Morning Cup Of Joe
July 7th, 2026
Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction.
Sure smells like Marcellus Wiley got railroaded in Orange County by his soon-to-be ex-wife who was looking for leverage to get a divorce. If she was so scared of him, why did she fly from California to Orlando to share the same hotel room/bed? [PFT]
Players who could still be traded before Week 1. [CBS]
Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill does a nice thing for a bride-to-be. [Yahoo!]
Players expected to improve in 2026. [NFL]
This is really good stuff: Curt Cignetti said he learned from working with Nick Saban that the No. 1 trait of a good football player, above anything else, is toughness. At every position, quarterback included. If anyone saw how Ohio State and Miami beat the snot out of Fernando Mendoza in the B1G and national championship games, respectively, Cignetti nailed his analysis of Mendoza. Cignetti explains how to identify a player is tough. [TikTok]
GoFundMe freezes account raising money for Matt Miller. [Front Office Sports]
Police released text messages from one of the bait that Terrion Arnold (allegedly) used in his (alleged) kidnapping case. The bait were scared the (alleged) victims were going to get smoked. Among the items Arnold claimed the (alleged) victims grabbed from his Largo apartment were an $80,000 diamond chain, Goyard and Louis Vuitton bags (a man cannot expect to pull women without the right matching bags with his threads), Louis Vuitton shoes (New Balance won’t cut it), two Rolexes (dude struggles telling time so badly he needs two watches), $100,000 in cash (because he likes to hang at Tampa Hard Rock) and a Bible. Who the hell steals a Bible??? Someone is so worried about salvation they have to lift a man’s Bible??? Can’t wait to go to church or Confession? Doesn’t stealing a Bible sort of defeat the purpose? [The Athletic]
Cheetah Hill may miss the 2026 season due to his knee injury. [Pro Football Rumors]
A JoeBucsFan.com reader offering: Texas mom tackles Peeping Tom outside her daughter’s bedroom window. Don’t mess with Texas. #FAFO [NBC]
Dudes getting tossed off a roof while at work is just wild. [X]
“Juice Pay.” [TikTok]
I'm a Drew Petzing believer pic.twitter.com/UPG94yBj17
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) July 5, 2026
.@stoolpresidente calls @_willcompton to ask why he wasn't in America for its 250th birthday and why he didn't get an invite to Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's wedding
"As I've been seeing these photos of everybody else… I'm kind of flabbergasted why we didn't get the invite." pic.twitter.com/bRq77F119b
— Wake Up Barstool (@wakeupbarstool) July 6, 2026
July 7th, 2026 at 4:03 am
The deputies concluded that Wiley “did intentionally touch [his wife] against her will,” and that probable cause exists to charge [Wiley] with battery (domestic violence).
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When the daughter’s statement didn’t match what the mother claimed, and the police said that they saw no evidence of injury, then this becomes “he said, she said.” They normally do not take one party’s claim as probable cause.
Either something is missing from the story, or the claim of probable cause is a big reach.
July 7th, 2026 at 7:01 am
For a minute there I was thinking we should take a flier on Terrion Arnold. He was a first round pick after all. Apparently he is no better in coverage nor any less injury prone than what we already have. Besides, by this time next year he will be a wide receiver.
July 7th, 2026 at 7:56 am
If only our defense tackled as well as that mom.
July 7th, 2026 at 8:31 am
I’m sorry that he lost an arm, but it sounds like he’s a scumbag. I also read elsewhere that he was texting and driving when it happened.
This story is over 5 years old.
July 7th, 2026 at 8:42 am
Class act Mr. Bidwill…class act indeed.
July 7th, 2026 at 10:09 am
Fred McNeil, I am pretty sure if Terrion Arnold was a real asset to the Lions, then they would have never cut him loose. Look at the ATL and Pearce, despite everyone saying that Pearce’s career was over after his escapades down in SE FL, it looks like he will be able to play for the ATL this year though the NFL will probably suspend him for several games and have it so his first game back will be against the Bucs. It’s a Buc’s life……
July 7th, 2026 at 10:50 am
Terrion Arnold
Do we really want this wanna be gangster and his “posse” terrorizing the Bay Area any further? My family still lives in Tampa. Hillsborough County will put him away for awhile. Future in the NFL is … well, maybe Atlanta He and Pearce could be VIPs at the Pink Pony…
Go Bucs
July 7th, 2026 at 11:28 am
Love the Stooges
July 7th, 2026 at 1:37 pm
Re: Savannah, Alabama and toughness.
Apparently Nicks replacement has gone full Geraldini and is serving ice cream at practices.
Played poker with a Bama fan the other night who was livid about it😂
July 7th, 2026 at 3:27 pm
*Saban