Run To The Hills - Fan Appreciation Day Is Off

Well, the weather out here at The Park is going bonkers- storms, lightning, bad scene all around. Cheerleaders huddled in the doorway next to the media room here, scrambling to run out to their cars in the rain, with the plastered on make-up going all over the place. The band is trying to get out of dodge and still keep its equipment dry.

So, as a result, Fan Appreciation Day is off. Everyone - save for the players and us media schlubs - is going home.

Should practice start at some point tonight - it was scheduled for 4 - it will be closed to the public. There were droves of fans lined up when I got here a few hours ago, but they were sent back to their cars a while back when the thunder got bad.

The team has a second Fan Appreciation Day set for Aug. 8, so that will be the only date for the event now.

LaRon Landry remains unsigned and doesn't appear he will take part today no matter how late this practice starts. It may end up being a day where they do some brief drills on the artificial surface if the weather lets up for a spell, then call it a day and head back to the dorms.

There is a morning and afternoon session already scheduled for Monday - both sessions will be closed to the public.