2012 NFL Season

[Maxx]

Colts are trying to trade for Mike Jenkins. Accept nothing less than Dwight Freeney!

[Lint]

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge Sunday after authorities in Oklahoma said he had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

The former Oklahoma State star smelled of alcohol when an officer pulled him over shortly after 3 a.m., Stillwater police spokesman Capt. Randy Dickerson said.

Blackmon agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew a .24 -- three times the legal limit of .08, Dickerson said.

Under Oklahoma law, a driver can be charged with aggravated driving under the influence when a test shows .15 or greater.

[Dan]

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge Sunday after authorities in Oklahoma said he had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

The former Oklahoma State star smelled of alcohol when an officer pulled him over shortly after 3 a.m., Stillwater police spokesman Capt. Randy Dickerson said.

Blackmon agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew a .24 -- three times the legal limit of .08, Dickerson said.

Under Oklahoma law, a driver can be charged with aggravated driving under the influence when a test shows .15 or greater.

Did you really have to post this on here?

[gunnar hendershow]

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Justin Blackmon's annual DUI.

[GhostMachine]

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge Sunday after authorities in Oklahoma said he had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

The former Oklahoma State star smelled of alcohol when an officer pulled him over shortly after 3 a.m., Stillwater police spokesman Capt. Randy Dickerson said.

Blackmon agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew a .24 -- three times the legal limit of .08, Dickerson said.

Under Oklahoma law, a driver can be charged with aggravated driving under the influence when a test shows .15 or greater.

Did you really have to post this on here?

Hey, if I was drafted by the Jaguars, I'd probably facepalm, too.

Oh...wait....

[Meacon Keaton]

He actually has not stopped drinking since being drafted by the Jags. He was on his way to the liquor store to load up again when he got busted.

[Plubby]

J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS!

[Lineker]

Miami sign Ochocinco, then.

[gunnar hendershow]

It's not a bad signing for all parties, HBO included. He'll add some personality to Hard Knocks. But in all seriousness, this is a cheap contract and if he works out he works out and if not they're the Dolphins so it's not like they were worse off because of the signing.

[Lint]

LaDainian Tomlinson to retire as a Charger

[gunnar hendershow]

Any word on when they'll have a number retirement?

[The Buscher]

The Chargers have had a weird history with number retirements - they seem to either retire the number immediately, or wait ages.

I'm still waiting for the Giants to retire #92. It hasn't been issued since Strahan left, not even in pre-season when the rosters are huge. Even now they have two guys wearing #71 even though one of them is a defensive end and would qualify to wear #92. I'm hoping that maybe they retire it next year once he goes into the HOF.

Was reading that they might not retire any more numbers since they've already retired 11 of them and pre-season rosters are now up to 90. But I dunno - I can't see anyone else wearing #92. It'll be the last number the Giants retire for a long time. Eli's #10 will probably be worthy of retirement someday, but he's got plenty of miles left in the tank.

[Lint]

I remember reading a few years ago that the NFL was actually trying to discourage retiring numbers because teams are starting to run out. Its one of the reasons the league allowed wide receivers to wear 10-19..so many teams were running out of numbers in the 80-89 range

[Damian WayLNKe]

They should allow the use of one letter and one number during preseason. Imagine B4 catching a touchdown and the color commentator yelling "BINGO".

[TCO]

Clearly the best response to that would be "You sunk my battleship".

[Lint]

Please..let not give Chris Berman an excuse to make up more catchphrases

[gunnar hendershow]

If anything we should take names off the backs of jerseys to make it harder for Berman.

[Blitz]

I don't see why they can't retire numbers, but still allow players to wear their number. For example, the Cowboys have retired the #88 twice, for Drew Pearson and Michael Irvin and now Dez Bryant is wearing it.

[Lint]

I don't see why they can't retire numbers, but still allow players to wear their number. For example, the Cowboys have retired the #88 twice, for Drew Pearson and Michael Irvin and now Dez Bryant is wearing it.

The Cowboys don't officially retire numbers. They instead reserve certain "special" numbers for star players..the receiver who is supposed to be the "number one" receiver gets #88

Perhaps most notably, Drew Pearson and Michael Irvin both wore number 88 with the Cowboys, and it is currently worn by Dez Bryant. The Cowboys will be treating number 88 similar to that of number 12 with the Alabama Crimson Tide and, until 2005, number 44 for the Syracuse Orange (who have since retired number 44) by reserving number 88 for only the best receivers.[13]

Instead of retiring numbers, the Cowboys induct prominent players into a Ring of Honor, which originally ringed Texas Stadium and was transferred to the new Cowboys Stadium at its opening in 2009. Since their induction into the Ring of Honor, numbers 8 (Troy Aikman), 12 (Roger Staubach), 20 (Mel Renfro), 22 (Hayes and Smith), 43 (Cliff Harris), 54 (Randy White), 55 (Lee Roy Jordan), 70 (Rayfield Wright), 72 (Too Tall Jones), and 74 (Bob Lilly) have not been reissued or are rarely used.

[munky]

Good read on TO's fall from grace.

It's hard to feel sorry for the guy, but Jesus is he ever getting shithammered by karma.