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Cromartie funny in NFL lockout spoof
Taylor Lautner stands in the middle of an “Iowa” cornfield and hears voices saying “If you build it, they will come.”
From that comes Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout, where 20 or so NFL players wearing logo-free football uniforms find their way into the Twilight actor’s field, take up residence in his house and hit on his wife. (OK that last one is really just Antonio Cromartie.)
The latest video from Funny or Die debuted on SportsCenter Wednesday morning at 9:24 a.m. and features two New York players, Cromartie and the Giants WR Steve Smith.
For Funny or Die president or production Mike Farah, getting a slew of high-profile athletes together was a challenge. For the two-day shoot starting June 27, he nearly had Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez before scheduling proved too difficult, and former Giant Michael Strahan was on his wish list early on.
He did get Dwight Freeney, Ray Lewis, Tony Gonzalez, DeSean Jackson, Shawne Merriman and a host of others. Funny or Die, a comedy production house actor Will Ferrell helped found in 2007, often lands Hollywood celebrities — Ray Liotta, Marielle Jaffe and Dennis Haysbert are in this one — but dealing with athletes was a little different.
“The one thing, coming in actors are used to sitting around on set,” Farah said. “The athletes are not used to that downtime.”
Anyone who has seen a team practice during training camp can see why. Football players have highly structured hours — after a play from scrimmage, they don’t wait 45 minutes to run the next play. Still, the players got their lines. Smith has a part where he marvels at the field.
“Now this is fantasy football,” Smith says.
Farah said Smith, a Southern California kind of guy, was so low-key he seemed more like a college kid than the NFL veteran he is. As for Cromartie, Farah was told the cornerback was funny, but he gets that a lot from people looking to get their guy a part. That said, Cromartie really was funny. During the behind the scenes segment, the father-of-many laughs at how he put the moves on Lautner’s movie wife.
“Looks like you’ve done this before,” someone off-camera quips.“Just being myself,” Cromartie said with the kind of smile that could spark a paternity suit.
The actual video, a fake trailer for a movie, is amusing, but even better are the two other videos using footage shot then, a deleted scenes trailer and behind the scenes clip.
A highlight moment comes in the behind the scenes clip. One theme of the video is that Lewis keeps popping out of no where and slamming into Lautner. Later, when Lewis is doing a Q&A on camera, Lautner tries to turn the tables and take out the Ravens linebacker.
Not happening. Instead, the high-demand actor slams his face into Lewis, who barely budges.
“It’s OK listen, everybody tries to do other people’s jobs,” Lewis says as Lautner lies on the ground.
For Farah, that was the diciest moment of the two-day shoot.
“That was the scariest part because I thought he had broken his chin on Ray Lewis,” Farah said.
The actors and players were not paid. Farah said that a lot of the NFL players who took part were from around the Southern California location and are eyeing potential media jobs in the future.
In the last of the deleted scenes, Kevin Costner as Lautner’s dad tells him to go out long. If he makes catch, the lockout is over and everyone can go back to work.
“You drop it, you might as well go back to that Twilight thang,” Costner said.
Now go see it for yourself.
From that comes Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout, where 20 or so NFL players wearing logo-free football uniforms find their way into the Twilight actor’s field, take up residence in his house and hit on his wife. (OK that last one is really just Antonio Cromartie.)
The latest video from Funny or Die debuted on SportsCenter Wednesday morning at 9:24 a.m. and features two New York players, Cromartie and the Giants WR Steve Smith.
For Funny or Die president or production Mike Farah, getting a slew of high-profile athletes together was a challenge. For the two-day shoot starting June 27, he nearly had Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez before scheduling proved too difficult, and former Giant Michael Strahan was on his wish list early on.
He did get Dwight Freeney, Ray Lewis, Tony Gonzalez, DeSean Jackson, Shawne Merriman and a host of others. Funny or Die, a comedy production house actor Will Ferrell helped found in 2007, often lands Hollywood celebrities — Ray Liotta, Marielle Jaffe and Dennis Haysbert are in this one — but dealing with athletes was a little different.
“The one thing, coming in actors are used to sitting around on set,” Farah said. “The athletes are not used to that downtime.”
Anyone who has seen a team practice during training camp can see why. Football players have highly structured hours — after a play from scrimmage, they don’t wait 45 minutes to run the next play. Still, the players got their lines. Smith has a part where he marvels at the field.
“Now this is fantasy football,” Smith says.
Farah said Smith, a Southern California kind of guy, was so low-key he seemed more like a college kid than the NFL veteran he is. As for Cromartie, Farah was told the cornerback was funny, but he gets that a lot from people looking to get their guy a part. That said, Cromartie really was funny. During the behind the scenes segment, the father-of-many laughs at how he put the moves on Lautner’s movie wife.
“Looks like you’ve done this before,” someone off-camera quips.“Just being myself,” Cromartie said with the kind of smile that could spark a paternity suit.
The actual video, a fake trailer for a movie, is amusing, but even better are the two other videos using footage shot then, a deleted scenes trailer and behind the scenes clip.
A highlight moment comes in the behind the scenes clip. One theme of the video is that Lewis keeps popping out of no where and slamming into Lautner. Later, when Lewis is doing a Q&A on camera, Lautner tries to turn the tables and take out the Ravens linebacker.
Not happening. Instead, the high-demand actor slams his face into Lewis, who barely budges.
“It’s OK listen, everybody tries to do other people’s jobs,” Lewis says as Lautner lies on the ground.
For Farah, that was the diciest moment of the two-day shoot.
“That was the scariest part because I thought he had broken his chin on Ray Lewis,” Farah said.
The actors and players were not paid. Farah said that a lot of the NFL players who took part were from around the Southern California location and are eyeing potential media jobs in the future.
In the last of the deleted scenes, Kevin Costner as Lautner’s dad tells him to go out long. If he makes catch, the lockout is over and everyone can go back to work.
“You drop it, you might as well go back to that Twilight thang,” Costner said.
Now go see it for yourself.
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Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals JS Leopard
Sneaker News just brought you word that Jeremy Scott's latest wacky creation has hit retailers, and it turns out he's not done with the wacky animal themes yet. Check out the latest release from the craziest of all the adidas Originals by Originals capsules, the Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals JS Leopard, J.Scott's latest take on the classic Metro Attitude basketball model. These leopard-printed fuzzy kicks are different than the various bear releases, their heels adding an 'S' shaped tail in lieu of the plush head conspicusiously absent from the mens size pairs. The kiddie versions will still feature a leopard face on the tongue and you can see both of them when you click on the jump below. Leave a comment to let us know what you think and stick with Sneaker News for updates on these and all Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals Spring 2012 releases. via HS
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Gaither: "My dream [is] to stay with the Ravens"
Jared Gaither confirmed he would report to the Ravens’ offseason workout program Monday, saying this should remove any doubts about his commitment to the team.
Gaither, the starting left tackle the past two seasons, indicated that his preference is to strike a long-term deal with the Ravens.
“It would be my dream to stay with the Ravens and stay with the team, winning multiple championships,” Gaither told The Baltimore Sun. “I’d be more than happy to remain here.”
Gaither’s absence for the first week of the voluntary conditioning program became widely known last week, when Ravens coach John Harbaugh expressed disappointment in the no-show by the former University of Maryland player.
Harbaugh said Gaither wouldn’t gain any “leverage” for a long-term contract by skipping the workouts.
“I really believe Jared is going to be a premier offensive tackle in this league,” Harbaugh said at the NFL owners meetings. “The thing we need him to do is to get up there and start working on it. I talked to [Gaither’s agent] Drew Rosenhaus and he tells me he’s getting Jared in shape. The last time I checked Drew Rosenhaus doesn’t coach the offensive line in the National Football League. Jared needs to be in our weight room with our players with our offensive line, becoming the player he can become.”
A day after Harbaugh made these comments last week, Gaither announced he would be reporting to the weightlifting program.
Gaither, 24, said he wasn’t there for the first week because he was rehabilitating a right ankle injury that slowed him late last season.
“I didn’t want to abruptly stop it,” said Gaither, who didn’t need offseason surgery. “I’m done, and I’m going to get back with the team. I’m still rehabbing the strength more. The injuries I had last year just stripped me in those areas. That’s really what I was doing.”
There has been speculation this offseason about the Ravens’ commitment to Gaither, a restricted free agent.
No team official has said the Ravens would trade Gaither for a high pick, but the team seemingly announced it would listen to offers by giving Gaither a first-round tender as a restricted free agent instead of the high one (which would require teams to give up picks in the first and third rounds).
The Ravens have options at offensive tackle because first-round pick Michael Oher looked solid at left tackle when he replaced an injured Gaither for five games in 2009.
Harbaugh said he doesn’t know if teams have contacted the Ravens about Gaither.
“We don’t want to lose Jared Gaither,” Harbaugh said. “We need Jared Gaither as a Raven. I really like Jared. I think he’s going to be a great player. I just want to work with him. We want to get him in and work with him. I know he wants to work. I know he’s working hard right now. The other stuff will take care of itself.”
Gaither has consistently had to deal with these types of questions. After he was selected by the Ravens in the fifth round of the 2007 supplemental draft, Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen expressed his concern over Gaither's work ethic -- which led to him losing his starting job with the Terrapins.
"Sometimes he wouldn't work," Friedgen said in 2007. "I think I have to have some credibility there with my players. ... There were some days he didn't feel like practicing.”
Gaither said he hopes his return Monday should quell any doubts with the Ravens.
“I believe my coach and the rest of the staff understand I’m committed,” he said. “And I’ll be happy to be back.”
Gaither has been put in an unenviable role of replacing Jonathan Ogden, the 11-time Pro Bowl left tackle who retired in 2007. He is considered a developing player who has valuable experience (26 starts the past two seasons) and unique ability (a 6-foot-9, 340-pound lineman with skills).
Asked if he was surprised that Harbaugh called him out last week, Gaither said, “I’m not sure if ‘surprised’ is the best word for it. It was never a problem. He has said that to all of his guys. He wants all of us there. I’m not surprised. I had intentions on being there anyway. There was never any conflict.”
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