Your “One Month Until Camps Open” Monday Evening Open Thread

Most training camps open between July 25-27. As such, it’s nothing but “here’s how we’re gonna do this year” quotes coming out of most players & teams. Of note:

NFL Notes:

• Cam Newton is throwing footballs again, having recovered from shoulder surgery.
  • And get this: he wants to win a Super Bowl before he retires. That’s crazy talk! Typical me-first attitude.

• Nick Fairley has been placed on the non-football injurt list, ending his season.
  • The third opinion he was hoping would allow his career to continue also said “no”.

• ESPN is all-in on the Derek Carr paycheque.
  • They’ve cursed him by comparing his deal to Rich Gannon’s.
  • They’re comparing how intervening deals have dropped Joe Flacco from first to fifth in QB salary.
    • PLAYER         TEAM         Avg. Per Year
      Derek Carr      Raiders         $25M
      Andrew Luck   Colts            $24.6M
      Drew Brees     Saints            $24.2M
      Kirk Cousins    Redskins       $23.9M
      Joe Flacco       Ravens          $22.1M

• ‘Borrowing’ from Crimebeat! again:
  • Michael Floyd had a sentencing violation hearing for testing positive for alcohol while under house arrest for his DUI.
    • He tested at 0.055; he’s blaming Kombucha tea.
    • UPDATED: he was sentenced to one day in jail, and the remaining five days of house arrest.
  • Tyrunn Walker has been released by the Rams due to sexual assault allegations.
  • Former Packer Ahman Green has been arrested for suspected child abuse.

• Aaron Rodgers beat Erin Andrews on the Michael Strahan hosted “$100,000 Pyramid” Sunday night, as football metaphors & dating innuendos abound.
  • The woman was a fucking half-wit coug thrilled to be on the TV.
    • It was clear her churching prevented her from getting the innuendos in the questions.
  • FYI – Rodgers has been linked to SI model & “Baywatch” movie “actress” Kelly Rohrbach since his breakup with Olivia Munn.
    • I’m going to say a move-up on looks, but a move down on experience, with a lateral move in terms of overall flexibility. Judge for yourself:

Guy knows how to beard, I’ll give him that.

Tonight’s sports:

• NBA:
  • Annual awards – 9:00PM | TNT / TSN
•  Beisbol:
  • MLB:
    • Twins at Red Sox – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
    • Rockies at Giants – 10:00PM | ESPN
  • College World Series:
    • Finals Game 1 in Omaha: LSU vs. Florida – 7:00PM | ESPN
• WWE:
  • Monday Night Raw – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
• International Rugby:
  • British/Irish Lions vs. Hurricanes – Tue 3:35AM | TSN2

UPDATE: Senor Weaselo has a buddy competing on American Ninja Warrior – 8:00, on NBC.

• He’s the guy with the pink goatee.

What will tomorrow bring? THE MIND WONDERS!