Football Page 931 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Terrell Owens Didn't Make The Hall Of Fame, Which Is Bullshit
Terrell Owens is second all-time in receiving yards, sixth in catches, and third all-time in receiving touchdowns, yet was not elected to the Hall Of Fame this year, in his first year of eligibility. Owens announced the news this evening....
The Case For The Broncos
Just about everyone thinks the Carolina Panthers will win Super Bowl 50. ESPN asked 70 staffers for their predictions and 53 of them chose the Panthers. Eight SI writers out of 10 picked Carolina too. The Panthers opened as 3.5 point favorites and so many people bet on them, that the line swelled to...
Joe Montana Says Football Ruined His Body
At this point, everyone has heard all those terrifying stories about retired football players’ brains falling apart on them. But years and years of hits add up, and the impacts can stay with you forever. Joe Montana talked to USA Today about what football did to him and it sounds awfully bleak:...
What Time Does 'What Time Does The Superbowl Start?' Start?
At some point tomorrow, the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos will play against each other in the Super Bowl. However, a much more widely-contested game, between, oh, every publication, has already started. ...
Johnny Manziel Hit With Restraining Order; Dallas Cops Launch Criminal Investigation
Dallas police are now investigating Johnny Manziel after the Browns quarterback’s ex-girlfriend pressed charges on an alleged domestic violence incident that took place a week ago. That incident led a Tarrant County (Tex.) judge to sign a restraining order today requiring Manziel to avoid his ex for...
Hospital Fires Two Employees Who Leaked Jason Pierre-Paul's Medical Records To ESPN
For days after Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul injured his hand in a July 4 fireworks accident, we didn’t know anything more than that. We didn’t know the extent of the injury, or the operations required, or even how many fingers he had left...until ESPN’s Adam Schefter published a picture of Pierre Pau...
Johnny Manziel's Agent Bravely Cuts Ties With Toxic Client
You’ve probably never heard of Erik Burkhardt, longtime agent to Johnny Manziel, but he had a brief moment in the NFL news cycle this morning when he released a statement claiming that he had officially cut ties with Manziel, the day after news broke that Manziel’s ex-girlfriend told police he had h...
NFL Running Back Montee Ball Arrested For Battery In Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
Former Wisconsin Badgers and Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball was arrested in Madison, Wisc., around 3:45 a.m. today, and charged with battery, according to a PIO with the Madison PD....
Here Is The 911 Call Made From Charles Sly's Parents' Home When Peyton Manning's Goons Showed Up
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that two private investigators hired by Peyton Manning went to the home of Charles Sly’s parents shortly after Sly made hidden-camera allegations about Manning’s alleged HGH usage in an Al-Jazeera documentary. The investigators spooked Sly’s family, which led ...
Brandon Marshall Says He Hasn't Talked To Jay Cutler In Two Years... Wait, What?
Jets receiver Brandon Marshall was on the Rich Eisen Show yesterday, and the two got to talking about quarterbacks. When Eisen asked how long it had been since Marshall had spoken to former teammate and Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, Marshall gave an interesting answer:...
Stan Kroenke, Fresh Off Leaving St. Louis In The Lurch, Asks St. Louis For Tax Dollars
Stan Kroenke, a businessman who quite possibly wears the skinned pelt of a wombat atop his head on purpose, isn’t a popular man in St. Louis. He recently moved the Rams off to Los Angeles, drawing the ire of pretty much everyone there. So how should Stan go about mending his reputation there, seeing...
Report: The NFL Is Still Influencing The Direction Of Concussion Research
Outside the Lines just released a big ole report on how the NFL funds significant amounts of scientific research on the effects of concussions, as well as how they tend to steer that research towards conclusions favorable to themselves. It’s a big, complicated issue, and the report gets into all the...
Private Eyes Spook Parents Of Manning HGH Accuser In 9-1-1 Call; Broncos QB Admits Drugs Sent To House
The parents of a former Indianapolis anti-aging clinic employee who made hidden-camera accusations about Peyton Manning’s alleged HGH use called 9-1-1 after goons turned up on their doorstep seeking information about their pharmacist son, Charlie Sly....
Johnny Manziel's Ex-Girlfriend Told Cops He Hit Her Several Times (Updated)
This afternoon, Fort Worth PD released their report about the night they were called regarding an “altercation” between Johnny Manziel and his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley. According to the report, Manziel “struck her several times” both in a hotel room where the two had argued, as well as in her c...
Rob Gronkowski Grinds On Fox Sports Anchor
Rob Gronkowski was on Fox Sports today, and the topic of his supposed brief career as a stripper came up. Anchor Julie Stewart-Binks suggested he should dance for her. “If you had a chance to make some more money using, maybe, me ...” she said. “Wanna maybe show us a little Magic Mike?” Gronk agreed...
Rodney Harrison On How He'd Stop Cam Newton: "Hurt Him...Go Right At His Knees"
Here’s former safety Rodney Harrison on the Dan Patrick Show yesterday, discussing what Denver could do to mitigate Cam Newton. He doesn’t quite offer advice to the Broncos, but he does know what his teams would have done: tried to injure Newton to get him out of the game....
The NFL Can't Stop Pandering At Women
The video starts out simply enough, with a stereotypical pseudo-military march followed by a booming voice announcing “Patriots Today!” and a quick announcement from a corporate sponsor. But this report from the New England Patriots soon takes a turn. There are no highlights of tackles, catches, or ...
Jimmy Fallon Gives Out Superlatives For The Super Bowl
Jimmy Fallon dragged out his Tonight Show Superlatives gag for the Super Bowl, and not even backup Broncos center James Ferentz was immune. He really does look like the adult version of the kid from Up, though....