Warriors in the Pros: Uperesa, Colt, LaBoy

Dane Uperesa, who was released by the Bengals on Saturday, has been signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad, joining fellow Warrior Tala Esera.

AM1500Hawaii.com has a great interview with Colt Brennan up on their front page. He talks about being named to the Redskins final roster, and his thoughts on Inoke Funaki.

And David Albee of the Marin Independent Journal profiles Arizona Cardinal Travis LaBoy, who talks about the championship belt he made for his linebacker teammates.

"It was so big with the players in Tennessee and it was my first year (in Arizona), so I thought, 'I'll try to bring some attitude and build some team camaraderie,'" LaBoy said.

"It's something that the players can rally around," CJ said. "You don't need to get motivated to play in the NFL, but it's a source of motivation. It makes the game a little more fun."

The belt certainly got noticed. It spins in the middle and it has a diamond-studded Cardinals logo with "2008" made out of rubies.

"It's obnoxious-like," LaBoy said.

Unfortunately, it might not be seen in public for a while, if ever.

Originally, he wanted to pass it around and award it each week to the Arizona defensive player who recorded the most quarterback sacks in a game. LaBoy envisioned the belt holder running through the tunnel and onto the field - like a pro wrestler strutting into the arena. LaBoy dreamed that the belt would serve as a device to fire up fans.

Now it is believed to be in violation of the NFL's new so-called "bounty rule," which prohibits players from offering incentives to achieve specific individual goals that could lead to more injuries.

LaBoy, of course, is disappointed. The belt will still be auctioned for SACK but, otherwise, it is under tight guard and may never see the light of day outside the Arizona locker room or wherever LaBoy chooses to stash it.

In other words, it's only a myth.

UPDATE: More on CB. Norman Chad of the Washington Post calls on the Redskins' to play Colt.

And now, with my main man Colt Brennan on the roster, I still cannot root for the Redskins, due to longstanding ownership issues.

But I'm going to do a one-time favor for my erstwhile favorite franchise:

Play Colt Brennan.

As many of you know, I've touted this kid since he was knee-high to a sea turtle. I told America he was Heisman-worthy. Then he had one bad game, in the Sugar Bowl, and everyone was ready to consign both of us to a cruise-ship karaoke bar.

Jason Campbell? Nice guy, good player. Colt Brennan? A once-in-a-lifetime island volcano waiting to erupt. So take the clipboard out of his hand and rest your hopes on his golden arm.

And Ben of the Curly R comments on the Redskins depth chart.

Notes: Redskins are going to play it safe and sit Colt Brennan, fearful of ruining league morale if he were to throw eight touchdown passes against the Giants. If Jason Campbell is mediocre enough to keep the game competitive the Redskins may go with this plan all season, Jason Campbell is playing in his 53rd offense in the past 11 months.