Head & Shoulders Lets Troy Polamalu’s Soul Glo

Head & Shoulders announced via press release that they have taken out a $1million insurance policy on the luscious locks belonging to legendary Steeler safety Troy Polamalu. Polamalu has been part of the shampoo company’s successful advertising campaign for some time now, and it sounds like they are willing to break big bread in order to protect their investment.

Polamalu had this to say about the meal ticket reserved for his wig:

Head & shoulders has gone above and beyond by insuring my Samoan locks for a cool $1 million dollars. This reinforces that my full and thick hair is unstoppable.

Although it’s great to hear that Troy’s locks are safe, it’s simultaneously disappointing that girls around the world will not be able to benefit from their thickness, shine and overall beauty.

Head & Shoulders claims that Polamalu’s locks span the length of 100 football fields! That being said, I’m hoping one day, Troy will decide to slang those Samoan locks, either to cancer patients, or to girls like me who will die for a quality weave.

[Via Huff Post]

Tis Tough: Plax Denied Work Release…Again!

Former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was denied work release yet again by the New York State Department of Corrections and will now have to serve out the remainder of his 2-year sentence for Cheddar Bob’ing himself back in 2008. This means that Plax won’t be back on the streets until at least June 2011.

The decision to deny Plax work release basically means that his NFL career is over as few teams would be willing to take a chance on a 34 year old that hasn’t played a game since the 2008 season. A nearly 3 year layoff means that it would take Plax at least a season to re-acclimate himself to the gridiron, which is time that he really can’t afford.

The decision to keep Plax behind bars seems pretty idiotic by New York correctional officials, considering that Burress still has enough skill to play in the NFL. Instead of allowing Burress to be a financial burden on the state by sitting in prison getting free room and board.

Instead of keeping Plax behind bars, why not let him go out there and make some dough, so said dough can be taxed significantly by the state and actually bring in revenue to help keep real criminals behind bars.

LOL: Broncos Fans Rock The Tebowl Cut Wigs

A few craft Broncos fans decided to pay a tribute to rookie quarterback Tim Tebow during a preseason game against the Steelers Sunday, rocking special Tebowl Cut wigs to go along with the #15 jersey (which may or may not be a throwback Brandon Marshall, but we ain’t checking no tags).

This probably wont be as hot as the Moss masks that the Raider Nation and now Patriots fans have made famous, but it is pretty legendary nonetheless.

[Via Busted Coverage]

Rick Fox & Kurt Warner Holler At DWTS Season 11

ABC announced the cast for the 11th season of the smash hit Dancing With The Stars during a live press conference Monday night. Whilst normally the cast is filled with a solid contingent of athlete personalities, this season’s cast is a little light on the sports star power with only former Laker Rick Fox and recently retired quarterback Kurt Warner participating.

Sadly there are no sports-related participants on the female side this time around with the closest being Brandy (Ray-J’s sister) who use to smash Kobe back  in the day and Bristol Palin, who is somewhat like a gymnast because she is known for flipping.

The entire cast of Dancing With The Stars Season 11 after the jump…

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Spotted: Bar Refaeli Plays Tennis (Poorly) For Nike

In anticipation for the U.S. Open the good folks at Nike held a “Primetime Knockout” event featuring several notable athletes and the dime that is Bar Refaeli hitting the court.Whilst Bar always looks solid, it’s obvious that she is a little uncomfortable on the tennis court and her knees look a little ashy (like Arthur). Via Busted Coverage

(No, that isn’t Mateen Cleaves.)

More pics of Bar balling out after the jump…
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WTF? Larry Fitzgerald Catches Passes Upside Down

You know we aren’t rolling with fantasy leagues (accept a solid porno version) in any way shape or form, but if you are one of the millions of squares that are rolling, you might want to consider adding Larry Fitzgerald to your squad.

Any human that can catch a pass one-handed, while hanging upside down, is a beast.

Ochocinco To Appear On Basketball Wives

So apparently Ochocinco has been smashing Antoine Walkers Ex-Fiancee Evelyn Lozado, one of the stars of the VH1 hit “reality” show Basketball Wives. You may recall that she was the one who stomped down on Ricky Davis’ boo for posting stuff about her and her daughter on the internet (truly classic).

Now Lozado has migrated to the gridiron, snatching up Ochocinco, who is currently starring on a VH1 “reality” series of his own in which he tries to find a Boo in an NCAA Tourney-style competition. Needless to say Ochocinco’s proclamation that Lozado is his proverbial wifey, may hurt the ratings of a show in which he tries to in fact find a wifey.

Ochocinco is already slated to appear on several episodes of the 2nd season of Basketball Wives, with producers willing to work around his football schedule.

Ochocinco will be shooting most of his scenes in Miami, which is convenient, since he has been known to frolic there during the season on off-days. Via TMZ

Ochocinco Coming Out With Breakfast Cereal

Bengals wide receiver and nationally respected legend Chad Ochocinco has been getting his gummyworm hustle going recently, parlaying his football fame into various entertainment markets and now the perennial pro bowler is coming out with his own breakfast cereal. Well, sort of.

Ochocinco is teaming up with PLB Sports, a company that specializes in the production of athlete food products, to release a limited edition cereal called “Ochocinco’s.” The cereal is a standard honey nut toasted oat, similar to some poor man’s cheerios or the hood alternative…Tasty O’s.

The boxes will retail for about $3 and will be available starting September 7 at Krogers throughout the Cincinnati area. Some may look at this as a big deal but Ochocinco isn’t even the first current Bengal to have his own breakfast cereal as the same company made Terrell Owens his own version last year. Via CNBC

Pics of T.O.’s cereal box after the jump…

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