My take: At this rate he might graduate from college and retire from the NFL the same year.
News item: Former Navy coach Paul Johnson has already received a new contract from Georgia Tech, signing an amended seven-year contract worth a total of $17.7 million.
My take: Who said the triple option might not work at the highest level of Division I? Oh, sorry, I think that was me.
News item: Shaquille O'Neal is just a few bricks short of becoming the second player in NBA history to miss 5,000 free throws.
My take: Could happen to anyone ... or at least anyone who has been fouled about 7,000 times in his career. That's got to hurt after a while.
News item: The word in Cleveland is that wide receiver Braylon Edwards wants out after four years of being "unappreciated" by Browns fans.
My take: Don't get too excited. Even if the Browns did want to trade him, they aren't going to deal him to a division rival that might be one big-play guy away from the Super Bowl.
News item: University of Maryland officials are denying a rumor circulating on the Web that they've sold just 16 tickets to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho.
My take: I'm sure there are several dozen Terps fans willing to travel to Idaho just to see Boise State's blue playing field and confirm that their HD big screens aren't on the fritz.
News item: Penn State coach Joe Paterno has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in place through his 85th birthday. Next year will be Joe Pa's 60th season as a head or assistant coach with the Nittany Lions.
My take: Just to put that in perspective, when he started out in 1950, he had to compete for players with the Korean War.
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