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I encourage you to watch this video about Wayman Tisdale, the accomplished Jazz Musician and former NBA star’s triumphant victory over bone cancer. I have been a fan of Tisdale since he arrived at the University of Oklahoma in 1982 when he became the first freshman to become an All-American. He was drafted second in 1985 by the Indiana pacers and went on to play 12 years in the NBA. Since his retirement from the NBA, Tisdale has released eight Jazz albums. I saw this piece on NBA-TV and you should check it out.

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What a difference a year makes.  It was just last year when the whole Michael Vick fiasco took place.  It was the lead story for weeks in the national media and it was a PR disaster for the Atlanta Falcons.   Also, the fans in Atlanta were upset over the sentence Vick received and last years’ team was horrible finishing 4-12.  Fast-forward to this year and the Falcons have a new coach, more wins and a new quarterback.  Believe it or not, but rookie quarterback, Matt Ryan has made die-hard Atlanta fans forget about Michael Vick.   In our new episode of UNCOVER THE DIRT, see how excited the fans are about Matt Ryan.

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In our latest episode of UNCOVER THE DIRT, DirtyRed caught up with two-time pro-bowler Rosey Grier. Grier who is from Brooklyn, New York went to Penn State University where he played defensive line for the Nittany Lions. The New York Giants drafted him in 1955. He played seven years with the Giants before he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams where he was a part of the famous “Fearsome Foursome” which included Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Lamar Lundy. Grier retired in 1967 after he tore his Achilles tendon.

After his pro career was over, Grier got into acting where he made a lot of appearances on different television shows. I remember Grier in “Roots The Next Generation”. He is also the cousin of Pam Grier a.k.a. Foxy Brown.

He might be most known for being the bodyguard of Robert F. Kennedy. He was responsible for unarming the gunman and breaking his arm, the night of the assignation.

Grier took time out to sit down and talk about his upbringing, education and football. Check it out.

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Mike Singletary, the hall of famer turned head coach, made his presence felt in his debut as the leader of the San Francisco 49ers. Singletary benched starting quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan and pulled tight end, Vernon Davis out of the game and sent him to the showers. There is no question that Singletary is trying to make a point and set a tone.  Will these tactics work?  That is yet to be determined, but if you think his sideline tactics were impressive, you have to watch his press conference it is a must see.

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Eight time Pro-Bowler, Warren Sapp, made it clear at the end of last season that his 13th season would be his last.   Sapp, who will go down as one of the best defensive tackles to ever lace up a pair of cleats, is gone but he is not forgotten. It took a lot of work to become one of the most dominant men to ever play his position and he has maintained that work ethic off the field.  Sapp keeps a busy schedule.  He is done with football, but the All-Pro has not slowed down one bit.  In our special segment entitled UNCOVER THE DIRT, our silent roving reporter DirtyRed caught up with Sapp to see what life is like since football ended.

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 It turns out that the referee, who lowered his shoulder and laid a forearm shiver to South Carolina’s QB, Stephen Garcia, last Saturday was a pretty good football player in his day.  His name is Wilbur Hackett Jr. and in 1966 he was All-Southern, All-State and also a Parade Magazine All-American in high school.  He then became a three-year starting linebacker for the University of Kentucky.  So the brother probably had a flashback.
Was it done intentionally?  I don’t think so.  I think it was inadvertent.  He probably thought he was about to get hit and he delivered the blow to protect himself.  I must admit the video is pretty funny.

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