1. During the offseason, four Lions players—Quintez Cephus, C.J. Moore, Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams—received suspensions from the NFL for violating its gambling policy.
Cephus and Moore was busted for betting on NFL games in the 2022 season, while Berryhill and Williams were suspended for betting from an NFL facility on non-NFL games.
I tell you all this because Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, who went to USC, and teammate Julian Okwara, who went to Notre Dame, made a friendly wager on last week’s Trojans–Fighting Irish game.
With Notre Dame cruising to an easy victory over always overrated USC, St. Brown was forced to dress up as the Irish mascot at the team's facility Thursday.
However, St. Brown did not want to feel the wrath of Roger Goodell and the NFL, so he was very careful when he explained why he was in the costume.
“So, we don’t do bets in this facility,” St. Brown told reporters in the locker room. “We made an agreement. It was made outside this facility. I called J.O. FaceTimed him.”
St. Brown added, “We made an agreement OUTSIDE the facility,” and even pointed toward outside to emphasize his point and avoid trouble.
Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown lost an "agreement made away from the facility" to Julian Okwara over the USC-Notre Dame game, so St. Brown had to wear a leprechaun costume. pic.twitter.com/htXSQosGpd
— Kory E. Woods (@KoryEWoods) October 19, 2023
Not only does St. Brown deserve credit for being a great teammate and making sure he stays on the field for the Lions despite making a wager, but he also deserves credit for pointing out how absurd the NFL’s gambling policy is.
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2. This week’s SI Media With Jimmy Traina features a conversation with the founder and CEO of The Ringer, Bill Simmons.
Topics discussed include why Simmons doesn’t do a lot of interviews, the state of sports media, what makes someone a good podcaster, how he preps for a podcast, how he remembers his time at ESPN, whether he regrets calling Roger Goodell a “liar,” getting suspended from Twitter, his issue with how people aggregate his podcast and the ESPN NBA Countdown vs. TNT’s Inside the NBA battle.
Other topics covered include the NBA and MLB broadcaster problem, the way gambling has taken over everything in sports, his upcoming Vince McMahon Netflix documentary and much, much more.
Following Simmons, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins me for our weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss Twitter charging $1 a year to use the service, the reaction to the viral Chargers fan from Monday Night Football, whether the Buccaneers’ creamsicle uniforms are the best in sports and upcoming NFL schedule items. Plus, we answer listener questions.
You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.
You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.
3. Christian Kirk, take a bow. Nothing but props for the Jaguars receiver who scored a touchdown Thursday night on the Amazon Prime game and then busted out the Amazon Delivery Celebration.
Amazon delivery! @nflonprime#JAXvsNO on Prime Video
— NFL (@NFL) October 20, 2023
Also available on #NFLPlus https://t.co/89nUeCngbn pic.twitter.com/dVFtGU2xQ1
4. Alex Rodriguez laughably wants the Yankees to retire his number. Alex, most Yankees fans don't like you. You once took a shot at Derek Jeter in an article. The GM once had to tell you to “shut the f--- up,” and you lied about doing PEDs and then got suspended for a year. Get a clue.
"Of course it bothers me...I want my number retired"
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) October 19, 2023
Alex Rodriguez admitted it did not make him happy to see the Yankees give Joey Gallo No. 13, and wanted to see his name in Monument Park:https://t.co/V8mhj4SBB6
5. As I discussed with Bill Simmons on the podcast this week, I think Tom Brady will join Fox next year as its lead NFL analyst and I think he will be great. He just needs to make sure he bring his social media energy, on full display yesterday, to the broadcast booth.
I’m sure the temperature was perfect. Peyton could never handle life outside the dome… 🙄😂 https://t.co/6tfhZp4a0E
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) October 19, 2023
6. This was a hell of a way for Marshall to distract James Madison’s kicker during their game Thursday.
imagine the pressure a college kicker must feel with Michael Scott staring him down pic.twitter.com/wYbvFtXjX0
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 20, 2023
