Football Page 1135 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Ryan Kerrigan's Sack Celebration Was A Tribute To Shawn Michaels
Ryan Kerrigan leads the NFL with four sacks, which is impressive because he didn't have any last week. (Playing the Jaguars is good for the soul and for the stats; Washington racked up 10 sacks of poor Chad Henne.) On his first and fourth of the afternoon, Kerrigan went into a squatting, flexing c...
Report: Robert Griffin III Won't Need Surgery
Washington reportedly got some good news this morning on Robert Griffin III, who left yesterday's game on a cart after an ugly looking ankle injury. According to Mike Jones of the Washington Post, preliminary MRI results show no further damage beyond a dislocation....
Vikings Say Adrian Peterson Will Practice This Week, Play On Sunday
The Minnesota Vikings just released a statement regarding Adrian Peterson's status with the team. After being deactivated for the team's Week 2 game following his indictment on child injury charges, Peterson will be back practicing with the team this week and in line to play on Sunday....
Jay Cutler Is A Goofy Press Conference Sidekick
Brandon Marshall does all of the talking here, but Jay Cutler is the one you want to keep an eye on. Watch as he disinterestedly fires off a text message, pets Brandon Marshall, and makes about three or four vintage Cutler faces. The man was in top form both on and off the field last night....
Why Did Colin Kaepernick Receive An "Inappropriate Language" Penalty?
After throwing his second interception of the night against the Bears, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was flagged for a 15-yard penalty for "inappropriate language." Kaepernick is the first player to be hit with a penalty of this sort, and while nobody's sharing exactly what Kaepernick said, it'...
Keenan Allen: Richard Sherman Is "Not Really A Shutdown Corner"
Richard Sherman was the least-targeted corner in the NFL last season, and still managed to rack up the most interceptions. In Week 1 against the Packers, Aaron Rodgers didn't give him a single look. For Week 2, the Chargers say they weren't scared of Sherman for a second....
Couple Making Out At LSU Game Take Tumble Down The Bleachers
These two didn't care about LSU football. Hell, they were so into each other that they didn't even care about gravity. But gravity won....
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Jets Call Timeout, Nullify Own Game-Tying Touchdown, Lose Game [UPDATE]
The Jets called an illegal timeout to cancel out their own game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter, and ended up losing to the Packers. It was a very Jets sequence....
Report: Ray Rice Will Appeal His Suspension
On Friday, the NFL finally informed Ray Rice why it had increased his suspension from two games to "indefinite." That gave him three business days to appeal. According to Pro Football Talk, Rice needs just the one: he will reportedly appeal his suspension tomorrow....
Philip Rivers's Helmet Pays Tribute To The Only Center He's Ever Known
If you're wondering about the No. 61 on the back of Philip Rivers's helmet today—and a surprising number of you are—know that the Chargers QB didn't grab the wrong helmet; it's a tribute to Rivers's center for the last decade, who may never play another game....
James Jones Fumbled Twice On One Play
Gotta respect that hustle:...
Officials Inexplicably Miss Percy Harvin Stepping Out Of Bounds On TD
Percy Harvin scored a pretty boss 51-yard TD run, but replays definitively showed that he stepped out around the 21-yard line. How on earth did officials miss this?...
Robert Griffin III Has A Dislocated Ankle
Everyone assumed it after seeing the injury—I mean, look at that thing—but Skins coach Jay Gruden made it official in his postgame press conference: Robert Griffin III has been diagnosed with a dislocated left ankle....
Report: Roger Goodell Cancels Appearance At 49ers Game
Roger Goodell has reportedly had a last-minute change-of-heart about attending tonight's 49ers home opener, despite having had his appearance scheduled for a couple years....
How Marcus Vick Found Out About Adrian Peterson
A story in four tweets:...
Robert Griffin III Carted Off After Left Leg Injury
Skins quarterback Robert Griffin III left today's game on a cart after hurting his left leg on a non-contact play. The team's calling it a left ankle injury, and Griffin's out for the day....
"Goodell Must Go" Banners Fly Over NFL Games
A woman's advocacy group is flying banners calling for the ouster of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case. They'll fly above four different stadiums today and tomorrow. Above, via AP Images, is the day's first, at Cardinals/Giants at MetLife Stadium....
Charles Barkley: "Every Black Parent In The South" Hits Their Kids
For some reason, Charles Barkley was on CBS's NFL pregame show, and he and Jim Rome debated Adrian Peterson's "whooping" of his four-year-old child....
Insidious Hypotheticals: A Guide to Ignoring the NFL Today
So, here's the question, and it's a good one:...