Deadspin: Sean Salisbury

Sean Salisbury Says Goodbye To A.J. Daulerio, Whom He Once Sued

Sean Salisbury — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:30:17 EST

We're still roasting our former editor A.J. Daulerio, who has moved across the room to edit Gawker, a theater industry trade publication. Our guest now is Sean Salisbury, a former ESPN analyst and our onetime adversary. More »

You, Dim PR Person, Are Dumb And Should Be Fired, Part 5: Salisbury Edition

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:15:00 EDT

PR people are dumb. Not all of them, just some of them. Like this thoughtful individual repping "Voice America Radio" who forwarded us (and many, many sports-affiliated sites) this update on their new client — Sean Salisbury. Sigh. More »

Deadspin Classic: Sean Salisbury, Mayor Of Miami

Deadspin 2007 — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:30:25 EDT

Originally published Jan. 31, 2007 More »

Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductee: Sean Salisbury

Will Leitch — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Presenting the first 2010 inductee to The Deadspin Hall Of Fame ... More »

Don't Forget To Cast Your Deadspin Hall Of Fame Votes

David Matthews — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:12 EDT

The voting, as it stands: 61% for Athlete Dong, 78% for Salisbury, 50% for Nightmare Ant, 61% for Whitlock, and 91% for Mariotti. Only about 83 hours left to spam yes votes for Nightmare Ant and all the others. Vote now! More »

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Sean Salisbury

Will Leitch — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:20:00 EDT

Now that his lawsuit against Deadspin and Daulerio has finally been dropped, allow me to take this opportunity to finally speak about the issues between this Website and the one-time thespian. So, [clears throat] ... More »

Sean Salisbury Drops His Lawsuit Against Gawker Media, Me

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:15:00 EDT

Hear ye. The lawsuit brought forth by an aggrieved former NFL quarterback and television analyst against a Bully Blogger and Bully Blog Shop, in Denton County, Texas, for the past several months, is no more. More »

Last Night's Winner: No Comment

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:40:02 EST

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like some creatures we can actually comment on without pissing off our lawyers. More »

Sean Salisbury Has A Few Things To Get Off His Chest (Redux)

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:55:10 EST

USA Today's Michael Hiestand has a story about Sean Salisbury you should read: "I was ashamed, and I didn't want to say anything," says Salisbury, who was an NFL quarterback for eight years and an ESPN NFL analyst for 12. " More »

2009 SHOTY Nominee: Sean Salisbury

Deadspin I-Team — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:45:32 EST

Why did we include him? More »

And Now Some Updates On The Sean Salisbury Lawsuit

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:21 EST

No comment, no comment. No comment no comment no comment, no comment. No comment no comment, no comment, no, comment, no comment. No comment. [Mckinney Courier-Gazette] More »

Sean Salisbury's Lawsuit

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:25:51 EDT

It has arrived. The suit says Deadspin has cost Mr. Salisbury money, future employment, and mental stability due to its repeated malicious attacks, which Salisbury himself noted several times via his iPhone meltdown last month. All aboard. More »

And Now There's This: Sean Salisbury Really Is Suing Us

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:37:32 EDT

Sean Salisbury has made good on his promise and filed a defamation lawsuit in Texas against Gawker Media. His attorney tells the Frisco Enterprise that we've waged a "long-running smear campaign" against his client. More »

Sean Salisbury And The Infinite Sadness (UPDATE)

A.J. Daulerio — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:50:46 EDT

More bad news. It appears his home in Frisco, Texas is not in good shape according to these legal looking documents that suggest he's a little behind on his payments. More »

September: Fin.

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:16 EDT

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We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from September, ranked low to high. More »

The One With Sympathy For The Salisbury

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:50:57 EDT

We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another. More »

Sean Salisbury Gets The Final Word. I Think.

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:50:39 EDT

I was as riveted/disturbed as most of you were by the real-time temper tantrums of former ESPN football analyst Sean Salisbury and the ensuing potential legal ramifications of such an event. It's new territory for everyone. But Sean insisted. More »

Sean Salisbury Continues Threatening Email Tirade (Finally, Last Update)

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:30:26 EDT

I assume he's recently purchased an iPhone. He's emailed more since the post went up. I would turn this into a live blog but he says the next people we'll hear from will be his lawyer. There will be blood. More »

Sean Salisbury Has A Few Things To Get Off His Chest

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:40:41 EDT

Former ESPNer Sean Salisbury was fired from a Dallas radio station two weeks ago and he finally responded to us about the allegations— in the most colossally unhinged way possible. Brace yourselves for the mother of all media meltdowns. More »

Sean Salisbury Gets Fired Hard for the Money

The Cajun Boy — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:43:10 EDT

Yesterday we learned that Sean Salisbury was fired from his gig at a Dallas radio stadium, allegedly for more cellphone/dong photo hijinks. The Dallas Morning News spoke to Salisbury about his departure, and he tells a different story, naturally. More »

Sean Salisbury Fired From Radio Station, Allegedly For More Cellphone Hijinks (Semi-Update)

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:25:11 EDT

Sean Salisbury was employed at Dallas radio station 105.3 (who knew!) but apparently he's already out. You'll never guess what the rumor is as to why he was let go. More »

Brave Woman Gives Eyewitness Testimony Of The Salisbury Cell Phone Incident

Rick Chandler — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:05:41 EDT

The Sean Salisbury cell phone saga has always seemed to me to be a lot like the legend of Bigfoot; shrouded in mystery, leaving large tracks but not much in the way of tangible proof. More »

The Super Bowl Does Not Want Your Erotic Fruits And Veggies

Rick Chandler — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:30:27 EST

Our story so far: PETA produced a Super Bowl ad that featured scantily-clad women doing naughty things with vegetables. Somehow, Sean Salisbury and Whoopi Goldberg got involved. Then things got weird ... More »

Sean Salisbury Finds A New Home

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:15:05 EST

Salisbury signs a three-year deal with 105.3 The Fan to do a mid-day radio show. [DallasBasketball.com] More »

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Sean Salisbury

Will Leitch — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:24 EDT

I hadn't planned on Sean Salisbury making the Final 10 cut of nominees until ...well, until AJ's wild interview with the man. It's just an amazing glimpse inside a man's mind, in a way that made me (and, I suspect, a lot of you) extremely uncomfortable. More »

Sean Salisbury Isn't Angry Anymore

A.J. Daulerio — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:15:52 EDT

And here we have the second portion of our interview. It's more of the same, but Sean does calm down (somewhat) to emphasize a few things. Even though he sounds enraged when he's telling you "he's not angry." He's wholeheartedly trying not to be, but I get the sense that he could sound enraged when he's ordering a pizza; he's just an amped-up guy. This whole interview process was like trying untangle the world's biggest ball of Christmas lights — especially writing the transcription. After five minutes of listening it's pretty obvious that it'll take years to straighten it out and it might be better just to plug 'em in and hope for the best. But I think it fits in that it does truly "humanize" Salisbury in a way — for better or worse — which has been part of Deadspin's m.o. since the first Kyle Orton drunk photos raced across the internet. Sean uses semantics when it comes to the "cellphone" rumor and that's the way it has to be. There are plenty of other stories floating around as to what exactly prompted his ESPN suspension in 2006 (wasn't his dick; wasn't an intern; he was ratted out, are the most talked about ones) but that is really kind of secondary to why he felt this interview needed to happen. I believe he truly wanted to attempt to clear his name from all of this (probably won't happen) but also wanted to step out from behind the two-way mirror and just let people know, ' I 'm a real, flawed person, but it really fucking sucks to be called a fetus-faced windbag.' That's a brave step for anyone to take. But I don't think he was trying to do it as a way to alter the way blog items are written about him or to change the way commentors destroy him. He'll take that stuff and not like it — but he'll learn from it too. Anyway, on to the conclusion of this mess. More »

Sean Salisbury Has A Lot On His Mind

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:22 EDT

Sean Salisbury is at a transitional period in his life and talks rapidly — almost haphazardly — about anything that pops into his head. He's overtly defensive at times, and in our almost 2-hour phone conversation yesterday, he went through a deliberate unloading process. It was therapeutic, unhinged, and veered dangerously close to being completely out of control and incomprehensible during certain segments. Sure, it might be a calculated move for him to agree to this interview due to his new role at OPEN Sports, but he hasn't talked about what happened to him at ESPN or being at the ass-end of so many jokes, "rumors", and blind criticism until now. He was as candid as he could be, but for the always charming legal reasons, he can't go into specifics on some things. He admits in the interview that the last two years have been the "most miserable" ones of his life: the death of his father, the suspension at ESPN, not having his contract renewed at ESPN last March, and, of course, those stories ("rumors...lies!")about him on the internet a lot of which had originated or were trumpeted by Deadspin. (There's a reason why Sean Salisbury was a Deadspin Hall of Fame nominee last year — not for good reasons, either.) Due to its length it will be broken up into two parts. The second one will run tomorrow. It is edited for clarity and brevity, but not as much as either one of us or you, frankly, would like. But it doesn't feel right to present it any other way. Part one, after the jump. More »

Sean Salisbury Has Finally Conquered His Fear Of The Internet

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:15:06 EDT

There have been numerous stories about what Sean Salisbury's been up to since his unfortunate dismissal from ESPN last winter: He's been sulking quietly at home; he's been popping up at random football camps; he's just been hanging out doing his Salisbury-thing, embracing his new found freedom to cavort with the ladies and be a gadfly without ESPN management scolding him. Unfortunately, none of the stories ever included new-found employment. But we can all breathe a little easier because it appears Sean can finally stop using ESPN's Cobra benefits:"Sean Salisbury has teamed up with OPEN Sports for daily blogs and video. "Salisbury's Take" offers hard-hitting analysis for the NFL and college games all season long." Oh boy. More »

Media Approval Ratings: Sean Salisbury

Will Leitch — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:05:12 EDT

No one has heard much from Sean Salisbury since he was let go by ESPN, and honestly, we kind of hope he's OK. More »

ESPN And Salisbury: The Unkindest Cut Of All

Leitch — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:35:13 EDT

You might have thought the actual firing of Sean Salisbury would be the last shot ESPN could fire across his bow. But no, they've gutted him with the final insult: They're bringing back "Battlebots." More »

Sean Salisbury, Moving On Down That Road, Man

Leitch — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:15:52 EST

To the casual ESPN viewer, it must have seemed confusing that Sean Salisbury, the former Vikings quarterback who once actually sported a fade, would be one of the most prominent NFL analysts on the world's biggest sports media enterprise. Sean Salisbury? That guy? Really? More »

You Don't Know What You've Got, 'Til It's Gone

Leitch — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:17:20 EST

Yes. We've heard. We'll discuss tomorrow. More »

Competing with our party tonight: A "Cancer...

Leitch — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:30:33 EST

Competing with our party tonight: A "Cancer Blows" charity event in Glendale hosted by Sean Salisbury and George Foreman. A noble cause, but we wonder how they will grill all that food. [PR Newswire] More »

SHOTY Elite Eight: Pac Man Jones Vs. Sean Salisbury

Leitch — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:10:41 EST

As we eye that looming upset, we look at our final Elite Eight matchup. More »

SHOTY First Round: Sean Salisbury Vs. Rick Ankiel

Leitch — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:20:25 EST

After almost a week off, the 2007 SHOTY Tournament returns with a matchup of two very different human beings. More »

Sean Salisbury thanks us for sending people...

Leitch — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:01:38 EDT

Sean Salisbury thanks us for sending people to his site and agreeing that cancer does, in fact, suck. (Or "blow." Whatever.) We also enjoy that the post is coming to us from the future. [Sean "Big Mouth" Salisbury] More »

Sean Salisbury Wants You To Get After It

Leitch — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:05:04 EDT

We almost feel guilty posting about this, the scene is so gruesome, but: Sean Salibury has his own Web site now, and the production values are impeccable. More »

Introducing The SSW

Leitch — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:10:16 EDT

For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW. He might have finally mastered it. This morning, we allow him to introduce his invention to the planet. More »

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Sean Salisbury

Leitch — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:05:04 EDT

We don't require much to become a Deadspin Hall Of Fame nominee. It helps to have done something embarrassing, or at least epic enough to linger permanently in the collective memory. Or, in a pinch, you can just take a picture of your penis and show it to your fellow ESPN employees. More »

Carl Monday: The Early Years

rickchand — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:50:05 EDT

Ever wonder what drives crusading field journalist Carl Monday? He didn't just pursue the Mike Cooper library case out of thin air; there had to be an underlying force, some childhood trauma, perhaps, which would cause him in later life to obsess over a perfectly ordinary human function. We wonder what that could have been? What psychologically tumultuous event from his distant memory served to push him toward investigative reporting in a trenchcoat? Hmmm. More »