Daily Links: Coleman Changed By African Trip
thejetsblog.com —
Kenyon Coleman recently made a missions trip to help some orphans in Africa.
Gary V wants to own the Jets, bring it on!!
USA Today asks if the third year is a charm for Mangini.
Welker is showing Moss how to dribble a soccer ball.
According to a computer, coaches lose themselves 0.85 games a year.
Bringing Fútbol to Football
Matt's Pats Blog —
... Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe wrote a great piece on an unconventional offseason training technique used by Patriots wideout Wes Welker - and how Randy Moss took notice. ...
Lived It Like You Meant It News
du Nord —
... More American pro athletes use soccer to get better - earlier this week it was the NBA, today the NFL. The Boston Globe with a story on New England Patriots wide recievers Wes Welker and Randy Moss and their futbol skills. ...
Blog Jam: Randle El Boasts He Can Outrun Bears
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... on his way to Africa with 200,000 pairs of shoes for the poor . • BRAHSOME tees up news that Phil Mickelson will be showing up in an episode of “Entourage ” this season. • The gun show goes on in Tallahassee. First it was Preston Parker . Now Scott Carter of TAMPA BAY ONLINE reports that Charlie Graham is the latest FSU Seminole facing firearm charges . • The BOSTON HERALD passes along word that Randy Moss is getting a kick out of playing soccer, thanks to Wes Welker . • FASHION WEEK DAILY always knew Maria Sharapova was a jewel, ...
Soccer is Soooooo In Right Now
The Offside Rules —
... I tell you again boys & girls, you who have been down for so long, it's over. Reading this article felt exactly like the moment you saw the jock-rocking school bully wearing a Nirvana shirt; it was cool that they were getting an audience, but you kinda knew that audience wouldn't have the same exuberence for "Floyd the Barber" as it did for "Smells Like Teen Spirit". ...
Sounders kit leaked??? LINKS
The Beautiful Game —
... leak of the home kit! I hope the guys over there at Goal Seattle are getting paid well. Good work! Sir Fergie (the Joe Paterno of soccer?) to quit by 2012. [Telegraph] A golf writer (!) calls soccer boring. That's classic. [WorldGolf.com] Being stabbed by wife can't keep this guy off the pitch. [KVEO] Wes Welker of all people credits soccer for some of his NFL success. [Boston Globe] Soccer helps those NBA ballers out too. [FanHouse] ...
Training camp: Session #20 notes
Projo Pats Blog —
... CB Lewis Sanders, CB Mike Richardson, S James Sanders, S Rodney Harrison, FB Kyle Eckel, T Ryan O'Callaghan, G/C Russ Hochstein, T Matt Light, TE Stephen Spach and WR Sam Aiken. In addition, G Stephen Neal and T Oliver Ross, who remain on the PUP list, were of course not on the field. ** Typically, Randy Moss and Jabar Gaffney play catch on the sidelines before practice starts, but tonight they played a little footie, dribbling the ball and kicking it back and forth. Wes Welker revealed earlier this year that part of his crisp route-running goes back to his days playing ...
Soccer invading Pats’ locker room
New England Revolution —
... It’s been well-documented that certain members of the New England Patriots are big soccer fans - Stephen Gostkowski, Wes Welker and Randy Moss (which you can read about here from a May Boston Globe article), among others - but now we have solid, visual proof that the Revs’ influence at Gillette Stadium extends to the other side of the hallway. ...
grasping at straws
This Is American Soccer, US Soccer, MNT, WNT, and MLS —
... , and soccer is fashionable. Chad Johnson wears a Liverpool jersey on Sportscenter. The Boston Globe published articles about Kevin Garnett’s burgeoning relationship with Didier Drogba. Wes Welker and Randy Moss juggle soccer balls before Patriots’ practice. ...
The guy who wasn't good enough for the NFL. Our Slot Machine.
Pats Pulpit —
... College and High School after the jump.
Patriots quotes:
Tom Brady, "Wes has killed us the last few years, with the Dolphins. It’s nice to have him in a Patriot uniform. He has great quickness. He’s very smart. He’s like a Labrador out there. You can throw the ball, he runs and fetches it, runs back, gets to the huddle and looks up and he’s panting with sweat coming down his face."
Randy Moss gets receiving tips from Wes Welker.
"Perfect place, the perfect ...
