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friday

Hello again everyone. I hope that everyone had a great week ... TJIF right everyone?

I was looking at the weather and it looks like we got spoiled, because it looks like the rain is on its way ... so since it is supposed to rain I think the best thing to do would be for everyone to go check out my very good fried Kevin Heart the actor and comedian. He is going to be at The Improv tonight through Sunday. I will be there tomorrow night ... he is extremely funny and a very good friend.

He was in Soul Plane, Along Came Polly and Scary Movie 3. He is so funny, so everyone go check him out and show your support. Like I said, I will be there tomorrow.

I know a lot of you asked for a picture of Zeus, and I am going to do everything I can to get some pictures of him on here so that you all can check him out.

The only problem is I don't have a digital camera, so I am going to either have to get one or wait until my mom comes with hers.

Either way I will get one up as soon as I can so that you all can see how cute he is and know how hard it is to get mad at him ... like right now because he pulled a shirt off the chair and is walking around with it dragging it on the floor.

OK, got the shirt back ... man just like a little kid ha ha .... OK, well everyone have a great weekend and I will try and write soon.

Those who said JIF Extra Crunchy you were right...and I have had a few ask for harder questions so here goes: What was my first ever football number? ... and the bonus is why that number?

Remember, The Improv and Kevin Heart all weekend.

monday april 18

Good Monday everyone.  It's a beautiful Monday and I hope everyone is having a great day.  I know it's been a little bit since I wrote last, but I had a pretty busy weekend. 

I had the Leukemia Breakfast of Champions, and last night was the Dapper Dan banquet.  I had a great time and want to thank all of you for the support that you continue to show, not just to me but the other athletes. 

It was cool sitting next to Ms. Williams and talking to her about her experiences and find out what it was like at the Olympics.  And, of course, to meet the great Mr. Palmer was wonderful.  He said that he would give me some lessons, so I am looking forward to playing with him soon. 

But anyway, I got 2 packages in the mail today, and they were my trophies for winning both pro ams that I played in.  The crazy thing is that I didn't know we won.  I guess they messed up the score haha. 

Anyway, I just wanted to check in with everyone and see how they were doing.  Zeus is very happy right now because he got 5 new toys today.  So he is playing with them all at once.  I guess I will go play with him now. 

Everyone have a great day.  Question of the day:  What kind of peanut butter do I like? What brand and style?

This is a hard one, so I am interested to see who can guess this one right.  Have a great day and special thanks to Coach Hep and his wife for everything they do. 

Have a great day everyone!  br7

good sunday afternoon

Hello everyone,

I hope that this blog finds everyone in good spirits and smiling because today looks like it is going to be a great day.  The sun is shining and everyone knows here in the burgh that the sun doesn't shine like this all the time. 

Anyway, I don't have a whole lot to say today. I just wanted to get on here and tell everyone "hello".  I hope that everyone is having a great weekend.  If anyone did anything fun this weekend, feel free to tell me about it as long as it's clean and not 5 pages long. 

I want to let everyone who has told me about a family member or friend that is sick that I am praying for them and I hope that they all have speedy recoveries.

I have an update on Zeus. He is house broken and is good at learning some new tricks like shaking , lying down, sitting, all the basics so that is good. Now it's time to teach him more difficult tricks, like getting the mail and catching an out route ... haha don't I wish.  Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day.

Oh, and for the question of the day... it will be easier.  What was my college coach's name? Have a wonderful day and I look forward to talking to you all soon!

- BR7

Tues. night

Hello again everyone ... it is great to get on here and read as many of your responses as I can ... I am going to try and get on here as often as I can.

I will try and write at least once a week, or at least I will try. I hope that you all like this because I am going to try and get a little more into it with you the fans because I know that's what you all would like and I think that it may be fun so lets give it a try and if any of you don't like it and you want me to strictly talk about football, just let me know and I will tell you how to get to a Web site that is ALL football ... lol.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers and best wishes for my family member. We haven't heard any good news today so we will keep praying..but thank you all again for your thoughts my family, and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

A. Dooley ... good to hear from you hope you and your family is doin' well ... Kelli Motel ... sorry about your grandfather hope he's doing better ... Nicole ... .Hope your aunt and grandmother gets better ... Hillary .. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... Todd ... sorry to hear about your brother ... Lisa ... Zeus is a Rottie ... Marissa Reed ... that's a lot of years for a dog. hopefully there are more good ones to come ... Gina ... my prayers are with your mother ... Ken ... I grew up with Golden Retrievers. What great dogs they are.

Bill Gregor ... thanks for all you do ... Amanda ... Sorry to hear about grandma ... Terri ... Thanks, he's doing better ... Alex ... I played football all through high school but only played QB my senior year ... Charlotte ... Great to hear you were at Steinberg's party. I would love to see the picture ... Evie ... sorry to hear about your brother ...

Well, I better get some food. I don't know what, but I think I am going to throw some burgers on the grill. OK, long enough for the night so don't forget to check back soon because you never know when I might be writing again.

By the way, great job with the name of my dog. Zeus is correct.

Question of the night (this one has to be a little harder): Who caught the 73-yard Hail Mary that helped us win in college at Miami? Bonus: Who did we beat? 

Have a great night everyone!

April 4th

Hello everybody ... How is everyone doing today? 

I want to first apologize to all the fans that really enjoy the forum. It just got a little too out of  control for my liking, so we wanted to put a hold on it for a little while ... I also want to thank all the real fans for their support for my family member who is sick. I am glad that you all understand that my family comes first to everything including football! 

I send all my best to all the troops and I hope to be making a USO trip in the near future.

Anyway now for the good stuff that you all want to read ... today is Monday, and we started some of our off season workouts. There were about 30 guys there today and we had 2 "schools" as we call them ... quick feet school and speed school ... we also lifted today ... it was great to see some of my teammates that I haven't seen in a while. We didn't throw today because of the running, but we will get out there tomorrow and throw around for a little while. 

Well, I am about to take my dog outside. I think he has to go to the bathroom, and I just cleaned my house so I don't want him to go in the house. He's getting a lot bigger and I hope (fingers crossed) that he's finally become house broken.

He just got back from the vet the other day because he hurt his elbow while playing a little too rough with my parents' dog. But I think he will be OK, I figure if I get beat up and can still walk he can also. 

Well everyone have a great day and I look forward to talking to you all soon ... question of the day: What is my dog's name?