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NFL Statistical Milestones That Could Be Reached This Season
With the NFL season near, here's a list of statistical achievements to watch out for courtesy of Pro Football Reference data. ...
Mike Vick Is Super Passive-Aggressive About Riley Cooper Not Texting Him
It was Michael Vick who publicly jumped to Riley Cooper's defense after the Eagles receiver was caught on camera using racial slurs. The QB spoke out in favor of forgiving Cooper at a time other players were saying they had lost all respect. "We had guys talking about knocking him out, taking his he...
The NFL Wants Kids To Learn About Fantasy Football In Math Class
The Wall Street Journal has a Q&A today with Mark Waller, the NFL's chief marketing officer. There's a lot of corporatespeak, and then the conversation turns toward the children. The NFL is most definitely thinking of the children....
Rick Neuheisel Shreds His Way Through A "Stairway To Heaven" Cover
College football TV analyst Rick Neuheisel was on The Dan Patrick Show today, and he closed out his appearance with a special rendition of "Stairway to Heaven," called "Stairway to Playoffs." Neuheisel doesn't even need that TV job with his guitar skills....
Josh Gordon's Season-Long Suspension Upheld
Browns WR Josh Gordon will miss the entire 2014 season, after the NFL hearing process upheld his 16-game suspension for testing positive for marijuana....
Sam Agonistes: A Gay NFLer Negotiates A Straight Man's World
Originally published in slightly different form in the August issue of Out Magazine. Reprinted here with permission....
Josh Shaw's Sister Says He Did Save Her Son
While the rest of the world tries to figure out just what the hell is going on with this Josh Shaw story, his sister and the mother of the seven-year-old he reportedly saved, confirmed his story. Asia Shaw apparently spoke with KABC, but the station only aired a brief audio recording and she did not...
TMZ: Cops Talked To Shaw About Report Of Guy "Shimmying" Down Building
TMZ's headline says "USC's Josh Shaw—Named In Burglary Report," but the takeaway is that police talked to Shaw about a report of a guy climbing down the side of a building Saturday night....
NFL Fines Pete Carroll, Seahawks For Contact In Offseason Practice
Pete Carroll and the Seahawks will be fined approximately $300,000 for "excessive contact between players during a June 16 practice," according to Chris Mortensen. The team will also lose two minicamp practices next season. Another report said the NFL Players Association looked into a possible viola...
College Football Coaches, By The Positions They Played
CBS Sports has a fun little exercise to get you ready for the return of college football, which begins in, oh, 27 hours: it's a ranking of the playing careers of each and every FBS head coach. You know who number one is....
USC And Steve Sarkisian Are Now Walking Back Josh Shaw's Heroic Story
Yesterday, USC released a report that Trojans defensive back Josh Shaw had sprained both of his ankles while rescuing his 7-year-old nephew at a family party Saturday night. This morning, however, head coach Steve Sarkisian said that he had received reports disputing Shaw's account....
Richie Incognito Cleared To Return To NFL
Emerging from disciplinary purgatory after his role in the Dolphins' bullying scandal, Richie Incognito's path to return to the NFL is now wide open. And it appears he's going to catch on with a team soon, according to Adam Schefter: ...
Patriots Trade Logan Mankins To Bucs For Pick, Ex-Rutgers Player
The Patriots have agreed to a trade. It does not involve Ryan Mallett....
ESPN Reports On Who Is And Isn't Showering With Michael Sam
This morning's episode of SportsCenter briefly checked in with reporter Josina Anderson, who is on the scene at Rams training camp. She was asked to talk about how Michael Sam is fitting in with his new teammates, and Anderson went ahead and told us about how Sam's showering habits....
Sean Gilbert, Running For NFLPA Head, Proposes 18-Game Season
Sean Gilbert, who played DT for four teams over 12 seasons before retiring in 2003, had announced he will run against DeMaurice Smith for executive director of the NFLPA. In a release today, Gilbert announced his platform—and it begins with nothing less than blowing up the current CBA....
If You Play Football At Tennessee, You'll Hang Out With Beyoncé, Maybe
North Carolina, Tennessee, and Clemson have heavily recruited defensive lineman prospect Shy Tuttle, but the Volunteers tried to edge out the competition with a fake magazine cover featuring Beyoncé and Tuttle hanging out. Oldest trick in the book....
Washington Has A Fake Quarterback Controversy On Its Hands
I'm mindful of playing into the silly-season stupidity here and making a big deal of this, because it's surely empty bluster: Robert Griffin III is not about to lose his starting job to Kirk Cousins. But the growing criticism of Griffin's quarterback play is most certainly a real thing, and some of ...