The jinx lives

Nice to know Sports Illustrated's cover jinx now extends to feature subjects found inside the magazine as well. ... The most recent example: In the July 31 issue, Buffalo Bills linebacker Jeff Posey is among the athletes featured in a story entitled "It's Great To Be Average." ... Or it was great. ... Posey, profiled because his salary was at the league average of $1,750,000, was released by Buffalo on Monday.