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Wade Phillips Finally Gets His Actual Super Bowl Ring
When the Denver Broncos received their Super Bowl rings Sunday, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’s jewelry had the wrong name. (It was engraved with the name “Peters.”) He showed a photo of the correct ring Thursday, along with the erroneous one....
Von Miller Says There's "No Chance" He Plays Under Franchise Tag This Season
Contract negotiations between Von Miller and the Denver Broncos aren’t going anywhere. Miller wants to be paid like one of the best defensive players in the league, and the Broncos don’t seem willing to admit that he’s worth more guaranteed money than Olivier Vernon. The team made things worse when ...
Art Briles Thinks He Was A Fall Guy
A Baylor student named Jasmin Hernandez, who was raped by Baylor football player Tevin Elliot in 2014, is suing the university for its mishandling of her case. Former head coach Art Briles was named as a co-defendant, which was filed before he was fired, and now he’s attempting to block settlement o...
Eugene Monroe Says He Won't Stop Fighting To Bring Medical Marijuana To The NFL
On Wednesday, the Baltimore Ravens released offensive lineman and marijuana advocate Eugene Monroe. It’s still not clear why the team cut a healthy, starting-caliber player in June, but whatever the reason, Monroe doesn’t sound disheartened....
Muhammad Wilkerson Is Extremely Fed Up With The Jets
New York Jets defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson has been one of the most productive defensive players in the league for a few seasons now. He’s been trying to get a longterm contract from the Jets for two years now, but the only offer he has on the table right now is a franchise tag that would pa...
Carson Wentz Owned By Mighty Bathroom Lock
Let’s check in on the Eagles’ alleged franchise quarterback, Carson Wentz, for whom they traded two first-round picks and three other draft picks. How’s he doing? How’s preseason camp? Arm feeling alright, young buck?...
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Ravens Want To Unload Marijuana Advocate Eugene Monroe [Update]
Eugene Monroe, when healthy, is a starting left tackle. He’s also an outspoken advocate for the use of marijuana as a safe, effective, and nonaddictive way to manage pain. Though he announced that he had been medically cleared to play on June 8, he’s been held out of practice, and the Baltimore Rave...
Another Vanderbilt Rape Retrial Has Begun
Another retrial has begun for one of the former Vanderbilt football players originally convicted of rape last year. It was more than a year ago when a jury found Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg guilty on all charges for their parts in raping an unconscious woman and recording the attack on cell ph...
Baylor Boosters Want Art Briles Back, And That's Disgusting
One of the worst-kept secrets in college football is that the president, the athletic director, and the football coach aren’t actually in charge. This isn’t to absolve them of their responsibilities—they have many, which they love using as selling points when talking to moms about building better me...
Big Ben Says Trump Full Of Shit; Did Not Endorse, Will Not Speak At GOP Convention
Ben Roethlisberger is scrambling in the pocket as the Steelers quarterback denies Donald Trump after the Republican candidate claimed he had the Steelers quarterback’s endorsement and planned to have Big Ben speak at the GOP convention....
Baylor Responds To Calls For Transparency By Forming 18 Committees
Since releasing an extended press release (gussied up to look like a report) that included no facts about how and why Baylor made life hell for students who reported they were raped, more and more outside voices have been calling for the university to release the full report, prepared by independent...
Eagles WR Nelson Agholor Accused Of Sexual Assault
A woman says Eagles receiver Nelson Agholor sexually assaulted her at Cheerleaders Gentlemen’s Club Thursday, according to Philadelphia police. Police Commissioner Richard Ross told Philadelphia magazine that the department has received a complaint, but the investigation is ongoing. Agholor has not ...
Darren McFadden Claims Business Advisor Blew His Money On Bitcoin
Cowboys RB Darren McFadden filed suit against his family friend and longtime financial advisor Michael Vick (not that one), claiming Vick scammed him and squandered $15 million of his money—including $3 million on a failed Bitcoin investment....
Hey, Here's A Nice Story
Last month, Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers football player paralyzed on a hit in 2010, gave a motivational speech at Hanover Park H.S. in New Jersey. He then called up to the stage 18-year-old Gianna Brunini, and asked her to prom:...
We Need A Better Way To Talk About NFL Contracts
Early on in this otherwise fine Yahoo piece on the ongoing and contentious contract negotiations between the Broncos and all-world linebacker Von Miller, I did a double-take at this line:...
Johnny Manziel Gets Served At The Club
Professional nightclub goer Johnny Manziel was leaving a spot in Hollywood Wednesday night when, among the paparazzi, a man hopped out to serve him....
The NFL Now Has James Jones And Joey Porter Rules
As pointed out by Mike Pereira, the NFL makes a bunch of rule changes each year that aren’t technically rule changes—the rulebook wording can be adjusted under existing rules without having to send something to the Competition Committee. We’ve got some new ones for 2016, and they’re all direct respo...
Aaron Hernandez Is Hiring The Attorney Who Got Casey Anthony Acquitted
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd. He appealed the verdict shortly after it was handed down, but that appeal was rejected. A month ago, he filed another one, but Hernandez has since fired...
RGIII Says He’s Throwing Passes Into Neighbors’ Yards Because He Cares
Cleveland quarterback Robert Griffin III—that still needs a little more time to sink in—wants to prove that he can take instruction from coaches. For one example which appropriately represents the Browns’ reputation as an NFL team, Griffin had a habit in Washington of holding onto the football when ...
The Broncos Can't Lock Up Von Miller, And It's All The Giants' Fault
The Broncos slapped a $14.1 million franchise tag on star linebacker Von Miller this offseason, but were hoping to get him signed to a long-term deal before today’s team-imposed deadline. Talks between the two sides have broken off, though, and the Broncos are probably very, very mad at the New York...