Football Page 838 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Super Bowl-Winning QB Jim Plunkett: "My Life Sucks ... Everything Hurts"
Jim Plunkett won a pair of Super Bowls with the Raiders in the 1980s, taking home the MVP award at Super Bowl XV. He played 15 years in the league, won the Heisman Trophy at Stanford, and is the only eligible two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
Frank Clark Injures Teammate With "Flying Punch"
Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark was kicked off the practice field yesterday after injuring left tackle Germain Ifedi in a fight. There isn’t any video footage of the fight, but according to writers who were on the scene, Clark hit Ifedi with a fairly devastating punch....
Richard Sherman Runs Through The List Of NFL QBs Who Are Worse Than Colin Kaepernick
In an interview with USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman shared his thoughts on Ravens’ owner Steve Bisciotti wringing his hands over the idea of signing Colin Kaepernick....
Report: Ryan Tannehill Might Need Season-Ending Knee Surgery
After going down and re-injuring his knee during practice this afternoon, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill might require season-ending surgery to repair it, according to reports from Adam Schefter of ESPN....
Malcolm Jenkins Calls NFL Owners "Cowards" For Not Signing Colin Kaepernick
Last season, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins was one of the NFL players who participated in a form of demonstration during pregame performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Jenkins raised his fist, along with several of his teammates; in Week 3 of the 2016-17 season, at least 35 players across the ...
Girlfriend Of Former USC Kicker Says School "Railroaded" Him In Title IX Investigation
In February the USC Trojans suspended placekicker Matt Boermeester indefinitely for what was called a “code of conduct issue.” The player’s status with the program was vague as the year went on, until last week, when the school finally confirmed Boermeester was off the roster. The reason Boermeeste...
Time To Vote In The Only Poll That Matters—The Deadspin 25 Is Back, Baby
It’s August, which means that helmets are ready to clash, brains are ready to slush, and Hugh Freeze is (allegedly) ready to bone. It also means it’s time for the motherfucking Deadspin 25....
Ray Lewis To Colin Kaepernick: "What You Do Off The Field, Don’t Let Too Many People Know"<em></em>
Every word that comes out of Ray Lewis’s sanctimonious, hypocritical mouth is ridiculous and impossible to take seriously. His flamboyant brand of humility and spotlight-seeking religious performance alone is enough to make him completely hatable, even if you take his having pleaded guilty to obstru...
There Are Still More Questions Than Answers In The Hugh Freeze Scandal<em></em>
After a sudden explosion, the noise from the Ole Miss scandal continues to reverberate; it’s just doing so a bit more slowly now. Reports from the past week have borne an array of interesting developments, revealing Ole Miss’s godawful legal and press strategy and shining a sliver of light on some d...
It's Getting Chippy
Folks, what you have here are two warriors, hungry to compete on every play....
Why Only The NFL Doesn't Guarantee Contracts
In November 2010, Donovan McNabb signed a blockbuster contract extension. A six-time Pro Bowler with the Eagles, McNabb had been traded to Washington that spring. His new deal was completed just days before his 34th birthday, and the widely reported terms—five years, $78 million, with incentives tha...
Report: Chargers Won't Let LaDainian Tomlinson's Old Teammates Attend His Hall of Fame Ceremony
On Saturday, LaDainian Tomlinson will be in Canton getting inducted into the Hall of Fame. Two of his longtime Chargers teammates, Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates, will not be there to cheer them on, though it appears they’d sure like to be....
Shannon Sharpe Dunks On Ray Lewis For Qualming Over Colin Kaepernick
This morning on Second Take, former Baltimore Ravens players Shannon Sharpe and Ray Lewis debated the Ravens wringing their hands over whether or not signing Colin Kaepernick would hurt their brand. Lewis’s position on police brutality—such that he articulates a clear stance—is that it’s a scourge, ...
UCF Kicker Ruled Ineligible After Rejecting NCAA's Demand To Stop Making Sports YouTube Videos
After trying to fight for his right to vlog behind closed doors, UCF kicker Donald De La Haye took his clash with the NCAA public in June, blasting the governing body of college athletics for threatening to revoke his eligibility if he continued to create and post sports videos to his personal YouTu...
The Ravens Should Stop Dicking Around And Either Sign Colin Kaepernick Or Don't
At a fan forum on Sunday, Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti answered a question about whether signing Colin Kaepernick would hurt the team’s image. Inherent in the question is the fact that Kaepernick’s play would be good for the team. Yes, the question assumes, Kaepernick is the best option to...
Jets Fans Cheer Rookie Who Says He'd Prefer To Die On The Field
The Jets held a forum at training camp today in which a group of about 150 fans got to ask questions of players. Things got a little uneasy when the topic turned to head trauma, and safety Jamal Adams, the Jets’ first-round pick this year, said if he had to pick a place to die it would be on a footb...
Branden Albert Retires Before Ever Playing A Down With The Jaguars
In March, the Jaguars sent a 2018 seventh-round pick to the Dolphins for Pro-Bowl left tackle Branden Albert. The 32-year-old Albert played in the 2013 and 2015 Pro Bowls with Miami, and he mostly remained productive in 2016, starting 12 games and picking up just three penalties while dealing with a...
Here's The Special "Information Sharing" Agreement Between The NFL And A Prosecutors' Group
In a memorandum of understanding dated 2016, the NFL and the National District Attorneys Association—a professional group that represents and lobbies on behalf of the nation’s 2,500 or so district attorneys—outlined an “information sharing partnership” covering investigations into “alleged criminal ...