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87alan said:
Been listening to three 6 since middle school, allday everyday, still waiting on paul and juice "cashing checks" LMAO
HCP or Die
RIP Infamous and Koop

The outros were always hilarious
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StringerBell said:


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Those cacs needed to burn those shoes anyway. Nikkas rockin' some South Beach Shoe Carnival's and some Air Refugees. FOH


Edit: Just saw AP's post that this was a "prank". I never clicked play.
 
ABW Pro Pick Em League

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For those in the league....

Understand confidence points in Pick'em games

In addition to selecting the winner in a Pick'em group, commissioners of private groups have the option to enable confidence points. This extra scoring option adds a layer of difficulty and fun to standard game play. Finish with the highest point total at the end of the season to be the winner of your group.

How do confidence points work?

Confidence points are used to give different weight to each of the games during a given week. You'll assign a point value (from 1 to 15 if there are 15 games, 1 to 14 if there are 14 games, etc.) to each game based on how strongly you feel about the accuracy of your pick. If your selection is correct, you'll receive points equal to the confidence point value you associated with that game. You do not lose points for an incorrect selection.

Each confidence point value may be used only once per week. So, during a 15-game week, after you've assigned 15 points to a game, your next highest available value is 14 points.

Each week's points will be tallied, and the player finishing with the highest total at the end of the year will be the winner of the group.

Example scenario using confidence points

If you pick Pittsburgh to beat Miami and assign the game a confidence point value of 16, you'd get 16 points for a correct pick, but no points if Miami wins.

Playoff schedule for confidence points in Pro Football Pick'em

A special schedule of confidence points will be available during the playoffs only for Pro Football Pick'em private groups that have elected to continue picking through the playoffs:

In Playoff Weeks 1 and 2 (4 games each), the options will be 4, 8, 12, and 16 points.In Playoff Week 3 (2 games), the options will be 8 and 16 points.In Playoff Week 4 (1 game), the option will be 16 points.

This provides for a total of 120 possible points throughout the playoffs. Given the low number of potential points per playoff week, playoff weeks cannot be dropped in groups that drop their lowest scoring weeks.
 
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...letter-saying-players-fight-meaningful-change

Coalition: Players will 'fight for meaningful change for as long as it takes'

As the 2018 season prepares to kick off Thursday, the Players Coalition is asking fans and the media to focus more on their fight for social justice than whether specific players are kneeling during the anthem or otherwise not participating.

The Players Coalition, a group of NFL players focused on bringing awareness to systemic issues in America, wrote an open letter published on The Players' Tribune on Wednesday. In the letter, the players say they will continue to "fight for meaningful change for as long as it takes," saying it's their duty as Americans.

"Our work will continue this season. We hope the media stops asking the same old questions about, 'Will they or won't they protest?' Instead, we want them to focus on our efforts to create a better country for every citizen, and on the reasons why we have not yet met that goal," the players wrote. "And we hope that the press, our fans and our skeptics recognize that our desire to draw attention to these pressing issues, either through protest or our off-the-field work, is our own vow of loyalty."

The players promoted their work in meeting with politicians, police officers and community organizations.

The letter also praises the work of Colin Kaepernick.

"Colin Kaepernick started a movement through protest, taking a knee to put a laser focus on the men and women who have died because of police brutality," the players wrote. "His efforts have inspired us to work on behalf of our lost brothers' memory to try to stop the carnage. He did this at great personal cost to himself. Surely it's an act of patriotism to forfeit your job to fight for others."

Last year, the Players Coalition helped to negotiate a plan with the NFL that would see the league contribute nearly $100 million to causes considered important to African-American communities, according to documents reviewed by ESPN. The NFL had hoped the agreement would lead to an ending of protests during the national anthem. The agreement also fractured the coalition, with some players announcing they were withdrawing from the group.

The NFL passed a new anthem policy in May, but those new rules are on hold as the league continues negotiations with the players' union.

Players identified as being members of the coalition in Wednesday's letter are Doug Baldwin, Kelvin Beachum, Anquan Boldin, Demario Davis, Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Long, Devin McCourty, Josh McCown, Josh Norman, Rodney McLeod, Torrey Smith and Benjamin Watson.
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hilarious.....

it's peyton......makes perfect sense
 
Steelers' Ramon Foster, Maurkice Pouncey rip Le'Veon Bell for absence
Nate Davis, USA TODAY Published 4:37 p.m. ET Sept. 5, 2018 | Updated 4:47 p.m. ET Sept. 5, 2018


SportsPulse: We want you to become a better bettor. Get it? So we enlisted Action Network's Chad Millman to tell you the bets you need to bank on and one you should blank this week in the NFL. For more analysis check out ActionNetwork.com USA TODAY

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Drama tends to find the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it didn’t take long to permeate their locker room this season.

Players have been awaiting the return of all-pro running back Le’Veon Bell, who skipped offseason activities for the second straight year amid failed contract talks, for months. But Bell, who’d hinted on social media this summer that he would report this week – he showed up days before the opener last year – still hasn’t appeared or signed his franchise tag. Not only is he on the verge of sacrificing paychecks, but he’s starting to lose the goodwill of his teammates, too.

“What do you do? Here’s a guy who doesn’t give a damn,” guard Ramon Foster said, via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I just hate it came to this.

“He’s making seven times what I make twice as much as (left tackle) Al (Villanueva) is making and we’re the guys who do it for him.”

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Bell is scheduled to earn $14.54 million this season, the second in a row that he’s set to play under the franchise tag, which offers lucrative paydays but only a year’s worth of job security. Bell and the team have failed the past two summers to reach a long-term agreement, and all signs point to him finally hitting the open market in 2019.

Yet if what now appears an inevitable divorce is looming, there seems to be concern in Bell’s camp that the Steelers have no incentive to safeguard the well being of a guy who plays, arguably, the league’s most punishing position. Bell led the NFL with 321 carries and 406 touches in 2017. A similar (or heavier) load could compromise the earning power of a player set to enter his sixth season. Bell already carries a bit of a cloud due to multiple drug suspensions in his past.

“What would the goal – you’re (GM) Kevin Colbert, you're (head coach) Mike Tomlin – and you possibly have a once-in-a-generation player for one more season, what would your plan be? What would you do with that hypothetical player?" Bell's agent, Adisa Bakari, asked Wednesday during an interview with SiriusXM.

"I think you can read in between those lines."

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Bell is not likely to play in Sunday's opener against the Cleveland Browns.

Bell must report by Week 10 to accrue the season of service he will need to be eligible for free agency next year.

After he and the team were unable to bridge their financial gap by July’s deadline, Bell wrote to fans on Twitter: “I’m sorry we let youu (sic) down but trust me, 2018 will be my best season to date.”

That’s going to be a hard promise to keep if Bell, who’s amassed nearly 4,000 yards from scrimmage over the past two seasons, is not on the field.

And if he continues to stay away, regaining the trust of his teammates could be even harder.

“Why play hide and seek? Why let your agent say this?” said center Maurkice Pouncey, who suggested it’s unfair of Bell to keep the team in the dark.

“Just man up and tell us what you’re going to do.”
 
In the interim, Pittsburgh is moving ahead with second-year back James Conner, who’s coming off an impressive preseason and is already a local hero after beating cancer when he played collegiately at Pitt.

"A star is born every year in the NFL. Did anyone know (Kansas City’s) Kareem Hunt would be an all-pro before last season?” reminded Pouncey. “If James Conner didn't have cancer, he'd have been a first-round pick. Just watch him."
 
TheMadLionsFan said:
I never thought I would see the day where players criticize other players for trying to get their money. Wow.....Terrible
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I was listening to ESPN radio just now and dude said

"Like somebody told me. Money dont get put on Ebay, but Superbowl rings does"
 
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