As some of you know I had an open heart quad bypass last year. But I haven’t shared what else I’m going through with anyone but GM… he’s gone now, and I feel it’s time to share.
Following open heart I had a very serious set back in my recovery with a plural effusion, a serious build up of fluid in the plural space between the heart and lungs. This was allowing fluid to build up and hindering my ability to breathe. And my pulmonologist ran a series of test to see what was causing it and found NSCLC or non-small cell lung cancer, stage 2.6, I think. So I got to experience two surgeries for the effusion, one to install a drain to drain the fluid at home, which I did. The second to seal the space…
Then I was off for three rounds of chemo and immunotherapy. The first two were a breeze. They left me a little tired but otherwise fine. The third was not that. I developed pneumonia and spent 6 weeks trying not to die. And at 6 weeks I had some deep lung remnants of that pneumonia that had to go or I could not get the lobectomy surgery on my lung to remove the cancer.
Fast forward to last week and I find out that my lung function is not completely recovered and breathing is worse than before the chemo per test results. So that means the surgery is delayed again until at least November, while they try to improve my breathing. But the good news is that my lung cancer appears to be gone, dead. My doctor says if they can’t see it, or it doesn’t show up in test, removal may not be necessary. So, now I wait until November.
This week I found out that my bladder cancer is still gone at my 2.5 year checkup. Only 2.5 more to go for me to be considered cured.
Bro, the first three weeks are always murder for me. My attention is 100% on the Browns in the preseason. I spend the first three weeks saying "oh yeah, I forgot he plays there now". My win was 100% luck lol.
Anyway, you had the balls to pick some tough underdogs, including our Browns. Kudos.
MOSCOW—The Russian oligarch who paid for Donald J. Trump Jr.’s recent wedding revealed on Tuesday that he would also bankroll the newlywed’s divorce.
“I wish Don Jr. the best in his new marriage,” Umar Kremlev, who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said. “But if it turns out like his first one, his divorce is on me.”
Kremlev said that, in the event of such a split, “I’ll cover the legal bill and pay his ex-wife alimony—in crypto instead of real money, of course.”
The oligarch stressed, however, that he was not offering to finance the divorce “of everyone named Trump,” adding, “I’ve already said no to Melania.”
NFL asks DHS to take down Brian Dawkins social media video
The NFL asked the Department of Homeland Security to remove a social media post likening former Philadelphia Eagles star Brian Dawkins' greatest hits to immigration agents' treatment of migrants.
DHS published the X post in question Sunday evening in response to another account's report that a "huge migrant caravan" was approaching the United States' southern border.
"Our time has come," the agency wrote, adding a video of Dawkins' most violent on-field collisions.
Dawkins, in a text, told ESPN he had not given the agency his blessing to post the video but declined to comment further.
"I have very respectfully not given permission," the Hall of Fame safety wrote.
The NFL said it requested the video's removal, though it remained up as of noon ET Monday.
In March, the White House posted video interspersing NFL and NCAA football highlight hits with video of airstrikes on Iranian targets, days after U.S. forces destroyed an elementary school in southern Iran, killing more than 100 children, according to Amnesty International. The NFL declined to say whether it had requested the removal of that video.
That video also remains on the social media site.
Dawkins, one of the most physical defensive backs of his era, retired in 2012 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
In September 2026, the Iowa Farmers Union (IFU) officially endorsed a full slate of Democratic candidates for both federal and state-level elections. Group leadership stated that the candidates were scored and selected based on their commitment to family farmers regarding critical issues like corporate consolidation, unfair trade policies, rural healthcare, and water quality.
He has been really good in the fourth quarter of the last two games.
I don't want to discount what he has done.
However, we came from behind to win two close games. The outcomes of those games would have been different "if" a number of sure interceptions were not dropped.
A sure pick six and a number of others that would have made the outcomes different.
He has shown better mobility than expected. That has made a difference.
DW has to protect the ball and avoid turnovers. If he can do that. We will win games that we were not expected to win.
The problem is too many idolize the thug mentality. Be it in sports or anywhere else. The actual hit can be shrugged off as an accident. The celebrations can't. We have become like the Romans, a blood thirsty society.
More on topic of college football, the Gators look like they finally found the right head coach.
College, for many, has historically been something "you just go and do". You come out with a piece of paper and hopefully it works for you.
I think college, nowadays, should be viewed as an investment. There are good investments and bad investments, and bad investments will set you back. You really have to put some thought into your degree beyond how interesting it sounds. Will it help you land a higher-paying job and pay the bills? You have to think about that because you're going to have at least 1 big bill coming out of school. Obviously, scholarships can play a large role in college choices, but those can be tougher to come by and you're still likely to come out of it with loans to pay.
Darian Mensah is the first FBS quarterback in the last 30 years to have more touchdown passes (14) than incompletions (12) through his first four games.
Darian Mensah is the 1st Miami player with 3 Pass TD & a Rush TD in a first half in the last 30 seasons.
YDS 1,211
TD 14
INT 0
QBR 93.9
What else can a qb do?
His poise and control is special.
Now we just need him to go up against a team with an actual defense.
Stanford ranked 111 Florida A&M ranked 108 Wake Forest ranked 71 Central Michigan ranked 55
Clemson next up on the schedule ranked 68 Florida State after that ranked 128 THEN FINALLY... Pitt comes in at #16 nationally (Though they have played Miami OH/UCF/Syracuse/Bucknell, so might want to take that with a grain of salt)
The true test will be in a marquee matchup with Notre Dame, who is currently #1 ranked in defense. Irish have played (3) B1G teams and Rice.
Irish Vs Hurricanes will also feature CJ Carr, whom I think is a better prospect than Mensah overall.
We have to wait until November 7th to see it unfortunately!!
Anyone else annoyed with "The Athletic" crap that keeps popping up on NFL.com? They are trying to get you to subscribe. It sucks I do my best to avoid the "A" prefixes now
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