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Because mental_floss has an office outside Cleveland and a couple writers from Ohio, I end up chatting a fair amount about the woeful Browns and their embattled coach, Eric Mangini. (Here’s Bud Shaw’s recap of the time Mangini fined a player $1,701 for taking a bottle of water from a hotel minibar.)
The 1-7 Browns are making a prime-time appearance against the Baltimore Ravens tonight. If you turn on ESPN, you’ll see an angry Mangini stalking the sidelines. But he’s not always so bitter. Here’s a look back at one of his finest moments from his tenure with the Jets—the time he visited Elmo on Sesame Street:
If you believe the rumors, Coach Dorothy has as good a shot at being the Browns coach next year as Mangini does.
See Also: R2-D2, GOB Bluth & Other Fictional Folks Who Stopped by Sesame Street
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strange. i don’t think any of these players are still on the Jets.
posted by tartaruga on 11-16-2009 at 11:19 pm
True, tartaruga.
Laveranues Coles is now with the Cincinnati Bengals. Ben Graham went through the New Orleans Saints for one game before winding up with the Arizona Cardinals, where he remains. Most entertainingly, Chad Pennington now is on the books for… the Miami Dolphins, where he went after Brett “On Second Thought” Favre took over the Jets last year.
Sadly, Pennington again injured his shoulder and is out for the season on Injured Reserve. He had one passing touchdown in his three games this year, while Mangini’s team has averaged one passing touchdown per three games. Coincidence, or the Curse of the Elmo? ;)
posted by CJ the Football Fan on 11-17-2009 at 12:41 pm