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Tennessee's Ingenious Plan To End The Recession Hits A Snag
Tennessee plans a new tax on professional athletes—but not NFL players because "NFL rules would have penalized the state had it included their guys." Also, the Smokey Mountains to be renamed the Goodell Hills. [On The Forecheck]
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nfl
Chris Mortensen's Son Signs With Tennessee, Chris Mortensen Does Not Report
Anonymous sources close to the Titans have told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that the team signed Arkansas fourth-string QB Alex Mortensen as an undrafted free agent. His own son did not return calls requesting comment. [ArkansasBusiness]
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Comment by Father of 2 Future First Rounders: He ended the spring listed on the depth chart behind senior Casey Dick and redshirt freshman Nathan Dick. Dick joke? 5 Responses | Other threads
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nfl
Tonight You're Partying With Vince Young And Albert Haynesworth
We didn't get invited to LenDale White's birthday party—must have been some mixup—but thankfully all the memories of hanging out with the Tennessee Titans have been preserved forever via YouTube. More »
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Comment by ScientificMapp: Great, now I have the image of Goodell like Tony Soprano, sitting in his chair of his Waste Management business... 1 Responses | Other threads
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nfl
LenDale White May Or May Not Beat You With His Belt
You may have spent Valentine's Day cuddling with your sweetheart—or crying alone in a dark corner—but LenDale White celebrated his holiday with a little (alleged!) road rage back in his hometown of Denver. More »
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Comment by The Mighty Pigs: When reached for comment, LenDale stated "Dirty Dee, you're a baddy daddy lamatai tebby chai!" 2 Responses | Other threads
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cheerleader fight!
Cowboys Cheerleader Vs. Titans Cheerleader: It Is So On
Nothing perks up our Friday like a good cheerleader catfight. Today, it's former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader/PETA supporter Bonnie Jill Laflin vs. Tennessee Titans cheerleader/rodent decapitator Melissa Hodges. More »
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Wake up deadspin!
Kyle Vanden Bosch Seeks To Possess Your Soul
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. More »
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Comment by Candace Parker Secret Lover: If I was this creep following me in a dark alley, I'd hop in a Vanden drive the hell away... 4 Responses | Other threads
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afc playoff blogdome
Your Team Has No Chance Against The Pittsburgh Sumo Attack
What they're saying out in the ether about the weekend's AFC playoff games ... More »
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nfl playoffs
Pay No Attention To The Berman In The Background
Two top seeds slept for an extra week in their comfy, comfy beds and then promptly got bounced from their Super Bowl dream machine yesterday. How do you feel today Steelers and Giants fans? More »
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AFC Divisional Playoff
The Baltimore Ravens And Tennessee Titans Are Your Opening Act
Consider this your open thread to talk about all the fireworks about to take place in the Titans/Ravens 4:30 Divisional Mexican Stand-Off. More »
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nfl
Titans Fans Outraged By Lack Of Loyalty From Traded Player
A Baltimore radio station organizing a "pep rally" in Nashville for fans attending the Ravens-Titans game on Saturday, naturally looked to a former Raven with local ties to help out. Big mistake. More »
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cheerleaders
Titans Cheerleader Will Reanimate Your Lifeless Tissue
Melissa Hodges is not only a Tennessee Titans cheerleader, but she's also a full-time molecular neuroscience researcher at Vanderbilt University. Hmm. You'd think she could have helped Vince Young. More » -
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Who Dares To Tamper In Joe Flacco's Unibrow Domain?
The Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco-led run through the AFC playoffs is just one more example of a famous unibrow influencing world events. [East Coast Bias] More »
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lendale white
Lendale White Suggests Panther Swipe
"If they want a nickname, I can nickname them: 'Identity and Theft,'" said White, who's successfully paired with the speedy rookie Chris Johnson this season. "...I was upset because I made that phrase up myself. I mean I made it up. I don't know about NFL Network and all those other guys. I heard somebody say, 'Batman and Robin,' that's like cute, that's for them. If they want that name they can have it. The 'Smash and Dash' is something I made up." [ESPN]
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tennessee titans
The Titans Won, And There Was Much Rejoicing
In the most inevitable—yet still shocking—development of the weekend, the Tennessee Titans have wrapped up the AFC South. It's not so socking that they managed to end up on top of their division, but what is surprising is the way they did it. Their opening day quarterback had a complete meltdown in the first two weeks, they replaced him with a cardboard cutout of Kerry Collins, and they still rattled off an1110-0 start and bested the Indianapolis Colts by three games. More » -
NFL Update
Blame the Wildcat: Favre Is a Wide Receiver and Fisher Is Skydiving...And McNabb Is Benched
Brett Favre learned everything he knows about playing wide receiver from an instructional book written in an obsolete vernacular. And for some reason Jeff Fisher decided to make his arrival at Friday's practice via parachute. Both teams have added field goals since we last checked in, making the score 13-3 in favor of the Jets. Thanks, once again, to Christmas Ape for the images. Continue after the jump for the rest of the scores. More »
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By KOGODComment by Steve U: "Kolb throws it at the feet of the receiver" The more things change... 6 Responses | Other threads
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nfl
The Jets Try To Steal Perfection From The Titans
Could today be the end of perfection for the Titans? Tennessee faces off against Favre and the Jets at 1:00 and it should be a doozy. Even with Favre's probable interceptions, the Jets should prove to be the Titans biggest challenge so far. For once I'll be rooting for the Jets, as perfection is boring. More »
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kerry collins
Kerry "the Crooning Cannon" Collins Is a Country Music Songwriter
Lost in the bedlam that has overtaken my hometown over the Titans 9-0 start and Kerry Collins becoming an MVP candidate is this fact: Kerry Collins has written a country song. Which is entertaining on several levels, but not nearly as entertaining as the title: "It's Not Hard to Be Happy When I'm Looking at You." Clearly he wrote it while looking at Vince Young. The paragraph is buried in a story about Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus's new album. Or something. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by Weed Against Speed: "It's Not Hard to Be Happy When I'm Looking at You" was originally pitched to Stevie Wonder but things didn't... 3 Responses | Other threads
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tennessee titans
Chris Johnson's Musical Stylings Not A Hit With NFL
I've always thought that the NFL was a bit stodgy when it came to their touchdown celebration policy; playing the Mr. Belding in the Saved By The Bell that is our nation's most popular televised sport. But that being as it is, there is a rule in place against end zone shenanigans, so the Titans' Chris Johnson shouldn't have been surprised when he was fined $10,000 on Thursday for his antics in the Kansas City game. Johnson is going to appeal the fine, and I for one would like to be in the room when that happens. Chris, you scored a touchdown and then infiltrated the other team's pep band and played the freakin' drums. You're not giving the Players Union a lot to work with here. More »
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Comment by FirstDerivative: Geez, Roger is really trying to drum the professionalism of the league into players. 8 Responses | Other threads
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vince young
Vince Young Is Back, But Shhhh, Please Don't Boo Him
Talking publicly for the first time since Jeff Fisher sent guys with white coats after him with butterfly nets, Vince Young says that he's fine, he wants to play, and that he was never depressed. The problem was that he had never been booed before, and didn't know how to handle it. Um, good thing he wasn't drafted by Philadelphia. More »
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Comment by Sports-Pun: Vince says he was just scared because he thought the stadium was full of ghosts. 3 Responses | Other threads
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nfl
Vince Young's Mom Says He Doesn't Want to Play Football Anymore
The Vince Young saga has taken another turn toward the bizarre — as if you expected anything else — with the quarterback reportedly telling people close to him that he's not prepared to continue his NFL career. Young, who went AWOL late Monday after meeting in turn with his mom, a psychologist and Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, finally turned up on Tuesday and had an MRI on the knee that he injured on Sunday against the Jaguars. Team doctors said he had a strained ACL and would miss from two to four weeks. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by Arsenio Billingham: You know, I would try to make a joke about this, but the whole situation is just really bizarre. I... 11 Responses | Other threads
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vince young
Vince Young's Got A Gun: Searching For Answers To The Quarterback's Bizarre Unraveling
Plainly this won't be the last bit of news to trickle out about Vince Young's meltdown, but it's probably the last bit of news to explain the post-midnight visit with Coach Fisher. In addition to abruptly leaving his home without his cell phone, Young had a gun in the car. According to The Tennessean the gun was not loaded, but in Tennessee you can buy bullets easier than you can buy condoms. And we now know it was Young's friends and/or family who telephoned Coach Fisher and Coach Fisher who then notified the police to be on the lookout for Vince Young.
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By Clay TravisComment by HebrewHammer: Major Wingate and Major Major Major Major aren't the only two people who's first name is Major? Major Dad is... 5 Responses | Other threads
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keith bulluck
Titans Linebacker Keith Bulluck Serves Notice He's Coming for "Oucho Cinco"
Football players are so witty. You see the comedic work Bulluck is doing there? He added a vowel! The Titans linebacker is still stewing over Chad Johnson scoring a touchdown and celebrating with a television camera as a prop last season. So now Bulluck is letting Chad Ocho Cinco (nee Johnson) know that he's coming for him. Telling theTennessean , "I saw him with that shoulder brace on the sideline, looking really dejected," Bulluck said. "He should see how that shoulder is. Tell him get that shoulder right." More »
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By Clay TravisComment by Dany Heatley Speedwagon: Whoa, Whoa, WHOA... since we do we have to click on a heart to follow someone around here? /no-homo 3 Responses | Other threads
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vince young
This Vince Young Melt Down Is Getting Uglier...and Scary
It's beginning to look like Young is on the verge of a full-scale collapse. All day long Nashville airwaves exploded with talk of Young's alleged refusal to return to the field after his second interception. Now, things off the field are looking worse. Last night at 12:30 a.m., according to WKRN News, Titans coach Jeff Fisher and Young had an emergency meeting at the Titans facility after Young left his apartment and couldn't be located for several hours.
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By Clay TravisComment by Texy: Is there an emoticon to express an inordinate amount of grief at yet another of your favorite sports figures falling... 3 Responses | Other threads
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vince young
Did Vince Young Quit on the Titans?
With all the furor over Tom Brady, Vince Young's fourth quarter histrionics have slid under the radar so far. Which is odd because it was as baffling, unexpected, and weird as anything that will happen on an NFL sideline this season. Briefly, the scene: On the previous drive Vince Young threw his second horrible interception of the day. His screen pass was picked off by a Jags defensive end. The second Young interception came one play after the Titans defense picked off the Jaguars David Garrard and boos cascaded down onto the field. The second pick was, if possible, worse than the equally inexplicable first interception which had led to the Jags only touchdown of the day. Young trudged back to the sideline with his head held low. Leading to this scene as told by the Tennessean. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by BonerJams08: So maybe there is something to be said about scoring a -65 on your Wonderlic test. Fear not though, Vince... 2 Responses | Other threads
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vince young
Vince Young's Sausage Tastes Great
Why are you looking at me like that? When you throw 9 touchdowns and 18 interceptions in a season, it's important to branch out your business interests. Which is why Vince Young has gone into the sausage business. Yep, being a Titans fan is awesome. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by HIV 2 Elway: Earl Campbell is not impressed.I can't find a photo but the packaging on the Earl Campbell little smokies is fantastic.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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tennessee titans
NFL Season Preview: Tennessee Titans
We're less than two weeks away from the start of the NFL season, so it's time to start the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by ArkansasFred: A travesty he's not in the DSHOF. A fucking travesty. 7 Responses | Other threads
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lendale white
LenDale White Thinks Ohio State Sucks
Fortunately for White, unlike former USC teammate Carson Palmer—who told an LA radio station he hated Ohio State and their fans and then was forced to issue an apology— he plays in Tennessee. Which means he could probably run for Governor and be elected on the "Ohio State Sucks" platform. So don't look for there to be any apologies forthcoming from White. Not unless the CEO of Hostess Cupcakes threatens to pull his free year's supply. White made the comment during a friendly interview with a teammate—Titans center Kevin Mawae. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by MopUpReliever: Confused by the picture of the WNBA All-Star up top. 2 Responses | Other threads
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pacman jones
Pacman Jones Just Got Reinstated; Receives News at Hooters
Dallas area strippers are rejoicing. It's probably just a coincidence that thunderstorms are in the Dallas forecast. Because, after over a year of suspension, Pacman is back. Jones confirmed the reinstatement with the Dallas Morning News this afternoon. Where was he when he received the news? Hooters. Seriously. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: Hooters. Yeah, that seems right...a classy joint where they require a collard shirt. 12 Responses | Other threads
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Titans Haze Injured Rookies By Taping Them to Goalpost, Covering Them In Food
It's good to see that NFL hazing will never die. At least not until someone tears an ACL or suffocates while taped to a goal post. The Titans held their annual dizzy bat race for the healthy players. But they reserved their true scorn for the players who were too injured to participate in the dizzy bat race. Namely, Lavelle Hawkins and Cary Williams. Protest was futile. More »
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By Clay TravisComment by Rick Mahorn's Pimp Hand is Made of Concrete Cyanide: No broomstick anal rape? more » | Other threads
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NFL
Leitch Would Love Punt Returner Chris Carr
Chris Carr played three years with the Raiders before heading to Tennessee for a chance to makethe Titans' club as a special-teamer. He even had two punt returns in an exhibition game against his former team last night. But that's not why we care. No, we care because among Carr's other varied interests, he owns about 30 Woody Allen movies. More »
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By Josh ZerkleComment by OokieDookie: That explains the Javon Walker situation. He got too emotionally attached to a sheep that was property of the Body... more » | Other threads
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mike williams
Mike Williams, Former First Rounder in 2005, Cut By Third Team
What's worst of all about that, the Titans cut him. And the Titans have the worst receiving corps in the NFL. As if that weren't bad enough Williams was released by the Raiders last October. Since being drafted by the Detroit Lions as the 10th overall pick in the 2005 Draft, Williams has been released by three bad teams. All of whom questioned his work ethic. How much lower could you go? Well, your former college teammate at USC, LenDale White, could compare you to Ryan Leaf. Per the Tennessean: More » -
The Humanization Of Vince Young
Vince Young In Dire Need Of Media Training
Vince Young should probably just take a vow of silence or hire a full-time transcriber to follow him around when he's talking to the media, because it appears he's having trouble translating his own words. Last week, Young apparently told NFL.com writer Thomas George that he was considering retirement, but this week, he says, well, something else: More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Casey Dick in a Box: @RowdyRoddyPeeper: just for the record, do we know if he was wearing a skirt that time he got buggered by a... more » | Other threads
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The Humanization Of Vince Young
Vince Young Talks About His Rebound From NFL Joylessness
Well, Vince Young is having himself an active offseason so far. First, he had to explain himself and apologize for that shirtless night out with his Texas cronies and, now, he's admitting that the pressures of the NFL almost drove him to retire after his first season. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by Human_Cannonball: Should have prayed for help him with the Wonderlic too. more » | Other threads
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tennessee titans
The Thumbtack Turns 10
The Tennessee Titans are turning 10 years old this year, which means we have been dealing with that ridiculous logo for a decade now. Old, old, old, all of us. More »
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By LeitchComment by Jamie Sommers: @Yellow Tail Swine: He was thinking that the Bud Adams tradition of pulling defeat from the jaws of victory continues. more » | Other threads
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pac man jones
Prepare Thyself For ... Pac Man Jones Strip Club News
OK, now we hope you are sitting down. Take a drink of water. Relax. Deep breaths. OK. Are you ready? Are you really ready? Because you're gonna need some time to digest this one: Pac Man Jones is in trouble with the law again. More »
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By LeitchComment by Botswana Meat Commission FC: @Eric J2: Electric Jewgaloo: Nope. Clermont Lounge is in east Atlanta (little five points). That place is actually where the concept... more » | Other threads
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wild card weekend
Chargers vs. Titans, Second Half and Goodnight
It's been a while since I last checked in, but it's still the same football game. We're well into the third quarter of the final game of Wild Card Weekend '08 Bukkake and this game is dragging along with a score of 6-3. Tennessee is winning, Floats (pictured) i really crappy, and LaDainian is still lacking swag. If anything actually happens I'll be happy to provide updates after the jump (if not, it's been an interesting weekend and I thank you for reading)... More » -
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Chargers vs. Titans, This Time It's For Real
You thought Philip Rivers was needlessly cocky before? Well it's playoff time baby, time to step up the douche! The real key is to see just how close Norv Turner can keep this thing. Nobody holds back a dynamic team in the playoffs like Norv Turner! Enjoy, and stay tuned after the jump... More »
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2008 nfl playoffs
NFL Wild Card Pants Party: Chargers Vs. Titans
Finally ... the game everyone can agree on, right? Blowout, yes? Vince Young crying on the sidelines while Merril Hoge cackles? Yes? More »
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By LeitchComment by gotohe11carolina: i think we've got a baseball score here bolts- 13 titans- 7 that being said, may norv's death be long and painful... more » | Other threads
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nfl roundup
All Hail The Great Kerry Collins
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sunday night football
Tonight: Tennessee Titans Vs. Indianapolis Brown Colts
As you no doubt already know, the Titans control their own playoff fate tonight as they battle the Indianapolis Colts in the RCA Dome. Win, and they're in. Lose, and they're ... um ... what's bad and rhymes with lose? Bruised? Sure. Lose, and they're bruised. That, and the Browns get to massage their horse balls for one more week. More »
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By skeetsComment by Athletic Supporter: @ItsAlwaysSunnyInGoldenState: It could be worse. Your favorite college team could have lost to Appalachian State in it's home stadium. more » | Other threads
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