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Jackass fan defaces NFL player’s lawn

Jim Buzinski — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:33:02 +0000

Leodis McKelvin

Buffalo Bills kick returner Leodis McKelvin was the goat in the Buffalo Bills’ stunning collapse Monday night against the New England Patriots. His fumble of a kickoff set up the Patriots’ game-winning score. Fans were understandably upset, but one (or more) took it way too far:

Bills players are concerned with their privacy and safety after the front lawn of a home belonging to cornerback Leodis McKelvin was vandalized following Buffalo’s season-opening loss to New England.

Hamburg police on Tuesday confirmed the home of a Bills player was vandalized, but declined to release details of their investigation after an obscenity and the score of Monday night’s game — a 25-24 loss to the Patriots — were painted in white on the player’s lawn in suburban Buffalo.

The vandalism prompted Bills linebacker Kawika Mitchell to post this warning on his Twitter account:

“W/ all the safety issues n the NFL its not funny at all,” Mitchell wrote. “We have Fam at our homes to protect. If u show ur face on my prop Ill make sure I do everythin to keep my Fam safe.”

I don’t blame Mitchell at all — some fans take things way too seriously.

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NFL preseason kicks off, Vince Young done

Cyd Zeigler jr. — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:10:42 +0000

The NFL preseason kicked off last night with a Titans victory over the Bills, 21-18. The score was of little interest, as with most preseason games; But some storylines did come from it. First, Vince Young looks done. He was 5-for-10 with a pick and a TD: The TD came when a backup corner bit on a fake and Young threw to a wide-open receiver, and he threw the interception to an even more wide-open defensive back. Not good. Trent Edwards fed Terrell Owens the ball twice while they were on the field. And Chris Johnson and LenDale White had a lousy 2.4 yards per carry.

The big excitement of the game came at the end of the Titans’ first possession: A fake Statue of Liberty play out of a punt that saw the punter keep the ball and run 40 yards for a touchdown. Not sure why the Titans would show that at the end of their first preseason drive, but I have to believe we’ll see some trickery during the season that will pay that off.

The last little tidbit from the game: Why do teams and the League insist on wearing throwback jerseys? They look terrible. The Titans aren’t even the Oilers anymore, yet there they are with an oil derrick on the side of their helmets. Harrumph.

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