Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young is at the center of a NFL investigation today after his involvement in a physical altercation at a Dallas strip club early this morning. Young allegedly struck a fellow patron of the gentleman’s establishment after he flashed an upside-down Longhorns gesture at the former Texas star. For his efforts, Young was issued a Class C assault citation, which comes with a maximum fine of $500, and is comparable to a traffic citation. Of course, that’s the “Hey, you can’t turn on red here” variety, and not the “Look out! It’s Donte Stallworth!” kind.

A statement was already issued on behalf of the NFL this morning, and the league will be investigating this situation to determine whether or not any disciplinary measures will be necessary. In fact, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello announced the league’s intention this morning via Twitter, thus making the job of “NFL spokesman” as effortless as Luke McCown.

Give me an inverted, double-flipped, backwards DeVry gesture, USA Today:

The last thing Roger Goodell needed was another high-profile player involved in an incident in a strip club…

Still, with the way that Goodell has put the hammer down on any indiscretion, you have to believe that Young will get at least a lecture from the commish.

Young has yet to release a statement, but he was most likely just upset with all the confusion about which conference the Longhorns will be playing in come 2011. Meanwhile, he’s got Lendale White crashing on his couch and eating him out of house and home. And to top it all off Kerry Collins keeps following Vince everywhere, “icing” him – in the gym, the shower, the mall, his bedroom, and finally at a Dallas strip club – so Young was probably just under a lot of pressure.

While nobody was left with a life-threatening injury or paralysis, Adam “Pacman” Jones reached out to Young this morning to assure him that if he works hard and continues to put forth an effort of 110 percent, then maybe one day he, too, can be involved in a real strip club altercation.

Surveillance footage of the big, sloppy fight is available after the jump.

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Vince Young, who spent half of his team’s season on the bench, will be playing in the Pro Bowl in Miami. You’d suspect with an announcement like that that the AFC just ran out of quarterbacks. And you’d be right.

Young was a Pro Bowl alternate. He replaces injured Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, joining the squad after Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger opted not to play because of injuries. Earlier on Wednesday, Texans quarterback Matt Schaub replaced New England’s Tom Brady, also injured.

NFL Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning was voted in as the AFC starter, although he won’t play if the Colts advance to the Super Bowl, which this year is a week after the Pro Bowl. –The Tennessean.

I love how playing in the Pro Bowl has become the NFL’s Friday night swing shift at Denny’s. But as much as it sucks for being another game on the schedule, I’d argue that it’s worse for quarterbacks since the offensive lines are so mish-mashed and inconsistent. It’s a game that nobody really needs, sort of like an appendix or a third nipple. Well, I guess it’s a fifth nipple, now that Vince is going…

Houston Texans kicker Kris Brown missed two field goals in the Monday night game–the latter of which would have sent the game into overtime–as the Vince Young Tries Really Hard In Games Played In Texas Postulate was proven yet again, as Young’s Tennessee Titans (4-6) beat their division rival in Houston, 20-17.

“The frustrating part for me is, we have 44 guys out there, busting their tails, and one guy out there not doing his job, which is me,” Brown said. “That’s the reason we lose the game. That’s hard. I’ve got to figure out what the heck’s going on, and I need to figure it out pretty quick.” –CBSsports.com

Vince Young wasn’t impressive statistically, but played with poise and confidence both while in the pocket and running the occasional option. Yes, an NFL quarterback was running the option. Jeff Fisher really wants Kerry Collins back under center. But Chris Johnson was the man of the hour, rushing 29 times (!) for 151 yards. For Houston (5-5), Matt Schaub threw for 305 and 2 TDs, while Steve Slaton continues his quiet rape of fantasy owners everywhere with a facepalmingly awful 21 yards on 5 carries.

This is where I’d comment on the Cro-Magnon stylings of the ESPN broadcast team, but they didn’t seem so bad last night. It helps when you miss the entire first half watching House compare Omar Epps to Steelers coach Mike Tomlin (finally!) and preparing notes for an interview that never really panned out, but even Gruden seemed more subdued than usual. Obviously the ESPN prescription benefits plan kicked in at some point last week. Ritalin’s always cheaper on the company’s dime.

Tennessee Titans quarterback/headcase Vince Young will start on Sunday when the Titans host Jacksonville Sunday, according to at least one online report. The move comes at the behest of Titans owner Bud Adams, and when a guy named Bud tells you to do something, it’s usually a good idea to go with it.

Collins signed a two-year, $14 million deal in the offseason after guiding the Titans to a 13-3 finish last season. He is 108-of-197 passing for 1,071 yards this season, with five touchdowns and eight interceptions.

But now it’s Young’s turn. In two appearances this season, Young is 0-for-5 with an interception. His last start came last December at Indianapolis, when the Titans rested their starters for the playoffs. –The Tennessean.

And really, after that 59-0 pimp-slapping the Titans took in Foxboro two weeks ago, this is the only move that makes sense. At least Fisher can bask in the lowered expectations of his team and almost certainly count on coming back in 2010. And as of this writing, the Titans are three-point favorites against Jacksonville. Or maybe “3″ is the over-under. I’m not too great at this betting stuff.

Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Vince Young hasn’t seen the field since he was benched in Week 1 of last season, but he’s been keeping busy. And you might want to grab a tissue, because it’s about to get a little misty in here:

Young surprised [the two young sons of the late Steve McNair] 11-year-old Trenton and 5-year-old Tyler on Wednesday by showing up at their house and taking them to their school’s “Dear Dads Breakfast” at a local restaurant.

“Those are my boys,” Young told the Tennessean. “I wouldn’t say it was to pay anyone back; it was just out of love. Steve would do it for me. He pretty much did it for me when I was growing up. I have a history with the boys and I want to do anything I can. I am their big brother.” via, via.

One of the disappointing things about the way that everyone covered Steve McNair’s death [us included] was how little discussion was devoted to the wife and four kids that he left behind. Those first few days back in school must have been great for those kids. Hey, what happened to your dad? Oh, he was murdered by his secret girlfriend right before she turned the gun on herself. Just horribly tragic. And I thought I had it bad in school for being teased about wearing Asics…

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young watched a 35-year-old white guy take his team to the playoffs without him last year, but it turns out that VY has a bit of history when it comes to watching amazing things happen. Esquire got a hold of the former Texas Longhorn and asked him about growing up with a mother strung out on crack:

There was a hole in the door that closed off my room from the living room. I used to always — my little bad self — peek through that little hole and see my mom and the whole neighborhood. My grandmom worked the graveyard shift, and everybody knew that after she left and the kids were in bed, the party was at our house. Every night. Smoking, dancing, having sex, and there I was, couldn’t sleep for the noise, looking through that little hole at a strange world, man. People so strung out that they’re stuttering, a-a-a-a-a-a. I didn’t know what strung out was, but I knew they were strung out. via.

No wonder Vince turned out so well. It must have been nice not having a mom that told him to do his homework or sit up straight all the time. Hey, look, mom’s passed out on the floor! Time for ice cream! Can we eat it with our shirts off this time? No? Eh, maybe someday I’ll get to do that…