Ochocinc-Ho’s! Sex Line Listed On Chad Ochocinco’s Cereal Box

Chad Ochocinco’s (one of the Pigskin Doctors favorite NFL celebrities) new cereal is sending charity-minded customers looking to donate to Feed the Children to a sex line instead.

The phone number is listed on the box for Chad’s custom cereal called “OchocincO’s” which is being sold in Kroger stores around the Cincinnati area.  The number is supposed to go to the call center for Feed The Children, a children’s charity.

Instead, due to a wrong toll-free prefix, the number heads toward a sex phone line.  Those nice ladies might tell you how to make a baby but are not very helpful in making sure the hungry kids get fed.

Chad’s a great guy and this is clearly a mistake but it does make you wonder if the dude doing the proofing at PLB Sports, who make the cereal, might be a Steelers fan.

Charity-minded callers are getting intercepted by a sex phone line because of a misprint on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco’s namesake cereal boxes.

Because of a wrong toll-free prefix for a number listed on Ochocinco’s cereal, callers are directed to a phone sex line instead of a children’s charity.

The phone number is supposed to connect callers to Feed the Children, which benefits from sales of “Ochocinco’s”. But because the box has the wrong toll-free prefix, they get a seductive-sounding woman who makes risque suggestions and then asks for a credit card number.

Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. said Thursday it was pulling all Ochocinco cereal boxes from its grocery shelves because of the error. Some local stores had them on special display after the launch about a month ago.

Tara Sands of Reading, Ohio, told WCPO-TV and the Cincinnati Enquirer that her family called the number on the box hoping to learn more about the charity.

“We don’t need anything to give our Bengals a bad name, especially Chad,” Sand told WCPO. “He’s obviously trying to do something great by doing this [for] ‘Feed The Children.’ “  [via Yahoo! Sports]

True Sportsmanship With The Ike Special

What a great moment for Ike Ditzenberger. At the end of every practice, the Snohomish High School football team runs a play called the Ike Special. It’s named after sophomore Ike Ditzenberger, a 16-year-old who has Down syndrome and plays on the Panthers junior varsity team. Ike (5-foot-5, 150 pounds) lines up at the fullback position, takes the handoff and runs toward the end zone.

On this particular play, a defender fell near the goal line, causing Ike to trip short of the end zone. However, the team quickly lined up again and Ike ran the ball into the end zone. Here’s a video of their practice.

Last weekend the Ike Special was run during a game after the teams met and agreed in a show of sportsmanship. With the score 35-0 and 0:10 seconds remaining in the game, the Snohomish Panthers run the Ike Special and Ike rushed for a 51 yard touchdown as time expires.

And it turns out that this wasn’t the first time the Ike Special has been run. Good sportsmanship is sometimes overlooked in the overcompetitive world of sports and it takes a moment like this to bring us back to earth.

NFL Week 4 Power Rankings

NFL Power Rankings

1	Pittsburgh Steelers After these years of dedication as a backup quarterback, Charlie Batch has become somewhat of a folk legend around Pittsburgh.  After his Week 3 performance, he might get himself a key to the city.  Undefeated and still awaiting the return of their superstar, the Steelers take the top spot.
2	Indianapolis Colts If a lockout brings about a The Replacements-type scenario, just make sure that Peyton Manning gets an exception to play.  This guy can clearly take a practice squad group of receivers and turn them into week-in-week-out touchdown threats.  Sun rises, sun sets, Peyton keeps killing defenses.
3	New Orleans Sains Dropping an early season game to a division rival at home is no way to backup any kind “repeat” talk that has been circulating around New Orleans.  The Saints clearly are not surprising teams anymore and Garrett Hartley quickly erased those fond memories of last seasons NFC Championship Game with just one kick.
4	New England Patriots The Patriots defense has got to be a huge concern for the Patriots, especially after giving up 30 points to the Bills.  We will assume that Sunday was a fluke, for now, and continue to rate the Patriots based on firepower and execution.
5	Green Bay Packers Just because the Packers lost to the Bears on Monday doesn’t mean that they are any less of a contender than we had thought before.  They are still one of the best teams in the league, although the lack of a running game will soon bite the Packers when defenses start scheming them as a one-dimensional team.
6	New York Jets Another big time win for the Jets in Week 3.  The 2-1 Jets have kicked off the season with three of the toughest opponents they will play all year, so performing the way they did has to give confidence to a team that will only continue to improve as they continue to get playmakers healthy/back on both sides of the ball.
7	Chicago Bears The last time the Bears were winning like this and no one could explain why/how, they ended up playing in the Super Bowl.  Whether they are NFC Champion caliber is yet to be determined, but Monday’s win over Green Bay at least announced their presence to the NFC elite.
8	Atlanta Falcons For a team that was looking for an identity for the 2010 season, Sunday’s win over the defending champs in the Superdome might be the kind of benchmark that head coach Mike Smith can use for the rest of the season as an example of how good the Falcons can be.
9	Baltimore Ravens Injury to Ray Rice brings about concern for the offense, especially with a trip to Pittsburgh coming in Week 4.  The secondary has been fantastic against the pass, so they may get a chance to score off their defense, but it should be a knock-down drag-out battle in the steel city on Sunday.
10	Kansas City Chiefs Of all the surprises in the 2010 season, the 3-0 Chiefs rank near the top.  A bye week in Week 4 will keep them undefeated for another week, but the Colts await them on the other side of the break.  That should be a reality check for a team that is defining “overachieving.”
11	Miami Dolphins Brandon Marshall has a chance to build on last week’s performance facing a weakened Patriots defense on Monday Night Football.  The Dolphins will have the home crowd on their back, and could pick up the much-needed division win.
12	Philadelphia Eagles Michael Vick will thankfully not be the center of attention when Donavan McNabb visits his old team on Sunday.  Hopefully, Vick will continue to produce as if the heat is on.  His passer rating through three games is higher than it ever was with the Falcons, he he has shown he still has the ability to burn lasers across the field for big gains.
13	Houston Texans Unable to tell if Sunday’s game was a coming out party for the Cowboys, or the Texans slipping back into inconsistency.  Houston finally showed the potential to break out, hopefully a beat down from their Texas neighbors won’t scare the turtle back into his shell.
14	Tennessee Titans Vince Young looked sharp rebounding after his Week 2 benching.  While the Titans cruised to a 19 point victory over the Giants, the defense helped carry the way.  They will not be able to count on the defense as much against Kyle Orton and a productive-yet-desperate Broncos team.
15	Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati got the gift that every struggling team asks for: a date with the Bills or Panthers.  The defense muzzled the Panthers rushing attack and gave rookie Jimmy Clausen fits as they cruised to a 20-7.
16	San Diego Chargers I know the Chargers have talent, there really is no reason that they should have losses to the Chiefs and Seahawks, but they do.  Ryan Matthews has certainly not been the starting back they imagined, but they still have the weapons (and the quarterback) to pull out games.
17	Dallas Cowboys The Cowboys finally put together a performance that’s worthy of the talent on the squad.  It’s a good thing too, because Week 3 is a little early for a fan base to start calling for the coach’s head.  One win doesn’t pull a team out of the gutter completely, and doesn’t cool down the coach’s seat, but it is a start.
18	Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson once again proves that it doesn’t matter what is going on anywhere else on the field, he can make greatness happen.  Popular thought is that Favre will hit his rhythm eventually, and the Vikings will be fine.  I am more skeptical, but then again I could be blinded by my numbness to Favremania.
19	Seattle Seahawks After an impressive win against San Diego, Pete Carroll now his first big emotional win.  Carroll has always been kind of a “camp counselor” type coach, who relied frequently on gimmicks and emotion ploys to inspire his team.  My guess is that normally doesn’t work with the big boys, but I bet he’ll try now.
20	New York Giants Big deficits have forced the Giants to throw the ball frequently, which has unfortunately turned them into turnover machines.  They put up big numbers of total offense, but mental mistakes like interceptions and penalties are keeping them from finding the end zone.
21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers A cushy schedule to start the season gave Tampa Bay fans reasons for optimism, but running into the Steelers was a reality check in Week 3.  Good news though, they are already one win away from tying last season’s win total of 3.
22	Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals pulled out a must-win against Oakland, but it took three missed field goals to pull out the victory.  Having Beanie Wells back improves the offense, but the defense is still lacking the intensity from recent years.  A lot left for Wisenhunt to figure out before the Cardinals can think about playoffs in 2010.
23	Washington Redskins All eyes will be on Donovan McNabb’s first game back in Philadelphia against the Eagles.  Whether or not McNabb lets the emotions of the game get to him will determine how the offense performs in the division battle.  That’s a lot of pressure on top of an already intense situation.
24	San Francisco 49ers The 49ers will soon learn that “close” doesn’t cut it for Mike Singletary.  A change at offensive coordinator has already been made, now there is no more excuses for the rest of the unit.  They have a chance to make a statement on the East Coast against the Falcons, but traditional thought says the odds aren’t in their favor.
25	Jacksonville Jaguars David Garrard has had some of his worst quarterback ratings of his career this season, and after piling up career highs in touchdowns and yards, Maurice Jones-Drew has been kept in check.  The defense, which was supposed to be retooled, will likely get picked to pieces by Peyton and the Mannings in Week 4.
26	Denver Broncos Kyle Orton is putting up big numbers with the Broncos passing game, but the inability to take care of business in the red zone is threatening to give the Broncos their worst start since 1999.  If they don’t take care of business against Tennessee, there will be a lot of questions in Denver.
27	St. Louis Rams A convincing win over Washington has the Rams-haters now unconvinced.  They have some winnable games ahead on the schedule.  If the Rams can keep it up they could find themselves (gasp) mildly competitive in the NFC.
28	Detroit Lions The Lions at least don’t look like the worst team in the NFL.  Unfortunately, they play an angry Packers team in Week 4, and will likely go another week without getting that first win.
29	Oakland Raiders Every time that it looks like the Raiders are close to having the pieces together, there is something that gets in the way at the last minute.  Last week, it was three missed field goals.  This week, who knows what it will be against the Texans.
30	Carolina Panthers The Panthers are stuck in the difficult situation of a banged up offensive line, a rookie quarterback, no depth at wide receiver, and absolutely no answer in sight.  Teams are stacking the box against Williams and Stewart and will continue to do so until Clausen proves he can burn a defense downfield.
31	Cleveland Browns The Browns came within a score of knocking off the Ravens, and Peyton Hillis looks like the best option at running back in Cleveland.  Seneca Wallace will be under center once again, so there can be absolutely no way to predict how the Browns will fare against Cincinnati.
32	Buffalo Bills The Bills came within a score of knocking off the Patriots at home, but until they actually get that first victory I’ll keep them in the gutter.

Oklahoma Player Suspended For Tweeting to Texas Fans “Go Kill Yourselves”

Some people just have no common sense.

Oklahoma Sooners receiver Jaz Reynolds has been suspended for misuse of his Twitter account. Shortly after a gunman shot up the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, there was a very stupid Tweet from Reynolds stating: “Hey everyone in Austin, tx…….kill yourself #evillaugh.”

A football rivalry is one thing but being callous and insensitive is just uncalled for. Reynolds was back again a little bit later with another Tweet saying “Everyone in austin, tx disregard that last tweet….y’all will mess around n do it lmao.”

Reynolds actions only highlight the problem of social media that has plagued sports as athletes become more involved with technology. Many schools and organizations like the NFL have already issued bans of Twitter from players during the game.

As a representative of the University of Oklahoma, Jaz Reynolds has let the team and the school down with his idiotic remarks. Since the remarks, Reynolds Tweets and account have been deleted. Coach Bob Stoops was quick to act and suspended Reynolds indefinitely and released the following statement:

“Because of his insensitive remarks on Twitter relative to Tuesday’s tragedy in Austin, we have suspended Jaz Reynolds from our team indefinitely. Our rivalry with Texas will not come at the expense of dignity and respect.

We have great concern for what happened in Austin and I am incredibly disappointed that someone connected with our team would react so callously. We have taken immediate action and I hope by doing so have illustrated how seriously we view this matter.” [via]

Chiefs DE Shaun Smith Gets Grabby Around the Groin…Again

For the second straight week, Kansas City Chiefs DE Shaun Smith is being accused of grabbing an opponent below the belt. That’s not a good trend to be associated with.

I mean DE’s are supposed to be getting sacks not grabbing them.

In the video below you can see Smith (#90) falling forward and San Francisco 49ers RT Anthony Davis (#76) reacting in a bit of frustration….or pain.

Clinton Portis Does Not Want To Be Tackled

Did Clinton Portis just take a dive in the middle of the field?

The video evidence looks that way as Portis takes a huge rush up the middle against the Rams but when the defense surrounds him he goes down without being touched. Maybe he slipped. Maybe he just didn’t want to get hit. Take a look to see what happened.

It’s not like Portis to go down unhit like that. What is this? Soccer?

The answer given by the Redskins is that Portis was nursing a hand injury and did not feel like the grip on the ball and fell to prevent a fumble. At least that’s the story he told coach Shanahan. Hopefully he’s got a real injury or he might end up in the doghouse with Albert Haynesworth.

The strange move surprised Coach Mike Shanahan, and Shanahan spoke with Portis about what occurred.

“His right hand was bothering him,” Shanahan said during his Monday news conference at Redskins Park. “He felt like he didn’t have the ball secured, he couldn’t secure it very well, and he was afraid he was going to have contact on that side. “I asked him the same question and that’s what he shared with me.”

Heavily involved in the game plan in the first half, Portis rushed for 45 yards with a 7.5-yard average before halftime. He had only one carry in the second half.

Why Jay Cutler Is Not A Fullback

Jay Cutler and the Bears proved on Monday Night Football that you don’t have to be the best team on the field to win. The Pack found creative ways to lose, mainly in the form of penalties, but there’s no joking when it comes to the fact that the Bears are 3-0 on the season. They were able to hang on to grab a victory and that’s all that matters in the end.

But you know things are going your way when you can win a game like that. Plus it helps to have Devin Hester back in the mix. But for the Bears to win more games this season they are going to need to keep their fullback healthy since Jay Cutler, as seen in this video, has never quite learned how to block.

NFL Cheerleader Gallery Week 3

A wild weekend in the NFL week 3 ends with a close win by the Bears against their rivals the Green Bay Packers to make Chicago 3-0 on the season. As much as a surprise the Bears W-L record is to their fans, it is good to seem them back to their winning ways. And it’s also good to see the NFL cheerleaders have been working hard over the weekend. Here’s a gallery of NFL cheerleaders to show our appreciation for all their hard work.

Tuesday Pigskin Links with George Blanda

George Blanda Dies at Age 83: Oakland Raiders Lose Another Hall of Famer

George Blanda is no longer among us, Raider Nation.

George, known for his never-ending career and the ability to keep going when other athletes simply ran out of energy, passed away today, 11 days after his 83rd birthday.

For those of us who grew up hearing about his stories, he was a legend in Silver and Black, a kicker who could also pass, a scoring weapon that could beat opponents two ways.

His career would start back when your dad was born, in the 1940s, and would end in the 1970s—1975 to be precise.

Supermodel Irina Shayk Gallery

While you have probably never heard of her, Irina Shayk (often called Irina Sheik) is a 24-year-old Russian born supermodel and girlfriend of (lucky little bastard) Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Casting the Michael Vick “Comeback” Movie

It’s becoming more and more obvious with each passing day (and the occasional scrambling day, but only when the pocket collapses) that the Michael Vick saga can end but one way…with a major Hollywood movie.

Michael Oher got a movie and all he did was move in with a well off family and play some solid offensive line in high school. That’s nothing compared to Vick’s tales of adventure.

Nadine Velazquez from “The League”

Nadine Velazquez is an American actress and model, best known for her role as Catalina in “My Name is Earl”. She currently costars in FX’s fantasy football sitcom, The League.

Hayden Panettiere Oktoberfest

Pint-sized Hayden Panettiere took to the beer tents with boxer boyfriend Wladimir Klitschko for former tennis champ Boris Becker’s Oktoberfest bash.

Rowdy Roddy Piper Fights Childhood Obesity

Troy Polamalu Can’t Stop Making INTs

You can take Troy Polamalu out of the game but that doesn’t mean you’ll stop him from making plays.

During the blowout of the Tampa Bay Bucs, Polamalu grabs another INT. Sadly this one won’t count as he was on the sidelines.

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