JaMarcus Nearing Three Bills?

I thought this was a terrific item, if for no other reason that it brings to light one of the best nicknames I've heard in a while - namely: "The Lord of the Ring-Dings".


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Kudos to the reader who pointed out to us a riveting nugget buried in a free-agency review from Don Banks of SI.com.

Per Banks, there are rumors that Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell is closing in on 300 pounds.

Three. Hundred. Pounds.

He's officially listed on the team's web site at 255.

If Russell is indeed up to 300 pounds, he'd take over the crown of heaviest NFL quarterback from Giants backup Jared Lorenzen, who is listed at 285.

Then again, if the Lord of the Ring Dings is officially listed at 285, our guess is that he's already north of 300.

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(A big thank you to my friend Ed, who brought this blog item to my attention. I admire Ed for two reasons: (1) he has a lightning-quick wit and knows how to make people laugh, and (2) he looks like an odd hybrid, or bastard love-child, of Egon Spengler from 'Ghostbusters', Paul the dorky kid from 'The Wonder Years', mixed in with a little dash of Beaker from 'The Muppets'.)