Tag: Cleveland Browns

Jamal Lewis calls it a career

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NFL running back Jamal Lewis has been placed on the NFL’s Injured Reserve (IR) list by the Cleveland Browns due to post concussion symptoms. His brain is damaged from injuries he sustained while playing football. Being placed on the IR not only ends Lewis’ season, it also means the end of his football career. Lewis previously announced that this season would be his last in the NFL.

Before playing for the Browns, Lewis played for the Baltimore Ravens who drafted Lewis with the fifth pick overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft. He played in a Superbowl his rookie season, running for over 100 yards and scoring a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXV. In 2003, he rushed for 2,066 yards, 39 yards short of the all-time NFL record for rushing yards in a season, a record held by Eric Dickerson.

Lewis was a hard runner with quick feet. He could run a defender over or run right past them.

I came up with the name for this blog because of Jamal Lewis. More or less. I was the winning bidder on an eBay auction for a “mint” Jamal Lewis rookie card. I paid for the card and when it arrived in the mail, it wasn’t “mint” as advertised. It had a bent corner. I emailed the seller and tried to return the card for a refund, but he was not interested. After emailing the seller a couple of times complaining about my “mint” card with the bent corner, I gave up. This was around the time I was thinking of starting a blog. I decided that I would try to take my dissatisfying eBay experience and make something positive out of it.

It was then that Bent Corner was born.

by Rick  /  December 3, 2009  /  Posted in: Football
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Terrell Suggs may miss the rest of the season

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn’s wallet is a bit lighter thanks to the illegal chop-block on Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs. Quinn refuses to say how much the fine from the NFL is, but a league source tells ESPN that it’s $10,000.

An MRI exam showed that Suggs suffered a severe MCL sprain in his right knee resulting from Quinn’s chop-block on Monday night. Suggs’ agent, Gary Wichard, said that his client might miss the rest of the season.

Though I’ve never been a Brady Quinn fan and I think he’s a punk, Terrell Suggs is a thug who brags about hurting opposing players. No matter how hard I try, I can’t feel sorry for him. If there is such a thing as karma, it would stand to reason that a player like Suggs would suffer a season ending injury.

1 Comment by Rick  /  November 18, 2009  /  Posted in: Football
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Who knew the NFL had a problem with players getting drunk and killing people?

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has indefinitely suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth for getting his drink on, getting behind the wheel of this 2005 Bentley, and killing a man.

From the Miami-Herald:

“The conduct reflected in (Stallworth’s) guilty plea resulted in the tragic loss of life and was inexcusable,” said Goodell in a letter to Stallworth. “While the criminal justice system has determined the legal consequences of this incident, it is my responsibility as NFL Commissioner to determine appropriate league discipline for your actions, which have caused irreparable harm to the victim and his family, your club, your fellow players and the NFL.”

Stallworth received only a 30-day jail sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to DUI manslaughter. Like most people, I was surprised by the leniency of the plea agreement. I figured getting drunk and killing a man would earn Stallworth at least six weeks in jail, possibly even eight weeks.

Roger Goodell is a tough disciplinarian. Football players should try to avoid killing people on his watch.

9 Comments by Rick  /  June 18, 2009  /  Posted in: Sports
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NFL player kills a man and gets a whopping 30 days in jail

donte-stallworthDonte’ Stallworth, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, got behind the wheel of his black 2005 Bentley after a night of drinking at a Miami Beach bar and hit and killed a pedestrian, 59-year old construction worker Mario Reyes.  Stallworth was arrested for DUI manslaughter and faced a possible 15 years in prison.  He first reached a financial agreement with Reyes’ family and he then accepted a plea deal from the Miami prosecutor that gave him only 30 days in jail.

Get drunk, get behind the wheel, kill a man, and get only 30 days in jail.

Good thing he only killed a man and not pit bulls. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick ran a dog fighting ring and spent 23 month federal prison. He was also kicked out of the NFL. Will Donte’ Stallworth also get the heave-ho from the league?

We shall see.

1 Comment by Rick  /  June 17, 2009  /  Posted in: Sports
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So when did Kurt Warner start shaving?

warnerArizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner looks like he has started shaving. Back when he played with the Rams, he always had a heavy growth on his face.  Reportedly it was because he absolutely hated to shave.  Instead of using a razor, he would use an electric trimmer.  That always sounded worse than shaving to me.

Some said it was because his Christian religion forbade him from taking a razor to his face.  Warner is a deeply religious man.  Personally, I never believed that.  If Billy Graham can shave his face so he doesn’t look like a drunken hobo or a Cleveland Browns fan, Warner can too.

Maybe someone reminded him that he’s a millionaire and can easily pay for a fancy shave at the barber shop.

by Rick  /  January 17, 2009  /  Posted in: Sports
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