First Call: Todd Haley's Twitter mishap, Odell Beckham Jr. trade talk, Derek Watt's new number

Thursday’s “First Call” features a funny Twitter faux pas from Todd Haley. Trade rumors are swirling around a big-name player with the Cleveland Browns. Hilarious draft rules are in place for homebound prospects.

And the worst … sports … Jeopardy answer … EVER!

What day is it?

A lot of people have been saying “all the days run together” during the covid-19 shut in.

For former Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, that appears to be especially true.

On Wednesday, it looks like “Coach Todd” got a little too excited for next Thursday’s NFL Draft.

NEXT THURSDAY, Todd!

Twitter

In a tweet on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, that has since been deleted, former Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley posted about the NFL Draft, but got the day wrong.

Pfft! Who says Haley was predictable as an offensive coordinator? Clearly, he’s a man who is “ahead of his time.”

Some of Haley’s well-wishing fans from Pittsburgh and Kansas City weren’t going to let the slip up go by without a little jab.

Still a week out, Todd

— Paul☮️?SBLIV World Champs (@PaulHBK) April 16, 2020

Cant even blame this on tequila cowboy

— Rich Busha (@RBOO23) April 16, 2020

Wanna hop on a zoom real quick?

— Glenn Winkler (@WaldoGlenn) April 16, 2020

Next week, Todd, next week

— Mike Honcho Lombardi (@MoShady) April 16, 2020

Next week bro , put down the brandy ...

— Ajax11224 (@Ajax11224) April 16, 2020

Haley is working for SiriusXM now. What’s going to happen when he dials in for draft coverage Thursday night and no one else is in the studio?

Apparently, someone got the word to Haley as he took down the tweet later that evening.

Too late for the “false start” infraction, unfortunately.

On the topic of draft humor

Here’s another NFL Draft-related item that had me laughing Wednesday.

Since the draft is being done online this year because of “social distancing,” drafted players will be interviewed in their homes.

And that means product placement is going to be a big deal. As in, “Welcome to the NFL, kid! Now learn who the sponsors are!”

More importantly, learn who the sponsors … are not.

Darren Rovell of The Action Network reprinted an NFL memo to representatives of prospective draftees that reads, “Do NOT have any products displaying brands or logos that have not been approved by the NFL within camera range of your feed for the NFL Draft broadcast.”

According to Rovell, “Prospective draftees will receive a welcome kit of products from NFL partners, including the following PepsiCo products: Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Bubly, Gatorade and Frito Lay snacks such as Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos. Mars candy will also be included, which means Skittles, Snickers and M&M’s.”

Rovell added, no Coca-Cola or Reese’s. And any logo on any article of clothing better be team approved. No teams aside from NFL clubs should be displayed.

With all that said, I hope when Joe Burrow gets selected first by the Cincinnati Bengals, he slams a leftover Reese’s bunny from Easter, chugs a Coke and puts on a Cleveland Indians cap.

Now that’s cold!

To a certain degree, new Steeler Derek Watt may be taking Tyler Matakevich’s job.

Not as a linebacker. But as a special teams demon.

Now we find out he’s also taking Matakevich’s #44 as well.

New City. New Number. Same Goal. #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/x8BdQV3eoJ

— Derek Watt (@DerekWatt34) April 15, 2020

R.I.P. “Dirty Red.” We barely knew ya’!

With the $9 million Matakevich could make over the next two years with the Bills, I’m guessing he doesn’t care too much.

Plus, based on his Twitter profile, it appears Matakevich is getting #44 with the Bills anyway.

Terrell Edmunds has #34 with the Steelers. That was Watt’s number with the Los Angeles Chargers.

Bye, bye OBJ?

Has Odell Beckham Jr. already worn out his welcome in Cleveland?

Maybe.

Marc Malusis of WFAN reports that the Minnesota Vikings are in talks with the Browns to acquire the volatile wide receiver.

So, as I reported this morning on @MandMWFAN, Source has told me that the Browns and Vikings are in discussions on a trade that would send @obj to the Vikings for a 2nd and 5th round pick next year. Trade is not done, but the deal is being discussed.

— Moose™ (@MarcMalusis) April 15, 2020

However, the rumor is getting shot down by a Cleveland reporter from a Minnesota source.

Received a one-word answer from a source close to the #Vikings about the report they're talking to the #Browns about trading for Odell Beckham Jr. for a 2nd & 5th next year: "False"

— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) April 15, 2020

The Vikings do have a hole at wide receiver with Stefon Diggs being shipped to Buffalo. What they don’t have, though, is cap space.

But, hey, Steelers fans can dream, right? And laugh at the idea after all the hype surrounding his acquisition.

Oops

The date of April 15 is an important one. On that day back in 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier.

Sports Illustrated points out that the significance of the date came up as a question on Wednesday’s “Jeopardy.”

The first attempt at a guess was stunningly inaccurate.

Yikes. pic.twitter.com/c7zt6Glh51

— Roger Cormier (@yayroger) April 15, 2020

Babe Ruth?! Are you kidd …

Ruth retired in 1935.

And Ruth was … um … white.

Stunningly, Xiaoke won. I guess that was just kind of her Leon Lett moment en route to the title.

I’m gonna assume that reference was lost on her.