Friday, February 03, 2006

A Light Session Of Super Bowl Mouth Running

Just when you thought we were going to get past two weeks of hype-light hype week in Detroit, Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter was kind enough to open his mouth wide enough to put his foot in it saying in the Steelers' players' final pre-Super Bowl news conference, Porter says Pittsburgh's goal is to try and "tap out" as many Seattle Seahawks as possible. Adding "We're going to try to send as many people to the sideline as we can."

In response, Seattle tight end Jerramy Stevens calls Porter's comments "ridiculous." But to be fair, Porter's words were actually a response to Stevens' remarks about running back Jerome Bettis getting a lot of the press with him playing in his home town of Detroit for what is possibly his last professional football game. Stevens basically said it was a nice news story, but its too bad that Bettis' team is going to lose.

The Steelers get the chance to see if they can back up Porter's talk this Sunday. Pittsburgh remains a four-point favorite in Super Bowl 40.
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