Steve Breaston wants to be a Facebook poet laureate, and I got to admit he’s not bad. Under the pen name S.Phantom (aka William Esteban aka Benito Stevenson aka Stevie Phantom), he’s been writing some pretty eloquent Facebook notes – weird concept in the age of Sarah Palin’s Facebook notes, I know – on his official page: Steven Breaston 15 ((The official page of S.Phantom)). The most recent, a really sweet ode to his grandmother. Hope he doesn’t mind a re-post here:

In junior high there was a woman I used to kick it with,I would give her Hershey kisses and she would give me kisses,so I close my eyes and try to envision it because I’m missing it…no sound,even though they say a thousand words come from images,I don’t know about that,but I can tell you a thousand tears do exist from these mental movie clips,cause I reminisce when she would sit without throwing fits, so many surgeries she could of quit and said I’m done with it,she never did and as a kid I learned what being unselfish is,and I’ll never know what being helpless is,the reason when I hear “give me sugar” I pucker up my lips,wishing it was for your kiss and that you were here for this,but I guess you are cause in my mind you’ve always been apart of it,that’s thoughtless… cause grandma you always been the heart of it,and it’s because of you I can’t part ways with it…so I’ll continue to write….grandma,I miss you, goodnight. -S.William Breaston aka S.Phantom-

Last week in an interview with The Arizona Republic, Breaston claimed he was a writer, and it appears he intends to back it up. Just like I’m hoping he intends to back up the hype from Week 1, and get in the end zone sometime soon.

Fan Steve Breaston on Facebook

I’ll admit, even after I drafted Steve Breaston in Fantasy this year, I didn’t really care about what Breaston had to say, . Then last week, to everyone’s surprise he went off for 132 yards in the Cards season opener – awarding me a serviceable 13 fantasy points. Now I’m ready to listen.

This week, Breaston gave one of the more authenticate interviews, post-Week One, to his team’s home town rag The Arizona Republic, intimating…

• He likes to always (or at least a lot) eat McDonald’s for his pre-game meal, he prefers sausage-egg mcmuffins and double cheeseburger meals
• He’s part of a non-NFLPA sanctioned gang called the “Backpack Boys” made up of himself Adrian Wilson. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Mike Adams
• He follows the code, “You’ve gotta dance with the girl that took you to the prom.” (citing Mike Adams)

Breaston also fancies himself a writer. I look forward to him bringing long-form back on Steven Breaston 15 ((The official page of S.Phantom)) on Facebook. Maybe pen something like “A Possession Wideout’s Guide to the Extra Value Menu” by S.Breaston.

Follow Breaston on Twitter: @SBreaston15

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston reveals talents off field

Found via MoneyRies on Tumblr…

Highly serviceable NFL tight end Brent Celek recently hosted a contest for people to design his Twitter background, and someone with highly serviceable MS paint skills won.

I put in an inquiry to @BrentCelek to see who the winner is. Let’s see if I get a response.

Celek is also giving away spots in his Fantasy Football league this year. According to NFLTouchdown.com, 11 of his Facebook fans will get to play Fantasy with Celek this year.

On Saturday, Celek started a contest on his Facebook page where he will pick 11 fans to participate in a fantasy football league with him–but there’s a catch. Instead of picking fans at random, the former Cincinnati Bearcat decided to make it more interesting by having his fans perform tasks to earn a spot in the league.

So far, two contestants–Charles Alexander and Derek Diep–are the first two winners to join Celek in his fantasy league. While Alexander earned a spot by being the first fan to respond to one of Brent’s wall posts, Diep clinched the second spot by being the first to send in a picture of himself wearing Celek’s jersey in front of a stop sign.

Wonder how the NFL’s resident tight end social media expert Chris Cooley feels about Celek trying to take a shot at the title?

I’ll give him credit, sometimes Jeremy Shockey does use Facebook to make a meaningful and positive connection with his fans, and I’m sure his 60,000+ Facebook followers appreciate the effort. Of course, other times he uses Facebook to:

A.) Speak in code (“Cngrts to mickelson.. good 1st tourny back for tiger”)

B.) Play with young girls hearts

Here’s that wall post from Friday that’s both stirring up conversation and embarrassing videos alike:

Ok LADIES heres the contest.. Post a video on the “just fans” section of my fbk fan page explaining why u deserve to have me take u on a date 1 nite this offseason… Contest ends sun night 4/18 at 8pm est… Lets have fun w this so be creative but just be careful its not too inappropriate where fbk deletes it!! good luck!!!

So far, of those 60,000 fans but three ladies have taken him up on this and posted videos. Two are almost unwatchable. The third is :18 seconds of a woman snowboarding in a bikini. She never actually defines herself as a contest entry. She might just be crazy.

With encouragement starting to trickle out from the bloggers – MJD writes, “Good luck, too, to the father out there who receives the following phone call: “Daddy, guess what?! I just won an internet contest to go out on a date with Jeremy Shockey!” – entries should start to pick up.

Become a fan of Shockey on Facebook here, ladies: http://www.facebook.com/Shockey

For all you romantics out there, here’s what happens when you search for love on the internet – Google vs. Facebook…

Poems and bones.

Cookie dough & pillow fights.

You don’t want to know what the Twitter search revealed, or (goes w/o saying) any number of Craigslist searches.

Happy Valentines Day, lovers.

…and Happy Nat’l Real Talk Day as well.

I might get defriended for this, but I think more than just his 5,001 Facebook friends should know that former UCONN Husky/ soon-to-be former Golden State Warrior Marcus Williams isn’t afraid to throw one out for you to ponder…

Personally, I think the Ghostface said it best with So after the laughter, I guess comes the tearz. Of course, his NBA contract wasn’t bought out yesterday.


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Hey, if a team that lost games during the regular season 47-7 and 56-35 – with a Quarterback who has come back from the dead more times than agent Tony Almeida on 24 – can make it to the Superbowl, then why can’t a blog that rambles on about Lil Wayne, roller derby, Natalie Gulbis, and kickball get in on the Superbowl marketing blitzkrieg, right?

Right. That is why yours truly has been given the privilege of giving away this cachet of prizes from Pepsi.

This Ultimate Pepsi Super Bowl Party Pack includes:

• 1 football
• 1 beverage pail
• 1 snack helmet
• 2 key chains
• 2 hats
• 2 t-shirts
• 5 Pepsi 24 pack coupons
• 5 Frito Lay coupons

The process is real simple, just go to Facebook here and become a fan of the new Steady Burn fanpage. I’ll be adding righteous content to this page moving forward. You can go there right now and check out the videos from last year’s debauched experience attending all three legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing. I also added some photos of the RZA taking on chess prodigies on his birthday at a Wu Chess event from last year.

On Monday I’ll kick off Superbowl week by selecting a winner from all the Facebook fans and I’ll FED-EX you this prize pack. (I’ll even pop for two-day delivery!) Hugging Harold Reynolds is giving one of these away too, and they have a much more creative approach. So head over there and offer up your best Superbowl watching experience, and double your chance to win one of these bad boys!

To address a few FAQs, this is totally a boiler room operation we’re running here, so people I know personally are absolutely eligible. Also, if you email me a photo of your dog and promise to make him or her wear the chip helmet during the game (with the Doritos bowl filled) the odds may be skewed in your favor.

So on Monday morning I’m planning to have my lovely assistant (fresh off her stint at the Rusted Gun Saloon, pictured above) write everybody’s name down on little slips of paper, throw them all into a hat, and pour me a snifter of brandy. I’ll then select three names and take a healthy swig.

Next, I’ll light-up a cuban stogie, take a puff, then torch two of the names and those people will receive absolute squat. The person whose name dons the remaining slip will emerge victorious and receive the t-shirt, the football, the beverage pail to add to their collection, the league rated impact resistance snack helmet, and all the other accoutrement you see above

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Go to Facebook and fan the Steady Burn page right now because the winner will be selected at dawn on Monday (I gotta smoke down that Cuban, crush brandy, kick my lovely assistant off my apartment premises, and show up for work by 9 – it’s going to be a daunting A.M.). Every human alive is eligible, except for this kid…

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