Your “I Know Exactly How Boring This Is” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• Dreamboat hinted on Instagram that he’ll retire at 45, or when he said he’d retire.

• The Broncos have to rename their stadium, until they get a new sponsor who will rename it for them.
  • Broncos Stadium at Mile High is the chosen moniker.
  • The name is designed to be a temporary one until the team secures another naming rights sponsor, due to The Sports Authority going bankrupt in 2016.

• In a move sure to upset Fantasy owners everywhere, Julio Jones is working out with Terrell Owens.
  • Falcons management is said to be “concerned” because they don’t want Jones’ mini-holdout to blow up into T-O sized crisis.

• The ‘other’ offseason football league has added some quality coaching talent to its roster.
  • With the reported addition of Daryl Johnson yesterday, the Alliance of American Football now has him & Mike Martz, Brad Childress, Mike Singletary, Rick Neuheisel, Dennis Erickson, Phil Savage, Michael Vick, Steve Spurrier, Jon Kitna and Larry Marmie are among the former players, coaches and front office staff joining the fledgling league.
  • Meanwhile, the XFL has HODOR’s dad as CEO.

Finally, in news Gratliff & I will pour one out over, former Rams center Leon White – aka Big Van Vader – died Monday night at age 63.

• He only lasted two years in the NFL, but played for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV against the Steelers.
  • A game my mom remembers as being the backdrop for the Warren Beatty version of “Heaven Can Wait”.
• I’m speaking blasphemy, but the best tribute to his wrestling persona can be found under Brandon Stroud’s name over at With Spandex on Uproxx.

I’m including two video clips. The first is his WCW debut back in 1990.

The second is the match where he ripped off part of Mick Foley’s ear.

Dude was awesome. If you watch, have fun going down the rabbit hole.

Tonight’s sports & entertainment:

• NHL:
  • NHL Awards – 8:00PM | NBCSN / Sportsnet
    • From Las Vegas.
    • Hopefully, Ovi’s still drunk.
•  Beisbol:
  • MLB:
    • Mariners at Yankees – 7:00PM | MLBN / Sportsnet1
  • College World Series:
    • U*NC vs. Oregon State – 7:00PM | ESPN
      • On the official NCAA website, even the NCAA has asterisk’d the Tar Heels for tWBS.

• AMC – Tombstone – 7:00PM
• SCI / Discovery Science: BattleBots on Science – 9:00PM

It’s Opening Night at Nat Bailey tonight, so I’m off selling beer to the masses. Esteemed commentist Joliet Jake Delhomme knows what I’m talking about.

Beyond that, I’ve got nothing. ENTERTAIN YOURSELVES!