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Josh Norman Signs With Washington For $50 Million In Guaranteed Money
Josh Norman will be the NFL’s best-paid cornerback after signing a five-year, $75m deal with Washington today that guarantees at least $50m for the former Panthers star....
These Drawings Of A New Chargers Stadium Are Pretty But Who Gives A Shit
Here are the renderings for an entirely theoretical retractable-roof downtown Chargers stadium, should the Chargers actually stay in San Diego. The NFL gave the city one more year to pay up—to cover $1.15 billion of the total cost of the $1.8 billion stadium/convention center project—or the Chargers...
Former 49ers LB, Scheduled To Testify In Aldon Smith DUI Trial, Has Vanished
Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith will stand trial in Santa Clara, California, on May 2 on charges of DUI, hit-and-run, and leaving the scene of an accident. Scheduled to testify at the trial is free agent linebacker Nick Moody, who played with Smith in San Francisco and was with him the August...
Josh Norman's A Free Agent
The Carolina Panthers not only can’t agree to a long-term deal with cornerback Josh Norman, but they won’t even have him for the upcoming season. The team announced today that it has withdrawn its franchise tag offer, which makes Norman an unrestricted free agent....
Browns Trade Second Overall Pick To Eagles For A Buttload Of Picks
Draft picks are flying around by the buttload this offseason. ...
Rex Ryan Introduces Donald Trump, A Man Who Has Also Failed A Lot In New York, At Rally
Bills head coach Rex Ryan showed up at Donald Trump’s rally Monday in Buffalo; it would be nice to think that the two joined forces by bonding over their important fathers giving them a step up in their careers. In Ryan’s introduction, he expressed admiration for Trump showing the courage to say wha...
Give It A Rest, J.J. Watt
Heavy rains flooded Houston and parts of southeast Texas today, affecting approximately four million people. Public transportation is shut down; schools have been closed; and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner asked this morning that all non-essential city employees stay put. Is Texans defensive end J.J...
These Are Maybe The Colors For This Season's NFL "Color Rush" Uniforms
Reactions to last season’s debut of monochromatic Nike NFL uniforms ran the gamut from “hideous” to “fine, whatever” to “I am colorblind and literally cannot tell these teams apart.” But enough of you morons actually went out and bought those jerseys, I guess, so they’re doing it again this year....
Syracuse Football Players Stabbed; Former Player Arrested
Police charged former Syracuse defensive back Naesean Howard with two counts of assault after stabbings landed two current Orange players in the hospital....
Whatever Happened To Johnny Fucking Football?
In the 15 months since Skip Bayless was chastized for saying that Johnny Manziel was an alcoholic, our “Johnny Manziel” tag has featured copious amounts of partying, lying, and domestic abuse accusations, and very little football....
New York Giants Avoid Using The Word "Redskins" In Their Schedule Release (UPDATE)
Here’s the New York Giants’ schedule for the 2015-16 season. Notice which two games are not like the others?...
Here's The 2016 NFL Schedule
Can’t wait to see Mark Sanchez get sacked 9 times on opening day!...
The Rams Had Every Reason To Make This Stupid Trade
This morning, the Los Angeles Rams shocked everyone by shipping a massive bag of picks to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for the No. 1 overall pick, with which they will almost assuredly take a quarterback. It feels like a huge mistake, one we’ll laugh about for decades, but I’m not sure that the ...
Titans Trade First Overall Pick To Rams For A Buttload Of Picks
The Tennessee Titans have traded the first overall pick of the NFL Draft to the Los Angeles Rams. In return, they got so many picks....
Baylor Player Dismissed For "Team Rule Violation" Was Subject Of Rape Investigation
When former tight end Tre’Von Armstead was dismissed from Baylor’s football team last year, the team said it was because he violated team rules. A report today by Paula Lavigne for ESPN’s Outside the Lines shows that the dismissal happened a week after Baylor began an investigation for possible sexu...
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Former Baylor Defensive End Shawn Oakman Arrested On Sexual Assault Charge [Updated]
According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, former Baylor football player Shawn Oakman has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a fellow student on April 3, 2016....