NFL Nuggets:

• Tua has officially signed his rookie contract.
  • The days are gone when guys like JaMarcus Russell would hold out for big money rookie deals & then show the Raiders they had made a terrible, terrible mistake.
    • In fact, it was guys like Russell, Sam Bradford & Vince Young that led to the rookie caps being put into the collective agreements.
  • He signed for four year, plus a fifth-year option, for $30.28 million, all guaranteed.
    • The key is the $19.6 million signing bonus, which will lower his per-year cap value.

• On the heels of this comes Mike Florio, this week using his shit-stirring spoon on teams that refuse to negotiate with their impending free agents until it is too late.
  • Resulting in having to pay top-dollar for guys they could have gotten cheaper months earlier.
  • His ire today is focused on the Cowboys, whom he claims could have gotten Dak signed for much less than they will eventually have to spend.
    • Mind you, for a “professional” “journalist”, this is filled with more suppositions than a new Deadspin article.
      • “They could have…”; “He might have…”; “It was possible that…”
      • All it’s missing is a link to The Root to show the new guys aren’t scabs & a reference to “Forty Million Dollar Slaves“.  
        • A good book I’ve actually read.

• One thing that came out of the schedule release was a giant slap in the face to Dan Snyder.
  • Let me quote the full intro from PFT, because it’s delicious in its spite:
    • In the latest reminder that Washington’s days as a premier NFL franchise are long behind it, the NFL schedule has excluded the team from prime time.
  • For the first time since 1982, the [Redacteds] have no games in primetime.
    • As a reminder, in 1982 the season was shortened by a player’s strike that lasted 57 days, resulting in a nine game schedule.
      • [Redacteds] kicker Mark Moseley was the MVP.
      • There was only Monday Night Football as the marquee stage.
    • This means that the [Redacteds] have been shut out of the Thursday, Sunday & Monday night games.

• Bleacher Report is reporting that one of the key reasons Dreamboat left New England was Josh McDaniels.
  • A “deteriorating relationship” and “worn out” are just some of the phrases spelled correctly in this highly speculative article possibly cribbed from someone else’s Twitter feed.

Hard to present an order of why Tom Brady didn't want to return to Patriots. But one thing has been very much overlooked, according to an excellent source: His deteriorating relationship with OC Josh McDaniels. Tom was worn out by Josh after all these years. That surprised me.

— Gary Myers (@GaryMyersNY) May 11, 2020

So, in my opinion, here's why Brady is not in NE, in no order:
*Was worn out by Belichick. Not fun in NE
*Create competition with BB to see who could win SB without the other
*Tired of McDaniels
*Wanted more $ & more than a 1-year deal
*Talent around him diminished
*Warm weather

— Gary Myers (@GaryMyersNY) May 11, 2020

MXC Monday:

Episode 107 – College Girls

The innuendos are weak, but the splashes spectacular.

Tonight’s … entertainment?:

• Wrasslin’:
  • WWE: Monday Night Raw – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360
    • The Fallout from Money In The Bank
      • Men’s briefcase winner: Otis, from Heavy Machinery
      • Women’s Winner: Asuka
• The Price Is Right At Night With Rupaul – 8:00PM | CBS
  • THE PRICE IS RIGHT welcomes multiple Emmy Award winner, television host, actor and model RuPaul.
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? – 8:00PM | CW
  • Hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, cast members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, along with guest comedian Gary Anthony Williams.
    • With guest appearance by Cedric the Entertainer.
• Bakeaway Camp With Martha Stewart – 9:00PM | Food Network USA
  • Six talented amateur bakers arrive for their first day at camp with camp director Martha Stewart and host Jesse Palmer, who ask the bakers to put a unique spin on camping’s most quintessential dessert — s’mores.
• Botched – 9:00PM | E! ; 10:00PM | E! Canada
  • While Dr. Nassif steps into the surgical ring to help a boxer’s crushed nose, Dr. Dubrow needs his A game to bring a young woman’s dead breasts back to life. And Norway’s biggest breasts loves to make her boobs dance.
• Top Chef Canada – 10:00PM | Food Network Canada
  • Culinary trailblazer Daniel Boulud walks into the Top Chef Canada kitchen to judge a Quickfire Challenge; the chefs battle to create an unforgettable restaurant experience at Toronto’s historic Casa Loma.
• Creepshow – 10:00PM | AMC
  • BAD WOLF DOWN: A group of American soldiers find something more despicable behind the enemy lines
  • THE FINGER: A man discovers a growing finger.

There’s enough here to make for a fulfilling night, although we may be slightly tired of each other, if the numbers from Sunday’s Open Thread are to be believed.