You never know where the next blog is going to take you, but (titi) boi am I excited to bring you on this unexpected journey.
Allow me to walk you through how I got here: Immediately after posting my latest blog "I'm Sorry For Having Unrealistic Body Expectations, but This is Unacceptable" on my @dozonlife IG story, I clicked on one of my friend's stories and came across a posting of American rapper 2 Chainz latest video "Can't Go For That" off his latest album So Help Me God! I'm admittedly not a huge rap guy, but with a thumbnail like this I had to click and see what's good.
Titi Boiiiiiiiiiii am I glad I did!
This video is fucking incredible! Lil Duval and 2 Chainz x 7 (?) are absolutely hilarious in this, let's call it 1978 lookin' video. I am sooooo happy to see someone in contemporary music paying homage to one of my favorite artists of all time, Hall and Oates. 2 Chainz is not just entertaining here, but he's teaching as well. I wouldn't mind seeing a Fleetwood Mac like uptick to Darryl and John's catalog after this usage, but idk if this is gonna put up random dude drinking Cranberry juice on a longboard type numbers. We all know how much I fucking love cross-genre covers, and while this isn't exactly a cover, it's the next best thing as there's heavy "I Can't Go For That" samples and references in the lyrics. In this video 2 Chainz does his best Andre 3000 in Hey Ya! playing every character in the band. If you have a sense of humor and ears you will enjoy this video. I am happy to announce there will be at least one rap song on my best of 2020 music blog in December!
Who's your favorite Toni? Mine is Fat Toni, dude is str8 VIBIN with that pillow gut and glasses chain. (I hate how youtube autoplay suggestions ruin screen shots).
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Remember when you were watching the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and some gorgeous blonde in a black one-piece shoved so far up her cookie & b-hole that it nearly sliced her in half like two women were claiming to be her mother stormed the pitch?
Well, that stunt that we all vividly remember gained @Kinsey millions of new instagram followers (and dollars). Ya boi Ole Dozo just happened to be one of them (followers, not dollars); purely so I'm on the ready to reference her next stunt in a blog a year and a half from now.
Normally, I've had minimal complaints with her posts, I'd even call myself a fan, but today I just had to put my foot down. I get it, women are over-sexualized and under-valued in our society. They are expected to maintain unrealistic body expectations that are impossible to achieve, but that doesn't mean it's okay to act like you grew up in the wild. I want to apologize ahead of time for what you are about to see, it may disgust you, but it's my responsibility...scratch that; it is my job as an amateur-professional blogger to inform people about what's going on in the world and give my personal opinions. I saw something today that is as natural as holding in a fart on the first date, but that doesn't mean it should be broadcast to the entire world to see. Are you ready? Because here it is:
I'm sorry for subjecting you to that, but it had to be done. Posts like this send a horrible message to our impressionable youth and have to be addressed. I know women don't have it easy, but a post like that is simply irresponsible.
It's really hard to be a parent nowadays. I'm not one, but I have average-to above average empathy skills and want you to know I feel for you. I can't imagine how difficult it is. How do you tell your high school aged son or daughter to not smoke pot with a straight face when they're pushing CBD deodorant at the neighborhood CVS? How can you get your kids to study for the SATs when 16 year olds are making millions playing video games on twitch? How are you ever going to get your kids to value good hygiene when instagram models with almost 4,000,000 followers are posting ass shots with feet that look like they were used to wipe said ass?
I'm not a monster. I've walked around the house barefoot a time or two million, I know easy it is for your feet to get grimy, but it's called having pride in what you do. How dirty was that mosaic tile?! Would this picture have gotten posted if Kinsey had a booger hanging out of her nose or spinach in her teeth? Doubtful! So why is okay to broadcast feet that look like Paulie Walnuts' after he lost his shoe in the woods?
I don't want to make any assumptions about this photo being doctored, but I highly doubt someone just shot this picture, didn't edit it and posted for 3.7 million people to see. It's just a shame to see someone not dedicated to their craft when they're so talented at it. Call me old fashion, but I like to see clean feet in pictures of gorgeous, unattainable women.
Oh what a difference six days can make! (I started this blog last night then passed out). This time last week the Patriots were 2-5 and in the midst of their longest losing streak since 2002 (still true even with the posting delay). Now they're 4-5 and for the Moment, still very much alive in the AFC playoff hunt.
Obviously 10 weeks into the season you'd prefer to not be below .500 and currently the AFC's 10 seed, but like Thundercat's most recent album It is What It Is.
With SIX teams currently at 6-3, the 7th playoff spot is still potentially there's to take. Sure, the Pats will have to gain two games and leapfrog at least two teams, but with 7 games left I can show you the way the Patriots still make the playoffs. There's still plenty of head-to-head matchups between teams ahead of them. The Titans are in a free fall (1-3 in their last 4) and still have to play the Ravens and Browns, who still have to play the Ravens and Steelers again. The Chiefs and Raiders play next week and the Patriots have the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Vegas/Oakland/L.A. Raiders. Plus the Pats still have to play Buffalo and Miami again and I'm sure there's at least one more head-to-head matchup that I'm missing...like the Colts and Titans 2nd matchup in week 12 and those red hot Miami Dolphins end the season with the Chiefs, Pats, Raiders and Bill. Okay one more, the Steelers and Bills play week 14. You have google access too, ya know? As ugly as the Pats passing game has looked this year, Cam is 4-4 as a starter and is like four plays from 6-2 or even 7-1, but 4-5 is this team's reality. Given all the obstacles this team has faced this year it could be much worse. They're not 3-6 like most people were expecting!
The playoffs have felt like a formality the last 20 years and honestly it's kind of cool to be in this spot again. If there's one thing COVID has taught us outside of how selfish and stupid most of humanity is; it's that you shouldn't take anything for granted. I can admit I took winning the AFC East every year for granted, hell I haven't bought an AFC East Champs shirt since 2006 and you could argue it was embarrassing back then.
I then tried to move my Tebow eyeblack stickers from the 2008 Thanksgiving Game and ruined this photo from Home-EC of June that same year.
Don't get me wrong, winning Super Bowls is much better than plotting potential playoff paths like some lowly Vikings fan; but for a year or two, sure why not? Sometimes you gotta undercover boss it to remember how life hasn't always been this easy. You need a little rain to appreciate a 20 year double-dynasty.
For the first time in over a decade, the playoffs aren't a sure thing, but it's great to see this team not roll over and die. They're playing competitive football and dare I say could the Patriots be building something? I know Cam is looking like a single-wing tailback out there with 3 touchdown passes in eight starts, but this team has really responded to him as a leader. He's got a lame nickname for everybody on the team and if you can get him an NFL tight end, I say bring Cam back.
Gun to my head the Pats don't make it to the dance, but it's kind of cool for the regular season to matter and to be in this spot for once. It's like the Schitt's Creek of fandom. Had they lost last night I'd say the Pats playoff hopes were JFK dead, but with head-to-heads over the Dolphins (for now), Raiders and Ravens there's a few ways this could actually happen. I haven't even mentioned the potential 8th playoff seed if there's games cancelled due to COVID.
I do think the Broncos loss is going to ultimately cost the Pats the playoffs, but any night you beat the Ravens is a great night (even if you pussied out on Pats ML when you can easily afford to take the risk with the early success of #TooManyLegs) and for now they're still very much alive in the playoff race. I'm just glad this team is playing "meaningful" football which did not seem like something I would've been thinking after the 49ers game.
P.S. Pay J.C. Jackson NOW
Last Sunday, as soon as I opened twitter to post the #TooManyLegs teaser I was slapped in the face with unfortunate news. It was there I learned Jeopardy host Alex Trebek had succumbed to stage four pancreatic cancer at the age 80. By the time I finished his tribute blog and started watching football, the Seattle Seahawks were already down 14-0. I knew this week's teaser was as dead as Ray Combs and that today was not about football. It was about mourning the loss of someone we let into our home's every night for over 30 years. Unfortunately, even though we were all heartbroken last week and may still be hurting, the facts are the facts. The #TooManyLegs teaser going 6-2 with Seattle +3 and OVER 42 in the battle of Baltimore ultimately cost us a nice +1000 payday; dropping the teaser to 4-4 in 2020. If you're into moral victories I did hit my first teased under of the season. Previous weeks: Week 2 and 3 Week 4 Week 5 (booo Bengals) Week 6 Week 7 (Week 7 victory recap) Week 8 Week 9 This week is Vince Wilfork huge for the #TooManyLegs teaser. Sure, we're still profitable AF if you've been riding since it's debut in Week 2, but if you hopped on late you probably hate me worse than the Third Estate hated Marie Antoinette after she said "Let them eat cake" even though whether or not she actually said that is highly debated in historical circles. At 4-4 the #TooManyLegs teaser will fall below .500 today if it doesn't go 8-0. This series is about making money to show Barstool Sport the many hats I can wear in addition to being a quality blogger, but if you're just some run of the mill Joe off the street you just want tickets to cash. You don't care about shitty wordplay and research that was done at 11:09 am. That's why I'm switching up this week...NO WRITE UPS. Just the picks with no reasoning behind them. All you need to do is sign this petition and the picks are yours. Let's get to 5-4 (again, we're still up for 30 units right now). SORRY FOR BEING SO LATE TODAY!!! Good luck and bet responsibly!!
Awesome news for fans of one of my all-time favorite bands, The Black Keys. Today they announced they'll be releasing a Deluxe Remastered 10th Anniversary edition of one of my all-time favorite albums, Brothers. The 10th anniversary remastered album will be available on CD, double LP and 7" inch box set on December 18th in the U.S. and Canada and everywhere else on January 1st, 2021; it'll feature two unreleased songs "Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth”, and “Black Mud Part II” as well as "Chop and Change" off the Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack. Hand-up here, I had zero clue they had a song in that movie, so to me, it's like three new songs. This might come as surprise to you, but I was never much of a Twilight guy. I must've been too busy getting ready to graduate high school that week that I missed a movie I had zero interest in seeing. Upon further research, that soundtrack is full of artists I love so maybe that joke's on me? As for the reason we're here, the Remastered 10th Anniversary Brothers Reissue comes with a bunch of goodies. According to Rolling Stone: All three versions of the reissue will feature new liner notes from Rolling Stone’s David Fricke, as well as an assortment of other extras. The seven-inch box set (which is limited to 7,500 copies worldwide) will include a 60-page book of archival photos, a limited edition poster, and will feature cover art made with special heat-sensitive ink. The vinyl in the double-LP set will be pressed on 140-gram vinyl, come packaged in a gatefold double-pocket album jacket, and include an insert with photos. And the CD will come with a booklet featuring Fricke’s liner notes and an assortment of photos. In promotion for Brothers Remastered, the Black Keys went back to 2010 to tell the story of a fan who was attempting to T9 text on a flip phone his buddy about his excitement for the album. I'm not going spoil the video like every other publication that's written about this reissue so far because I'm a hashtag good guy, so enjoy. Now that you know what happens, pretty good right? Very Black Keys in the production and comedic value. Seeing the hospital employee rippin' a pot pen made me LOL and I loved the reference to squashed beef with Jack White. According to RS the Brothers reissue will also be the first in an annual series of archival releases the Black Keys are planning to drop going forward. I'd assume we're in store for an El Camino reissue next year since its coming up on its decade anniversary as well. If the Black Keys are going to be remastering all their music, then I think it's only fair they re-film some of their most iconic music videos. I neeeeeed to see shot-for-shot remake of Tighten Up with all the kids grown up a decade later. Now that is way more intriguing to me than some wanna-be Elon Musk heat-sensitive ink. P.S. Does it really count as a 10 year anniversary release when it's coming out 10 years and 7 months after Brothers was originally released? Not to s my own d, but I wrote my Brothers 10 year anniversary blog on the day of. If you got married in March, as most people do, and took your spouse out for an anniversary dinner in November how do you think that'd go over?
As I referenced earlier in my Veterans Day blog, my anxiety has been flowing super hard today and the last 20 or so years. Like Lady Gaga's 2016 tearjerking smash, there's a million reasons as to why, but tonight we'll focus solely on my career or lack there of.
I'm currently a longterm substitute teacher in a district that John Hopkin's University once said "has very little visible learning". I have about as much of a future in this job as Ralph Cifaretto does an animal rights activist. It breaks my heart to see how poorly these schools are run and how many kids needs are not being met. I feel partly responsible and hate myself for it; I don't want to be a part of it anymore. Once my certification expires in August I am never going back. I don't want to be a teacher and haven't wanted to be one for years. I don't care if I have to ub** full time, I cannot be a part of this system that I loathe with all 260-320 pounds of me. Come next September I will be in a different field. All I've wanted to do since I was in high school was write about sports. The #HireDozo Manifesto tells the whole story, but once the Chernin Group invested in Barstool Sports in January of 2016 the possibility of making a living as a writer/entertainer at my favorite website seemed truly possible. That's why I started DOL in February of that same year as my Barstool sample after I was recruited on twitter by this blog that no longer exists (I looked last night) called DieHardDiaries. I wrote a couple blogs for them in January of 2016 and after they told me they only wanted me to write about the Patriots I realized I was much better off starting my own blog where I was free to talk about whatever I want. Hence the name Dozonlife (taken from a short-lived all sports twitter account called @DozonSports). Man, I wish these links were active to see what these blogs looked like.
Once Barstool expanded from just Boston and a few other cities based blogs to one of the biggest brands in all of sports media and was able to offer things like health insurance, I knew it was what I wanted to dedicate my life to pursuing. As long as I am breathing, I will not give up on my dream. I love what this company is all about and know for a fact I'd thrive there if given the opportunity.
Literally all I want out of my life is to be a Barstool Blogger. I know tweeting #HireDozo likely isn't gonna seal the deal, but given their hiring record there is no rhyme or reason to how they add talent. Sure, you could have >100k followers on your own volition or come from a more established media company, but you could also just have a funny nickname, dress like a video game coach or be from Mississippi to get a chance. The entire reason I ate #43Burgers back in March was to get eyes on my brand and blog. I hoped I could use my binge eating talents to show how dedicated I am to making it as a blogger/contentman. I don't want to say COVID ruined my chances of using that content to get attention on my blog, but I did say that. One thing I've learned from going to therapy the last year and a halfish is that you need to control what you can control. Nothing is going to change simply by wanting it to; you gotta do something about it. If I want to lose weight for the 17th time I need to change my eating habits. If I want to work for Barstool I have to reach out because they're likely not going to reach out to me and my (at this moment) 86 twitter followers. Yes, we all know I created @URIprobs, but as of now, it hasn't helped either. I know I need to send out some sort of legitimate application or have a viral blog/video that catches their attention to show my worth. That's why today I was going through the content I made during early COVID. I'm trying to put together a content resume. One of my favorite things I made was during that time was a DOL All 22 meets Pop Up Video that broke down my 1997 appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Literally the first word is a typo, which is very on brand!
My appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell show in June of 1997 changed my life. You can read more about it in #HireDozo Manifesto as this blog is already getting long, but that is what showed me it's possible to make it out of little Rhode Island. Even as a kid I had showbiz dreams. At 5 years old I had agents reaching out to my mom after how electric I was on Rosie.
While updating my resume for Barstool Sports, I wanted to make sure I had all the necessary information and came across some unfortunate news. IMDB did not give a credit for my appearance on Rosie.
This was quite disheartening news; crushing some may say. I didn't know how to go about fixing this. All I know about credits and how they're given is from Nathan Fielder.
With faceswapping apps and deep fakes Barstool isn't going to believe I was on the Rosie O'Donnell Show in June of 1997 without the proper credit. I need IMDB to make things right before I send out my next batch of #HireDozo emails.
I tried to reach out directly to the source. I thought Rosie could pull a few strings for her ole pal. I think since I screwed up the correct punctuation mark Rosie is ghosting me :(
My next best option was to start a petition because they are the only way you can make a change. So that's exactly what I did. Please take a moment to sign. If not for me, do it so IMDB is more accurate.
— Doz #hiredozo (@DozonLife) November 12, 2020
It's hard to believe from this photo, but Punter/Holder Jake Bailey did NOT slap Kicker Nick Folk's keister here.
After sustaining their longest losing streak since 2002, the New England Patriots were able to get back in the win column Monday night with a 30-27 comeback victory over the very good New York Jets.
While Monday's win will forever be known as the Jakobi Myers game, he didn't score a single point in his birthday-breakout performance.
However, 36 year old kicker/bad-back-haver Nick Folk did score 12 of the Patriots 30 points on MNF by going 3-3 on XP and FGs; highlighted by his 51 yard game winner. #Teamgame.
That performance earned Folk AFC (or NFC) Special Teams Player of the Week Honors for the fifth time of his career according to wikipedia and my 6th grade math skills,
Legally required to include this even though I haven't listened to it.
At 3-5 with 3 losses against the Seahawks, Broncos and Bills that could've gone either way, the Patriots find themselves on the outside looking at the playoff hunt. According to playoffstatus.com the Patriots currently have an 8% chance at making the playoffs.
There have been plenty of units to complain about when it comes to Patriots football this year, but the kicking game has not been one of them. After going through what felt like a dozen kickers last season, including Nick Folk for 7 games, it looks like the Patriots have found their guy (for at least this year).
With 5th round pick Justin Rohrwasser seeming like another wasted draft pick, Nick Folk has been one of the biggest bright spots for the Pats through half a season. After missing a field goal in week 1 and 2, Folk is 13-13 on FGS and 8/9 on XP (with the miss coming in week 3) since. For the year he's 14/16 on FGs and 14/15 on XP. Former Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski is currently 11/18 (61.1%) kicking field goals in 2020. Before last season Folk's last NFL game was as a Bucanneer week 5 in 2017. In that 19-14 TNF loss to the Patriots, Folk went 0/3 on FG missing from 56, 49 and 31 yards respectively. This man then missed the rest of 2017 and the entire 2018 season due to a lack of interest from NFL teams. Now in 2020 he has earned AFC Special Teamer of the Week honors. It's not exactly Muhammad Ali, Rocky Bleier or Alex Smith when it comes to individual comebacks, but I think it's pretty cool to see someone whose career was basically over, comeback to be back on top for least a week. Congrats to Nick Folk and as a bad back guy myself, make sure you use that heat pad. If the Patriots are going to have any chance against the fraud-adjacent Ravens on SNF this week they're gonna need at another flawless night in the kicking game. P.S. I know he's looked bad at times this year, but Cam is only 3-4 as a starter. If we didn't lose half the defense to Covid and have statistically the worst TE production in NFL history (possibly hyperbole, but it's close) I think we could easily be a playoff team. This year just shows how a few plays can be the difference between 6-10 and 10-6. Regardless what happens going forward, this is one of my favorite plays I've ever seen a Patriots QB make in a non-playoff game.
As I sit here on my bed, working myself into a panic about how to effectively use this day off after I slept until 10:30 am or should I say 10:30? I'm thankful. I'm thankful that I have this blessing of a day off from playing Covid Police at a Public High School to stress about something as inconsequential as how I should manage this time wisely going after my calling. Should I try to write five blogs today to make up for missed time since I had to go back to work in June (I haven't spent a full weekday writing since)? Do I finally finish my "Dear @Coleymick," blog/application that I should've sent out two fucking weeks ago, but overanalyzed every word trying to stand out and now feel like it's too late or should I just send out some cold emails with my samples to hirer ups at Barstool whose email I could probably guess? The fact that my super flat and soft ass is even able to have these discussions with myself today is because of our Veterans. I know it's not exactly the most chill time politically in our nation's history, but regardless of where you fall on that spectrum, today is about honoring all who've served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our liberty. We are still all Americans. Left or right shouldn't matter when supporting those who keep us safe. Today is about the Patriots who fought the Redcoats for our independence. Today's about the Union soldiers who kept the nation intact. It's about the bad ass 16 year old boy who lied about his age to get trench foot fighting the Central Powers. It's about all the men and women who chose to serve their country and those who did so without any choice. Today is about all those people who put themselves second and their country first to protect the American people. In the heart of a Pandemic and uncertain times, it can be easy to get offtrack or solely focused in your own issues, but today is about all those who served and spent the holidays away from their family or ultimately never came back. I wanted to share what I wrote on Veterans Day 2016 because while a lot of what I wrote that first year of DOL makes me cringe, I'm really proud of what I said four years ago today; it still holds up. Our Vets deserve so much more. Thank you to all who have served and will serve our great nation. I wouldn't be able to be me without YOU. Doz on Life is an extremely pro troops production. Regardless if you disagree with why they're fighting you gotta support the troops. I think the fact our country treats our Veterans so poorly is an absolute shame. Way too many homeless Vets who aren't getting the help they need. I personally think if you fight in a war and make it back home then the government should be obligated to help you out. These are the people who really deserve it. So many Vets out there with not just physical injuries but mental ones as well that in a way are almost worse. Losing a limb fucking sucks don't get me wrong but at least you can be at peace mentality. PTSD is no joke. Our armed forces have the most important job without a doubt. It requires insane sacrifice and dedication that not a lot of people want to do. I would never do it. I'm too much of a pussy and also love my hair too much. It takes a different kind of man or woman to sign up to protect our great nation. I have friends who have served and if you're reading this you know who you are and I just want to say thank you for your sacrifice. From all of us at DOL (me) I just want to thank you all, past and present for all you do for this great nation of ours. P.S. You deserve a whole lot more than a free bloomin-onion at Outback.
With 17 championships and enough retired numbers that they'll have to resort to triple-digits or jersey letters someday, the Boston Celtics have employed many men who have resumes worthy of being crowned "Mr. Celtic", but none were more deserving of that title than Tommy Heinsohn.
Only one person has been affiliated with the Boston Celtics for all 17 of their NBA Championships (and four empty trips to the Finals) and you guessed it; that person was Tommy Heinsohn, who passed away today at the age of 86.
Between Alex Trebek on Sunday and Tommy today, this is the second staple of my upbringing via television to pass away this week and it's not even hump day; hopefully Zach Braff is somewhere safe.
Even though both were in their 80's and not exactly in Jack LaLanne shape, their passings have shook me. Both men brought me great joy and had been there on TV for literally my entire life. Trebek had hosted Jeopardy since 1984 and Tommy had been the bleed green color-man of the Boston Celtics since 1981. Of course, Alex was more of a national celebrity, I don't think there's any SNL skits about Tommy Points, but Tommy Heinsohn wasn't exactly some unknown indie band when it came to name recognition; he's one of only four people to be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach (John Wooden, Lenny Wilkins and Heinsohn's former teammate Bill Sharman are the others) AND was a spokesman for Miller Lite during the 70's and 80's during the peak of the most aesthetically pleasing domestic beer can of all time. Not a bad run for #15.
As the 28 year old currently typing this blog, I knew Tommy as the voice of the Boston Celtics and he made no secrets about who he was rooting for. You're gonna see this in a lot of articles today but it's true "he was a homer, but he was OUR homer". Words cannot describe how entertaining he was during broadcasts, only clips can (saved for the end of the blog). I've listened to him and Mike Gorman call hundreds of games and they were the perfect match. Mike was the straight man who kept things in order and Tommy was the larger than life figure who could convince you that the 11th man on the bench could be an All-NBA performer if given the chance and never saw a foul call that he liked.
Tommy's passion and insight made him a fan favorite. He's the reason why countless New England kids have yelled "THAT'S A TOMMY POINT!" during a great hustle play in a pick-up game.
In an industry where players and coaches change like the (four) seasons, Mike and Tommy were the one consistency of Celtics broadcasts. The TV channel name changed more than the broadcast team during the peak of their tenure together before Tommy's role was reduced in 2012-13. During the lean years of the 90's and mid 2000's they were the reason most people were turning into Celtics games.
Before his days as a broadcaster, as previously mentioned, Tommy had not one, but two Hall of Fame careers.
The All-American out of Holy Cross was drafted in 1956 by the Boston Celtics thanks to territorial rights. The 6x All Star won Rookie of the Year in 1957 while helping lead the Celtics to their first NBA Championship. Tommy averaged 18.8 PPG and 8.8 RPG over nine seasons with the Celtics where he only won eight NBA Titles. Tommy Heinsohn is the only player in NBA history to have a rookie year that included an all star appearance, championship and ROY.
Injuries forced Tommy to retire following the 1964-65 season after his seventh straight championship. Once he hung up the converse, Tommy called Celtics games on the radio for three years before becoming the Celtics Head Coach in 1969-70. During Tommy's HOF coaching career he won two more NBA titles (1974 & 1976) so no finger would be left ringless. He was Coach of the Year in 1973 when the Celtics went 68-14 before being upset in the Conference Finals by the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks (something has not happened since). By the time his coaching career ended Heinsohn was second behind only Red Auerbach in wins and remains in that same spot today.
Away from the court Tommy loved to paint, Michael Holley has called him a Renaissance Man.
During his 86 years on this planet, Tommy Heinsohn spent well over 60 associated with the Boston Celtics. This man truly bleed green and while it's a sad day that he's gone, there is no denying that this man lived a full life. Mourn for his family, but we should be celebrating a life lived right. The Celtics broadcast will never be the same again. R.I.P. Mr. Celtic. You will be missed by millions.
With lots of extra bodies in the mix this year due to COVID, there are over 1,700 players in the National Football League. You're likely not Roger Goodell, so I don't expect you to know every name and every story, but everybody should know Derrick Nnadi and his.
If you don't that's okay! Don't beat yourself up. I run a very unknown sports blog and I didn't know him until I saw the tweet that inspired this blog during my lunch break. That's probably why I'm not writing for Barstool at this very moment...if only I knew the back-up left guard on the Arizona Cardinals I wouldn't be stuck living the substitute life in the Creative Capital.
Anyways, Derrick Nnadi is a starting defensive tackle for the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Playing beside All-Pro DT Chris Jones, it's easy for the 2018 3rd round pick out of Florida State University to get overshadowed, but Nnadi gained some national recognition back in February when he paid for the adoption of 108 dogs after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl.
Nnadi didn't stop there. He's not like former Indianapolis Colts Left Tackle, Tarik Glenn, who let Super Bowl glory kill his passion.
Derrick Nnadi is using his platform as a Super Bowl champ for great things; like making it easier for puppers and woofers in need to find a new home! This season, after every Chiefs win Nnadi is sponsoring the adoption of a doggo in a Kansas City animal shelter.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. --A big man with an even bigger heart -- Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi is again teaming up with an area animal shelter to find homes for more dogs. Last season, Nnadi partnered with KC Pet Project to sponsor the adoption of a new dog in the shelter with each Chiefs win -- meaning a family got to take a new pet home for free. After the Super Bowl victory, Nnadi sponsored the adoption of every single dog in the shelter. More than 100 dogs found homes with new families thanks to Nnadi's kindness, and his partnership with KC Pet Project. Officials with KC Pet Project announced Wednesday that Nnadi is again teaming up with the shelter this season to help more deserving dogs find homes. Nnadi will again sponsor the adoption fee for one dog in the shelter each time the Chiefs win. “This is such a fun way to help pets find homes, and we’re thrilled to once again have this unique partnership opportunity with Derrick Nnadi in 2020,” said Tori Fugate, chief communications officer with KC Pet Project. “Everyone is so excited about the Chiefs upcoming season, and this is just another great way that our local team is helping the community. We can’t wait to help pets find homes thanks to Derrick’s generosity.” Shelter officials said this partnership is a great way to feature dogs in need of more help like long-timers, special needs dogs and large dogs. The shelter said to look for the featured #NnadiDog on KC Pet Project's social media pages after each win.
When the Chiefs held on to beat Teddy Two Gloves and Panthers 33-31 yesterday, Nnadi sponsored the adoption of Moss.
With the Kansas City Chiefs currently sitting at 8-1 atop the AFC West that means Nnadi has helped eight dogs find a new home this season! Prior to the Chiefs 34-20 week 1 win over Houston, Nnadi announced that #NnadiDogs (awesome hashtag) would again be teaming up with the Kansas City Pet Project to cover adoption costs.
Tyrod Taylor's lung puncturing prior to kickoff of the Chiefs week 2 overtime win (23-20) over LAC indirectly lead to Mogwai get adopted.
Embarrassing the fraud-adjacent Ravens 34-20 in Baltimore helped Bruno find a home.
When Brian Hoyer forgot how to play football in week 4, Sanjay was scooped up like a fumble.
When the Chiefs beat the Bills 26-17 in the first game of a MNF Double Header to hand them their first L of 2020 (excluding their playoff choke vs. Houston), Jocelyn was handed a collar by her new owners.
The Chiefs dismantling of the Broncos, 43-16 got Corgan a new home. I really wish this happened when they beat the Bills so I could make a shitty Smashing Pumpkins joke.
The Jets play on Monday Night Football tonight, tonight, but in week 8 when they failed to cover a 20 point spread in a 35-9 loss at Arrowhead, Taboo was welcomed into a new home.
Not nearly enough people know about this awesome cause.
The best to next autocorrect/typo shouldn't take away from the fact that it's a bad sign when bloggers with less than a 100 followers (referring to myself here) can wish Eddie Vedder a Happy Birthday and get more love than a Super Bowl Champion making it easier for puppers to find loving homes.
With the Chiefs on their bye week 10, the next chance Derrick has to help another Missourian find their forever pup is November 22nd @ Vegas. The Raiders handed the Chiefs their only loss of the season, so there should be extra motivation for Derrick to sponsor his 9th pupperino of the season. So if the Chiefs aren't playing your favorite team there's a great reason to hop on the Chiefs bandwagon. #NnadiDogs.
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