2013 NFL Draft: SportStars, Athletes First Lead Agents: 39 Clients Selected

SportStars and Athletes First, two leading NFL player agent companies, were numbers one and two in having their clients signed by NFL teams, with 39 players in total, according to the Sports Agent Blog’s Darren Heitner.


That list includes Athletes First clients Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee, selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round, and Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin taken by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round. More at Zennie62.com: SportStars, Athletes First Lead 2013 NFL Draft Agents: 39 Clients Selected

Jim Brown, Reggie Rucker: Cleveland Browns On Football Reporters BTR Tonight

Jim Brown. The very name says greatness in pro football.


NFL Hall Of Fame Great Jim Brown will be joined by Browns WR Legend and fellow HOFmer Reggie Rucker #33 and both will bring their timeless insights on the $42 million lawsuit settlement with a group of retired NFL players including Brown and Rucker, who challenged the NFL over using their names and images without their consent to a very special version of Football Reporters Online Show at Blog Talk Radio tonight, Thursday night April 4th, at 6 PM Pacific, 9 PM Eastern.


This show celebrates the five-year anniversary of the program started by Dr. Football, Bill Chackhes. More, including the phone call in number at Zennie62.com:Jim Brown, Reggie Rucker: Cleveland Browns On Football Reporters BTR Tonight

Beyonce Says She Wasn't Lip-Syncing; Media Says She Was

Beyonce appeared in a press conference in New Orleans at the Super Bowl today, and started the affair with a rendition of The National Anthem that was so 'in-your-face' to critics who claimed she was lip-syncing that it was as funny as it was just plain awesome.

But even though it seemed Beyonce set the record straight, many in the media audience obviously didn't listen.

Take Fox News and this headline: "Beyonce sings national anthem at press conference, admits she lip-synced at inauguration," written by Fox News and The Associated Press. It's wrong.

What Beyonce said was that she "sang along with a pre-recorded track." When a CBS media type asked for a clarification, she said that she did sing.

But, as I said in my video, she was not lip-syncing - I was there.

Stay tuned.

Baltimore Ravens v. San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl 47 Preview

The NFL media website has great information about the Super Bowl for NFL members like this blogger. One of them is this preview document that was posted in the website. You can’t see it, so here’s a Zennie62 exclusive for you to get ready for Sunday:

SUPER BOWL XLVII: BALTIMORE RAVENS VS. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

It all comes down to this.

On Sunday, February 3, the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers will meet in Super Bowl XLVII (6:00 PM ET, CBS) at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

The game will mark the first time in any of the four major professional sports (NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL) that brothers – Baltimore’s JOHN and San Francisco’s JIM HARBAUGH – will match up against one another as head coaches in a postseason game.

“I guess it’s pretty neat,” says John Harbaugh, who has eight postseason wins in his first five seasons, tied with TOM FLORES for the most since the 1970 merger. “It’s pretty cool. But it’s really about the team. It’s about the players. That’s what it’s about. More at Zennie62 here:Super Bowl XLVII Preview: Baltimore Ravens v. San Francisco 49ers

KC Chiefs MLB Jovan Belcher: Kills Girfriend, Then Self

KC Chiefs MLB Jovan Belcher seemed to have everything to live for. But for some reason, during an argument with his girlfriend, and in front of her mother it seems, he snapped and killed her. Then, Jovan drove to the KC Chiefs Practice Field, where, before entering he was met by KC Chiefs GM Scott Pioli and Head Coach Romeo Crennell and then pulled out a bag and shot himself. Jovan Belcher: KC Chiefs MLB Kills Girfriend, Then Self; Just Became Father

Willie Brown On The New Oakland Raiders, Need For New Stadium

Given how the Oakland Raiders are performing, it’s time to look back to the 2012 NFL Draft Red Carpet and the remarks of the Raiders Legendary Cornerback (that’s my title for him) Willie Brown on the “new” Raiders.

He said that without a person like the late Al Davis, the team needed leadership at the head coach and general manager positions. Brown also said that a key to the Raiders stating in Oakland was getting a new stadium – something the Raiders have been working with Oakland and Alameda County officials on. More at Zennie62.com: Oakland Raiders Willie Brown On The New Raiders, Need For New Stadium

Wounded Baltimore Ravens Get Ass Kicked in Houston

Ouch. My bottom still hurts from the beating the Houston Texans gave the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The game was beyond painful to watch and it was heart-breaking watching a team with so much potential play so poorly in a match-up of what was supposed to be the AFC’s top teams.

Unfortunately the Texans had the Ravens’ number early when they sacked quarterback Joe Flacco and scored a safety. This ignited the ugly chain of events that ended in the 43-13 beat down of the Ravens. - more at Zennie62.com Wounded Baltimore Ravens Suffer Meltdown in Houston

Falcons Can’t Fix NFL Issues Woes Until January

The Atlanta Falcons current record of 6-0 may have been dismissed by many parts of the media much to the annoyance of Falcons fans, but the NFL’s last undefeated team has still been met with some caution by fans of the team from Georgia.

There are two main reasons for this, the second, which we will come too later is this current teams recent playoff history, something that the media themselves have become a little obsessed with. The playoffs don’t start until January and therefore it is impossible for any team to improve their record in the post season at any time before then. More at Zennie62.com Atlanta Falcons Can’t Fix NFL Playoff Woes Until January

Oakland Raiders Darrius Heyward-Bey Injury - A Different Take

Could the injury sustained by Oakland Raiders Wide Receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey have been prevented? This detailed blog entry called Oakland Raiders Darrius Heyward-Bey Injury Due To Poor Play Design says it could have been.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio’s Awful Maurice Vick Post

MAN! Can Pro Football Talk's blogger Mike Florio be any more awful toward a person than what he wrote about Maurice Vick? Check out Zennie62 here: Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio’s Classless Maurice Vick Post

Cam Newton - Steve Smith Of Panthers Must Talk To Rod Chudzinsky, Too

The real reason Cam Newton's not performing well is Offensive Coordinator Rod Chudzinsky. It's he who has designed a game plan that includes an undisciplined passing game. It lacks roll-outs, sprint passes, and most of all, short passes of the 1-step, 3-step, 5-step variety - or 2-step out of the spread formation.

Smith has to focus on coaches, too.

NFL Transactions 09/18/2012

NFL Transactions

09/18/2012

The following are official NFL transactions for Tuesday, September 18.  Transactions will be published each day after they are circulated to NFL clubs.  This public version will include waiver requests, assignments via waivers, terminations, free agent signings, reserve list and practice squad additions and deletions, and trades.  It will not include waiver claims, tryouts, suspensions, etc.   DATE: Tuesday, 9/18/2012     WAIVER SYSTEM TRANSACTIONS    WAIVER REQUESTS (All are NO RECALL)    DETROIT     Barnes, Kevin DB  Maryland            Norris, Slade LB  Oregon State                 From Reserve/Injured   MIAMI     Baker, Ryan DT  Purdue          NEW ENGLAND     Rivera, Mike LB  Kansas            Salas, Greg WR  Hawaii          OAKLAND     Guess, Nick LS  Tennessee           CLAIMING DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., N.Y. Time, Wednesday, 9/19/12   ASSIGNMENT VIA WAIVER SYSTEM    DETROIT     Murphy, Jerome DB  South Florida             From NEW ORLEANS   TERMINATIONS OF VESTED VETERANS    CHICAGO     Booker, Lorenzo RB  Florida State                 From Reserve/Injured   NEW ENGLAND     Hilliard, Lex RB  Montana          NEW ORLEANS     Arrington, Adrian WR  Michigan                 From Reserve/Injured          Injury Settlement   SEATTLE     Lumpkin, Kregg RB  Georgia          TERMINATIONS VIA WAIVER SYSTEM    SAN DIEGO     Gatson, Greg DB  Arkansas      TAMPA BAY     Hardman, Derek G  Eastern Kentucky           * Indicates player's accrued seasons at end of 2011 season.   ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS    FREE AGENT SIGNINGS    CINCINNATI     Gilberry, Wallace DE  Alabama      DENVER     Davis, C.J. C  Pittsburgh             From Denver Practice Squad   NEW ORLEANS     Mack, Elbert DB  Troy      PHILADELPHIA     Vallos, Steve C  Wake Forest      SAN DIEGO     Wells, Reggie G  Clarion      SEATTLE     Gorrer, Danny DB  Texas A&M      TAMPA BAY     Shipley, Jordan WR  Texas      WASHINGTON     White, Markus LB  Florida State             From Tampa Bay Practice Squad     Worthington, Doug DE  Ohio State             From Washington Practice Squad   RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS    CINCINNATI     Anderson, Jamaal DE  Arkansas             Reserve/Injured   DENVER     Blake, Philip C  Baylor             Reserve/Injured   PHILADELPHIA     Kelce, Jason C  Cincinnati             Reserve/Injured   ST. LOUIS     Watkins, Rokevious G  South Carolina             Reserve/Injured   WASHINGTON     Carriker, Adam DE  Nebraska             Reserve/Injured     Orakpo, Brian LB  Texas             Reserve/Injured   PRACTICE SQUAD TRANSACTIONS    ADDITIONS    DENVER     Grant, Adam T  Arizona      DETROIT     Black, Conroy DB  Utah      KANSAS CITY     Ranglin, Rich G  Central Connecticut State      MINNESOTA     Kropog, Troy T  Tulane      ST. LOUIS     Pointer, Quinton DB  Nevada-Las Vegas      SEATTLE     Johnson, Rishaw G  California, Pa.        Toomer, Korey LB  Idaho      TAMPA BAY     Allen, Roger G  Missouri Western        Bryant, D.J. LB  James Madison      WASHINGTON     Hamilton, Dominique DT  Missouri      CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY CLUB    DETROIT     Green, Stephfon RB  Penn State      INDIANAPOLIS     Anunoby, Chigbo NT  Morehouse        Weems, Darrion T  Oregon      KANSAS CITY     Hemingway, Junior WR  Michigan      MINNESOTA     Gurley, Tori WR  South Carolina      ST. LOUIS     Harvey, Brandyn WR  Villanova          SEATTLE     Bradford, Allen LB  Southern California        Lockette, Ricardo WR  Fort Valley State      CONTRACTS TERMINATED BY PLAYER    DENVER     Davis, C.J. C  Pittsburgh             (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)   TAMPA BAY     White, Markus LB  Florida State             (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)   WASHINGTON     Worthington, Doug DE  Ohio State             (Also see ACTIVE LIST ADDITIONS)   OTHER TRANSACTIONS/COMMENTS    DE-ACTIVATIONS (All are 9/17)    ATLANTA     Davis, Dominique QB  East Carolina        Hawley, Joe C  Nevada-Las Vegas        Holmes, Lamar T  Southern Mississippi        Johnson, Terrence DB  California, Pa.        Massaquoi, Jonathan DE  Troy        Matthews, Cliff DE  South Carolina        Mitchell, Charles DB  Mississippi State      DENVER     Blake, Philip C  Baylor           (Also see RESERVE LIST ADDITIONS)     Caldwell, Andre WR  Florida        Hanie, Caleb QB  Colorado State        Harris, Chris DB  Kansas        Hillman, Ronnie RB  San Diego State        Kuper, Chris G  North Dakota        Siliga, Sealver NT  Utah