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Gronk Catches 69th Score, Injures Groin
It was hella dope news and bummer news for Rob Gronkowski today. First, the big lunk of a New England Patriot hit a very personal milestone by catching his 69th career receiving touchdown on a play that the Saints’ defense scarcely could have made any easier....
Cam Newton Gets Crushed But Quickly Returns To The Game
The Buffalo Bills were getting after Cam Newton all game, and unfortunately, one hit finally did some real damage, with two defenders smothering Newton and forcing him to leave the field with an ankle injury....
Tom Brady Says Colin Kaepernick Deserves To Play In The NFL
As part of the PR tour for his new self-help book, Tom Brady sat for an interview with Norah O’Donnell of CBS during which he was asked whether he thinks Colin Kaepernick will get another chance to play in the NFL:...
Kareem Hunt Is Still Fast
Rookie sensation and Patriot-defeater Kareem Hunt didn’t have a blisteringly fast start to his second career game today, but luckily, he’s got some pretty good acceleration. In the third quarter against the Eagles, Hunt sliced through the Philly defense and made himself impossible to catch, giving K...
Eagles Get An Incredible Break, Then Screw It Up
Late in the first half against the Chiefs, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz caught a once-in-a-lifetime break when a pass bounced off of Kansas City’s Terrance Mitchell and directly into his path. Ertz couldn’t quite reach the end zone, but his luck put the Eagles into game-tying field goal territory righ...
Steelers Score Twice And Get In Some Quick Rounds Of Craps
The Steelers are enjoying themselves early against Minnesota, jumping out to an initial 14-0 lead against the Sam Bradford-less Vikings. They’re having so much fun, in fact, that they added another game to the mix after their touchdowns....
Report: Jerry Jones Is Holding Up Roger Goodell's Contract Extension
Roger Goodell has made as much as $44 million in salary in a single year as NFL commissioner, and in his time on the job has reportedly made more than $200 million. The NFL’s compensation committee is currently working out a proposal to extend Goodell’s existing contract beyond its current 2019 expi...
It's 87 Degrees And Humid In Jacksonville, And Jaguars Fans Are Swimming In Mayonnaise
The Jacksonville Jaguars, at 1-0, are off to their best start since the 2011 season, when they opened up with a narrow win over the Tennessee Titans. Jaguars fans, in their euphoria, have rocketed all the way to the Belly-Flopping-Into-A-Vat-Of-Mayonnaise stage of celebration. Observe:...
Better Sports Options: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL
We are still in the part of the year where the Sunday counterprogramming schedule is chunky with other sports—early season European soccer, regular season baseball, the WNBA playoffs—which is good for sports fans in general, because the NFL’s product so far this season has been poor. Just five of 15...
Sam Bradford Out, Case Keenum Starting Today For Vikings
In a disappointing development for a team coming off a promising opening-week win, Vikings QB Sam Bradford is out today after attempting to warm up on his injured knee. Case Keenum will start in his place against the Steelers....
Lamar Jackson Threw Away His Shot
If it’s possible for a reigning Heisman winner to fly under the radar, that’s what Louisville’s Lamar Jackson was doing at the beginning of this season. Jackson doesn’t interest NFL teams quite like more traditional quarterbacks out west—chiefly Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen. Some, including Bill Polia...
Northern Illinois Capitalizes On Nebraska's Charitable Offense To Pull Upset In Lincoln
Northern Illinois used a pair of pick-sixes to leap out ahead of Nebraska, and used another interception to seal the end of an upset over the Cornhuskers today in Lincoln....
Don Ohlmeyer Aired An NFL Game Without Announcers And The World Wasn't Ready<em></em>
“All the stuff I’ve done in my career,” Don Ohlmeyer once told an ESPN interviewer, “and that’s what I’m going to be remembered for. It serves me right.”...
The Bengals Can't Score And A.J. Green Is Tired Of It
With their 13-9 loss to the Texans last night, the Bengals have achieved some ignominious ineffectuality marks. They’re the first NFL team to play their first two games at home and fail to score a touchdown since 1939. This is also the first time Cincinnati has gone two straight games without findin...
New Mexico Quarterback Lamar Jordan Struggles Off Field After Brutal Hit
New Mexico quarterback Lamar Jordan had to be helped off the field tonight against Boise State, after taking a horrific hit from defensive tackle Chase Hatada. Jordan was taken out of the game—stumbling off the field and struggling to walk on his own—and replaced by backup Coltin Gerhart. Meanwhile,...
Steubenville Rapist Ma'lik Richmond Sues Youngstown State After Being Kicked Off Football Team, Cites "Anti-Male Bias"
After being told that he could not play on the Youngstown State football team this season, Ma’lik Richmond—who was found guilty of rape in juvenile court as a high schooler in the 2013 Steubenville, Ohio, case—is suing the university....
Spot The Lie
Smart not to worry about Cutler tackling any of the guys he throws picks to....
Detroits Lions Ban Racist Fan From Stadium
A Lions fan who recently posted a Snapchat video of two black fans who sat for the national anthem during the Lions’ home opener with the caption “ignorant niggers” has relinquished his season tickets, per the Detroit News. ...