First things first: Brian Cushing will apparently kick Rey Maualuga’s butt. We’re still waiting to see whether he will top off this ass kicking with a guttural war cry defending the honor of Erin Andrews.
Now, Brian, Add About 15 Pounds & Get Pressin'
Rey Maualuga, lest you forgot, gained a couple of infamy units back in January when he got jiggy wid ESPN sideline princess Erin Andrews on his way to the locker (unbeknownst to her at the time). America swiftly admonished Maualuga, who later apologized as though he had inadvertantly triggered a third-world genocide.
But the backlash continues.
Posted as a prop bet in the 225 lbs. bench press at this year’s NFL Combine, Maualuga1 will compare reps with Brian Cushing. Odds for this event opened with Cushing at +170 and Maualuga at -220.
Somebody must have some serious hopes for Cushing’s ability to press since his number has now moved to +140. (Maualuga’s has dropped to -180.)
And We Will Give Thee Every One of Us 1100 Shekels of Silver
The only other lines moves are some generic ones for QB 40 times and vertical jumps. (Not surprisingly the line moves indicate that the betting public favors a QB to run a 40 time faster than 4.53s and jump a vertical higher than 32½ inches. Good luck with that one, Public!)
We’re not recommending any action here. The vig is horrible and the book is play at your own risk. (Sportsbook.com in this case.)2 And we have no idea if this line move was motivated by smart money, Erin Andrews,3 someone in the USC locker room, or that Maualuga is cited at 37 bench reps for a personal best while Cushing is listed at 35.4 With a difference of only two, maybe someone thought Cushing was a value at +170.
The Combine begins today. Media whoring begins in earnest tomorrow. Cushing and Maualuga will be evaluated on Saturday.
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- Whose name we’re getting much better at typing and, like the Roethlisberger before him, we hope he plays a few good pro years so this skill doesn’t go to waste… ↩
- We looked and didn’t see it posted at any other books. ↩
- Cheap story arc to include Erin Andrews in this post, you say? Yes. But we did eschew her picture — which shows we clearly have no idea how to troll for hits. ↩
- And it’s not like they haven’t worked out together before. ↩
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