LaVar Arrington Amends Joe Gibbs Remarks, Now Calls Him 'Coward-Like'

Retired Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington emerged from obscurity this week when he called former head coach/local savior/Jesus' right-hand man Joe Gibbs a coward, and suggested the only reason the Hall of Famer returned to the sidelines was to promote his NASCAR hobby.

Predictably, Redskins fans were unimpressed, and running back Clinton Portis, Arrington's former teammate, appeared on Michael Irvin's radio show to support Gibbs. Yesterday, Arrington, restaurateur and local television personality, was a guest on The Best Damn Sports Show Period to clarify his Gibbs-related comments.

If you don't have two-and-a-half minutes to watch the YouTubes, here's the CliffsNotes: LaVar admits that calling Gibbs a "coward" might've been a bit much. "Coward-like" is probably more appropriate.

Whatever you think of Arrington, he makes a fine point: Gibbs came back to clean up Lil' Danny's mess, except that after he had "all the key components in place," Gibbs left, and his alleged successor, Gregg Williams, got canned, which, as the Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg writes, "undermined the whole 'stability' mantra of Gibbs II."

Of course, Williams is having is own troubles trying to coordinate up the Jaguars defense, and Jim Zorn has been a pleasant surprise over the first half of the season, so maybe stability is overrated.

via Le Bog Sportif

NFL Trash Talkers

Former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington may be retired, but that didn't stop him from ripping his old coach. Arrington called Joe Gibbs a "coward" and then "coward-like," claiming he only returned to the sidelines in Washington to promote his NASCAR team. Click through to see other players that ran their mouths this year.

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Dolphins star Joey Porter, left, argued that Jaguars receiver Matt Jones should not be allowed to play after a felony cocaine charge against him earlier this year. So Jones responded by, among other things, asking if Porter liked men.

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What, you're surprised to see Porter in here twice? Porter took aim at the Broncos' Brandon Marshall after Miami's Week 9 win - saying that Marshall turns into a head case when he doesn't get the ball enough.

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Cincinnati's Keith Rivers - out for the year after a Hines Ward block broke his jaw - issued a warning to the Steelers wide receiver, saying "what goes around, comes around."

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Sensing a theme here? Baltimore's Terrell Suggs put Ward on notice in advance of the team's Dec. 14 game, bragging that the Ravens had put out a bounty on Pittsburgh's star wideout.

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Browns defensive tackle Corey Williams talked smack to Brandon Jacobs and the Giants before their 'Monday Night Football' clash. He said, "I'm going to try to knock his head off." Cleveland stunned New York 35-14.

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Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson said he was going to "kiss the star" at Texas Stadium before a matchup with the Cowboys. 'Ocho Cinco' managed just three catches for 43 yards in a Dallas win.

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Minnesota's Pat Williams talked a big game before a MNF matchup with the Packers, saying he would hold Green Bay running back Ryan Grant to less than 100 yards. While Grant only rushed for 92 yards, the Packers won the game 24-19.

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In days leading up to a another emotional game versus his old team, Cowboys star Terrell Owens said he got "too big" for Philadelphia and former teammate Donovan McNabb. Dallas won the game 41-37.

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It was meant just as a joke, but Donovan McNabb took some fun pokes at Bears stars Brian Urlacher and Tommie Harris before a Week 4 battle. "He can't grow any more hair," McNabb said of Urlacher. And about Harris, McNabb remarked: "He shaves his head with a butter knife and he eats fatty foods." Philly lost 24-20.

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