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Cris Carter, Motivational Speaker, Breaks It Down for NFL Rookies

If the television thing doesn't work out for Cris Carter, he's got a future in motivational speaking. Carter was the final speaker at this week's NFL Rookie Symposium, and his message was what you might expect -- don't do drugs, don't fall for groupies, don't start a dog-fighting enterprise, so on and so forth -- but his delivery was what made it memorable.

It was part overdramatized reality teevee, part televangelist. No mention of living in a van down by the river, however. Either way, I think he got through to almost everybody.

Michael Irvin Takes Care of Paralyzed Scout, Pumps His New Reality Show

Michael IrvinIn a dark nightclub, Michael Irvin stands in a corner with a microphone talking about the worst day of his playing career.

Irvin, the Hall of Fame wide receiver from the Cowboys, whose off the field troubles make for a 500-page book, speaks from the heart. He talks about his children and the inability to play with them.

The day was Oct. 10, 1999 at old Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Crabtree Reportedly Tops Packers' Board

On Thursday, we speculated about the possibility of Michael Crabtree being available when Green Bay picks ninth in the NFL Draft.

While many observers would probably double over in laughter if Green Bay actually made this selection, there is precedence for it in the Packers' own division. According to Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Packers may indeed pull the trigger if Crabtree is on the board.

Report: Matt Millen's Headed to ESPN

In previous lives, before Matt Millen spent eight years running the Lions' franchise into the ground, he was a Pro Bowl linebacker and four-time Super Bowl winner. And after his football career, Millen was part of the No. 2 broadcast team for the NFL on Fox, and was also the color commentator for Monday Night Football on West Wood One.

Up to the moment he accepted the Lions gig, he was considered a good player and a great analyst. Which is why it wasn't totally surprising that he got back into commentating after William Clay Ford finally got around to firing him. Unfortunately, a large segment of the NFL-viewing population couldn't separate Millen the analyst from Millen the bumbling front office type.

Jerry Jones Puts Dallas Staff on Silence

For the Dallas Cowboys, a team that entered 2008 with Super Bowl expectations only to finish the year with nine wins and no playoffs, there haven't been many changes this offseason. The defensive coordinator and special teams coach were fired and Pacman Jones was released.

Other than that, though, not much has changed. Not 'til combine week, anyway. Jerry Jones slapped his coaching staff with a gag order -- nobody can talk to the media "independently" -- because, as the Dallas Morning News' Todd Archer writes, the Cowboys owner "has been upset with what he feels have been inaccurate stories this offseason."

Aaron Rodgers Claims Brett Favre Isn't Returning His Calls

Ever since the day Brett Favre originally "retired", Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been in quite the pressure cooker. While his team did indeed finish the season 6-10, Rodgers played quite well. He also got to show his toughness by playing through a potentially nasty shoulder injury.

Rodgers vacationed for a time after the season ended, but has been in Tampa this week for Super Bowl festivities. Earlier in the week, he stopped by a radio show co-hosted by Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin. Instead of begging for a tryout with the Cowboys, Rodgers sat down with Irvin and Kevin Kiley to talk about the season. Oh, and Brett Favre.

Gridiron Greats a Sober Reminder of Pro Football's Toll

Mike DitkaTAMPA, Fla. -- A harsh dose of reality was injected into the festive atmosphere of the Super Bowl this morning when about three dozen retired players met with the media to promote the Gridiron Greats, an organization that provides financial assistance to retired NFL players who left the game with serious injuries.

Everyone who follows football knows that players often leave the game with permanent disabilities, and that even the lucky ones can usually point to a knee, hip, elbow or shoulder that bears surgical scars and still causes them pain. But seeing all these former players gathered in one room brought the point home: At one point during the press conference, the ex-players were asked if they were in physical pain just sitting there. Almost all of them said they were.

Dallas Cowboys Will Use Michael Irvin Reality Show to Fill Roster. Seriously.

The best humor is truthful and writes itself.

So, in the latest Dallas Cowboys circus news, Michael Irvin will be hosting a reality TV show this offseason that picks the last spot in Cowboys training camp. The producers behind the show "The Biggest Loser" are developing it.

No details have been released on what they will make contestants do. I was going to speculate as to whether a criminal record was required, but things have been so embarrassing for Dallas fans of late, I feel like that is piling on.

Motorist Points Gun at Michael Irvin, Backs Off After Recognizing Ex-Cowboy

Trouble, it seems, finds some more than others. Former Cowboys wideout and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, minding his own business as he drove in the Dallas area Monday night, stopped at a red light and noticed that the driver of the vehicle next to him had rolled down his window.



Irvin, who's obviously still wildly popular in the area, did the same, presumably thinking the guy wanted to talk football, or, at worst, would ask for an autograph. Um, not quite:

Troy Aikman Calls 'Adam' Pacman Jones' Re-Reinstatement 'an Absolute Mistake'

A week ago, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decided to re-reinstate "Adam" Pacman Jones after a 30-day stint in a Boston-area rehab facility. Jones won't be allowed back on the field until Dec. 7, when the Cowboys travel to Pittsburgh.

He returned to practice yesterday and, assuming Jones can somehow avoid trouble for the next 13 days, he'll be available for Dallas' December playoff push.

Former Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman (and the lucky devil who gets to spend 17 days a year watching football with Joe Buck) isn't impressed. In fact, he thinks bringing Jones back is "an absolute mistake." Via the Dallas Morning News' Barry Horn:
"I don't know why they are bringing him back," said Aikman ... "I just think that is an absolute mistake. The players won't say it ...I sense players don't want him back...On the field he didn't help them in the return game, which is really where he was supposed to help them, and teams targeted him in pass defense.

He was confused out there on the field. So there really isn't anything he did as a player that warranted another chance by the organization or at least maybe taking another risk on him. Who knows maybe he comes back and helps this team. I just don't see it."

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