Moonlighting

It's reassuring to see football players doing whatever they can to make ends meet. The long dark days of the lockout can be tough. Two defensive players have turned to boxing. Likely former Vikings defensive end Ray Edwards and Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski are used to hitting opponents. Edwards has used boxing training as a supplement to his football training for a few years now. With some extra time on his hands, he has taken boxing a step further with an actual fight. The 6'5" Edwards defeated 5'9" TJ Gibson in a unanimous decision Friday night. Some of his likely former Vikings teammates were there to support him. Zbikowski, on the other hand, is a proven boxer. He had his first fight in 2006 while still at Notre Dame. He's currently 4-0 with his next fight set for early next month. Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has had a more colorful and more publicized lockout. He recently, a bit foolishly, took a stab at bull riding. Calling what Ochocinco did bull riding is a stretch. He barely made it out of the gate, lasting 1.5 seconds on Deja Blue. For his time, he pocketed $210,000. I'd fall off a bull for $210,000. Browns do-everything athlete Joshua Cribbs took a safer path. He turned to gambling. He decided to put $200 on the horse wearing his jersey number at the Kentucky Derby. Animal Kingdom wore #16 and Cribbs took home $4,380. Hopefully, football will cut into all this fun real soon.