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Jonathan Allen hopes Russell Wilson will play for Washington, among other things

Allen has since apologized.

Call the franchise whatever you want, the team that plays in Washington D.C. is hopelessly broken. We certainly don’t feel like calling them the Commanders, in any case. This week the perpetual dumpster fire of an organization is in the news thanks to a fresh round of sexual harassment allegations against team owner Dan Snyder, who has at last achieved Congressional Hearing levels of misconduct.

Former first-round pick Jonathan Allen is also trending because he tweeted that he wants Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to play for Washington – and also that he’d like hang out with Hitler in response to a question about which three people he’d like to have dinner with.

Allen has since apologized.

Anyway, he was asked about Wilson because he and his wife took a photo with Wilson and Ciara at the Pro Bowl earlier this week, leading to more silly speculation about No. 3 being traded to DC. Allen replied he’s just a fan but also said he hopes that Wilson comes to play for his team.

I hope to have dinner with Marshawn Lynch, Margot Robbie and Jennifer Lawrence but it’s unlikely to actually happen – just like Wilson playing for any team but Seattle this year.

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Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals during the Berlin Olympics on this day in 1936

Former Ohio State track star Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, all in front of Adolf Hitler.

Today is a pretty special day we’d like to remind you of. One of the greatest athletes in one of the most historic athletic events of history got the first of his four gold medals in Berlin during the Olympics in 1936. His name was Jesse Owens and he did it in front of Adolf Hitler — winning the 100m dash with relative ease.

There are plenty of moments and events to be proud of when it comes to Ohio State, but Owens is on the shortlist of iconic amateur athletes that did some extraordinary things just prior to one of the most tumultuous times in world history.

I’m not sure we can truly appreciate what the Buckeye Bullet did during those Olympics. Not only did he win four gold medals — also winning the 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay — but he did it in a rather hostile environment in front of the world and Nazi Germany.

Amazingly enough, Hitler reportedly both saluted and shook the hand of Owens, yet he never received an invite to the White House from his own country.

 

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