The NFL has it’s share of storylines this year…..The Vick dogfighting thing, Priest Holmes trying come back, wondering how many 5 year olds could fit in a pair of Andy Reid’s pants, but none is more exciting than this:
a white running back and a black kicker
Brian Leonard, a tailback out of Rutgers, got picked up in the draft by the Rams this year. I saw at least two Rutgers games where Leonard played, and I had no idea until today that he was a white guy. Maybe those hideous all red, er, “scarlet” unis Rutgers wore distracted me. Now, my parents can probably remember a time when there were at least a few good ivory-skinned tailbacks. John Riggins comes to mind. My grandparents can probably remember when all the running backs were white (Hello, Paul Hornung). Maybe Leonard will be the great-white-hope that the 1980’s Boston Celtics were.
Justin Medlock out of UCLA got drafted by the Kansas City chiefs. The brotha can kick the shit out of the football. I guess he got popped on a DUI a few years back. If he gains a few pounds, he’s gonna be Seblackstian Janikowski
August 19, 2007 at 8:05 pm |
lol
Good stuff.
The last white running back in the NFL was, um, Brock Forsey (yes, I had to google “white running backs”).
http://www.nfl.com/players/brockforsey/profile?id=FOR532743
As far as Andy Reid’s pants, I’m going to go with 6, provided they’re not American, McDonalds fed children.
August 20, 2007 at 3:23 pm |
Justin Medlock will also need to get arthritis on his toe.