.. but sticking mostly with football:
- From what I can tell, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez has done nothing wrong other than make a small mistake in judgment, and even still, I’m not one to evaluate him on the moral barometer.
Assuming you live under a rock, Sanchez allegedly got together with a 17-year-old high school senior, the daughter of an extremely rich Connecticut man. According to reports, the girl worked her way into a New York City nightclub, then proceeded to work her way into the home of Sanchez.
After a number of encounters, the young lady went to Deadspin — the TMZ of sports journalism — with her story and pictures to back it up. Then, like any 17-year-old girl, she changed her mind, didn’t want the story to be on the record and hired a lawyer. Oops.
This has turned into a bit of a PR disaster for Sanchez and the Jets, who have stated they will not discuss the personal life of a player. But the bottom line is this: the legal consenting age in New York and New Jersey is 16, so Sanchez really doesn’t have explain anything to anyone.
Still, the next time he comes together with a young lady, he should make sure she doesn’t have to be in homeroom at 7 a.m., the next morning.
- The Newport Daily News ran a story today about quarterbacks from Northern California. Of course I knew Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady — the MVP of the Super Bowl and the NFL, respectively — are from that area, but I didn’t know just how many signal callers have hailed from NoCal.
Here’s just some of the many from past and present: Jim Plunkett, Jeff Garcia, Trent Dilfer, Gino Toretta, Ken Dorsey, Josh Johnson, Trent Edwards, Matt Gutierrez, J.T. O’Sullivan and Dennis Dixon.
Not bad for a small pocket in a big country.
- Congratulations to Rodgers for winning the biggest game of his life, earning the MVP award of said game and claiming the new Chevy car that comes with collecting said award. But I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again — stop giving brand new cars to professional athletes.
The MVP of any professional championship likely is paid quite handsomely and, therefore, likely has no use for a new car. But it’s a way for Chevrolet to get its name into the forefront of the biggest television draw of the year. Here’s an idea: Make a donation to a local Green Bay charity on behalf of Aaron Rodgers.
- Last night, I watched my first hockey game since Boston’s epic playoff collapse last season, and I wasn’t disappointed. The Bruins beat rival Montreal 8-6 in a back-and-forth game that included a ton of scoring and plenty of end-to-end action.
Just like old times, there was a lot of fighting (which I don’t really care for, but I can understand why hockey fans would be drawn to it) and 182 penalty minutes. I’ll be the first to say that I’m not a huge hockey fan, but if all games were like that, I’d tune in a lot more often.
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It may be Jets policy not to comment on their players' personal lives, but Roger Goodell is not of that mind. Sanchez shouldn't be surprised if he hears from the commissioner in the near future.
I'm also not a fan of giving the Super Bowl MVP a car. Charity makes much more sense, even if that meant the MVP donating the car. Really, it just serves as another Super Bowl commercial. But seriously, what good is a convertible in Green Bay? The only time the weather there is warm enough to drive with the top down will be the offseason, when I assume Rodgers will be back home in California. I don't see him taking that thing to Lambeau Field on game day in November or December.
I've tried a few times to get into pro hockey and I just can't. Maybe it's because I don't have a team to root for (Wisconsin, where I grew up, has no NHL franchise and I can't get behind any Boston team). I'll watch parts of a game or two of the Stanley Cup finals, but even in hi-def, it just doesn't appeal to me on a regular basis.
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