Could it be the helmeted head and pony tail of Samantha "Sweet Feet" Gordon, she of You Tube and Wheaties box fame? Gordon was last seen mugging with commissioner Roger Goodell at the Super Bowl just a Andre Johnson Youth Jersey commercial break or two before the lights went out.

Answer: All of the above, and more.

The notion of the NFL as just a game, just entertainment for its audience and a vehicle for its players and owners to become rich and famous, has become as antiquated as the two way player and drop kicks. The NFL has become an economic force that creates nearly $10 billion in revenue. Under the current CBA, NFL teams are required to spent at least 89 percent of the salary cap on player contracts, which adds up to $3.503 billion based on 2013's cap of $123 million per team. Most teams pay out a much higher level.

It's a cultural presence that carries as much influence on society as any other entity that cannot enforce laws, levy taxes or guarantee an afterlife. The day of its championship game is an unofficial national holiday. Last February's game drew only 108.4 million viewers, making it the third most watched TV show in American history, behind the previous two Super Bowls.

Last season ended with a Super Bowl blackout and a guy once accused of murder before coping to an obstruction of justice plea praising Jesus Christ as he ended his career with another Super Bowl ring.

The NFL has seen 37 and counting arrests of its players since the end of last season, for charges ranging from DUI to murder. Last season closed with even more tragedy, as killed himself and the mother of his child on Dec. broncosnflofficialproshop.com/Nike-Duke-Ihenacho-Jersey.html 1. Just a week later, Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle allegedly drove drunk and crashed his car, killing front seat passenger and teammate .

According to USA Today, NFL players http://www.broncosnflofficialproshop.com/Nike-Malik-Jackson-Jersey.html been arrested or charged with crimes at least 395 Andre Johnson Authentic Jersey times during Goodell's term as commissioner. No wonder can't find a job in this league.

The league also has the dubious claim of having two men once accused of murder and Hernandez play in consecutive Super Bowls. Maybe Whitey Bulger can do the coin flip for Super Bowl XLVIII.

Opening night in Denver picked up on the NFL's Super Bowl blackout with a 30 something rain/thunderstorm warning delay at the start of Thursday night's Broncos Ravens game. With the Super Bowl being played on Feb. 2 in New Jersey, karma [along with the Old Farmer's Almanac] has a blizzard in the New York metro area forecast for that weekend.

Perhaps we'll get a storybook ending this season on the Frozen Tundra of East Rutherford. Imagine, for a minute, Brady holding up the Vince Lombardi trophy for the fourth time with a flurry of flakes coming down and the fading skyline of New York off in the distance. He then carries Gisele off Danny Trevathan Jersey the field right to their waiting Gulfstream G650. He then jets off to their palace in Pacific Palisades, never to be seen on a football field again.

Meanwhile, coach Bill Belichick takes a final hoodie clad victory lap, complete with his iPhone shooting video Danny Trevathan Orange Jersey of thousands of disgruntled New Yorkers giving him a one finger farewell salute.

3. Patriots has made a career out of turning receivers like Wes Welker into Wes Welkers. If gets out of the tub and into the lineup, he might look good someday, too.

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4. Seahawks was on the cover of both Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine for their football preview issues. There has to be a curse in there somewhere.

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5. Falcons Veteran running back should help Atlanta buy just enough time to pick apart the Saints this week.

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6. Packers Here's what did during the offseason.

13. Cowboys has more apologists than Kim and Kanye. He's actually a really good quarterback in the fourth quarter, so says Atlantic Monthly, and has a QB rating over 101.9, which apparently makes him a better clutch player than either Manning brother, Aaron Rodgers, or Brady. Of course, those QBs have one little thing Romo is lacking, [at least one] Super Bowl ring.

In the words of the Hoodie: "Stats are for losers."

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14. Giants Depending on how things go Sunday night, these might be flipped next week.

Williams used a racial slur during the incident, according to an Eagle that was near the altercation. According to the player, Williams said to Cooper more than once, "I'm not a n you [mess] with." The scuffle occurred during one on one individual drills. The players got mixed up and fell to the ground. Cooper got up and went at Williams, who responded with punches. "Just one on ones," Cooper said. "Both being super competitive, going for the ball, and we were tangled."