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TSF Interview: New England Patriots Defensive End Jarvis Green

Posted in Adalius Thomas, Commissioner Roger Goodell, Donte Stallworth, Hurricane Katrina, Industrial Canal, Jarvis Green, Junior Seau, Lawrence Taylor, LSU, Ma'shy Hill, Marquise Hill, Michael Vick, New England Patriots, New Orleans, New York Giants, Pepper Johnson, Randy Moss, Teddy Bruschi, The Starting Five, Wes Welker on December 13, 2007 by mizzo

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Not many players around the league have a thirst for helping his fellow man like Jarvis Green. With the passing this off season of his good friend Marquise Hill to a freak water accident, Jarvis has refocused his goals to make sure Marquise’s son Ma’shy is taken care of mentally and financially through his foundation.

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There’s a certain humility the New England Patriots possess as they try to get back to the Super Bowl and Jarvis is no different. He’s not only a football player, he’s an entrepreneur making sure he and his are well taken care of after retirement.

This is not just a football interview. There are more important things than going 16-0.

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Dat Dude! Interview With Former All-Pro Defensive Lineman, Marcellus Wiley

Posted in Bill Parcells, Blogroll, Brett Favre, Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills, Curtis Conway, Dallas Cowboys, Dat Dude, Donovan McNabb, Junior Seau, La'Tik, Laila Ali, Marcellus Wiley, Marv Levy, Michael Tillery, Mizzo, Rodney Harrisson, San Diego Chargers, Tiki Harrell, Wade Phillips on November 8, 2007 by mizzo

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(Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

In this business, every now and again you come across someone with super human people skills. In Vegas this summer for Chris Webber’s Bada Bling, Marcellus Wiley was kicking it with his people in a way you know was sincere. Dat Dude is the type of person who would speak to you in an elevator during the awkward silence or make conversation with a stranger in the streets below. Those who remember him on the field were most likely drawn to his engaging personality even though his play on the field was as vicious as the hit on Joseph Addai in the pic above. Retiring from the NFL this year, Marcellus has his sights set on making a strong impact on the business world with the same intelligence and strength that enabled him to have a standout NFL career.

Michael Tillery: How did you acquire the moniker Dat Dude?

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White Noise: Whitlock On NFL Colorlines

Posted in Bengals, Bill Belichick, Bill Russell, Brett Favre, Carl Rowan, Chad Johnson, Civil Rights Movement, Colts, Congressional Medal of Freedom, Corey Dillon, Dave Zirin, Denver Broncos, Dwight Freeney, Fox Sports, George Bush, Herm Edwards, Hip-Hop, Jason Whitlock, Jeff George, Jim Brown, John Elway, Junior Seau, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Johnson, Lawrence Maroney, Malcolm X, Marvin Lewis, Matt Gutierrez, Mickey Mantle, Muhammad Ali, New York Times, NFL, Patriots, Peyton Manning, Public Enemy, Randy Moss, Reggie Wayne, Rodney Harrisson, sports and ethics, Ted Williams, Teddy Bruschi, Tom Brady, Tony Dungy, TSF, Ty Cobb on October 24, 2007 by mizzo

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My Public Enemy brother of pen, Dave Zirin, drops by TSF and hits us off with a Marlin Briscoe bomb.

Jason “Big Sexy” Whitlock has told me to “mind [my] own damn business” when it comes to his mission to lead a new Civil Rights movement against “black idiots”. But whether you are talking about Whitlock or someone hanging a noose on a tree, there is a problem when you say, “Just ignore it and it will go away.”

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