NFL Odds

* Buffalo – Kansas City -7.5 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Kansas City

* Jacksonville – Dallas -6.5 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Jacksonville

* Carolina – St. Louis -3 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = St. Louis

* Miami – Cincinnati -1 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Miami

* Washington – Detroit -2.5 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Washington

* Denver – San Francisco -1 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = Denver

* Green Bay – N.Y. Jets -6 at 1:00 PM
OUR PICK = N.Y. Jets

* Tennessee – San Diego -3.5 at 4:05 PM
OUR PICK = Tennessee

* Tampa Bay – Arizona -3 at 4:15 PM
OUR PICK = Arizona

* Minnesota – New England -5.5 at 4:15 PM
OUR PICK = New England

* Seattle – Oakland -2.5 at 4:15 PM
OUR PICK = Seattle

* Pittsburgh – New Orleans -1 at 8:20 PM
OUR PICK = New Orleans

* Houston – Indianapolis -6 at 8:30 PM
OUR PICK = Indianapolis

This weeks top pick against the spread would be Denver +1 at San Francisco. The 49ers have looked horrible this season, even at home. The Broncos will outright win this game by atleast a touchdown.

Aaron Green

The High School running back has already amassed 1,149 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. Aaron Green will be in the backfield for the Nebraska Cornhuskers very soon.

Green had limited his possible destinations down to Nebraska, Florida State, Cal and the Texas Longhorns. When it came down to making a decision he pick the Cornhuskers over them all.

Why did he choose Nebraska?

“Just deep down inside I just got that feeling that that was the place I needed to be,” Aaron Green said to the Journal Star.

Green is currently playing for Madison High School, and is ranked as the #3 High School Running back by Scout.com. He has extremely quick acceleration, great balance, and an unbelievable ability to change direction. He is considered to be a complete back that just has to add some muscle at the next level.

As a sophomore, Green rushed for over 2,000 yards and 27 touchdowns. He averaged 8.4 yards per carry that season, and caught 16 passes for 215 yards.

Nebraska is getting a phenomenal player in Aaron Green.

Eric LeGrand, Rutgers Football

Eric LeGrand went to make a routine tackle during a kickoff in the Rutgers vs. Army Football Game. However, upon making the hit, LeGrand’s neck bent in an awkward position, and left the Colonia High School graduate laying on the field motionless.

LeGrand fractured the C-3 and C-4 vertebrae in his spine. He underwent emergency surgery, at Hackensack University Medical Center on Saturday night, and remains in intensive care.

According to reports, they are not yet ruling out the possibility that LeGrand will walk again. It all depends on the severity of the injury to the spinal cord. If the spinal cord is just badly bruised, LeGrand may regain movement again. If the spinal cord is severed, the prognosis won’t be as positive.

LeGrand is a graduate of Colonia High School in Colonia, New Jersey, which is 15 minutes from the Rutgers University campus. In high school he starred at Middle Linebacker and Running Back, and was ranked by Scout.com as the 21st best Middle Linebacker in the nation.

Rutgers’ coaches and teammates are hopeful that LeGrand will walk back onto the football field one day.

“We’re just going to believe that Eric LeGrand is going to walk onto that field again with us,” said head coach Greg Schiano, as he fought back tears.

The LeGrand family released the following statement:
“We want to say thank you to everyone for all of your prayers, kind words, and well wishes. We appreciate every single thought. Eric is in good spirits and we are praying for a full recovery.”

Brodrick Bunkley - Eagles DT

It turns Bunkley suffered a torn ligament in his elbow, which will require surgery. This surgery usually takes several months to fully recover from, which means Bunkley’s season with the Eagles may be over. This is a major blow to an Eagles defense that is ranked close to the bottom of the league already. Bunkley is the Eagles main run stopper, even though his numbers this season are not all that great. With his absence in the middle of the Eagles defensive line, we will probably see teams try and run the ball against Philadelphia more often.

Taking Bunkley’s spot at right defensive tackle will probably be Trevor Laws. The Eagles are expected to add another DT to their roster in time for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Brett Favre

If so, it could be bad news for the Minnesota Vikings QB. The NFL is investigating the matter, and should relatively easily be able to come to a conclusion. All they have to do is get hold of the cell phone records for calls and text/photo messages sent to Jenn Sterge’rs phone. If they can do that, it should be easy to determine if these calls and sexting messages came from a phone used by Favre. Whether the NFL can get hold of these records is not known yet.

Here is what the Twitter nations has been saying about the whole scandal (with twitter user names removed).

* “I don’t believe these Brett Favre rumors on Deadspin.com.”
* “Brett Favre has his hands full with tears.”
* “Jenn Sterger turned down Brett Favre… too funny!”
* “I hope this Favre scandal helps make the Vikings lose team chemistry.”
* “Is Brett Favre so stupid that he would really be sexting Playboy model Jenn Sterger?”
* “I don’t believe this Favre rumor on Deadspin. He’s not that crazy… I don’t think..”
* “Brett Favre is still the love of my life, even if these sexting rumors are true.”

There are plenty of mixed reactions to this scandal, as some people are believing the rumors, while others deny them. Once the NFL decides what to do about the incident, people will be able to make more conclusive opinions on how they really feel about Favre.

Mike Tirico & Brett Favre Tonight

Favre, as most people know already, is involved in accusations that he left incriminating voice mail messages on the phone of former Jets employee Jenn Sterger. According to these accusations, he then sent photos of his genitals to her phone.

Most likely, not much will be mentioned of this by Mike Tirico, or the rest of the MNF crew during tonight’s game. They are merely accusations that were released by an anonymous source. However, it may bring back memories for ESPN’s Mike Tirico, who was involved in a scandal of his own back in 1992.

According to a book published by New York Times reporter Michael Freeman, Tirico was accused in several instances of sexual harassment himself.

Mike Tirico’s scandal started in 1992 when he was working for ESPN. One of the women that accused him of sexual harassment said that he would not leave her alone at a party. According to Freeman’s book, the woman was approached by Tirico who told her, “You are the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen.”

When the woman ignored Tirico and even told him to “leave her alone,” Tirico persisted. He allegedly proceeded to try and reach his hand between her thighs.

This is just one of the instances where Tirico was accused of harassment. There are also more. He claims that they were all merely misunderstandings.

Tirico has been married, and was only suspended by the ESPN network for 3 months back in 1992. None of these allegations were ever proven. Shouldn’t these celebrities be granted the benefit of the doubt, at least until something is proven?

Is the Brett Favre Scandal True?

The Vikings are set to play the Jets tonight in what will be an awkward homecoming for Brett Favre, after allegations that he left some voice messages and sent text/picture messages to former Jets employee, Jenn Sterger. Apparently Sterger received photos of what allegedly are Brett Favre’s genitals from the man himself.

It just makes one question, if perhaps this entire story was created by some crazy Jets fan, who happens to sound like Brett Favre on the phone. Sure the voice mail left to Jenn Sterger certainly sounded a lot like Brett Favre, but there are plenty of people out there that specialize in imitating famous celebrities, as well as their voices. Would a pro-athlete really send pictures of his genitals to someone that he doesn’t even know finds him attractive or not? Is Favre really that stupid?

This is sure to be a huge distraction for Favre as he comes back to New York to play the Jets tonight. Sterger, is not the one who reported the voice mail she received. It was an outside source that knew about it and let it out to the media.

Is Brett Favre as stupid as this whole scandal would make him out to be, or is it simply a conspiracy put together by some hardcore New York Jets football fans?

Randy Moss Traded to Vikings

The 33-year-old Randy Moss will now give Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre a wide receiver that can stretch the field. Moss, who was drafted by the Vikings in 1998, as the 21st pick in the 1st round, will return to a team that he spent his first 7 seasons with from 1998-2005. Moss’s best season came in 2003-04 when he had 111 catches for 1632 yards and 17 touchdowns for the Vikings.

This season in New England before the trade, Moss has been rather disgruntled. He wished to get a contract extension from the Patriots, but the front office was not on the same page as him. He only had 9 catches for 139 yards through 4 games for New England. Moss has not agreed on a contract extension with the Vikings, but that may come sometime this season.

The Patriots acquired Moss from the Oakland Raiders in April of 2007 in exchange for a 4th round draft pick, which is less than they got in return for the wide receiver today.

Moss currently holds the all time single season touchdown record in the NFL. He set the record in 2007 with 23 touchdown catches.

During his career in the NFL, Moss has had several legal issues, mostly revolving around possession of marijuana. In 2005 in an interview with Bryant Gumble, Gumble asked Moss if he still uses marijuana. Moss responded, “I might. I might have fun. And, you know, hopefully … I won’t get into any trouble by the NFL by saying that, you know. I have had fun throughout my years and, you know, predominantly in the off season.”

In exchange for Randy Moss, the Patriots will receive a 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft.

Kassim Osgood

Kassim Osgood, had to jump out of a second-floor window to escape the man, who was obviously very upset about something.

Both Osgood and Putnal made it out safely.

“He’s fine,” said Jack Del Rio. “I’m aware of it. I really can’t comment on that whole deal. He’s doing OK.”

Kassim Osgood is currently in his first year with the Jacksonville Jaguars, after playing with the San Diego Chargers in the past.

NFL Week 3 Scores

Cincinnati 20
Carolina 7

Buffalo 30
New England 38

San Francisco 10
Kansas City 31

Tennessee 29
NY Giants 10

Cleveland 17
Baltimore 24

Pittsburgh 38
Tampa Bay 13

Atlanta 27
New Orleans 24
OT

Detroit 10
Minnesota 24

Dallas 27
Houston 13

Philadelphia 28
Jacksonville 3

Washington 16
St. Louis 30

Indianapolis 27
Denver 13

Oakland 23
Arizona 24

San Diego 20
Seattle 27

NY Jets 31
Miami 23

What was your biggest surprise of week 3 in the NFL season?