NFL offseason thread

The Raiders are diverse because they had two Black running backs and a Black receiver?

 

I'm not quite sure how Marcus Allen, Bo Jackson, and Tim Brown make them any more diverse, either.

 

Hispanic head coach that won a Super Bowl.
One guy became a black head coach for them.
One guy was head of the NFLPA.

 

Point is he heard it. I don’t know why anyone at Ohio State would say it.

 

Oof. Tylenol. Overrated and dangerous as hell.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes, 33, has been moved to hospice care at his parents' home in Georgia two years after being diagnosed with liver disease.

Hayes told ESPN before entering the hospital last month that he had been placed on a waiting list for a transplant at the Mayo Clinic and Northwestern Medicine in December after being hospitalized over 20 times in the past year.

"The first diagnosis they gave me was alcoholic cirrhosis," Hayes said. "But when we dug in deeper, it became just chronic liver disease, because I don't drink like that. If I did drink, it was just like wine or something like that. But my body is made different. And that's what [my doctor] said -- 'Everybody's made different.'"

"I went from 220 [pounds] to 150," Hayes said. "That was when I was first diagnosed.”

While alcoholic liver cirrhosis is on the rise in people ages 25-34, according to a 2018 University of Michigan study, Hayes said he suspects the use of nonprescription pain medications is what caused his condition, combined with a family history of liver disease. Hayes said he took over-the-counter pain medications during his playing career but never more than the amount directed on the bottle.

"I didn't do like regular guys do with the Toradol shots ... I just took [NSAIDs]," Hayes said. "I thought it was safer. But once I got out and started doing research, I was like, 'Oh ... my body is not set up for this.'"

Hayes, who played for the Bucs from 2008 to 2011, the Chicago Bears in 2012 and Jacksonville Jaguars from 2013 to 2014, was diagnosed with the condition while being treated for an unrelated medical issue.

The FDA advises that taking too much Tylenol (acetaminophen) can cause liver damage, and those with liver disease or who consume three alcoholic drinks daily should consult with their doctor before taking the medication. As far as Aleve (naproxen), it has been associated with cases of drug-induced liver injury -- 1-3 per 100,000 users, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.​

Ex-Bucs, Noles LB Hayes, 33, in hospice care

 

Ohio State QB Justin Fields managing epilepsy as he heads into 2021 NFL Draft

 

Hey @DanielSimpsonDay - I think the Jets should really consider signing him

 

I would never sully Joe Cool's legacy by having him don the green and white.

Now, Tom Brady? I'd love to see him have an Esiason '95 season with them.

 

Good investigative piece on ESPN.com today: Records: NFL players' investments funded controversial high-interest loans - The summary: A bunch of NFL players, through a financial advisor (Feste) and co-founder of a Christian congregation, were investing their money in a company that provided title loans to low-income borrowers, with obscene interest rates. It's unclear whether players knew about this, or, if they just blindly invested some of their money with Feste.

 

jesus threw the money changers out of the temple because they were only charging single-digit interest and weren't moving enough advocare supplements

 

As I first started reading it, I thought, "This sounds very Texas," and yes, as the story developed, it turned out to involve many players with Texan ties, and the main guy is in San Antonio.

 

Steelers CB Justin Layne arrested in Ohio, charged with firearm offense