Jan 25, 1998; San Diego, CA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Denver Broncos linebacker (53) Bill Romanowski celebrates the Broncos victory over the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII at Qualcomm Stadium 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Photo By US PRESSWIRE Copyright US PRESSWIRE

Seems we have a full-fledged retired player feud going on. It all started when Cris Carter claimed he once put a bounty on Bill Romanowski after Romanowski threatened to take him out before a game. The bounty wasn’t about hurting Romanowski but was purely in the interest of self-defense, Carter explained. And Romanowski’s response?

It never happened.

“I think he [Cris Carter] made this up to stay relevant…in this league we have now,” Romanowski told Dan Patrick.

Ooooh. He said that thing and then that guy came back and said that thing.

Is Celebrity Boxing still a thing? Cause I wouldn’t mind watching Carter and Romanowski settle this in the ring. On second thought, scratch that. Romanowski would tear Cris Carter limb-from-limb.

Let’s have Romanowski fight Jose Canseco instead, and let Carter fight Octomom. That would be some good television right there people. Better than more Minnesota Senate stadium debate, anyway.

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It was the quarterbacks.

Well, it wasn’t only the quarterbacks – it was also that seaplane ride the Seahawks gave T.J. and his kids.  Yes, Housh specifically mentioned the nice treatment his kids got from the Seahawks as playing a role in his decision.  Damn – if only Zygi Wilf had known this, he could’ve rented out a Chuck E. Cheese’s for the day.  Does Zygi do balloon animals?

But back to the quarterback thing:  T.J. told Patrick that he likes the idea of playing with a QB the caliber of Matt Hasselbeck, and may have signed with the Vikings but for their relative inadequacy at the position.  Yeah T.J.?  But what about all that stuff about the one-on-one coverage you were going to see with Adrian Peterson back there?  Who did you think was going to be throwing you the ball in that scenario?  Did you think Warren Moon was still around?

You want my opinion?  I think the Vikings got played.  I think T.J. never had any intention of signing with us and just used us to jack up his price. And I think Zygi Wilf and company never had any intention of bringing T.J. in before T.J.’s little remark on ESPN about how cool it would be to play with AD.  In other words, T.J.’s little ploy worked perfectly.  He dropped the AD line, knowing the Vikings were thin at receiver and might at least give him a look, then came in, had a steak dinner on Zygi’s dime…and giggled his way out of town, knowing he’d just bluffed Seattle into that fifth year he was looking for.

And no, I don’t buy all that crap about how nice they were to his kids.  T.J. was only looking to soak someone for the most money he could get, and he succeeded.