During a CFL broadcast last weekend, one of the announcers (I think it was Suitor), wondered aloud if any Canadian Football League team had put Usain Bolt on its negotiation list.  Something tells me that the Argos would gladly bring him to put people in the stands (though they still wouldn’t sell out Rogers Centre), but I can’t see the world’s fastest man coming to Canada to play second-tier pro ball.  On that note, it seems Lightning Bolt has aspirations to play for the biggest football team in the world—no, not the Dallas Cowboys.  We’re talking Man U, mate!

According to British tabloid The Sun, Bolt said “I would be the fastest player in the team — but I can play as well.  I am in Britain for a few more days. If Alex Ferguson wants to give me a call he knows where I am.”  The story spread like wildfire across the pond, with Man U centre-back Reo Ferdinand tweeting Bolt that he’d “speak to the boss” about it.  Of course, not everything that’s said on Twitter actually takes place (otherwise, British diver Tom Daley would’ve drowned in a pool by now), so footie fans ought not to get their hopes up.  But that hasn’t stopped The Sun from penciling Bolt in at left wing on United’s starting 11, mind you…

I hafta say, as a Seahawks fan, this all sounds awfully familiar.  During the NBA lockout, LeBron James tweeted an enquiry about the NFL signing deadline, which garnered a response from Hawks coach Pete Carroll, saying that “I kinda think of you as a touchdown maker but is it true you think of yourself as a pass rusher?”  He even made up a jersey with LeBron’s name on it, but alas, twas not to be.  Something tells me we won’t be seeing Bolt suit up for Man U, either.