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Hunter S. Thompson Told Jim Irsay To Draft Ryan Leaf Over Peyton Manning

Hunter S. Thompson predicted, in the most general sense, the coming of Donald Trump, or at least the flourishing of the reactionary, retaliatory, mutually-assured-destructive base that put him and his ilk into power. (He also noted, as early as anyone, that the American experiment had peaked and per...

Ryan Leaf was sentenced to five years in prison for violating his probation, but the Texas judge gave him credit for his time served in Montana, so the former QB won't spend any more time behind bars....

15 Years Later And We're Still Getting New, Sad Ryan Leaf Stories

ESPN's Jim Trotter gives a big ol' endorsement of Johnny Manziel's chances of succeeding in the NFL, based largely on his perception of Manziel's mental makeup. To make his case, he contrasts Manziel with another cocky QB prospect, and breaks out a Ryan Leaf story I hadn't heard before:...

Retro Report does its thing on the '98 Manning-Leaf draft and the cottage industry of character whisperers that sprang up in its wake. (If you've never heard of Retro Report, take a few minutes to watch this, about the myth of the crack-baby boom.)...