Dancing With Sweet Pea

The off-field antics of NFL players can sometimes be almost as intriguing as their accomplishments on the turf. The latest incident involves none other than "Dancing With The Stars" finalist and Super Bowl Champ, Jacoby Jones.

Although the Raven's wide receiver has been sidelined since the opening game with a sprained MCL, it didn't stop him from suiting up for a ride on the party bus. The Raven's star was out celebrating teammate Bryant McKinney's birthday late Sunday night. McKinney, as you might recall, was involved in the infamous Minnesota Vikings' Love Boat incident several years ago. So it's probably not too surprising that a group of strippers was hired to assist with entertainment duties on Sunday's party bus. And in the case, what happened on the party bus, didn't actually stay on the party bus.....

Somewhere after the pole the last pole dance, Jacoby Jones was cold-cocked with a bottle of Ace of Spades. I guess Jacoby never got the memo about keeping his hands off of the dancers? Although we don't have all of the details, it has been reported that a stripper known as Sweet Pea (no relation to Popeye) is the one who thumped Jones with the gigantic bottle of French champagne. Hypnotic and Ciroc might be thump-worthy in the hood, but this is the big leagues, son!

Jones was reported to have been "bleeding all over the place" and an ambulance was called to the scene of the party bus. Probably nursing a pretty bad headache, Jones appeared at the Raven's practice facility on Monday morning to undergo his scheduled rehab procedures. Coach John Harbaugh didn't talk too much about the incident, but he did mention that he wasn't impressed with the details. I saw a photo of the Sweet Pea and company and I have to tell you, I wasn't impressed with the caliber of strippers these million dollar athletes hired. Come on guys, you're the Super Bowl champs! Is a stripper named after a comic strip really the best you could do?

I had never heard of "Ace of Spades" before the Jones thumping, so I did a little research. It turns out that it's actually a French champagne called Armand de Brignac. It's sold in a metallic bottle with an Ace of Spades logo, thus the nickname. It comes in bottles, ranging in size from 750 milliliters all the way up to 30 liters. The champagne gained noted visibility when rapper, Jay-Z, appeared with a bottle in a 2006 video.

So, let this be a lesson folks. If you you ever cross a busload of husky strippers and a 3-foot bottle of Armand de Brignac, run in the other direction!

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