Jesse James

Hello all.   There are only three more home games for the Steelers.  I have mixed feelings about that.  On one hand, I usually don’t want football to end.  On the other hand, it’s cold out there!!  Anyway, here is a nice pic of Jesse James (81).  He’s in his 3rd NFL season after playing at Penn State.  He is also from the Pittsburgh areas, growing up in Mckessport (a suburb of Pittsburgh).  He replaced a long time great Steelers Tight End and the fans seem to like Jesse.  I think a fair analyst would say that Jesse drops to many passes otherwise he could be very good.  

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Leaping Jesse

I took this photo last season when the Cowboys were in town.  Honestly, I got a ton of great action photos that game.  This is just an example of what I captured during this epic battle between two good teams.

Jesse James (#81) is a 3rd year TE player from Penn State, who grew up in Pittsburgh (Mckeesports PA).  So he’s a hometown kid, who has made good so far.  Let’s hope he continues to do well.

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Jesse James leaping over a Dallas defender

Missing Calvin

Not only has Calvin not played the last couple of weeks, but the Detroit Lions have a bye this week.  It seems like two years since he’s been on the field….even though I know it hasn’t been that long.  So I’ll be forced to watch some other NFL teams today, when I just want to see Calvin catching 50 year TD passes.   Is it a man-crush?  I think not.  But I’ll admit, I’m a huge Calvin fan.  Unfortunately, I think he’ll be hurt more and more often.  But I’ll enjoy watching him when he’s on the field.

Have a great NFL Sunday.

Calvin!!!!

I know that I should be excited about the World Cup right now, but honestly I am just ready for some American Football.  I’ve secured my NFL Steelers Media sideline pass for the 2014-2015 season.  Now I just need the season to start. 

So to hold me over, here is a picture I took of my favorite player….. Calvin “Megatron” Johnson.  I took this photo last season when the Lions played the Steelers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.  I stalked Calvin on the field that day.  The Lions only play in Pittsburgh, once every 12 years.  So I had to photograph him as much as I could while I had my chance.  Go Lions!!!

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Calvin Johnson

I had a great football weekend and was sad to see it end.  The weather could have been better on Sunday.  It rained all day, but at least it wasn’t cold.  So I dressed appropriately and stayed dry.  But it made photographing the game difficult and you can see it affected some of the photos.  You can see rain in all the photos.  At times it adds character to the photos.  Other times it just looks like there was dust on my lens. 

Regardless, I had a great time and enjoyed watching my Lions up close and personal.  It was cool being able to talk with some of the players Nick Fairley, Louis Delmas, and Antonio Brown.  And I think I got a few keepers.  You can see more from this game and decide for yourself at:

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