Fleur-de-Links: June 21, 2011

by Jon Banks on Jun 21, 2011 2:00 PM CDT

TWEETS:

alexbrown96 Alex James Brown

Thats just wayyyyyyy too much fun for me lol RT @john: This is what $150k in booze looks like http://twitpic.com/5et39i

jgoody76 jonathan goodwin

Just read that it's 103 degrees in Columbia today

HeathEvans Heath Evans

"@HangOnBuddy: @HeathEvans Are u following owners' meeting in Chicago today? Could be "The Day"" Hope so!

sharper42 Darren Sharper

At Ed reed football camp for kids at destrahan high school. Always good to see greatness giving back. yfrog.com/gzy58gaj

HeathEvans Heath Evans

By the fact that I broke out into a complete sweat walking the dog for 5 min, I now know this run from 9-11 might just kill me! #HOT&HUMID

bobbymccray Bobby McCray

I got a flat there 2weeks b4 I left New Orleans RT@knicosia377: @bobbymccray I doubt their potholes rival the canyons on Nola streets lol"

T_Porter22 Tracy Porter

Been awhile but lemme get on this #BlackOps for a min..

usama_young28 Usama Young

Lol Now? Ur late! RT @Manning_Eli_1: So @usama_young28 is a Movie Critic now??? #jackofalltrades

usama_young28 Usama Young

Just saw Green Lantern. Sama's Movie Ratings: 3.5 of 5 Fleur de Lis. Pop's Movie Ratings: 4.5 out of 5. He liked the dialogue. U b the judge

usama_young28 Usama Young

It's sad that I get excited every time I see the Transformers trailer

usama_young28 Usama Young

Bout to check out Green Lantern... Sama's Movie Ratings coming soon

Mark_Ingram22 Mark Ingram

Last night with the fam, taking them out to eat for dinner right now. Catch y'all later

Mark_Ingram22 Mark Ingram

Everytime I pull up to the gas pump it's painful... I be lookin like

wwltvsports WWL-TV Sports

From reading tweets by those in Chicago, there won't be a deal made today. However, it sounds like things are trending positively toward 1.

wwltvsports WWL-TV Sports

I continue to believe there will be a deal made in the next few weeks.

wwltvsports WWL-TV Sports

For those wondering, #Saints are represented by Rita Benson LeBlanc & Exec. VP/CFO Dennis Lauscha at the Chicago meeting.

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Fans voted Brees as the NFC South player with the best chance at making the Pro Football Hall of Fame via @espn_nfcsouth http://es.pn/jYVjzu

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

POLL: If these 2 got in a boxing match, who would win? REPLY with who you think would win & why! http://twitpic.com/5eq9lb

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Roman Harper has forced 11 fumbles since '06, which ranks 4th among safeties during that time (Atogwe 16, Dawkins 14, C. Harris 12)

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter

The latest on the labor talks from @morteport, who has all the details of the NFL's gameplan. http://es.pn/iLIceX

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

... One owner told me things are still "fragile" but deal is attainable in the next few weeks. Player/owner talks resume after this meeting.

dkaplanSBJ daniel kaplan

Attorney, michael hausfeld, said framework envisions a new retiree group, so no NFLPA or NFL ALumni repping retired players

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

I'm told that Carl Eller met with the owners this AM, and was trying to make sure retirees interests served as player/owner talks continue.

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

Doesn't mean anything's imminent, as I just said on NFLN, but when talks b/w players/owners resume after they leave, it prepares everyone.

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

Have been told, for what it's worth, that the high number of "football people" here is no mistake. And there are really 2 reasons for it ...

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

... 1) To maintain competitive balance, assure teams involved w/labor comm don't have an edge; 2) To plan for how end of lockout would look.

adbrandt Andrew Brandt

Looks like NFL meetings will not spill over into tomorrow, today only. Not bad news, just more condensed discussions.

SAINTS:

Superdome's new bells and whistles are almost ready for prime time | NOLA.com
More seating in the lower bowl

New Orleans Saints 2011: A look at the team's question marks
SportsNOLA.com IS New Orleans Sports and beyond. We cover the Saints, Hornets, LSU Tigers, Tulane Green Wave, High School Sports and everything in between.

Saints Nation: A Rushed Deal Could be Bad for Saints | June

New Orleans Saints Robert Meachem and Lynell Hamilton join the circus | NOLA.com
Video highlights of the two players having some fun

Addition of Flint's Mark Ingram isn't cause for New Orleans Saints to 'shop' Pierre Thomas, says report | MLive.com
The New Orleans Saints drafted former Flint Southwestern star Mark Ingram in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

NFL.com news: Fullback says leadership of Brees, Vilma will pay off for Saints
The New Orleans Saints will have a huge advantage over other teams once the lockout ends, so said fullback Heath Evans on Sports 620 KTAR in Phoenix with Doug and Wolf on Monday.

AROUND THE LEAGUE:

Jones-Drew defends Garrard, prefers low-key receivers | ProFootballTalk
After the Jaguars traded up to take quarterback Blaine Gabbert with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 draft, running back Maurice Jones-Drew said that incumbent starter David Garrard is "our guy and he's always going to be our guy." Nearly two months later, Jones-Drew's message is consistent.

Kenny Britt causes a social media stir | ProFootballTalk
Just when we thought we might actually go a few days without any Kenny Britt headlines, the volatile Tennessee Titans receiver has caused a stir in the social media world, with a post on Facebook saying he would retire from the NFL over anger at Commissioner Roger Goodell, another post recanting tha...

Teams are looking at whether Vince Young mishandled money | ProFootballTalk
Vince Young has been the forgotten man of the quarterback carousel speculation this offseaon. It's not because of his play. Young has a lot to work on as a quarterback, but he's flashed plenty of playmaking ability and production during his career.

Roddy White: Falcons will out-score everybody | ProFootballTalk
Falcons receiver Roddy White is feeling confident about how the Falcons will look in 2011. In fact, White said on NFL Network that the Falcons compare favorably to both the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and to the St. Louis Rams of 10 years ago.

Browns intrigued by Terrelle Pryor | ProFootballTalk
After leaving a big mess behind when he walked away from the Ohio State football program, Terrelle Pryor rivals LeBron James as the least popular athlete in Ohio right now. But that doesn't necessarily means he's leaving Ohio.

LABOR PAINS:

More on the Monday meeting in Chicago | ProFootballTalk
Technically, the ownership meeting scheduled for Tuesday in Chicago won't begin until Tuesday. As a practical matter, the process (as we've heard) started Monday, with the folks responsible for negotiating a new labor deal gathering for a planning session.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay clearly hopeful an NFL labor deal gets done soon | NOLA.com
Today's meeting a chance for owners to express 'our feelings'

NFL owners commence Chicago meeting amidst mixed signals on new labor deal | NOLA.com
Owners to be fully briefed on status of negotiations

Tweet Comment 18 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

alexbrown96 Alex James Brown
Thats just wayyyyyyy too much fun for me lol RT @john: This is what $150k in booze looks like http://twitpic.com/5et39i

Did anyone else check out that receipt? I dont know who @john is but I am not hanging out with the right people. I would be like Nicolas Cage in the movie Leaving Las Vegas and wind up killing myself if I ever had that much liquor. Good thing Im not a rock star.

Maybe MARY JANE will load up and pass the PEACE PIPE around the conference room and they’ll all get happy in a big hurry, which might just help speed up the process. - HansDat

by cscmember on Jun 21, 2011 2:59 PM CDT reply actions

Wanna talk too much booze?

The Bruins were celebrating at Foxwoods (casino) and ran up a $150,000 bar tab…and that was just FOUR members of the Bruins. Granted they bought a $100,000 bottle of champagne, but that’s still a lot of booze to split 4 ways. There are a lot of pics floating around of them shirtless and in compromising positions, but that’s a whole other thread…

by snowboard_kat on Jun 21, 2011 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions

I saw some of those pics

they all got really really really effed up. LOL.

" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough

by born in areacode 318 on Jun 21, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

My kind of people.

Maybe MARY JANE will load up and pass the PEACE PIPE around the conference room and they’ll all get happy in a big hurry, which might just help speed up the process. - HansDat

by cscmember on Jun 21, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I think you just made me a Hockey fan. Do they have a SBnation site?

Maybe MARY JANE will load up and pass the PEACE PIPE around the conference room and they’ll all get happy in a big hurry, which might just help speed up the process. - HansDat

by cscmember on Jun 21, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Stanley Cup of Chowder

by snowboard_kat on Jun 21, 2011 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

check out the shirtless pics…those boys are ripped!

by snowboard_kat on Jun 21, 2011 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

too ripped actually. I prefer my men a little more real. OK, a lot more real.

by snowboard_kat on Jun 21, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

That something like “Who needs a 6 pack when you can have a keg”?

Free your mind

by theprogrammerman on Jun 21, 2011 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

exactly.

by snowboard_kat on Jun 21, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions

The link above actually takes you to the receipt from the Bruins party. The 100,000 bottle of champagne in question was a 30 liter bottle. Mark Cuban ordered a 15 liter bottle of exactly the same champagne for the Dallas Mavericks. Me thinks the Bruins purchase was a bit of one-upmanship on their behalf!

by hrp on Jun 21, 2011 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions