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<i>NYT</i> Op-Ed: The Real Villains Are Those Who Doubt The Motives Of Anonymous NFL Executives
If there was one thing the ongoing Colin Kaepernick unemployment saga really needed, it was a flaccid, incomprehensibly contrarian op-ed in the dear old New York Times. Boy does this one, from Colin Fleming, not disappoint:...
Go And Find Peace, Roberto Aguayo
Roberto Aguayo’s harrowing, steep spiral out of the NFL continued today, as the living embodiment of an imposter syndrome nightmare was released for the second time this offseason, this time by the Chicago Bears. ...
Report: Browns Give Up On Brock Osweiler Experiment
At the beginning of the NFL offseason, the Cleveland Browns acquired a second-round pick from the Texans in exchange for taking on bad QB Brock Osweiler and his $16 million salary. Cleveland drafted Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer in the second round of the NFL Draft, although the thinking was that they...
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The NFL Seems To Have Punished Ezekiel Elliott For Not Cooperating With Its Investigation [Updated]
The NFL’s decision to suspend Ezekiel Elliott for six games appears to have been based less on allegations that Elliott physically assaulted his ex-girlfriend than on what the league perceived as his lack of cooperation with its year-long investigation, according to hearing transcripts made public i...
Aaron Rodgers Meets A Fan
At the Green Bay Packers’ annual Welcome Back Luncheon, one rather forward fan decided to give star quarterback Aaron Rodgers a smooch on the head:...
Roger Goodell Was Told Lead Investigator Didn't Think Evidence Was Sufficient To Suspend Ezekiel Elliott
A transcript of Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal hearing with the NFL has been made public in court filings of the players’ association’s lawsuit against the league, and it contains testimony from Lisa Friel, the NFL’s senior vice president for investigations, in which she admits that the lead investigator ...
Here's The NFL's Investigative Report On Ezekiel Elliott
The full NFL investigative report on star Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been released. It was included as an exhibit to a lawsuit, filed in federal court by the NFL Players’ Association, demanding that Elliott’s league-issued suspension be vacated. In its lawsuit, the NFLPA calls w...
Report: NFL May Have Screwed Up Its Ezekiel Elliott Investigation
Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal hearing for his six-game suspension concluded today—with the NFL’s lead investigator, Kia Roberts, reportedly testifying that she had recommended Elliott not be suspended, only to find her recommendation missing from the league’s final report....
Le'Veon Bell Isn't Being Subtle
The Steelers have been busy keeping their own and adding to their roster this offseason. Don’t think running back Le’Veon Bell hasn’t noticed....
ESPN College Football Analyst Quits Over Concerns For Player Safety
Former NFL player Ed Cunningham has been working as a college football analyst since 1997, and was set to begin another season for ESPN and ABC. Today, Cunningham told the New York Times that he is walking away from his job because he can no longer condone the game’s health risks....
Joe Haden No Longer Fit In With The Browns' Future
The Cleveland Browns had already signaled their readiness to move on from cornerback Joe Haden earlier this week, when word got out that they were shopping him around. Once those trade avenues eventually led to nowhere, the Browns decided today to cut him. From a distance, the move is jarring, even ...
Here Are Some Good<i> Madden 18 </i>Glitches
The newest Madden game just came out, and it has an interactive story mode that actually sounds really cool. After waiting six months for the game to go on sale for $20, I’ll probably give it a whirl. The rest of the game is about what you expect by now. Those who pay 60 bucks year after year for th...
It's Now Or Never For Matthew Stafford
There’s an episode of Seinfeld where Jerry is “Even Steven”—he can’t gain or lose anything. When a gig cancels on him, he immediately gets a call for a new one on the same weekend. When Elaine throws a $20 bill out the window, he finds another one in his jacket. He’s equally lucky and unlucky. He al...
Stetson University Football Player Dies After Collapsing At Practice
Stetson University released a statement Monday announcing that 19-year-old sophomore linebacker Nick Blakely had died after collapsing on the field earlier in the day. Blakely had reportedly gone to the sidelines shortly after practice started and said he wasn’t feeling well....
Reports: Matthew Stafford Will Be Highest-Paid Player In NFL History
According to reports from Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, a new contract extension has Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford poised to become the highest-paid player in NFL history....
The Vontaze Burfict Rule Is A Confusing Mess
The NFL’s decision to suspend Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict five games for his illegal hit on Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman resulted from a new rule that will also be a point of emphasis for officials this year. (Let’s go ahead and informally name the rule after Burfict, in the grand traditio...
Jim Harbaugh And Jim McElwain Are In A Very Silly Standoff
Michigan and Florida open their seasons against each other on Saturday. As of today, nobody knows who will be starting at quarterback for either team, and nobody is really quite sure who is even on Michigan’s roster. This is because Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and Florida head coach Jim McElwai...
Keith Wenning?
Tyrod Taylor and T.J. Yates, the Buffalo Bills’ starting and backup quarterbacks, are both concussed. This sounds like a job for...hold on, let me flip this card over—Keith Wenning....
Jets: Armagedon Is Coming
The truth can sometimes be too on the nose: The Jets are signing a safety named Armagedon Draughn, who played at four different colleges and was briefly on a CFL team. A perfect fit for a roster stricken by pestilence....
49ers Safety Eric Reid Returns To Kneeling For The National Anthem
San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid took a knee for the national anthem during Sunday night’s preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings, explaining after the game that he decided to resume his protest after conversations with Colin Kaepernick and after seeing what real “un-American” protests loo...