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NBC: As Many As Six Penn State Coaches Witnessed Jerry Sandusky Molesting Children
As many as six Joe Paterno assistants personally witnessed Jerry Sandusky abusing children, NBC News revealed today. That report comes on the heels of testimony given in Penn State’s lawsuit against its insurer revealed this week, alleging Paterno knew of Sandusky molesting children as early as 1976...
Court Opinion Reveals Joe Paterno Reportedly Knew Of Jerry Sandusky Molesting Children As Early As 1976
Philadelphia County judge Gary Glazer’s opinion today in a lawsuit between Penn State and its insurance company revealed that witnesses testified Joe Paterno knew about Jerry Sandusky’s abuse of children as early as 1976. Other witnesses in the case report members of the coaching staff observed “ina...
Connor Cook's Dad Seems To Be A Big Shithead
Connor Cook, long projected to be picked in the early rounds of the NFL Draft, ended up slipping to the Raiders in the fourth round. A report about why he fell despite his obvious talent pointed to attitude problems and a bad rap from his teammates. According to the Detroit News, there wasn’t one in...
Johnny Manziel Turns Himself In
Former Browns and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel turned himself in to police in Highland Park today for the charge stemming from his alleged assault of ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley in January....
NFL Warns Players Not To Eat Meat In Mexico After It Caused A Failed Drug Test
Athletes across sports have blamed tainted meat for positive clenbuterol tests in the past, and this morning, a cryptic-looking memo from the NFL and the NFLPA surfaced, warning players traveling to China and Mexico that eating meat there could result in a positive test....
Former NFL Star Dana Stubblefield Charged With Raping A Developmentally Disabled Woman
Per the Santa Clara County DA, former NFL Defensive Player Of The Year Dana Stubblefield has been charged with raping a developmentally disabled woman last year in his Morgan Hill home. ...
This Is The Best Jaguars Fan
The Jaguars’ draft class needs no further analysis. A woman interviewed by a local news station has said all that needs to be said....
The Cowboys <i>Really</i> Wanted Paxton Lynch
Tony Romo is 36, and increasingly banged up, and it’s time to start thinking about his replacement. It was no surprise that Dallas entered the draft planning to take a successor, but the surprise afterward among the Cowboys’ front office was who they ended up with: Dak Prescott, their third choice a...
Browns Draftee Celebrates By Jumping Fully Clothed Into His Pool
Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright got picked in the seventh round by the Browns, and he celebrated by, well, you’ll see....
Eagles Draft Pick Already Familiar With His New City, It Seems
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Johnny Manziel Has Some Thoughts To Get Off His Chest
Unemployed athlete and alleged domestic abuser Johnny Manziel took offense to a photo posted last night of the former Browns quarterback watching the NFL draft from a Columbus bar, and used Twitter tonight to voice his displeasure at the nature of Johnny Football-related discourse these days:...
ESPN's Todd McShay Believes Laremy Tunsil Telling The Truth Is A Sign Of Immaturity
Perhaps the most unbelievable part of Laremy Tunsil’s unbelievable night was when he did an otherwise simple thing: he told the truth. After first demurring, he admitted the screenshots of texts that popped up on his Instagram account were real, and agreed that they showed exchanges between him and ...
Roger Goodell On Laremy Tunsil Shitshow: "All Part Of What Makes The Draft So Exciting"
The only real story of the NFL draft was Laremy Tunsil’s fall, after someone hacked his Twitter account to post a video of him apparently smoking pot via a gas-mask bong. It was bizarre and unprecedented and confusing as all hell, but to the NFL Commissioner, it’s just part of the show....
Someone's Been Trying To Sell That Laremy Tunsil Gas Mask Smoking Video For Weeks
Laremy Tunsil’s draft-day drop—thanks to a bizarre series of events, including his Twitter account being hacked and posting video of him smoking weed out of a gas-mask bong—cost him millions in salary. About $7 million, if you assume Tunsil would have gone to the Ravens at No. 6, where the first OT ...
Man, Jared Goff Loves Brands
Jared Goff got picked first overall by the Los Angeles Rams, where he’ll have the exalted privilege of going 8-8 and handing it off to Todd Gurley a bunch. And he’ll be compensated handsomely for his services, now that he’s not a “student athlete” playing for the diarrheal California Golden Bears. A...
Now Laremy Tunsil's Instagram Has Posted Alleged Conversations With Ole Miss Football Staffers About Paying His Rent
Laremy Tunsil was a presumptive top-five pick before tonight’s NFL Draft, but he fell to the Miami Dolphins at #13 after a video of someone who appears to be him smoking out of a gas mask was posted to Tunsil’s Twitter account. Now, things have gotten worse....
Laremy Tunsil’s Account Tweets Out Gas Mask-Smoking Video Just Before NFL Draft (UPDATE)
Laremy Tunsil is expected to be one of the first players selected in tonight’s NFL Draft. Minutes before the draft began in Chicago, his Twitter account posted a video of someone who appears to be Tunsil smoking an unknown substance out of a gas mask....
The NFL Draft's Red Carpet Belongs To Ezekiel Elliot
The NFL Draft is here, which means NFL fans will get way too excited about that QB with tiny hands their team picked and college fans will yell at each other about where players from their alma mater got picked. But it also means pageantry, and a bunch of big dudes in suits. I’m not an expert, but I...
Get Your NFL Takes From A Small Child
Today’s Take Your Kid To Work Day, so I had the chance to talk about sports with a special guest named Harry. (Harry is not my kid.) We covered the NFL, Johnny Manziel, CTE, and a little bit of the NBA. Harry has many opinions, and he really likes Phil Simms....
Caption Contest: What Is Roger Goodell Saying To This Child?
Roger Goodell and the NFL PR apparatus stopped by Ariel Community Academy in Chicago today, launching something called the Character Playbook, a Chrome browser extension that tells you how to hide the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury, probably. Who knows....