Fleur-de-Links: July 7, 2011

by Jon Banks on Jul 7, 2011 2:00 PM CDT

TWEETS:

Back in business crushed the workout this morning.. Now tomorrow morning I'm gonna try a 300 yard shuttle wish me luck LOL..

BillyMiller83 Billy Miller

The person that first said "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" must have taken out their hearing aid

usama_young28 Usama Young

Yes suhhh RT @Nader723: Fellas yall ready to get another 1 of these @LanceMoore16 @usama_young28 @JonVilma51 http://lockerz.com/s/117805266

larrybeave Larry Beavers

Can i come over for breakfast anybody!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! LOL

larrybeave Larry Beavers

I guess don't nobody have food or y'all don't like me lmao

robyslyfe Courtney Roby

Workout complete, i've done more in the past 4hrs. than most will do all day...lets make a commitment to be productive 2day!! #FullyFocused

LanceMoore16 Lance Moore

RT @saintscenter: @LanceMoore16 Whos got the best arm on the team besides the QBs. I remember you slinging it into ... http://tmi.me/cFyvF

LanceMoore16 Lance Moore

RT @Saintsfan422: @LanceMoore16 Lance, have you watched the CBS broadcast of the SB 44? The Saints NFL Films ... http://tmi.me/cFyhr

LanceMoore16 Lance Moore

RT @AshCakeii: @LanceMoore16 Are you hispanic?< Nope. Mixed, with black and white

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Receptions by Saints WRs in 2010: Colston – 84, Moore – 66, Meachem 44, Henderson - 34, Arrington - 7

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Doing a story on the Saints receivers. Out of the team's 450 receptions last season, 235 (52%) were caught by WRs.

jeffduncantp Jeff Duncan

RT @JuddZulgad: Group of 40 players just did 18 110-yard runs. Jaymar Johnson & Malcolm Jenkins sprinted to end with Jenkins crossing ...

wwltvsports WWL-TV Sports

Está bueno, no? RT @AlbertBreer: NFLPA exec dir DeMaurice Smith arrives. Asked if he's hopeful: "I feel good." http://bit.ly/raJQpK

moosedenied Grandmaster Wang

@wwltvsports He oughta jump back and kiss himself. I hope somebody came up behind him and draped a cape on his back.

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

The ownership group at today's negotiation will be John Mara, Jerry Jones, Clark Hunt, Art Rooney, and Robert Kraft.

SI_JimTrotter Jim Trotter

NFL players and fans: If you don't know of John Mackey, take this moment to Google him. Seriously. R.I.P. John

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

DeMaurice Smith on John Mackey: "I will always remember John as someone who was a tremendous, emotional, eloquent, brilliant leader."

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

Patriots owner Robert Kraft enters ... http://lockerz.com/s/117857858

AlbertBreer Albert Breer

Colts C Jeff Saturday next to walk through the door.

SAINTS:

Saints' Lombardi Trophy, Super Bowl ring to be displayed at Slidell art opening | NOLA.com
New exhibit, 'The Art of Tiffany: Works from the Collection of Mary Ellen Whiddon' opens Friday

New Orleans Saints illustrate how sports can help communities recover from disaster, study says | NOLA.com
Poll: Do you agree with the study results?

New Orleans Saints trivia and tidbits: Early 60's brought exhibition hits, new franchise misses
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.

Interview with Roman Harper, SS New Orleans Saints | ProFootballFocus.com
Nishant Shailendra interviews Roman harper of the New Orleans Saints.

AROUND THE LEAGUE:

John Mackey, Hall of Fame tight end, dies at 69 | NOLA.com
He fought for stronger health benefits for retired players

Austin Collie on concussion concerns: I try to ignore it | ProFootballTalk
No topic dominated the headlines during the 2010 NFL season like concussions, and no player was the subject of more scrutiny than Colts receiver Austin Collie, who had to leave the last three games he played because of concussions.

No supplemental draft date set | ProFootballTalk
Former Ohio State Terrelle Pryor has added some intrigue to this year's supplemental draft. (He's also added someone worth drafting; we're not sure that was the case before.

Terrell Owens’ ACL happened in early April | ProFootballTalk
Florio is hosting the Dan Patrick Show Thursday, and it's chock full of NFL guests as you may expect. (Since Florio doesn't follow other sports.) The first guest was agent Drew Rosenhaus, who tried to clear up misconceptions about the torn ACL of Terrell Owens.

Hall of Famer John Mackey passes away | ProFootballTalk
John Mackey, the second tight end ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has passed away at the age of 69. Mackey's family informed the NFLPA of the news. The No. 2 pick of the 1963 Draft, Mackey quickly established himself as a new kind of tight end.

Roy Williams gets his ring back | ProFootballTalk
The strange story of Roy Williams and the $76,600 engagement ring has come to an end. Williams, the Dallas Cowboys receiver who sued his ex-girlfriend to try to get back the engagement ring that he mailed her on Valentine's Day, got the ring back. (Jon note: check out the photo the article uses.)

Favre? Coming Back?? AGAIN???!!!

LABOR PAINS:

NFL lockout 'now up against a hard deadline' | NOLA.com
July 15 considered key date to getting all preseason games in

'Field of Dreams' gets pigskin sequel in Web video | NOLA.com
Ray Lewis, Tony Gonzalez, Shawne Merriman featured (Jon note: shoutout to programmerman for getting a fanshot about this already.)

Drew Brees quote targeted in complaint filed by retired NFL players | NOLA.com
Lawsuit seeks to stop negotiations between NFL, active players

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BillyMiller83 Billy Miller
The person that first said “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” must have taken out their hearing aid

Aww, somebody hurt his feelings. Is there a way to block his tweets from the front page?

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 Jul 7, 2011 3:50 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed. Two years removed = no longer relevant. I don’t see any Mike Bell, Scott Fujita or Jammal Brown tweets. Why is Billy getting a free Stick Around pass? Just because he’s not good enough to catch on somewhere else? In that case, give me my daily fix of Darnell Dinkins quotes, please.

"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper

by coldpizza on Jul 7, 2011 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions

I post Fujita's tweets in my FsDL

and sometimes Billy’s

and back in the day, I kept posting McKie’s tweets for about a month before I realized he wasn’t on the team anymore..

for me, if they make a halfway interesting comment, I post it…

Thumbs up, everybody...
For rock and roll!!!!

by Hans Petersen on Jul 7, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Same.

I laughed at his tweet, so I included it.

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by Jon Banks on Jul 7, 2011 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I always liked Billy

Was sorry he got hurt and sorry he didn’t make it back. Don’t mind reading the occasional tweet either. He is usually kinda positive, so I’m not a hater. Liked Fujita too, but he is sadly relevant in that he can actually hurt us.

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Jul 9, 2011 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions

larrybeave Larry Beavers
Can i come over for breakfast anybody!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Someone get this a man a job so he can pay for his own food. It isn’t personal that no one invited you over, buddy. They don’t know who you are.

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 Jul 7, 2011 3:53 PM CDT reply actions