VIDEO: Jeremy Evans wins Slam Dunk Contest

The slam dunk contest definitely isn't what it used to be and the NBA instituted a new fan vote (instead of judges) to determine the winner.

This year's winner was Utah's Jeremy Evans, who replaced New York's Iman Shumpert.

Evans won with 29 percent of the fan vote and here are his dunks from last night:



Here's an in-game dunk, although called an offensive foul on Evans, over Portland's Gerald Wallace that was pretty sweet:



When I was a kid, I loved watching the slam dunk contest. Although Evans' second dunk was really nice, the contest no longer has the appeal (to players and fans alike) that is used to have.

As great as it is to see players dunk in games over defenders, maybe they should introduce a real defender (not just a teammate) into the mix with the goal trying to dunk over someone else.

Or just get rid of the contest altogether.

2012 NFL Mock Drafts Updated

We have published our first mock drafts for 2012.

Here is Scott's Top 10:

1. Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
** TRADE - Washington trades up to No. 2 **
2. Washington Redskins - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
3. Minnesota Vikings - Matt Kalil, OT, USC
4. Cleveland Browns - Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
6. St. Louis Rams (via trade noted above) - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
7. Jacksonville Jaguars - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
8. Miami Dolphins - Quinton Coples, DE, UNC
9. Carolina Panthers - Michael Brockers, DT, LSU
10. Buffalo Bills - Courtney Upshaw, LB, Alabama

See the rest of his mock.

Here is Mark's Top 10:

1. Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
2. St. Louis Rams - Matt Kalil, OT, USC
3. Minnesota Vikings - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
4. Cleveland Browns - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
6. Washington Redskins - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
7. Jacksonville Jaguars - Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
8. Miami Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
9. Carolina Panthers - Michael Brockers, DT, LSU
10. Buffalo Bills - Quinton Coples, DE, UNC

See the rest of his mock.

Here are Mason's Top 10:

1. Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
** TRADE - Cleveland trades up to No. 2 **
2. Cleveland Browns - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
3. Minnesota Vikings - Matt Kalil, OT, USC
4. St. Louis Rams (via trade as noted above) - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU
6. Washington Redskins - Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M
7. Jacksonville Jaguars - Quinton Coples, DE, UNC
8. Miami Dolphins - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa
9. Carolina Panthers - Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama
10. Buffalo Bills - Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

See the rest of his mock.

Irsay tweets about Peyton (again)

Colts owner Jim Irsay had previously stated that Peyton Manning's future with the franchise has more to do with the four-time MVP's health and less to do with money.

Specifically, Manning is due a $28 million roster bonus on March 8th, which is five days before the new league year (and free agency) starts.

Irsay tweeted on Saturday (via Pro Football Talk): "Not sure why some speculate that Peyton n I haven’t met in person recently..we’ve met in person n communicated frequently n last week or so."

As PFT notes, for someone that wants to keep things in house, Irsay is communicating about it in public quite a bit.

With it being a virtual lock that the Colts draft Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck with the first overall pick, I can't imagine Manning being on the roster on March 9th.

With that said, will Manning play football in 2012 and, if so, for whom?