Perhaps the Greatest Fake Trailer Ever

Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout with Taylor Lautner from Taylor Lautner

From FunnyorDie.com. Watch from Antonio Cromartie of the Jets doing what he does best in real life... hitting on women with reckless abandon.

Ocho Cinco is Expensive

The NFL player formerly known as Chad Johnson would like to have his new name on the back of his NFL uniform. He legally changed his name this August to Chad Ochocinco. The "Ocho Cinco" is in reference to his number which is 85. Well the NFL is saying that if he wants to wear a different name than "Johnson" on his uniform then he has to buy all of the unsold C. Johnson jerseys in the country first. This rule is meant to protect the official apparel companies of the NFL from having wasted merchandise if players change numbers or names. The NFL estimates that there are thousands of unsold "C. Johnson" jerseys out there and that they would have to be bought for at least $45 each to recoup costs. Talk about putting a true price on changing your name.

Good Job CBS

CBSSportsline did a courageous thing with publishing on the front of their spots section an article on NFL draft prospect Darren McFadden. They were courageous because the article wasn't about his football talent (which is immense), but is about him probably fathering 3 children out of wedlock before his 22nd birthday. The author of the article rightly argues that NFL teams should be careful before giving lots of responsibility and lots of cash to players who have not shown that they have matured enough. Kudos to CBS for publishing an article that doesn't pull any punches.

The other interesting thing in the article is that the author argues that the next big sports scandal will be about players having children out of wedlock. Wilt Chamberlain used to brag that he slept with 10,000 women in his lifetime. NFL star Travis Henry has a bunch of children all by different women as well.

NFL Reverses Decision and Allows Churches to Show SuperBowl

The NFL has decided to reverse its decision to enforce its copyright laws against Churches that show the superbowl. It will now be alright for religious organizations to show the superbowl, regardless of screen size, as long as they don't charge a fee and do it in a space that is regularly used by the organization. This seems like a good decision to me. The more people who can build good memories of watching the Super Bowl with friends, the more people will be more likely to watch the game in the future.

NFL to Churches: No Superbowl for your HD Sets

Last year, the NFL backed down after trying to enforce a ban on churches having NFL gatherings because of a ban on public showings of over 55 inches. This year they have lost any squeamishness and is forcing churchgoers into bars to watch the big game on big screns.

The NFL said, however, that the copyright law on its games is long-standing and the language read at the end of each game is well known: "This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience. Any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the NFL's consent is prohibited."

The league bans public exhibitions of its games on TV sets or screens larger than 55 inches because smaller sets limit the audience size. The section of federal copyright law giving the NFL protection over the content of its programming exempts sports bars, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said.

Copyright is supposed to exist to ensure that owners of creative content can benefit from their work, and thus have incentive to produce more content. This kind of action simply penalizes the public at the whim of big business. This is sure to produce a backlash at some point.

NFL Season Begins

The NFL season begins tonight as the reigning Super Bowl champs the Colts play against the Saints. Many look forward to each new professional football season like a child looking forward to Christmas. (Or Nomad looking forward to a Mac media event) I enjoy football and love the J-E-T-S, Jets Jets Jets but am busy enjoying baseball right now. I hope the Jets' still have something to play for when I tune in for real following the Mets season. The Jets have a hard schedule this year and I'll be surprised if they do better than 9-7.

NAACP says Vick shouldn't be banned from football

So, the head of the NAACP in Atlanta says that Michael Vick shouldn't be banned from football on account of his dog fighting activities or because he's going to jail for a federal offense. Instead...

"We should join hands as a team and recognize the fact that Mr. Vick is human, humans make mistakes, but we maintain that he is a redeemable human,'' said R.L. White, president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP. "And as a society, we should aid in his rehabilitation."

If this wasn't a family friendly blog I think I might swear. "As a society we should aid in his rehabilitation,". What the heck is that!? I thought sending him to jail was aiding in his rehabilitation. Banning him from football - for any amount of time - is also aiding in his rehabilitation. Actions have consequences and getting kicked out of football is one of the consequences Vick is going to have to face. Maybe next time he will value the blessing of being able to play in the NFL a little more highly.