On Deck: Lendale White, Richard Seymour, & Big Ben

Following a few stories in the NFL that could quickly turn into PQEs:

• Lendale White is threatening to once again stomp on the Terrible Towel.  You may remember last year, when the Steelers visited Tennessee, several Titans stomped on the yellow cloth that Pittsburgh apparently thinks is holy.For the record, I’ve never seen a bunch of grown men–tough guys–look and sound so much like preschoolers than when the Steelers were talking last year about how offensive that towel-stomping was… what a ridiculous and stupid waste of emotion to be offended by what happens to a freaking towel.  Not a person.  Not a logo.  A cheap trinket handed out by ticket takers.  I wouldn’t be offended if the Steelers stomped on my rally cap or my thunder sticks.

  So this is already a groan-inducing story for me.  But apparently Lendale wants to stir the pot.  I can see it escalating to something that causes a PQE pretty quickly.

• Richard Seymour has still not shown up to the Raiders facilities.  What is going on here?  The Raiders are playing coy with the statements, suggesting there are issues between Seymour and the Patriots.  The Patriots essentially said “He’s not on our roster, so we can’t comment.”  What is this dude’s deal?  Is he waiting until he can sell his house?  Are there domestic issues to be worked out?  Is he on suicide watch from having been traded to the freaking Raiders?  Is he in self-defense classes for when Tom Cable comes after him?  I don’t see anything on the PQE list that this would qualify as for now… but this story could easily turn into something bigger.
• Ben Roethlisberger’s accuser has offered him a settlement.  Awww… isn’t that nice of her?  The truth of the matter is that major celebrities and large corporations are often forced to settle, even when lawsuits have no merit.  It’s just far easier and cheaper and faster to settle and move on… it is, in fact, why a lot of litigious leeches file lawsuits to begin with.  At any rate, I don’t see Ben accepting the settlement, primarily because it calls for him to admit he assaulted her and write an apology letter.  Not going to happen, lady, regardless of whether he’s guilty or not.  But again, this new wrinkle could force an outcome that results in points for some of you, so I’m keeping my eye on it.

Be on the lookout for any PQE’s you see in the media… feel free to send me a tip when you think I’ve missed one.

Oh, and we’re up to 118 players now… sweet!  Keep spreading the word so we can get into “serious prize” territory.

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