Talk about a win-win.
Left tackle Charles Leno Jr. and his Chicago Bears beat their old rivals, the Green Bay Packers, on Sunday to clinch their first playoff berth since 2010.
Then Leno took the post-victory glow up a notch by asking his girlfriend, Jennifer Roth, to marry him.
She said yes.
Bears fans on Twitter hoped it wasn't the last ring Leno procures this season, with the Bears emerging as Super Bowl contenders.
"It was coming soon, but once I found out we could clinch this week, and I was like, 'I have to speed things up. I have to speed up the process.' I kind of planned it earlier in the week," Leno said of his on-field proposal, per ESPN.
Asked by sideline reporter Mark Grote whether he still would have popped the question if the Bears had lost, Leno answered: "I knew we would win."
He loves his pets
Imagine scamming NFL players for money to buy book bags to help children, but then spending it on a $309 trip to a pet spa.
Camario Richardson, an Ohio native, had pledged to distribute Nike merchandise to charity events that featured five NFL players.
Richardson was given just under $25,000 from the unnamed players, but instead of delivering the Nike products to charity, he spent the money on himself ... and his pets.
According to prosecutors, there was a $500 stay at the Sea Turtle Inn in Vero Beach, Fla., air travel charges and $309 spent at the Barkley Pet Hotel and Day Camp in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Prosecutors noted that he faces other charges in Ohio related to a $20,000 spending spree on a victim's credit card. They also said Richardson owes at least $26,810 in back child support.
On Monday, a federal judge sentenced Richardson to one month in prison and three months on supervised release, as well as to pay $24,780 in restitution.
No love loss
The Cleveland Browns (6-7-1) head into Week 16 with an outside shot at earning a playoff spot. The team has won four out of five and is coming off a hard-fought victory over the Broncos in Denver.
While a lot will have to work out in their favor for the Browns to earn a spot in the postseason -- including the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts tying each other in Week 17 -- Cleveland's Week 16 game against the hapless Cincinnati Bengals should provide another opportunity for a victory.
It comes against former Browns head coach Hue Jackson, who is now an assistant on the Bengals' staff.
In talking about this upcoming game, Browns safety Jabrill Peppers did not hold back. More specifically, he went right after Jackson.
"He's [Jackson] the ultimate competitor. I knew he wasn't going to stay away from the game long. I know how it looked, but he's the ultimate competitor," said Peppers, via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. "I have no ill will towards him. I'm thankful for everything he taught me. I'm thankful that he brought me here. But, still looking forward to kicking his a** again."
Sports quiz
Who are the only three NFL players to throw at least 1 TD pass, rush for 6 touchdowns and catch 6 touchdown passes in the same season? Hint: One of them did it Monday night. The other two did so in the 1960s.
Sports answer
Christian McCaffrey for Carolina, Billy Cannon for the Houston Oilers in 1962, and Gale Sayers for the Chicago Bears in 1965.
Sports on 12/19/2018