Briggs confuses blind man while speaking in third person
Bears’ fan Martin Jenkins, blind since the age of three, has never struggled to communicate with anyone -- until he met Lance Briggs. Jenkins waited two hours to meet Briggs at a sporting goods store appearance by the Bears' star linebacker, and a reporter transcribed Jenkins’ interaction with Briggs.
McNabb’s dismal Week 1 performance blamed on lack of Campbell’s Chunky soups
After his disastrous first week with the Minnesota Vikings, the Campbell's soup company blamed the performance of starting quarterback and former soup spokesperson Donovan McNabb on his decision to change soup brands from Campbell's Chunky to Progresso.
Tedy Bruschi freaks out over your Tweet mentioning how much you like pizza
“Don’t you get it? You’re a human being. You appreciate pizza by processing it in your intestines,” he said. “The fact that you’re so in awe of it … makes me think you don’t understand food at all.”
Brady Quinn buys billboard in support of himself
Amidst the news that a group of Tim Tebow fans were planning to purchase billboard advertisements in an effort to sway Broncos coach John Fox’s decision on which quarterback to start, second string QB Brady Quinn decided to buy a billboard of his own.
Carl Weathers’ NFL Power Rankings
Carl Weathers, master thespian and former Oakland Raider, watches every NFL game from his man cave to compile his weekly Power Rankings exclusively for Heckler readers. Mr. Weathers, despite playing in only 8 NFL games, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
Cam Newton’s father admits his son has been given millions in cash to play...
Following a record-breaking debut by rookie QB Cam Newton Sunday, the Carolina Panthers were rocked by allegations that Cam's father Cecil Newton sought substantial sums of money in return for his son playing for a major professional team.
George Lucas digitally inserts Lovie Smith into Star Wars Blu-rays
For the release of the “Star Wars” saga on Blu-ray, all traces of actor Billy Dee Williams have been wiped clean from “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” In his place is Bears head coach Lovie Smith, playing a character named Lovio Calsmithian.
