Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan had to cut through the rumor and innuendo.
He did not slice his finger throwing a catfish at a Nashville Predators game.
He cut it on a large can of beer.
Lewan attended Game 6 of the NHL Western Conference finals Monday night with several Titans teammates, including Quinton Spain and Ben Jones, because literally everyone with a modicum of fame -- from country music stars to pro wrestlers to NFL players -- is attending Predators playoff games
During the game, he partook in two of the great traditions at Predators games. The first was slamming tall boys while rocking the Nashville gold.
The other great tradition is taking a giant catfish and hurling it on the ice after a Predators goal, which he did during Game 6.
Now when word came out that he had an injured finger, Lewan felt the need to clarify what happened, saying the catfish was not the culprit.
Let's celebrate!
The NFL eased the rules on celebrations this week, but shooting a bow and arrow may still be forbidden.
Last season, the NFL fined and flagged players who mimed shooting a bow and arrow, saying there's no place for pretending to have a weapon on the field. This year's relaxed celebration rules still don't allow anything relating to weapons, so it appears the bow and arrow is still outlawed.
New England Patriots receiver Brandin Cooks, who along with Josh Norman, was among the players who employed the bow and arrow in celebrations, would like some clarity on whether or not it's allowed.
"It's for God, so if that's threatening, then I think we've got a problem, but I'm going to be respectful," Cooks said. "If it's a penalty, it's a penalty. I'm not going to do anything to hurt the team."
All for consistency
Billy Horschel, one of the more emotional players in golf, is also among the most unpredictable when it comes to his performance.
That's what he wants to change.
Horschel was trending the right direction when he won his first PGA Tour event in 2013 at Zurich Classic. He was runner-up in Houston, tied for third in San Antonio, tied for ninth at Hilton Head and then he won.
Two years later, he had two missed cuts and two other finishes out of the top 45 when he went on a tear -- runner-up in Boston, victories in the BMW Championship and Tour Championship. And this time? Four consecutive missed cuts and then a victory in the Byron Nelson.
"I feel like I have the game and talent to be one of the better players in the world," Horschel said. "I've shown it in stretches, but not on a consistent basis -- a la Jason Day, a la Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth. So I am trying to be more consistent. I want to be up there where they are and have chances to win majors on a regular basis."
Sports quiz
Taylor Lewan was a 2014 first-round NFL Draft pick from what school?
Sports answer
Michigan
Sports on 05/27/2017