• First off, if you’re new to the blog (which is still rather new itself) and want to know what its all about  — here’s the mission statement.
• The Phinsider guest writer Travis Wingfield tells us why Zach Thomas is a HOFer. Face, Prisco!
• If you haven’t seen this video of Mike Tice and the rest of the ‘85 Seahawks that has been circulating the blogosphere, go and watch it right now. We now know why Tice sold his Super Bowl tickets — his wife didn’t want him to get inebriated and start dancing (if you can call it dancing) like that. (Found on*12 Seahawks Street via Kissing Suzy Kolber via Enjoy the Enjoyment via With Leather)
• LeCharles Bentley, not to be confused with Fonzworth Bentley, has an amazing story. Not only did his patella tendon injury and resultant staff infection almost cost him his leg, it almost cost him his life. I’m serious. Now, he vows that he’ll not only make a comeback, but suit up and start for the Browns opening day. This is crazy considering that it was previously believed that Bentley’s career was over.
• Adam Levy, my colleague over at RealFootball365.com, has a new column out featuring a hodge-podge of Niners YouTube. My personal favorites are former 49ers PR director Kirk Reynolds’ spoof videos. That guy wrote the book on what not to do in the world of PR. At least for everybody else he did.
• T.O. is suing an NYC nightclub 600,000 big ones for using his name and likeness without his permission. Looks like they should have rolled with The Namesake. We know he doesn’t mind clubs using his name or likeness.
• Thanks, Ben Maller, for squashing that idiotic L.J.-to-Dallas rumor. I wish the Chiefs would just use some of that $16.2 million in cap room and re-sign the man. Maybe King Carl is just looking forward to a little Hard Knocks drama.
• Believe it or not, Patriots D-lineman Richard Seymour easily made more money than any other NFL player in ‘06, grossing just under $25 million. Most of that total was due to a redunkulous $24 M in bonuses. Drew Brees came in second at $22 M. The craziest thing about Seymour’s contract is that in ‘07 he’ll only make what T.O. sues clubs for, also known as $600,000.

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