[h1]Aaron Rodgers calls Tony Kornheiser "stupid," "dumb" and "terrible"[/h1]
Posted by Michael David Smith on June 8, 2010 10:52 AM ET
In 2008, when Tony Kornheiser was a Monday Night Football commentator for ESPN, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers once sat down with him for a pre-game production meeting.
It would be an extreme understatement to say that Rodgers came away unimpressed.
In an interview with ESPN Radio in Milwaukee, Rodgers went off on Kornheiser and said he was embarrassingly unprepared for his job.
"You know who was better than Tony Kornheiser? Dennis Miller was ten times better," Rodgers said, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. "Dennis Miller was a great comedian, but one of the worst Monday Night Football guys ever. And he was ten times better than Tony Kornheiser. His stuff was actually funny. Tony wasn't funny at all. He did absolutely no research. We'd sit in those production meetings and he would add absolutely nothing to the conversation. I'd be like, 'What are we doing here? This is stupid.'"
Rodgers praised Monday Night Football play-by-play man Mike Tirico as coming into production meetings thoroughly prepared. Kornheiser? Not so much.
"You get in there with Tony and he's asking you all these dumb questions that have no application to the game you are playing or anything you are doing," Rodgers said. "He's terrible. . . . I don't think he's funny. I don't think he's insightful. I don't think knows, really, anything about sports."
Most football fans regard Ron Jaworski as one of the top analysts in the business, but Rodgers isn't particularly thrilled with Jaworski, either.
"I like him, but, when I was coming out, he did the worst segment in the history of TV about me talking about my fundamentals," Rodgers said of Jaworski. "It was not even close to anywhere near my fundamentals. The first time I met him, someone introduced me to him and I said, 'Yeah I know him. He's the guy who ripped me before the draft.' The rest of the night he told me how great I was. I was like, 'I know your song and dance.' And now he loves me."
The whole interview, in which Rodgers criticized other ESPN employees and took a shot at the Detroit Lions, is well worth listening to. Rodgers comes across as an entertaining and engaging player who's not afraid to speak his mind. When he retires, he'd be perfect for the Monday Night Football booth. Or as co-host of Pardon the Interruption.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says he has talked to Tate, and agrees that maple bars can be irresistible.
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I cant blame him, Top Pot's are
Looking forward to getting my PAC-10 championship ring from the '04 season. Thanks @claymatthews52
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Former Jaguars defensive tackle John Henderson reached agreement Friday with the Oakland Raiders on a one-year deal, a team source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday.
Henderson
Jacksonville released Henderson in late April just days after the NFL draft.
Oakland had been looking for another defensive tackle after releasing Gerard Warren this offseason.
Henderson, an eight-year veteran, was pursued by a handful of teams.
Henderson, 31, was regarded as one of the best players remaining in the unrestricted free-agent pool. The two-time Pro Bowl defender was released as the Jags continued in the offseason to remake a defense that ranked No. 23 in the league in 2009.
A former University of Tennessee standout, Henderson started in 120 of 124 appearances with the Jaguars. He registered 329 tackles, 29 sacks and eight forced fumbles. But he did not have more than three sacks in any season over the last five years.
Information from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and ESPN.com senior writer Len Pasquarelli was used in this report
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, upset with his contract, delivered a form of protest Monday morning in minicamp by sitting out a few plays at the end of practice.
Revis
Revis, due to make $1 million this season, said the Jets' last offer was an "insult," claiming it included no guaranteed money.
The All-Pro cornerback said general manager Mike Tannenbaum told him "face to face" that he deserved to be the highest-paid corner in the league.
Revis wants at least $16 million per year, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha's current salary with the Oakland Raiders.
Rich Cimini covers the Jets for ESPNNewYork.com.
By Rich Cimini
ESPNNewYork.com
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots offensive lineman Logan Mankins said Monday that he does not plan to sign his restricted free agent tender and wants to be traded.
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This is about principle with me and keeping your word and how you treat people. This is what I thought the foundation of the Patriots was built on. Apparently, I was wrong.
By Rich CiminiOriginally Posted by h3at23
[h2]Revis delivers message to Jets[/h2]FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, upset with his contract, delivered a form of protest Monday morning in minicamp by sitting out a few plays at the end of practice.
Revis
Revis, due to make $1 million this season, said the Jets' last offer was an "insult," claiming it included no guaranteed money.
The All-Pro cornerback said general manager Mike Tannenbaum told him "face to face" that he deserved to be the highest-paid corner in the league.
Revis wants at least $16 million per year, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha's current salary with the Oakland Raiders.
Rich Cimini covers the Jets for ESPNNewYork.com.
