• NFL

    Understanding The NFL Fine System (Hint: You Can't)

    Last week, New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck was fined $7,500 for a hit that pretty much everyone on the planet—except for the referee who a threw a flag at him—agreed was a textbook tackle. The commissioner's office felt this was a perfectly reasonable response as part of its effort to protect the safety of the players and the integrity of the game. It wasn't a until few days later, however, that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell thought to himself, "Hmm. Maybe I should take a look at this thing" and actually watched the footage of the hit. Only then was the fine rescinded and all was right with the world—except for the fact no one in the NFL has any idea what's going on or how to act. More »

    11:45 AM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By Dashiell Bennett
    7,067 views, 35 comments

    Most discussed Mangini's Mangina: The NFL is all #### over Tom Brady, so now they are just trying to protect his ass and future more »

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    NFL's "Concerned" About Players Flashing Gang Signs

    Gangsta players beware: The NFL isn't going to tolerate your confusing finger gestures anymore. The league has stated they'll be cracking down on any "suspicious" hand gestures flashed by players during the game in an effort to eliminate the promotion of gang culture in the league. More »

    2:45 PM on Wed Jul 16 2008
    By DAULERIO
    7,541 views, 73 comments

    Latest by humanrefutation: Pete Turner would like to have a word with you... /Buttercream Gang more »

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    Pat Tillman's Mom Is Not Happy With The NFL

    Like some of you I suspect, I hadn't read Dave Zirin's great Mary Tillman interview over at his blog, Edge of Sports, when it came out last week. But now he's adapted it as an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, and I highly recommend taking the time to give them both a look. In it, Mary Tillman accuses the NFL of exploiting her son, Pat Tillman, as much as the military did. And considering that the military initially tried to cover up Tillman's death by friendly fire in Afghanistan, that's a pretty strong statement. More »

    12:35 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
    By Rick Chandler
    5,818 views, 57 comments

    Latest by Walker Told Me I Have AIDS: @MENACEIISOBRIETY: That would make her "Tillman Family member #2" that was used for sinister purposes wouldn't it? more »

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    Suddenly, People Have Noticed No One's Watching The NFL Network

    More than a year since the channel was born, The NFL Network is still struggling. We're not sure why; maybe it's because the citizens of the largest city in the country can't get it on their local cable providers. That might have something to do with it. And now owners are beginning to wonder whether it's worth it. More »

    5:50 PM on Mon Oct 22 2007
    By Leitch
    8,578 views, 27 comments

    Latest by dick_jauron_in_a_box: @lieutenant winslow: On a totally unrelated note, my friend manages a club and George Clinton smoked crack in his office the more »

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    Roger Goodell Doesn't Want You To Have Any Influence

    One of the great things about going to an NFL game in person is that, perhaps more than any other sport, you really can affect the game. Not just through intimidation, but in a literal sense; if the other team can't hear the signals because you and 80,000 other maniacs are screaming your heads off, they must make adjustments, immediately. It's the definition of home field advantage. And now NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants to take that away. More »

    3:00 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
    By Leitch
    11,369 views, 66 comments

    Latest by FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: @FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: Actually, checked into it further and it appears that they use a rudimentary form of scrambling that wouldn't be more »

  • stay away from me, hot cheerleader!

    Cuz That Body's Too Bootylicious For Ya, Eh, Rog?

    I didn't see this myself, but according to Foul Balls, Charlie Casserly reported on Inside the NFL this morning that the league sent a memo last week to all 32 teams informing them that they can no longer torture the visiting team with some well-placed tits and ass. More »

    2:40 PM on Sun Sep 23 2007
    By skeets
    29,894 views, 30 comments

    Latest by EggandCheeseonaRoll: Whats another word for sunken treasure? more »

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    What Will Roger Goodell Do Next?

    AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think.

    If the last year didn't already prove it, the NFL is turning into the Eastside High School of professional sports. Roger Goodell's latest smackdown on the Patriots proves he's in Crazy Joe Clark-mode permanently. But after inheriting a league in dire need of an image makeover, there needed to be a new HNIC to get things straightened out.

    His first order of duty? Clean up the riff-raff.

    "I want all of you to take a good look at these people on the risers behind me...(Pac Man, Odell, Tank, Michael)..."

    And since none of them were going to graduate anyway, they've all been expurgated. If Pac-Man tries sniveling back again, begging for a second chance because his mom's gonna kill him, he'll need to get marched up to the rooftop of Goodell's office for a proper reality check." You smoke crack doncha? Jump. Gaw head, jump!"

    With the latest scandal, Bill Belichick plays the role of the mouthy music teacher, only concerned with getting his kids to the national chorus championships every year, rolling his eyes at all this rah-rah discipline. Well, a $500,000 fine and an executed draft pick(s) later should keep him on point. The undermining of authority will not be tolerated. Now, go wash your hoodie and stop spying.

    Is this punishment excessive? Possibly. However, it manages to keep Goodell's message: No more shenanigans! (As does, you know, dispatching NFL security to make house calls because some idiot decides to ask questions about dog fighting to the wrong PR flack.)

    This is a new league, and here's Roger Goodell with a megaphone and a baseball bat. We're only one more character smudge away from him having to put chains on the inside of the doors.

    So, this week, I'm dressing up like Kid Ray, impregnating Kaneesha and placing odds on the next heavy-handed discipline Roger Goodell will hand down.

    Let's help him carry on, after this MORE. More »

    3:15 PM on Fri Sep 14 2007
    By DAULERIO
    5,857 views, 67 comments

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    Vick's Gonna Sit A Year Out ... At Least

    Peter King says it's not official yet, but Yahoo Sports — sorry: Yahoo! — has the big scoop: Michael Vick will be suspended for the entire 2007 season. More »

    10:40 AM on Mon Aug 13 2007
    By Leitch
    6,572 views, 69 comments

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    Will We Ever See Vick Play Again?

    Allow us to make a small prediction: After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to ban Michael Vick from training camp yesterday, effectively putting him in an odd purgatory of not being suspended but not being allowed to play either, we will never see Michael Vick play a game for the Atlanta Falcons again. And you might not seem him play again, at all. More »

    10:00 AM on Tue Jul 24 2007
    By Leitch
    12,338 views, 115 comments

    Latest by GeezDatsAnnoying: Would hoping for him to go to Cleveland be out of the questions? I mean think of all the marketing more »

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    Is Gene Upshaw Gonna Have To Choke A Bitch?

    You might remember, last August, when Bryant Gumbel — that notorious agent of social change — blasted NFL union head Gene Upshaw for being the "personal pet" of the NFL, and that he was kept "on a leash." More »

    3:15 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
    By Leitch
    3,287 views, 69 comments