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by Julian Spivey  Screenshot Bonehead of the Week: Devin Williams (Milwaukee Brewers, MLB) Milwaukee Brewers reliever Devin Williams is our biggest bonehead in sports this week, in a week particularly full of boneheads in sports with NBA stars like Kyrie Irving, Andrew Wiggins and Bradley Beal apparently turning into experts on why Covid vaccines aren’t necessary. But it’s Williams, the 2020 National League Reliever of the Year and Rookie of the Year, who most impacted his team with his idiocy this week when he broke his throwing hand while punching a wall after the Brewers National League Central Division clinching celebration on Sunday, Sept. 26. One of the most devastating relievers in baseball Williams finishes his season 8-2 out of the bullpen with a 2.50 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 54 innings of work. His stupidity will be a major blow to the Brewers postseason chances. He told the press “If I could take it back. I would.” No shit, dude, no shit. All his teammates, the front office and fans of the Brewers should be livid at this guy.  Screenshot Superstar of the Week: Justin Tucker (Baltimore Ravens, NFL)
It’s not often kickers in football have a shot at being deemed “superstar” of the week, but Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens isn’t a normal kicker and his NFL record 66-yard field goal this past weekend against the Detroit Lions. It broke Matt Prater (of the Denver Broncos) old record by two-yards, after the previous record by New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey (later tied by Jason Elam of the Broncos) had stood for more than 40 years. As the New York Times published this week, Tucker’s new record may last quite a while because teams simply don’t try really long field goals that often and even with modern technology and stronger kickers the record is only nine-feet longer now than it was more than half a century ago. Oh, by the way, we failed to mention that Tucker’s record-breaking kick against the Lions was also a game-winner as time expired, so he had all that extra anxiety on his mind when walking out on the field for the attempt. It ended up being his 50th consecutive made field goal in the fourth quarter or overtime. Kickers rarely make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, but Tucker just may end up their one day. Maybe they should just bronze his leg in lieu of a bust?
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