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LEFTOVERS: Good old comedian Belichick

Not exactly known as a barrel of laughs, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick nevertheless displayed a wry sense of humor this week at the NFL’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

The only one of 32 NFL head coaches missing from a group photo Monday, Belichick cracked to reporters, “You can Photoshop me in there.”

The only thing more surprising than Belichick’s sense of humor is the fact he’s familiar with the term “Photoshop.”

After all, this is the same man who, while talking about social media in 2011, said “I don’t Twitter, I don’t MyFace, I don’t Yearbook.”

Perhaps “The Hoodie” skipped the photo shoot because he has been camera-shy since Spygate. Or maybe, conspiracy theorists, he was the one operating the camera.

Then again, he might have been at a bake sale or car wash.

While discussing a proposal to add more cameras to the sidelines for better views for instant replay, Belichick offered ideas for how the league can raise funds for the extra equipment.

“We just spent, whatever it was, how many millions of dollars on the replay system. I mean, there’s a thousand cameras in every stadium, so that if somebody spills a beer on somebody, we have it on record, right?” he said. “Maybe we could have a bake sale. Raise some money for the cameras. Do a car wash.”

■ RYAN’S REGRETTABLE TATTOO — Had Rex Ryan attended the Wranglers’ recent “Regrettable Tattoo Night” at Orleans Arena, the New York Jets coach probably would have won the contest.

Early last year, the New York Daily News published a picture of Ryan sunbathing in the Bahamas. On his right arm was a tattoo of his wife wearing nothing but a Mark Sanchez No. 6 Jets jersey.

After Sanchez was released by the Jets, Ryan was asked about his plans for the tattoo.

“I may alter it. Who knows?” he said. “I’m going to (put) 75 on it to honor (former Jet) Winston Hill. That’s the idea. That’s what I’m going to do.”

Ryan could always cover up the tattoo with a foot. He never would have to alter that one. Unless he smudged the ink from rubbing it too much.

Too bad Ryan didn’t go to the Wranglers game. We could have personally thanked him for his many generous contributions to Leftovers.

Like Sergeant Hulka from “Stripes,” he’ll always be our big toe.

■ BUTT BUTT GOLF — From the land of frivolous lawsuits, former “Girl of Playboy Golf Winner” Liz Dickson is seeking $500,000 from Playboy Enterprises and a co-host of a Playboy morning show after a 2012 stunt that involved hitting a golf ball off the model’s buttocks went awry.

Giving new meaning to the word “foreplay,” Dickson agreed to have a photo taken of her lying on her stomach “with her buttocks partially exposed” at the Playboy Golf Finals so that Kevin Klein, co-host of the show, could hit a ball off a tee that was inserted between her butt cheeks, the suit alleges.

However, Klein took an errant swing that “struck plaintiff on the buttocks, causing her injuries and damages,” the suit states.

We’ll spare you more golf puns, but someone needs to get to the bottom of this story.

COMPILED BY TODD DEWEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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