It's day 74 of the longest work stoppage in NFL history. Here are the links:
FROM THE SADDLE (official team news)
- Jim Irsay confirms that Tom Moore is indeed gone from the Colts. No press conference. No press release. No 'Thank you, Tom' posted on the website.
- Colts.com has 'The Heavyweights' from Friday, May 20th posted. They mostly talk about the Indy 500. Heck, even when football isn't lockout out, these guys talk racing in late May.
- Jim Irsay on Twitter asks if Rohn Stark, Eugene Daniel, or Ray Donaldson belong in the Ring of Honor. Answer: We don't care. End the lockout, already.
GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES (media analysis)
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The Indy Star caught up with Jim Irsay, and Irsay told them the lockout must end by July 4th, or we'll be screwed.
- CBS Sports Clark Judge essentially tells us that Chris Polian is running the Colts football operations now, not Bill.
- The Boston Herald reports that Peyton Manning attended a Brockton Junior Boxers Pop Warner program on Friday of last week. It was though his weplay.com work, and it was closed to the media.
- The Indy Star also reports that the 2011 Black Expo will honor Colts linebacker Gary Brackett.
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CBS Sports Mike Freeman says Peyton is avoiding all media because he doesn't want to hurt his image, which (according to Freeman) is more important to Peyton than the lockout.
- Yahoo! Sports writer Michael Silver thinks the players still have leverage advantage over owners.
- The NFL owners will hold their Spring meeting in Indianapolis today.
- Coltzilla finally has a new article after ten days of nothing. It's about who will likely be cut from the Colts roster once the lockout is lifted.
HORSE APPLES (stuff from around SB Nation)
- Bleeding Green Nation reports that yet another team has turned down HBO's Hard Knocks invite.
- SB Nation Indiana has a great article by Joe Kutsunis on the Big Ten potentially paying student athletes.