Roundup: Dumb and Dumber To Trailer; Rick Reilly Writes Final Column & Dave Chappelle Talks to David Letterman
By Jason McIntyre
Stat-heavy look at NFL QB rankings, all-time: Brees is 7th, Fouts is 9th, Philip Rivers is 21st, Tony Romo is 23rd, and John Elway is 24th. Boomer Esiason checks in at 29th, and even Trent Green (33) and Jeff Garcia (37) are ahead of Troy Aikman (38). [Football Perspective]
Sean Weatherspoon, a former 1st round pick who only played in seven games last year, will miss the 2014 season due to a ruptured Achilles. [AJC]
Rick Reilly’s last column. He’s retiring to go to Italy for a few months before returning to ESPN for the NFL. [ESPN]
RIP Bob Welch, the announcer who was one a star pitcher, winning the Cy Young with Oakland. [Inside Bay Area Sports]
Bob Kravitz sits down with Colts owner Jim Irsay, who talks at length about his alcoholism and addiction. [Indy Star]
Kyrie Irving was awarded the “No Defense Player of the Year” honor by a writer. [Mercury News]
Study finds short NBA referees have a Napoleon Complex, call more fouls. [Journal of Sports Economics]
From a few days ago, buried in this column: “Cleveland has the No.1 pick and has interest in Love, sources confirm, but the feeling isn’t mutual.” [ESPN Boston]
Eric Cantor’s internal polling had him leading challenge David Brat by 34 points in the Virginia primary last week. He lost to Brat Tuesday, despite having out-spending him by $4.8 million. [Washington Post; Open Secrets]
“The American Medical Association says cheerleading should be considered a sport because of its rigors and risks.” [AP]
Dumb and Dumber To trailer is hilarious, can’t wait for the movie.
White women are racist toward Indian guys on tinder. [via BroBible]
Dave Chappelle was on David Letterman last night. Remains the best comic I’ve ever seen live.
Cool video of Packers WR Jordy Nelson hitting a home run. [via Hot Clicks]