pass a physical.
  • He apparently had his knee scoped on Tuesday.
  • The deal is worth up to $6.25 million and has a guaranteed value of $3.1 million, including a $2 million signing bonus, which is all contingent upon Brown passing the physical.

• A former Giants video employee is suing the team over whistleblower violations.
  • He claims this was a result of the complaint and report he filed following an alleged physical assault and attack he witnessed by current Giants director of football data and innovation Ty Siam against assistant video director Steven Venditti.
    • The Conscientious Employee Protection Act, or CEPA, prohibits an employer from taking any retaliatory action against an employee “who reports criminal, fraudulent or unethical activity to a public body conducting an investigation.”.
  • His lawsuit alleges his dismissal from the team was retaliation for his reporting the incident, and that there was “a pervasive and continuous pattern and culture of violence in the workplace by Giants management.”

In honour of a guy like Tim Tebow finally getting a chance in life, I give you one of Scotland’s greatest poets, Rod Stewart.

Tonight’s sports:

• NHL:
  • Florida vs Tampa Bay – 6:30pm | USA / FX-Canada
    • Game 3 – series tied 1-1
  • Pittsburgh vs NY Islanders – 7:00pm | NBCSN / Sportsnet360
    • Game 3 – series tied 1-1
  • Montreal vs Toronto – 7:30pm | NHLN / CBC / Sportsnet
    • Game 1, so Game 2 could be on Saturday night
  • Vegas vs Minnesota – 9:30pm | NBCSN / Sportsnet360
    • Game 3 – series tied 1-1
• NBA: 8th seed play-in game
  • Indiana vs Washington – 8:00pm | TNT / TSN3
• WNBA:
  • Storm vs. Lynx – 8:00pm | ESPN3 / TSN
• MLB:
  • Red Sox vs Blue Jays – 7:30pm | Sportsnet1

Tomorrow gonna be Sexy, so I’ll see you on the weekend. It’s a three-day weekend in Canada, so don’t expect a lot by way of coherence.