Marvin Harrison still loves his guns

According to ESPN's Shaun Assael, former Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison had a nine millimeter handgun confiscated by police during a recent traffic stop.

Harrison was stopped by police three blocks away from a garage that he owns. The same garage that was the site of a murder 2008.

Harrison, as you'll probably recall, was linked to that murder in north Philadelphia back in 2008. He never faced criminal charges for the incident, but Philadelphia police did determine that multiple shell casings at the crime scene came from a gun belonging to Harrison -- a .50 caliber elephant-killer. A lot of media outlets then painted an unflattering picture of Harrison's off-the-field habits.

Here are the details, again, via Shaun Assael:

The 37-year-old former Pro Bowl receiver was driving the wrong way down the one-way street in a Cadillac Escalade when the patrolman stopped him along with the driver of a second car that was trailing him, the sources said.

According to the two law enforcement sources, the patrolman saw Harrison place something that appeared to be a weapon in the seat console of his car. When the officer asked him to step out of the vehicle, Harrison produced a car registration and a permit to carry a weapon, both of which were in order. When he was asked whether he had a weapon, however, he answered no, the sources said.

At that point, the sources added, the officer said that he had probable cause to search the vehicle and found a weapon.

The gun will undergo some ballistics testing to see if it might match up with some other 9mm shell casings that were found at the original 2008 crime scene. According to a witness, a second gun at the scene was responsible for the 9mm casings, but police never found that weapon.

What's there to say?  The surprise that Marvin Harrison(notes) isn't the quiet little choir boy we all thought he was has long since worn off. It's not illegal for Harrison to have a gun, of course, but why is he lying to police about it? Particularly when he has all the permits and paperwork in order? Legally, he's guilty of nothing, but my goodness ... everything around him seems so shady. If nothing else, I'd classify Harrison as a scary guy.

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Aaron Rodgers: Still unimpressed with ESPN

Less than a month ago, we brought you the tale of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers(notes) and his Twitter battle with ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay. Rodgers opined that McShay should take his challenge and watch some game film with him, ostensibly in order to prove his expertise. McShay was the only guy that Rodgers called out by name, but his shot at "some of ESPN's experts" was merely a lead-in to his most recent comments. On ESPN's own Milwaukee station, Rodgers mercilessly bashed "Monday Night Football" broadcaster Ron Jaworski and former MNF cohort Tony Kornheiser. First, his take on Tony:

You know who was better than Tony Kornheiser? Dennis Miller was ten times better. Dennis Miller was a great comedian, but one of the worst Monday Night Football guys ever. And he was ten times better than Tony Kornheiser. His stuff was actually funny. Tony stuff wasn't funny at all. He did no research. We'd sit in those production meetings and he would add absolutely nothing to the conversation. I'd be like, ‘What are we doing here? This is stupid.'... You get in there with Tony and he's asking you all these dumb questions that have no application to the game you are playing or anything you are doing. He's terrible... I don't think he's funny. I don't think he's insightful. I don't think (he) knows anything about sports.

And Jaworski?

I like him, but, when I was coming out, he did the worst segment in the history of TV about me talking about my fundamentals. It was not even close to anywhere near my fundamentals. The first time I met him, someone introduced me to him and I said, ‘Yeah I know him. He's the guy who ripped me before the draft.' The rest of the night he told me how great I was. I was like, ‘I know your song and dance.' And now he loves me. I like Trent (Dilfer). He does a good job. He's had success at the position. You look at Marcellus Wiley(notes) up there talking about quarterback play. The guy was a defensive end for a few years in the league. He's not any good.

Wow. I get the Kornheiser-bashing — I don't think you could find anyone outside of Bristol, Conn., and Kornheiser's immediate family, who would agree that his time in the booth was a success. And the 2009 hire of Jon Gruden, after Kornheiser cited "fear of flying" as the reason he woudn't continue on the broadcasts, showed that even the execs in charge realized the need for more football-smart announcing. But Jaworski, who watches a ridiculous amount of tape at NFL Films in preparation for his work on "Monday Night Football" and "NFL Matchup," is rightfully perceived to be about as good as it gets when it comes to player breakdowns. I'd be interested to see Rodgers and Jaws discuss their differences and come to an agree-to-disagree compromise — I think he's earned more respect than Rodgers gives him. As for Kornheiser ... well, it's tough to argue Rodgers' point. The only thing I'd say in Kornheiser's defense is that he was hired to be the outsider and the contrary voice, and that's what he did. It was just a bad hire.

Here's a date to mark on your calendars — Monday, Sept. 27. That's when the MNF crew calls the Bears-Packers game from Soldier Field. Should be slightly dramatic, especially since Jaws has been as critical of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler(notes) as any pundit in the business. Then again, it's entirely possible that the guys in the booth will spend the entire game talking about Brett Favre(notes).

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Kenechi Udeze is still a winner off the field

Former USC and Minnesota Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze(notes) is one person who didn't bail on the rest of his life because his primary dream didn't work out the way he wanted. Selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2004 draft, Udeze lived up to his standing as the nation's top prospect at his position for a while, registering five sacks in his rookie year and coming back from injuries to get five more sacks in his final NFL season of 2007.

Then, the bad news hit Udeze like a ton of bricks. He was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- cancer of the blood and bone marrow -- in February of 2008. He received a marrow transplant from his brother and began the long road back to health. Amazingly, he was able to take part in a few minicamp snaps in 2009, forging hopes of a comeback, before numbness and sensitivity his feet - a side effect of his chemotherapy - put an end to his NFL dreams once and for all.

That would have crushed a lot of people, but Udeze has always been intent on proving that he's not like most. He went back to USC, got his degree in sociology, and he's now working as the strength and conditioning coach for former USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian at the University of Washington. He's now in remission and living life as a father and husband.

"I think I had too many of those," Udeze said in a recent radio interview with a Seattle sports talk station, when asked if he'd ever had any "Why me?" moments. "From the day I stepped on the USC campus, I broke every record in the weight room. I lost 100 pounds just to start playing football. And to say that this would happen to me ... I just didn't understand. But with every day that goes by, and working with the kids here at the University of Washington, that my life is so much more meaningful and has so much more purpose now that I can affect so many more lives than just performing as a football player."

Now associated with Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG foundation, Udeze will take part in the LIVESTRONG challenge in Seattle on June 19th and 20th. "Over the past 13 years, the LIVESTRONG organization has raised more than $60 million for the fight against cancer," Udeze said. "When I was diagnosed, I was all for it - I would do all kinds of charity events. I try to do all that I can, because I feel that anyone who goes through what I had to deal with, and so many others have to, you feel that it's a duty and a responsibility. So, what we're trying to do is to inspire and empower individuals - families, friends, and co-workers - to come together and be united in this fight against cancer."

Kenechi Udeze always impressed as a player, but it's pretty obvious where his true strength lies - it's in his heart and soul, and in his need to help and inspire others as he has been helped and inspired. His is a remarkable story which becomes even more special as he finds himself further and further on from the playing field.

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