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A sneak, a pair of no-shows and a charity toss
OH, THOSE SNEAKY COLTS
The Indianapolis Colts are, by far, the sneakiest team in the NFL.
Bill Polian and Tony Dungy are Mavericks who never, ever tip their hands.
The Colts’ brain trust appears to be content taking their decision on tight end Ben Utecht right down to the wire.
Indy has until midnight tonight —- Friday, March 21 —- to match the three-year, $9 million offer sheet Utecht signed with the Bengals a week ago.
If the deadline passes without a Colts’ move, then Utecht is a Bengal catching passes from Carson Palmer.
If the Colts’ match, then Utecht will once again be grabbing passes from the Colts’ Peyton Manning.
All I can say, folks, is please stayed tuned to “Ludwig At Large” for the latest in the Utecht saga.
Oh, and one other thing: If the Colts match, it’ll be a crushing blow to the orange-and-black striped crusaders.
SPORTING NEWS’ SPEED READ
“Ocho Cinco wants to be a Cowboy” and “Houshmadzadeh to skip workouts.” Have a nice spring, Bengals fans.
OFFSEASON WORKOUTS
The Bengals’ offseason workout program kicks off Monday, March 24, and this much is certain:
Pro Bowl wide receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh will be no-shows.
Neither is a surprise.
T.J. worked with a speed coach in California last offseason, came to training camp in the best shape of his life and had a Pro Bowl season.
Johnson wants to be traded, so he’s staying away.
BENGALS HOOPS FOR CHARITY
The Bengals invade James S. Trent Arena at Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, for a “Hoops For Charity” basketball game against a team of local celebrities.
All proceeds from the game benefit the Kettering Education Foundation’s grant programs and scholarship initiatives.
Unable to find a qualified Public Address Announcer, the event organizers decided to scrape the bottom of the barrel and ask the last man standing — yours truly, The Chickster — if he could take the mike.
I proudly, humbly and respectfully said, “I do. I will. I shall. I must.”
The late John Facenda, “The Voice of God” for NFL Films, would be proud.
Local celebrities scheduled to play are University of Dayton immortals Christie, Grevey and Young, along with James Keys, Chris Emmons, Tyler Alexander, Dan VonHandorf, Lance Fletcher, Mike Millard and Bryan Nelson.
The Bengals who are TENTATIVELY scheduled to play —- the emphasis is on TENTATIVELY —- are free safety Marvin White, guard Nate Livings, tight end Daniel Coats, wide receiver Chris Henry, strong safety Herana-Daze Jones and linebacker Odell Thurman, along with retired running back Eric Ball.
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