Bears get desperate, bring back pair of old-timers
blogdowncb.wordpress.com 5/9/2008 — With selecting Marcus Harrison in Round 3 of this year’s draft, the Bears showed that they were a team willing to take a chance on a character risk. Today they made that even more abundantly clear with the signing of two former players who, while possessing rare talent, are said to have a rampant “coke” problem:

Bledsoe back in town
boston.com 5/9/2008 — FOXBOROUGH – It was a day of memories and reflections for former Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe, who returned to town to tour the team's ongoing Hall of Fame project along with other teammates from the 1990s. Wearing blue jeans, a white dress ...

Drew Bledsoe, Willie McGinest smack at Camera-gate
bostonherald.com 5/9/2008 — F OXBORO - Willie McGinest was a member of the Patriots [ team stats ] 2001 Super Bowl team that upset the St. Louis Rams. So was Drew Bledsoe. Both voiced a measure of relief to learn that among the eight videotapes former Pats employee Matt Walsh ...

One tape turned over by Walsh shows Patriots also stole offensive signals - NFL
sports.espn.go.com 5/9/2008 — Specter Seeks Cooperation Sen. Arlen Specter warned the NFL not to rush to judgment Thursday, suggesting the league is premature in trying to put the Spygate saga to rest. Specter, R-Pa., spoke as commissioner Roger Goodell and top league officials ...

Meeting People Our Moms Is Easy...
rockstarforhire.blogspot.com 5/9/2008 — Greetings fellow Steeler fans, it is I, Cotter. Thy bard hath returneth...for today...Ok, sorry, a little slow on the uptake here. Well, you all know how normally Friday is Meeting People Is Easy day here at OFTOT. And since Sunday is the holiday to end all holidays, Mother's Day (if you didn't know that, god help you), I thought it would only be appropriate to put together a Mother's Day ...

Browns LB McGinest to retire after 2008 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 5/8/2008
Browns linebacker Willie McGinest says the 2008 season will be his last. McGinest told SI.com that he wants to finish his career on one last playoff run. "This will be it," he said. "This will be my 15th season. I've worked hard; I think I've ...

Drew, Willie smack at Camera-gate — Patriots & NFL - BostonHerald.com 5/9/2008
FOXBORO - Willie McGinest was a member of the Patriots' 2001 Super Bowl team that upset the St. Louis Rams. So was Drew Bledsoe. Both voiced a measure of relief...

Senator: NFL Needs to Keep Open Mind About New Tapes — Wash Post NFL 5/9/2008
As NFL officials began reviewing the eight videotapes submitted to the league by former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh , Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said yesterday that the league's leaders should remain open-minded about the evidence ...

NFL | Browns LB Willie McGinest says 2008 is final season — The Seattle Times: Sports 5/9/2008
Browns linebacker Willie McGinest says the 2008 season will be his last. McGinest told SI.com that he wants to finish his career on one...

BELICHEAT TO WALK AWAY FROM DIEGATE A FREE MAN — NY Post: Sports 5/9/2008
THE sorry, sexy saga known as "Spygate" will turn into Diegate Tuesday when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and former Patriots video mystery man Matt Walsh finally have their Yalta Summit at league offices. Unless Sen. Arlen Specter can somehow...