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Is the 1983 NFL Draft Class the best ever?

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 1983 NFL Draft, which produced eight Hall of Famers at six different positions. These players ended up winning a combined seven Super Bowls and shit ton of awards....

After all the Aaron Rodgers drama, where <i>are</i> the Packers, really?

The Green Bay Packers had one hell of an offseason. To say it was drama-filled doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface. Even with all the tension during the offseason, the Packers are still a favorite in the NFC. Back-to-back NFC Championship Game appearances say they have a shot....

Sooooo, Aaron Rodgers might have a point

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned to Green Bay recently after a tumultuous offseason filled with uncertainty regarding the reigning MVP’s future with the Packers organization. In his first press conference since his return, Rodgers wasted no time tearing into the Packers’ front office stati...

The NFL Re-Emphasizes Its Emphasis On A Rule No One Understands

During Sunday’s Raiders-Dolphins game, as a replay sequence that included the above clip was shown to viewers, the CBS broadcast crew had the following conversation:...

Clay Matthews Was Flagged For Another Weak Roughing The Passer Call

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Clay Matthews was flagged for a bullshit roughing the passer call....

A Bullshit Penalty Let The Vikings Tie The Packers [Update]

The NFL’s absolutely terrible and impossible new definition of roughing the passer—which prohibits defensive players from landing on quarterbacks with their body weight—came into play during today’s Vikings-Packers game and directly affected the outcome. In what eventually became a 29-29 tie (don’t ...

Clay Matthews Takes Comebacker To The Face In Charity Softball Game

Clay Matthews was pitching in a charity softball game in Wisconsin Saturday when a sharply hit comebacker nailed him directly in his face, in front of the mound:...

Clay Matthews Thought He Knew The Panthers' Next Play, But Cam Newton Showed Him

Clay Matthews was close, and Cam Newton even lauded the Packers linebacker’s consumption of tape. But Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey ran a slant instead of a wheel route and scored the team’s first touchdown of the day....

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Three Of Four NFL Players Named In Al Jazeera Doping Report Will Meet With League

James Harrison, Clay Matthews, and Julius Peppers, who were named in the Al Jazeera report on doping, will meet with the league after the NFL threatened to suspend them for a lack of cooperation, according to a letter sent by the NFLPA today.ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the three players will...

NFL Threatens To Punish Players Named In Al Jazeera Report If They Don't Submit To Interviews

The NFL is threatening to suspend players named in Al Jazeera’s December report about doping in sports unless they agree to interviews with the league by Aug. 25....

Your Pro Bowl Highlight Is Richard Sherman Dropping An RKO On Clay Matthews

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Here Is The Full Documentary That Accuses Peyton Manning And Others Of Doping [UPDATE]

Al-Jazeera America dropped the full The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers documentary on YouTube before its scheduled airing this evening, finally allowing us a look at the allegations HGH was shipped to Peyton Manning’s house along with numerous other claims connecting professional athletes w...

Clay Matthews Kept Picking On Colin Kaepernick

The photo above was taken during yesterday’s Packers-49ers game, right after Packers linebacker Clay Matthews sacked 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the third quarter. That’s Matthews stealing Kaepernick’s signature bicep-kiss celebration, which is a pretty good way to troll a quarterback afte...

Man Does Money Sign In Background Of CNN's Joan Rivers Death Report

It's what Joan would have wanted....

Clay Matthews Has A Huge Club On His Right Hand

Clay Matthews is playing today against the Eagles after breaking his thumb in Week 5. Matthews protected his hand by having it wrapped to essentially become a club, which will require some improvisation while tackling. Philadelphia's players should be worried about getting hit with that thing. ...

That Time Jim Harbaugh Broke His Hand Punching Jim Kelly

Coach/angry person Jim Harbaugh is still talking about an incident in yesterday's Niners-Packers game where Clay Matthews took some slaps at the head of Joe Staley during a scrum. "Come with some knuckles," Harbaugh said. He would know....

Your NFL Wildcard Open Thread

Cincinnati at Houston (NBC), 4:30 p.m.: The Texans may have the superior record but they backed into the playoffs, losing three of their last four, while the Bengals haven't lost a game by more than one point since Week 9. Plus, it'd be more fun if they won, so root for them....

Clay Matthews's sack dance, channeling Rick Rude, made some ladies moist....

Wes Welker, Clay Matthews and DeMarcus Ware Play Great In Adult Diapers

Normally we don't like to post commercials. But there's something so determined about little Wes Welker. Oh, it's for (an undefined, nebulous) charity? Wes Welker will wear the shit out of your adult diapers. And Clay Matthews and DeMarcus Ware give in to peer pressure a little too easily. If that...