Aug. 10, 2010 – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States of America – 10 August 2010 Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick discuss strategy in a practice being held at Lehigh College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

I’m not a big fan of conspiracy theories. I mean, I loved X-Files back in the day, but that’s really the extent of it.

However, after watching what has transpired with the Philadelphia Eagles the past two weeks, I have a conspiracy theory of my own.

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Last week, when NBA superstar LeBron James decided to bolt Cleveland to join the Miami Heat, I, along with many others, compared it to Hulk Hogan turning evil and joining the NWO. That got me thinking about other notable “heel turns.”  In wrestling terms, when a good guy goes EVIL, it’s called a heel turn, [...]

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(Note: As promised on Twitter Wednesday afternoon, I am blogging following a very successful blackjack session in Las Vegas!  What?  A little table time after my CES work is complete is allowed!) It is not unprecedented in any way for a star athlete to face off-the-court troubles.  And it’s not so shocking if those troubles [...]

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As we discussed a few weeks ago, convicted (and punished) dog killer Michael Vick was rightly reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.  He committed a crime and he served his sentance. My main point was that if he found work as a custodian, nobody would care.  But the act that he is on track to [...]

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Countless reports have flooded the Internet today that the NFL will conditionally reinstate Michael Vick. Before I get into analysis, let me get my biases out of the way: 1) I am a passionate Baltimore Ravens fan.   2) I have supported Ray Lewis is his return to the playing field after his murder trial. [...]

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Once again, a star athlete has let us down. Nashville police have officially ruled that Steve McNair’s 20-year old mistress shot the retired QB in his sleep, then turned the gun on himself. As a lifelong wrestling fan, part of me exhaled that McNair was the murdered part of the equation, unlike Chris Benoit. In [...]

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