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Sad to see this. Anthony was the headliner at Gator Growl in Gainesville in 1995. Any time you’d see him in a movie or show, was reminded of how great he was there. Gone too soon at 62.
Anthony Clark died yesterday. He was a hilarious guy. When my wife Lisa and I were dating back in the mid-nineties, Anthony was already famous in Boston, regularly selling out comedy shows. The first time we saw him at The Comedy Connection we laughed and laughed and laughed. He was so unique—one of those comics who is laughing along with you at the absurdity of his stories and observations. I was a fan before I was a friend. We spoke on the phone three weeks ago. He had us laughing loudly once again. Attached are some snapshots from our last episode of “Yes Dear” which ended twenty years ago after 122 episodes. Rest in peace. Tony.
Rookie OLB Jack Pyburn, cut by the Chiefs on Tuesday, cleared waivers today and is signing back to Kansas City's practice squad. Played at Florida and LSU in college, was with Bucs in preseason.
Bucs' 18 false starts this season are tied for third-most in NFL -- only the Ravens (24) and Chargers (20) have more. By player:
Wirfs 5
Otton 4
Goedeke 4
Mauch 2
Barton 2
Bredeson 1
Bucs had 20 in all of last season, 25 the year before.
Tristan Wirfs is tied for third-most false starts in the league with five. He had 16 total in six seasons before this year. Has already matched his career high for a season.
Bye-week note: Bucs tight end Cade Otton has been selected as the team's NFLPA player rep for a second year in a row. Anthony Nelson, Emeka Egbuka, Luke Goedeke were voted as the alternates, in order.
This week’s “Upon Further Review” leads with the all-in Jaguars pouncing at the trade deadline, plus Audric Estime’s wild week with the Saints and @nickkorte saving the Bengals a trade mistake. @NFLonFOX foxsports.com/stories/nfl/ja…
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The Bucs released veteran receiver David Sills today. He played in three games since coming off injured reserve but had no targets or catches.
Remember Jack Pyburn? The rookie outside linebacker from LSU, cut by the Bucs before the season and claimed by the Chiefs, was waived today by Kansas City. He has not played in an NFL game yet.
Neuzil is PFF's No. 15 center, so above average, and his likely replacement, Corey Levin, is 32 with seven career starts in 10 years in the NFL. Even understanding they wouldn't be in line for comp picks because they'll add a lot in March, it doesn't make much sense to me.
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Not a huge loss for Atlanta, but surprising to shed a starter for a sixth-rounder when you’re a half-game out of first.
Trades aren’t done yet! The Falcons are trading C Ryan Neuzil for Ravens G Andrew Vorhees and a 2028 6th round pick, source tells @TheAthletic
Pencils down.
A reminder, though, that deals that just barely beat the buzzer can still get reported soon …
So if Miami has Kyle McCord at QB for the next month, shouldn’t they sign whichever QB gets cut by the Vikings to make room for Cousins? It’s at least an upgrade at QB2.
NFL trade deadline is in less than an hour.
*internally, whenever I hear the phrase "in less than an hour," I still hear it in Roger Moore's voice as James Bond in "View to a Kill" when he somehow checks the tides (?) to see when Max Zorin is blowing up Silicon Valley, etc.
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The line on Fernando Mendoza to win Offensive Rookie of the Year was 15:1 this morning, and that feels like really good odds. There isn't an obvious choice right now, with a few nice receivers, maybe Jonah Coleman. If Mendoza can play well in eight games, it's his to lose.
Bucs fans won't want to hear this, but if they were to win the South, there's a real chance that they host ... the Vikings and Kirk Cousins, who has 17 touchdowns and two interceptions in six career games vs. Tampa Bay.
Kirk Cousins revenge tour -- Vikings play host to the Falcons in Week 12 and the Commanders in Week 16.