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Former New York Giant Flees On Scooter From Police, Gets Tazed
Tyler Sash, a safety who played two seasons for the New York Giants, wasn't able to evade police via scooter at around 1 a.m. last Saturday....

Sooner's Girlfriend Had To Sign Affidavit Confirming Their Relationship
Former Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard signed as an undrafted free agent with the Titans this weekend, and it sounds like he's ready to get out of college. On a radio show last week, Ikard revealed that OU made both him and his girlfriend sign affidavits declaring that their love is real and not an imper...

A Thunderstorm Nearly Prevented The Michael Sam Kiss From Airing
Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend after being drafted into the NFL will be long remembered as an iconic moment in sports history. Thanks to Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch, we now know that the moment very nearly never made it to air....

Marshall Henderson Has Very Dumb Thoughts About Michael Sam
Marshall Henderson is a periodically electrifying college basketball player who is a lot of fun to watch. He is also just one of the legion of mouth-breathing morons and homophobes who revealed themselves to be mouth-breathers and homophobes in the wake of Michael Sam kissing a man on national TV....

Ex-Minnesota QB Philip Nelson Allegedly Assaults Former Football Player
Former Minnesota quarterback and current Rutgers transfer Philip Nelson has been arrested for allegedly assaulting another football player, leaving the man in critical condition. The police scanner audio provides some awful details about the incident....

Malcolm Jenkins Pulled Off A Solid Mother's Day Joke
Eagles defensive back Malcolm Jenkins recognized Mother's Day on Twitter by thanking his five baby mamas, though something seemed off about the announcement. See if you can figure it out....

The Best Moment: Michael Sam Weeps After Getting Drafted
The kiss with his boyfriend was one thing, but that was only a small twist on a scene we've watched a hundred times before: Player gets drafted, exults with loved ones. The moment that best sums up the Michael Sam saga, however, came just a little before, while Sam was on the phone with the Rams....

Josh Gordon Faces A Season-Long Ban From The NFL For Smoking Weed
According to an ESPN report, Browns receiver Josh Gordon is facing a season-long NFL ban for a drug test that came up positive for marijuana. ...

Who Hugged Roger Goodell Longest At Last Night's Draft?
The NFL draft does gangbuster ratings, as football fans from around the country tune in to watch very large men embrace a very rich one. It's a Deadspin tradition to measure each draftee's hug time, and this year we've got a graph to go with it....

'Skins Don't Want Former Redskins Great Calling Himself A Redskins Great
Dan Snyder is just the worst, and his worstness reared its head once more yesterday when he sent a cease and desist letter to former Redskins great LaVar Arrington, demanding that Arrington stop calling himself a Redskins great....

Browns Fans Love "Cocky Asshole" Johnny Manziel
With their second pick in the first round of the 2007 draft, the Browns took Brady Quinn at No. 22. With their second pick in the first round of the 2012 draft, the Browns took Brandon Weeden at No. 22. With their second pick in the first round last night, selecting at No. 22, the Browns took...wel...

ESPN's Johnny Manziel Obsession, Visualized
Both the ESPN and NFL Network draft broadcasts were Johnny Football-obsessed tonight, but the Worldwide Leader was especially interested in the Heisman-winning Texan. Led by a drooling Jon Gruden, ESPN mentioned Manziel 113 times—nearly four times as often than any other draftee....

Browns Fuck Up Announcement Of Johnny Manziel Pick, Naturally
Cleveland's Johnny Manziel pick couldn't have been pulled off perfectly! Typos are a tradition for the Browns. ...

Johnny Manziel Goes To Cleveland; Browns Fans Have Rare Moment Of Joy
The Browns will take another shot at this quarterback thing with Johnny Manziel. According to Sal Paolantonio, owner Jimmy Haslam was swayed to pick Manziel by a homeless man. OK....

New York Jets Select Calvin Pryor With 18th Pick
That's six straight first-round picks who play defense, and thus do not play quarterback. Never forget. ...

No, Johnny Manziel Was Not Drinking A Beer At The NFL Draft
Here's an image of Johnny Manziel drinking a beer at the draft tonight. It's been sent around by everyone. It's not real!...

Which Words Are Used To Describe White And Black NFL Prospects?
Do NFL scouts talk about white players and black players differently? Are certain words reserved for white players? Are others used primarily to describe black players?...

Every Heartwarming Draft Story Is A Commercial
At some point yesterday, you probably read about soon-to-be-NFL-quarterback Teddy Bridgewater giving his mom a pink Cadillac, thus fulfilling a promise that he made to her when he was nine. It was a sweet story, the kind that's designed to make us all feel good about sports and moms and America. It ...
