Oklahoma State has three potential first round prospects in the 2010 NFL Draft. But you won’t see two of them at Oklahoma State’s Pro Day. Dez Bryant and Perrish Cox won’t participate in the workout tomorrow.
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Here’s a look at the John Calipari Maker’s Mark bottle, which is expected to be available statewide beginning April 2. Estimated price: $49. A total of 24,000 bottles will be made available. [Courier Journal]
LeBron’s M.J. tribute is all about business. [Yahoo]
Rich Eisen ran another 40 yard dash this year. He got smoked by Terrence Cody. [NFL]
Two marketing reps got into an “altercation” at the NFL Combine. [NFP]
What is The Jerome? Dan Wetzel explains. [Yahoo]
John Daly was told to get professional help by the PGA and was on probation six times. [ESPN]
Brian Orakpo and Dan Snyder were chilin’ with Cameron Diaz during Super Bowl weekend. [WaPo]
Another picture of A-Rod and Tom Cruise. [SBJ]
Soon-to-be-megastar Justin Upton is about to sign a six-year deal that will pay him about $50 million. [Ken Rosenthal on twitter]
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Gamblor’s neon claws have a tight grip on my soul. For this reason, I enjoy placing wagers on sports. Most of my betting is limited to NFL and some college football games. Occasionally, I like to get down with a prop bet or two. I won both of the most recent prop bets I made which were over/under on Mark Sanchez attempts (took the under) and over/under on Ochocinco’s longest reception (took the under).
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He may be injury prone and overrated, but that doesn’t stop Jeremy Shockey from running his mouth. On a good day, Jeremy Shockey is one of the top 10 tight ends in the league. But he still decided to take a shot at LeBron James, the best basketball player in the world.
The neanderthal apparently has a twitter account and used it to say that he thinks King James would run a 4.9 40 yard dash. Princess Jeremy also used the 140 character message to say that he wouldn’t even make a practice squad. It’s kind of hard to believe that James wouldn’t be better than the likes of the extremely tall and catch-challenged Leonard Pope.
It seems like LeBron would be a pass-catching tight end that doesn’t do a ton of blocking. Though, a college career in football would have probably added much-needed lower body strength to LeBron’s frame. Shockey’s claim of a 4.9 40 time for James seems outlandish. NFL centers can run the forty yard dash that quickly. For reference, Shockey came into the NFL draft in 2002 with a 4.58 to his name.
Shockey and James actually had surprisingly similar numbers in their last season of high school football. In 2001, LeBron James had 1160 receiving yards on 57 receptions with 16 touchdowns and was an all-state wide receiver as a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Ohio . He quit football after that season to focus on basketball. As a high school senior, Jeremy Shockey had 1107 yards on 50 receptions with 5 touchdowns in 1998. He was an all-state wide receiver and also played linebacker at Ada High School in Oklahoma. While the level of competition may have been different, the numbers are shockingly close.
After assessing the comments, we’re going to have to chalk this one up to bitterness. Could LeBron James hack it in the NFL? Probably. Would he be better than Jeremy Shockey? That’s up in the air. But I think LeBron made the right decision considering the fact that he’s about to sign a mega-contract and is the frontman for brands like Nike and Sprite. On the other hand, Shockey’s most notable endorsements were for G-Shock watches and Hungry Man frozen dinners (below).
