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Jeremy Shockey Gets Sean Payton To Clear His Name
Jeremy Shockey is going to great lengths to prove that he's not the snitch who notified the NFL of the Saints' bounty program, including texting Sean Payton, and posting that conversation for everyone to see....

Rob Gronkowski's Offseason Is Becoming One Giant Swig From A Beer Bong
Having already made the party rounds in Aruba—where he may or may not have hooked up with a 16-year-old girl—Rob Gronkowski has apparently moved on to South Padre Island, Texas. At least, that's where we think he was when this photo of a funneling Gronk was tweeted at Adam Schefter sometime last nig...

Now That He's Retired, Hines Ward's Biggest Opponent Might Be His Brain
When Hines Ward announced his retirement Tuesday, the focus was almost entirely on his extraordinary achievements, on his emotions, on his loyalty to the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he had spent all 14 of his NFL seasons (never mind Ward's vow to play elsewhere after the Steelers announced their ...

According To People.com, There Is No Difference Between Tim Tebow And Jesus Christ
If you can't read that headline, click on the image to enlarge it. Or just read it in the ensuing sentence, if the image refuses to enlarge. Asks People.com, "Who's the hotter QB, Him or Mark Sanchez?"...

In Order To Save Football, Roger Goodell Will Destroy It
Roger Goodell suspended Saints head coach Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season today. Of course he did. After all, what better way to get sportswriter after sportswriter to bow down in AWE of your far-reaching authority than to hand down a wildly severe punishment to someone who dares defy the com...

The Tim Tebow Trade Might Be Held Up Because The Jets Never Read Tebow's Contract
Hold off on throwing away your Chrebet jerseys, Jets fans. The Tebow trade might not be happening because of a five-million-dollar snag....

Obituary For Dead Broncos Fan Says He Hated Peyton Manning And "Wanted Out Before A Deal Was Done"
Jim Driver died on Monday, the same day Peyton Manning agreed to terms with Denver. Driver, 1933-2012, led an interesting life. He was a Navy photographer in the Korean War, transferred from Santa Clara Community College because "the curriculum was too liberal," and spent his later years teaching ch...
![Warren Sapp Says Jeremy Shockey Was The Saints' Bounty Snitch [UPDATE: Shockey Denies!]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17h5eihzxfh01jpg.jpg)
Warren Sapp Says Jeremy Shockey Was The Saints' Bounty Snitch [UPDATE: Shockey Denies!]
Noted Twitter presence and NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp (@QBKILLA) tweeted earlier that he knows who snitched on the Saints defense's bounty program....

The Guy Who Wrote <i>Game Of Thrones</i> Hates The Tebow Trade
George R.R. Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, and confessed Jets fan, is not the biggest fan of the Jets' trade from one Timothy Tebow. Writing on his blog,...

Quarterback Musical Chairs Leaves The Dolphins Standing Alone In A Corner
The Miami Dolphins do not have a quarterback, and now there are no good quarterbacks left....

Let's Just Hand The Jets The BCS Trophy Right Now
How many proven winners does your team have at quarterback? Probably not as many as the Jets do. Mark Sanchez went 14-2 at USC. Backup Tim Tebow went 35-6 at Florida. Third-stringer Greg McElroy went 24-3 at Alabama. (We're excluding Drew Stanton from this sample because he is a loser, and because T...

Sean Payton Suspended One Year, Saints Lose Draft Picks In Bounty Punishment
The NFL was promising to swiftly decide the punishment for the Saints' bounty program, and they were not lying—despite the NFLPA's plea to conduct its own investigation first. Today the league ruled, and the penalties are not crippling, but they are significant. As reported near-simultaneously by A...
![Report: Tim Tebow Has Been Traded To The Jets [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17h505a12by33jpg.jpg)
Report: Tim Tebow Has Been Traded To The Jets [UPDATED]
And for a fourth-round pick. That's according to Jay Glazer. More to come. [Twitter]...

Antonio Cromartie Actually Gave A Good Reason The Jets Shouldn't Trade For Tim Tebow
After a Jets beat writer tweeted, "I've been told that the Jets have legitimate interest in acquiring Tim Tebow," Antonio Cromartie responded quickly. This should have worried Jets brass. If you've ever watched Cro play football (or copulate), you know his instincts are bad. He overreacts sometimes,...

Peyton Manning Will Throw For 4,400 Yards, 32 Touchdowns Next Season, Says Science
Fantasy whiz Nik Bonaddio, proprietor of sports analytics firm numberFire, has weighed in with the first realistic prognostication of what fantasy players might expect from Manning, provided his surgically fused neck can hold up to the rigors of a full 16-game NFL season....

The Broncos Should Trade Tim Tebow To Every Other Team In The NFL (Unless They Keep Him), According To Internet
Peyton Manning is a Bronco now, meaning Tim Tebow is trade bait. Which NFL team should part with their 30 pieces of silver (and maybe a fifth-round draft pick) to bring Tebowmania to town? The Internet has given this question careful consideration and furnished us with an answer: every team. ...

Matt Flynn Chose Seattle Over Miami Because The Seahawks Are "Led By The Right Type Of People"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Flynn says he's not guaranteed to start in Seattle, but come on....

Reconstructing The Strange Rose Bowl Trip Of John "Meat" Chadima, Former Wisconsin Associate AD And Alleged Crotch-Grabber
When University of Wisconsin associate athletic director John Chadima abruptly resigned on Jan. 6, neither the school nor Chadima offered much explanation. Chadima, who handled scheduling and travel for a Wisconsin football team that had just returned from a Rose Bowl defeat, penned a resignation le...

NIU Football Player Faces Assault Charges For Bulldozing A Band Member
Northern Illinois linebacker Jamaal Bass (No. 6 in the video, No. 1 in our hearts) was suspended for two games after an incident in November, when he ran over a poor Toledo band member. The trouble's not over: an Ohio grand jury has indicted Bass on one count of felonious assault and one count of ...

Now Dan Snyder's Racquetball Partner Will Be Covering The Redskins Full-Time
This morning, Dan Steinberg passed along an item about a personnel change involving the Washington Post's Redskins coverage:...