(listening pleasure: The Wand - The Flaming Lips)

• Did Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo and country star Carrie Underwood secretly get married. That’s the rumor. Fanhouse via Ben Maller

• Punter Scott Player, aka The Unibar, has been released by the Arizona Cardinals. He was the team’s longest tenured player. - Raising Zona

• There’s a great new NFL game called “17 Weeks” over at BallHype for those of you BallHype users. - BallHype

• Some jackoff MySpace perv is cyberstalking Adam Archuleta’s girlfriend and former Playboy playmate Jennifer Walcott. Seeing her jugs, I almost couldn’t blame him until I read about threats of physical violence. What a loser. - Deuce of Davenport via SportsByBrooks

• If you haven’t heard about AFL star turned Kansas City Chiefs WR Bobby Sippio yet, you might want to remember the name. - Arrowhead Addict

• Previewing those Purple People Eaters Pleasers Disappointers the Minnesota Vikings. - Epic Carnival

• The NFL has snazzied up its shield logo. The sleeker new look will debut next season (2008). - The Biz of Football

• Kevin Jones will start the season on the PUP list and will miss the Detroit Lions’ first five games. What a disappointment. He really does have trouble keeping up with the other Joneses (Julius, Thomas, maybe even Greg at this point). - NFL Gridiron Gab

• Is Chris Simms about to join his daddy out of football? It certainly appears so. Well, at the very least he’s about to become a former Buc. - BucStats.com

• Michael Strahan is all but saying he wants to be like Tiki Barber. Tiki’s a nice enough guy — why not? - Giants 101