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the dark side of the locker room

Hugh Douglas Wants To Kill Me

Being a sports reporter is, at times, an absolutely horrible job. Sure you get to watch games, travel, and interact with athletes, but there is a horrendous downside. (Which is pretty much everything else.) And this is never more disturbingly clear than when a reporter has their first (or 50th ) awful experience with a half-naked, exhausted athlete. Sometimes they'll be openly dismissive, sometimes they'll yell, and sometimes, well, they'll fart in your face. Most of these stories never end up in the newspaper the next day. So now, Deadspin proudly presents "The Dark Side of the Locker Room" where current and former sports writers can share some of their most distressing interactions. If you've got your own story to share, please send it along to ajdau1@yahoo.com.

First up, current Boston Daily editor Paul Flannery, who was an Eagles beat reporter with the Delaware County Times, and had this unfortunate run-in with former Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas.

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2:20 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By DAULERIO
15,243 views, 90 comments

Latest by ithacabaron: I'm comfortable saying that I'm on Hugh's side on this one. What? more »

mamula

It's Almost Time For the NFL Combine And That Means...Mamula

ESPN dove into the Mamula pool early this year with the annual "Hey, let's get Mike Mamula to talk about how much of a bust he was..."-story that antsy NFL reporters hop on during the post-Pro Bowl dead zone. This year at ESPN, Pat Yasinskas (rhymes with "Dasplinkas" — maybe ) drew the Mamula card, deftly picking through the bones of the former defensive end's "not that bad" career in order to substantiate his theory that just because a guy can bench-press 225 pounds for hours and jump over a mini-van it doesn't mean they'll end up a quality NFL player. More »

2:51 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By DAULERIO
7,844 views, 52 comments

Latest by Chamomiles Davis: @Rocco Siffredi: Cent'anni! more »

patriots escape

The Patriots Are, For One Night, Almost Mortal


The Eagles might have fallen just short tonight, but three important things happened.

1. Andy Reid, courageously casting aside Those Family Issues — he's a hero! — just provided a blueprint on how to possibly beat the Patriots.
2. Tom Brady looked noticeably concerned at several points. Well, at least, not smirking.
3. Most important, they made that Foxboro crowd go silent. That place doesn't necessarily take a punch well.

Much more tomorrow, once our Wes Welker fever abates ... and we finish strangling our Neil Rackers doll.

11:32 PM on Sun Nov 25 2007
By Leitch
3,885 views, 53 comments

Latest by rinkusan: @ Dango: JR Reed was laying the wood on receivers like he was the third string safety playing for his job...oh wait... more »

sunday night football

Eagles, Patriots, Roughriders And Bombers

The biggest question regarding tonight's Eagles and Patriots game (8:15pm, NBC) isn't whether the Pats can keep their perfect season run alive. They will. It's whether or not this inevitable gong show will resemble anything even close to a competitive football game. It probably won't. More »

5:30 PM on Sun Nov 25 2007
By skeets
20,922 views, 1060 comments

point spreads

The Eagles Are HUGE Underdogs Sunday

We were pretty amazed to read this this morning: Apparently Sunday night's Patriots-Eagles game has the biggest spread in NFL history. (Well, not exactly: They're not counting expansion teams, for some reason; the Buccaneers were 24-point underdogs to the Steelers in their first season, and lost 42-0. That season, Tampa Bay beat the then-St. Louis Cardinals. They were not the Buzzsaw then.) More »

4:00 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Leitch
7,220 views, 47 comments

fire fire fire

A Productive Way To Expend Your Rooting Energy

Dan Steinberg of DC Sports Bog waded into the morass that is the scene outside a Redskins-Eagles game ... and somehow lived to tell the tale. More »

5:10 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Leitch
4,350 views, 52 comments

donovan mcnabb

It Is Indeed Always Sunny There

On the whole, Philadelphia fans were awfully supportive of Donovan McNabb yesterday, and sheesh, why wouldn't they be? He threw four touchdowns and torched an undefeated team. (Well, Detroit, but still.) But this is Philadelphia: There are always a few grumpy holdouts. More »

12:35 PM on Mon Sep 24 2007
By Leitch
6,494 views, 52 comments

do not adjust your set

Looking Sharp, Philadelphia!

If you are watching the Eagles game this Sunday, there is nothing wrong with your television set. Donovan McNabb is still black, and those really are the Eagles uniforms. More »

1:05 PM on Thu Sep 20 2007
By Leitch
10,059 views, 83 comments

monday night football

Woe To The Eagles Fans (And Those Who Sit Near Them)

The pregame festivities might have been more exciting than the actual game, but, nevertheless, we're gonna do our best to keep our distance from Eagles fans for the next couple of days. More »

10:00 AM on Tue Sep 18 2007
By Leitch
8,008 views, 67 comments

monday night football

Your Chance To See Philly Fans In Prime Time

A night game in Philadelphia always seems, to us, like asking for trouble. Even if fans actually do go to work today, if they leave at 5 p.m., they're gonna have enough time to really mess some matters up. Or, you know, paint their bodies. More »

6:05 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Leitch
8,106 views, 246 comments

dogfighting

Do Not Even THINK About An NFL Player Dogfighting

Our pal AJ Daulerio, reporting for Philadelphia magazine, heard a rumor about a potential dogfighting case involving members of the hometown Eagles. Like any diligent reporter, he made a few calls, including one to the Eagles' office, and he found nothing, and reporting nothing. But that wasn't the end of the story. More »

12:35 PM on Tue Sep 11 2007
By Leitch
11,700 views, 133 comments

nfl division previews

It's The NFC East Pants Party


Considering the NFL season starts tomorrow, we figured it was probably time to stop dawdling and start previewing. You've seen all our NFL Season Previews — except for Dallas, which we're told is coming — and now it's time to go division-by-division. And do our yearly roundup of picks from around the Internets. More »

11:10 AM on Wed Sep 5 2007
By Leitch
6,080 views, 77 comments

Latest by drjayphd: Zak DeOssieCowboys suckEagles suckRedskins suck more »

kato would straighten his ass out

Andy Reid's Kids Are Not Holding Up The Family Name Very Well

If you think that Eagles fans are annoyed at Andy Reid's sons, consider my position as a diehard Green Hornet supporter. Britt Reid, of course, is Andy Reid's drug-enjoying, car-wrecking son ... but that's also the name of the Green Hornet's alter ego, newspaper publisher Britt Reid. Imagine my chagrin: One Britt Reid on the side of truth and justice, the other who uses his quasi-celebrity powers for evil. But 2007 Britt Reid has not only sullied the name of the Green Hornet; the famous family tree goes back even farther than that. More »

1:05 PM on Thu Aug 30 2007
By rickchand
5,405 views, 54 comments

Latest by Jest: Actually, moron, you don't get it. Thanks for playing, though. Better luck next time. more »

nfl season preview

NFL Season Preview: Philadelphia Eagles

Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, we have to go this early. So there you have it.

Last year, we asked some of our favorite writers to opine why Their Favorite Team Was Better Than Yours. Ultimately, we found this constrictive, and it also might have killed James Frey. So this time, we've just asked them to just run free, talk about their team, their experience as a fan, their hopes, their dreams, their desires for oral sex. All our teams are now assigned; if you sent us an email and we didn't get back to you, we're sorry, and we accept your scorn. But today: The Philadelphia Eagles.

Your author is AJ Daulerio, who writes the Cultural Oddsmaker column for this fine establishment and is a staff writer at Philadelphia Magazine. His words are after the jump.

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3:30 PM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By DAULERIO
8,180 views, 63 comments

but where was mamula?

I-G-G-L-E-S Fans Are Scary And Awesome

Say what you will about Philadelphia sports fans — they hate everything involved with any of their hometown teams, including themselves, and would have absolutely no idea how to handle sustained, championship-level success ... you know, stuff like that — but you cannot say they don't care. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Aug 6 2007
By Leitch
8,736 views, 58 comments

What's the key to the Eagles' season? Donovan McNabb's facial hair. We wonder what Rush Limbaugh thinks about this. [The 700 Level]

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that'll do, pig

Kevin Kolb Will Cut You

For this still wondering why the Eagles used their first draft choice on a quarterback, this might shed some light on the situation: Kevin Kolb really loves stabbing and gutting wild pigs. More »

5:00 PM on Tue May 8 2007
By Leitch
5,523 views, 57 comments

nfl

Want To Boo Someone, Eagles Fans? Try The Team Accountant

See, this is what the Eagles get for naming Andy Reid's son the new team accountant. Eagles running back Brian Westbrook was owed a $3 million roster bonus this off-season, and the Eagles paid it to him... twice. More »

4:45 PM on Sun Apr 15 2007
By mjdeadspin
1,332 views, 46 comments