on espnews, whatth ben roethlisberger told s teammates on the first day of training camp and why he's only quarterback being discussed at steelers camp. plus trash talking and swimming. how michael phelps proved one of his rivals is all w at 155 miles per hour, andy roddick has the fastest serve in the history of professional tennis. so i've come to this court to challenge his speed. ...on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can book travel plans faster, check my account balances faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than andy roddick. (announcer) "switch to the nations fastest 3g network" "and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free". all: hi, john! going to college and need a laptop. what do you got? you, in the top corner. our next class laptops could be perfect for you. we got student feedback and designed them specifically for college. are they legit brands, though? boom! we partnered with hp, toshiba, sony and dell. okay. uh, what's the square root of 841? 29. announcer: laptops designed for college and thousands of people

so, of course ben roethlisberger may be great playing the super bowl. competitor i am, hey, you give me the same blocking, i can make that same pass. >> you know ray lewis is going to be watching tonight? >> hey, tell me swimming against michael phelps. you going to get in the pool, right? you're not going to do this in the ocean or anything. >> no, in the pool. michael phelps is one of the greatest athletes in the world. nobody can really beat him. but we're going to have to handicap him a little bit and very excited about it. >> do you have your speedo picked out? >> yes, i'm going to wear the same one he wore in the olympics. >> you're going the wear the same one? >> oh, yeah. >> a little larger? >> a little larger. a lot larger. is this show more fun for you than giving a hard pick to kobe? >> you know, for me, it's very fun because i got to hang out with some of the greatest athletes, some of the greatest people in the world. and like i said before, it's really the ultimate cross training. >> now basketball players, nba players are considered the g

the guy with the towel on his head is ben roethlisberger.he injured his lower right leg in practice yesterday when he was step on. the injury is to ben roethlisberger, they have not specifieded the nature of the injury. not expected to take in the preseason game tomorrow night. >>> aaron showed off the haircut. the rookie line backer left baltimore this morning to sign the deal in buffalo this afternoon. he's delighted to get started. est static. overjoy. that's me. i have been smiling for the entire day, ever since i got off of the plane, it's great to get back up here. >> it includes $15 million guaranty. had some catching up to do to get the rooky year started. >> the second leg of the road trip takes them to chicago. they open the series with the sox. guthrie has the opening tonight. orioles hitters face chicago right hitter floyd. having a strong year with the sox, first pitch at 8:00 on masn hd. >>> masn tomorrow night, see the o's and the white sox, coverage comes your way at 7:00. >>> looking guard to it. >> we'll be right back ♪ ♪ i

. >>> was the woman accused pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger of rape telling the truth? reports say the alleged victim quote appeared happy and boastful end quote claiming she spent the night with roethlisberger an later wondered if she might be pregnant. the accuser, meanwhile has received dozens of harassing phone calls since starting this suit. >>> how many british open champs took a sip when he took it to an atlanta restaurant to celebrate. he said he guzzled beer from it and later put a soft drink for his kids to enjoy. he he says he has lost track what's been in it. here's an idea what should go in there next, disinfectant. that's sports. >>> federal investigators reportedly checking whether some airliners have a mechanical issue. the crash of a french airplane exposed potential problems with jetliners in the u.s. >>> a florida medical examiner says cocaine contributed to the heart disease that killed famed tv pitchman billy mays. the hills borough county medical examiner's office says mays last used cocaine in the days before his death but wasn't under the influe

in the rape accusation against steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. one of roethlisberger's lawyers says e-mails and text messages prove the woman was never assaulted. he said the messages sent after the alleged assault said she was looking forward to seeing him at an event and she would date him if she could. the woman's attorney hasn't responded. >>> investigating the death of michael jackson. fox news is reporting that his doctor, conrad murray will be ge thcharwid manslaughter. law enforcement officials claim ldhewiou c be arrested as soon next wednesday. investigators are also expected to issue another search warrant, this time focusing on a los angeles pharmacy. murray told investigators he gave him a powerful anesthetic and several sedatives. >>> milwaukee's mayor is feeling good days after a man viciously beat him after he was trying to stop a woman from being attacked. he walked out of his house to a round of cheers and applause today. they were leaving the wisconsin state fair when a woman with a baby asked for help. police say the baby's

allegations against pittsburgh steelers quash and fan favorite -- quarterbaba and fan favorite ben roethlisbergerhile other news organizations went with the story the day it broke, espn barred affiliates from addressing the civil lawsuit filed against the super bowl champion. just a few days earlier the network was forced to report that its own sidelele reporter erin andrews had her privacy violated by a camera-wielding peeper who taped her nude inside a hotel room. while the incident has thrust her into an unwanted spotlight, andrews was already a household name with male sports fans, garnering the nickname erin "pageviews" for the number of hits she attracted on the web. >>> so kim gandy, what's going on here? i mean, should espn get rid of its -- get rid of its policy to not talk about something until it's been criminally prosecuted? >> it's hard to imagine that that's really their policy but it's a good fall back position for them to explain why they didn't publish it. >> bonnie: that's the reality. >> if they consider themselves a news network they're completely offbase. if they consider the

. >> no such fun at the steelers camp in pennsylvania where ben roethlisberger [no audio]. he injured his achilles. no word whether the big fellow will play saturday night against your washington redskins. more news involving plaxico burress. the x giants wide vefer thursday pled guilty to a weapons charge and agreed to a two-year prison term for accidentally shooting himself at a nightclub. he pled guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession. he agreed to a two-year prison sentence and two years of supervised relief. you can take the interim tag off mike rizzo. after five 1/2 months of doing his job, he was named the team's general manager. he was given the duty shortly after jim resigned march 1st. he upgraded the center field position and was the point man on the stephen stragburg negotiation. so, the franchise pitcher is coming and rizzo is staying. >> i always thought i would be the choice. i didn't know if they knew it. i felt that i was the choice. i had a confidence level in myself and i thought i was well prepared for the job. >> strasburg will be introduc

. >> reporter: on the steelers side of the ball, big ben roethlisberger is out for tonight's game. he sustained an injure to his foot on thursday. charlie batch likely starting in his place. college football and the first a.p. poll is out in into grabbing the top spot with the highest percentage of first place points ever, the gators getting 58 out of 60 top votes. virginia tech is seven. they open with bama. maryland did not receive any votes but the terps open at california two weeks from today. d.c. united also in action tonight as are the nats. beckham is in town and it will be a soggy mess. the game right now on time ready to go at 7:30. we'll have the full post game reaction coming up tonight at 11:00. for now, surae, back to you in the studio. >> good to know the games will be going on. tony, by the way, happy birthday. >> oh, goodness. thank you. you had to sneak that in with 15 seconds. thank you. >>> thanks for watching. the cbs evening news is next. 110. 11:00. >>>. >> good night. fa

ben roethlisberger, led the steelers, 26-3 victory. they know nothing will come easy against the steelers, a team that moss knows as well. >> i played them so many years. throughout my career. this tomb of year. to where it really don't matter. you look forward to playing. you know you are going to get a good outage. they're going to bring their best. regardless, if they want people or not. they are going to play like the team that should be there. i look forward going against them. always get their best every game you come out you want to compete and win. that is just the competitor inside of you. a very important game. so we are trying to build for the regular season against thei. come out. great game. smart, physical, environment. go out and have some fun. >> we have to get a win. preseason. we have got to score points. get the ritp goihythm going. tried to do it against the best in the league last year and the world champ. >> randy thomas. talking about the key word for the redskins in preseason. they haven't found him yet. they ha

jay cutler gets the top spot followed by troy poll malu and then roethlisberger. >>> i'm emily schmidt in washington. strong storms mean more clean-up today with more worries about what is in store. >>> and we have a reality tv contestant now at the center of a murder investigation. his wife's body found in a dumpster. >>> outside we go, 73 degrees as we get set for another thursday morning. >>> lets get a commute check with mark. >> on the marc train brunswick 890 working with a 30-minute delay. brunswick 892 cancelled. other trains and lines of marc look good. light rail and metro subway -- actually, metro subway looking good but light rail dealing with a southbound delay, 20 minutes lay. look for the number 50 bus to be diverted at saint clare and chesterfield. construction on the scene. and 1, 3, 61 and 64 taking a diversion at charles and conway, also construction-related. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. dude, your shirt. oh, i did it to let the ladies know, i'm the right choice. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put this white check at the top of eve

part of a new reality show called "shaq vs," you saw him with ben roethlisberger tuesday night.rs of the swim club have been invited to come out to watch shaq versus michael this week. he told us this week, i'm going to wear big trunks, speedos like michael. >>> the list of the best chedges -- colleges in the country is out. plus - >> one single candle caused a fire that damaged several apartments. i'm linda so live in essex. we'll hear from the man who started it all. >>> i want you to watch "who wants to be a millionaire" with regis. we're going to be cheering on jackie adamson. she was raised in the baltimore city foster care system in the 1960s and 1970s. when she was 14 she had heart surgery at hopkins. tonight she's in the chair to win $1 million with regis. let's cheer for her tonight on abc2. >>> now to the headlines. fire in essex. you're going to hear exactly how it started. a confession in front of our camera. >>> and new credit card rules are in effect right now. are you going to notice a change? or are you going to have to shell out more change? ? >>> and the latest

next tuesday, he takes on pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger.k after, it's shaq versus misty may-trainer and kerry walsh. that i'll watch. >>> i'll watch, too. right off camera right now, i have to let you know, i have my second love. there is a sheltie in the studio for adoption, right? this is a beautiful dog. a little skittish, but we've made a love connection going on in the studio right now. you may want to stick around and stay closer to the tv to see this beautiful dog. a miniature lassie for those of you who are not familiar. a little bit of patchy fog. we've got low clouds and the frontal boundary. you can see more clouds this and still the influence of showers. we have a light northeast ler i wind that's helped to develop fog around the bay in the city. we have this east to southeasterly flow. very muggy and humid along the shoreline. more showers and thunderstorms will develop out there this afternoon. especially for those of you headed to the beach, keep that in mind. it won't be horrible beach weather but it's not going to be the be

david cornell said one to two hours after mcknelty alleges roethlisberger assaulted her.nd engaging in benign chatter with her online boyfriend. it also shows that two days after the alleged assault, she wrote she was looking forward to having dinner with roethlisberger and other celebrities at the american century golf championship in lake tahoe. >> still to come, adrian peterson is the top fantasy player. what impact favre will have on some other vikings players. >> also, greg paulus will be under center for the orange, under center for the orange, what he said hiswassup man. keys. keys. stacy, keys. girl. um. billy. hi, boy. saddle. hermes wassup, little buddy, wing-tipped sandals. let's go. nobody flying tonight. hold it there big guy. yeah the warp drive hand it over your culture is primitive, yet so funky. (announcer) there are captains in every crew. calling all captains drink responsibly. have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on

new quarterback of the chicago bears jay cutler was tops followed by troy polamalu and ben roethlisbergerthe dreaded steelers. >>> we could be cooking up something big. a popular cable show rolls into las vegas. at your chevy dealer. is available with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy this silverado half-ton for $228 a month after a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details. >>> you don't generally find hundreds of people gathering in baltimore to watch television. tonight in silo point, south baltimore, they were tuned in for the season 6 premier of "top chef." that's because jesse of abercrombie's fine food is one of the contestants. and this tv dinner was extra special because samlin prepa paired the menu as well. it airs on bravo. >>> what we eat plays a huge role in this story. a new story is out about longevity, and it's g

he challenged phelps and roethlisberger and all of the athletes. >> come on. >> phelps will swim circles around him. >> not if it's a belly flop contest. >>> talking about splashing and the waters. you know, this is a day, whether or not it's water on the ground or standing ground in the ocean, you want to stay away from it. we're talking flooding waters because of the heavy rain and a lot of rain over the next this hour -- 24 hours or so. don't walk and drive-thru it. if you're in the ocean, just stay out. and the surfers are like, yeah, sure, we will. and hopefully we'll get no bad stories from this. it's because of the rain moving through and bill in the atlantic. let's talk about the rain. you're seeing outside, calm winds for the most part. trees aren't jumping around and we've had some thunderstorms rolling on through and the direction of the storms is the problem. that's why we're having the rain. the storms are coming through on a diagnosal and it's part of a front that's draped over the top of us and we'll see the storms, one behind the other and they'll be areas that get just a

ben roethlisberger we vehemently denies the allegation.ess was the star of the show. she slugged people with her purse and then unloaded a huge sucker punch, more than 17,000 fans packed the wachovia center for the event. steve: to watch her? brian: we should have showed some of the fight. it is a crazy place. sometimes the intensity gets high. so there you go. this goes on like two minutes. brian and the judge for the first time in a while. 9 to noon. xm serious and hopefully local station. i would riddle you now with the guests but they allude me at the moment. steve: put together three hours of great broadcasting. gretchen: i have to apologize. the latte you bought i spilled the entire thing on. steve: on me. [screams] gretchen: it's on the pope 6 his shoes. steve: the shoes are the color of coffee. brian: i'm so glad it wasn't me. twitter about it. gretchen: i just twittered that you get the lattes in the commercial breaks for us. now i have to twitter that i spill them. brian: let the record show that steve turns me down every day. st

>> ben roethlisberger. >> you played football. >> and misty may -- >> you lost. >> you lost to them inleyball. >> yes, but it was close. albert pujols. >> you lost to him in baseball? >> no. >> you just gave away the ending to one of the episodes? >> no. just watch it. and then i box oscar de la hoya. >> you go first. i'll go first. this is for all the people who like to eat. you all like to eat. er have a gyro sandwich? yeah. it's lamb. you can put lamb or put chicken in it. >> yeah. now, why would you spell it like that? >> because that's how you spell it? >> that's how you spell it? shaq's first word, got ten points right. there ten points for shaq. none for me so far. be right back. shaq versus jimmy in scrabble. be right back. there we go. >> you score on me i'll come on the show butt naked. bo h aowut that? how about that? that's what i do! it is very rewarding for me to see light bulbs turn on. i want my students to have something that they could apply the next day at work if they have to. for my students, they need to know that i'm there for them; - it's a passion of mine. - fo

. >>>>>>> tonight he takes on ben roethlisberger. >> you sure you want to do that? >> see who comes away the better quarterback tonight. followed by primetime and news at eleven. it will be funny. >> next, a community is shocked about what happened to a 3-year- old boy. >> banks taking more of your money. why prices keep going up. >> residents say they are worried about the water. not what they are swimming in what's that smell? take control of trash odors with glad odor shield. special technology embedded in the whole bag neutralizes odors. your kitchen stays fresh. glad odor shield. what smell? now available in lemon scent. (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. >> their family's tap water suddenly turned black. >> jessica taylor could not believe it. the clothing looked worse than they went on in. >> it looked like brown. it was ruined. it will not come out. >> this is the r

. >> ben roethlisberger impostor tweeted he had skin cancer, last season a phony jay cutler was takingpes at a teammate and la russa filed a lawsuit after the website started to police accounts. >> twitter has started in the wake of the tony la russa stwation they've started creating validated accounts but right now they are only doing it for people like justin timberlake and shaq. i mean >> impostor accounts continue to fool twitter users. >> but if you look at this page and see evan longoria and 4400 followers or eli manning with almost 20,000 followers, it's got to be legit, 20,000 people can't be wrong, can they? but on twitter they can. >> david amber reporting. washington post nfl reporter mark maske famously ochoa said i want to tweet after a touchdown, can that happen? >> no. the nfl already has a policy in place that says you cannot use cell phones or laptops or other electronic devices on the sidelines or locker room or in the coach's box from the time the pregame starts and with the prevalence among players you're going to see the nfl coming out with a new policy and limit i

. >>> evidence is at the center are of a rape charge against both roethlisberger.er says he has proof the attack never happened. he denies raping the woman in a hotel. >>> the plan was to help one local county save money but the court said the move was illegal. >> now, some local workers could be out of a job. check on the furlough fallout coming up next. >>> tucker and tony here with a look at our forecast today.  ♪ [ woman ] ♪ early light breaks through ♪ music and dance calling you ♪ just need that mountain grown lift ♪ ♪ before you share your gift ♪ ♪ now there's rhythm d sound ♪ making their hearts pound ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ ♪ is folgers in your cup the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million in people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >>> for those of you still following up on things, it is the enof

breathes -- ben roethlisberger was to be reexamined today.ed his achilles tendon yesterday when offensive tackle max starks inadvertently stepped on it during practice. what are you hearing about the severity of the injury? >> doesn't appear to be severe at all. just the fact he went with the team down to washington is a sign that it's not going to be too bad. probably more of a bruise. but they are going to be cautious. he's not going to play in the game against the redskins but he is with the steam and does feel a lot better. >> and out to oakland. raiders coach tom cable could be facing felony starges -- charges in the assault on assistant coach randy hanson. what is the latest there? >> the latest from the team point, they said nothing happened but obviously something about and now you have the police arrived -- and the commissioner's office getting to the bottom of what happened. the allegations are that tom was involved in this. you have him being interviewed by the police and the commissioner having his staff look into this and if ther

. >> ben roethlisberger has an injured achilles' tendon but made the trip for the game. the tackle, stepped on it yesterday. his status is undetermined for the game. >> cincinnati masters quarterfinals.stronger, federer facing hewitt. leading, 5-3, slices this, and hewitt can't get to it. neverthe set, 6-3. >> serving, with oppo triple-matchpoint in the second set. and and -- an ace does it. three straight-sets. who will he meet in semis? >> it's andy murray, against benetoe, and, he's down, until this, turning point of the match, a 53 shot volley. won by murray. and after that, murray said he benetoe got tired, and murray got stronger, and only won two games after that. murray rallies to win, in three three sets. >> next thursday at noon, "espnews" airs the u.s. open draw show. federer, and good buddy tiger will play at the barclays, begins next week, in jersey city. he skipped this event, two years ago, and last year, he missed the playoffs, while recovering from knee surgery. >> second-round of the wind dam championship. here's garcia, for eagle. you betcha. >> he's t

right now we're involved in the ben roethlisberger case.nd we did a pretty good job last week in demonstrating that the accusations against him are false. and we're not going to let up. we're going to get out on this one. >> again, what i find being a high-profile person when you look at these people and athletes, lots of accusations all the time. some turn out to be true. others turn out not to be true. so you really have to wait until the very end to find out exact think what it is, until it either goes to court or is settled. >> it's difficult. fans react immediately to what goes on the field. it's difficult to ask them, but we hope they will to reserve judgment until the entire story's told. >> david cornwall, sports are attorney making news tonight. thank you very much. we appreciate you joining us here. >> my pleasure. thank you. >>> you know what, the tropics are heating up. not one, but two storms strengthening out in the atlantic. meteorologist jacqui jeras is in the cnn hurricane headquarters. she's tracking those storms for us. >

ben roethlisberger has an achilles injury and does not know if he will be under centre forethesteelers. one quarterback for the redskins playing the first time this season is chase daniel. and he's certainly looking to make his mark because right now he's the fourth string quarterback for the skins. daniel has adjusted to the program slowly after a stellar career at missouri. just like brennan he was a heisman trophy finalist. he did not play in the last game and would have to beat out brennan for a roster spot which isn't likely. but for now he is focus order playing first game of his pro-career and getting a bit better. >> it is done. first nfl camp done and in the books. i definitely feel i got a shot, got better. footwork has gotten better. my arms have gotten stronger even though we are throwing every day the past three weeks. i'm excited about the chance to play. >> you are going to be out there and your first nfl game and you actually have been on the field. are you going to go for the home run or happy with a double n. >> i'm going to go out and do what they ask me to do. hand

roethlisberger has won two super bowls. ely manning super bowl mvp.hasn't been to the big game. rivers, who has a lower career interception rate than the other two, gets a contract that puts him in the same salary range as a super bowl winning quarterback drafted the same year. >> for the first time in his eight-year career, shaun hill will be an opening day starting quarterback. hill beat out alex smith for the niners starting quarterback job. yes, an undrafted free agent beats out a former number one overall pick. hill has only 10 career starts under his belt but he's 7-3 as a starter. since 2007, both hill and smith have started games for the 49ers. hill has clearly produced the better results. san francisco opens the season against defending nfc champion arizona. >> find out how a cocktail at an airport bar got michael vick in trouble with his adviser tony dungy. >> in an exclusive interview, plaxico buff plaxico burr ras talks about what happened when he went into a nightclub. >> i said i think i just shot myself. >> and cliff lee gives the city

text messages sent months later show the woman saying she would date roethlisberger. yet from the woman's attorney. a bizarre story. you have a south african athlete who will be forced to prove that she is a she. yes, she is a woman. after she easily won an 800-meter race. her muscular physique and quick rise to the top of the sport have sparked speculation that he might be a guy. the sports governing body is ordering the teenage tore have a gender verification test which could be visual, includes reports from gynecologists. we'll see if that person needs a gynecologist or has an appointment slip that could be a give away. brett favre has a new jersey. a wisconsin clothing store owner is hoping to cash in. isaac isn't selling vikings jerseys. his shirts say "we'll never forget you brent." that's brent not brett. it's not a mistake. he's urging packer fans to get rid of their old favre jerseys and buy anti-favre jerseys. he shocked fans when he unretired a bunch of times and went t from the jets to the vikings and used to be a packer. 34 minutes -- 24 minutes before th

. >> the roethlisberger crowd are the bad ones. >> this has been a lot of fun.appreciate all of you coming out. it has been a great two days. [applause] i would just leave you with one last piece of advice. i heard the freshman congressman from utah talk about how he eventually be a republican if you beat a republican and won the primary. he said he did not have the money or all the organization the incumbent had, but what he had was a network of people like you who he relied on to lead comments on news articles, to get the message out among their friends on facebook and twitter and use new media to his advantage. setting up a google group, were you can have a conversation. little things like this that you can do. i hope you do these things when you leave here today. start building this network of your own. the fact that you are in this room shows your dedication. i encourage you to take the next step and do something about it. >> i will see you in october at the defending the american dream conference in washington. [applause] [captioning performed by national

. >> steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger would return to practice on tuesday.e tomlin says roethlisberger will play in saturday's preseason game against buffalo. big ben has a bruise,. a player accidentally stepped on his right foot. >> it's pretty scary to have a 300 something pound guy step on your achilles. he didn't just graze it. we both went down. everyone thought they heard a pop. we didn't know what happened. luckily it's a bruise, and it's coming along. >> quarterback jay cutler will return for kyle orton, and three draft picks from april. >> he puts guys in spots when they play. i think it will be fine. i'm not really going to look into it. i wish him the best. i wish the broncos the best. we're going to go out there and play hard, and attack them offensively and defensively, and hopefully come away with the win. >> so far not everyone is enjoying the brett favre era in minnesota. >> why number 4 is becoming a polarizing figure in the vikings locker room. that is later on espnews. >> the rick pitino karen sypher saga took yet another twist on wednesda

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on the final day of training camp, ben roethlisberger injured >> guest: i was going to say you but nowt eight leader. >> host: i am not saying to agree with him or her but just is their anybody who is -- >> guest: i'm scared even to bader this because i will get in trouble but i think reagan brought qualities of leadership under how, had a bigger -- he was elected 1980 if i were writing this from a conservative point of view it would be hard not to have reagan has one of the pieces in the 1980 election. when you look at the election, the primary, not barack, barack obama in the primaries of ronald reagan had a different kind of election that bill clinton. >> host: that is a good place to close. i don't want you in trouble but i want all of the republicans out there concerned about reagan nostalgia to hear about the international polling strategist group. thank you. thank you, who book lovers, whatever your party. thanks for watching. >>> now thursday's white house briefing that included questions on the budget and health care. this is a little less than 40 minutes. >> just one quick an

jay cutler knows for him to get the $100-million contract like ben roethlisberger and eli manning hasbears are aware of it. they will get it done. the money probably is not as outrageous as you think when you think about the money baseball players make. this is an elite talent and will be a quarterback for a long time. >> winning will have a lot to do with. the plan at receiver putting people around him giving him a shot to win? >> they would thike-- would like to have one more level. the offensive skill talent is much better and jay himself cited that devin hester is more accomplished as a receiver than he anticipated. and bennett his former receiver at vanderbilt who was drafted in the 2nd round lat year looks much better with his old quarterback there. they are loaded at tight end including former 1st rounder greg olsen. and forte can catch the ball. it's about the offensive line coming together and protecting cutler. they believe they will score plenty of point. >> all right. a lot of positive things on that side of the ball. the bears defense. they are coming off an uncharacteris

listen, eli is a guy that along with that other class, ben roethlisberger, he's won a super bowl. now we wait the see what happens with philip rivers, also from that class, because rivers was waiting to see what manning would get with the contract. the one thing that manning and roethlisberger have that rivers doesn't is a super bowl ring. >> that is something he will definitely be battling for. mort, what's the best story rather so far as you've traveled through camp? >> well, i tell you, what it's interesting. today was first playoff team we visited. we visited four teams, the cowboys, the saints, the rams and the packers. and what i saw in all four of those camps was an intensity and level of physicality in practice that you thought was no longer existent in the n.f.l. then you come to the vikings, and you know what, they just practice fast, but they weren't tackling people to the ground. i think the teams that didn't make the playoffs are practicing much more physical than the teams that did make the playoffs, not say the vikings are taking it easy, but that's really what jump