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Guy Who Ran Out The Back Of His Own End Zone Gets Job Before Colin Kaepernick

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Dallas Police Abruptly Suspend Investigation Into Bar Incident Involving Ezekiel Elliott

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was reportedly involved in an incident on Sunday night at a Dallas bar that left a man hospitalized with a broken nose. A 30-year-old man was taken to the hospital after someone allegedly punched him out. TMZ obtained video from just after the incident, which sho...

How Did Things Get So Bad For Texas's Power Five Teams?

For the most part, the first couple Big 12 media day sessions wrapped up without any cause for concern—the coaches largely avoided mansplaining or rambling on about fake families, and the second-most contentious question of the day focused on whether Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury is no longe...

Dante Fowler Jr. Allegedly Punched A Guy, Stomped On His Glasses, Threw His Booze In A Lake

Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. was arrested Tuesday night in his hometown of St. Petersburg (Fla.) after, well, let’s let the statement St. Petersburg police just emailed me explain it:...

Teacher Apologizes To Julian Edelman For Not Respecting His Grit

Patriots receiver Julian Edelman tweeted out a picture of a letter that was allegedly sent to him by one of his former teachers. In it, the teacher apologizes to Edelman for doubting that he would ever make it to the NFL:...

Michael Vick Suggests That NFL Teams Are Put Off By Colin Kaepernick's Hair [Update]

Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job in the NFL. Could that be because he’s no longer a star, only an average starting quarterback, and the league has thus deemed him more trouble than he’s worth? Or is it because he won’t cut his afro? Former NFL QB Michael Vick suggested on All Takes Matter...

The Skins Really Couldn't Have Played This Kirk Cousins Situation Any Worse

The first thing you notice, once you look a little more closely into the Skins’ attempt to gain the high ground on Kirk Cousins, is that in the video meant to smear the quarterback as unreasonable, team president Bruce Allen repeatedly calls him “Kurt.”...

Bruce Allen Explains Why He Didn't Sign "Kurt" Cousins

Kirk Cousins did not get a new contract before the NFL’s franchise tag deadline passed this afternoon, which means he’ll play the 2017-18 season on a one-year deal before becoming a free agent next summer. Washington president Bruce Allen detailed the team’s effort to lock up their QB, claiming that...

No Contracts For Kirk Cousins And Le'Veon Bell. Now What?

The NFL’s franchise tag deadline came and went at 4 p.m. ET with no new contracts for Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins, Pittsburgh running back Le’Veon Bell, and Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson. If you’re wondering what that means for them and their teams, I can explain....

Carolina Panthers Fire GM Dave Gettleman, For Some Reason

With their first training camp practice just nine days away, the Carolina Panthers just fired general manager Dave Gettleman. The news dropped via the team’s Twitter account, which linked to this statement from owner Jerry Richardson:...

Report: Ezekiel Elliott Involved In Incident At A Bar That Left A Man Hospitalized

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was involved in an incident at a Dallas bar last night that left a 30-year-old man hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, per a report from ESPN. Mike Fisher of 105.3 The Fan first reported on the incident....

Here's Al Pacino As Joe Paterno

HBO’s long-awaited movie about the Penn State scandal still doesn’t have a release date, but the network has put out a photo of Al Pacino in character as former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno....

Kombucha Defense Fails To Spare Michael Floyd From Suspension

The NFL announced Friday that Vikings receiver and kombucha enthusiast Michael Floyd has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2017 NFL season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy....

Asshole Hoaxes Hundreds Of Job Seekers Into Attending Raiders Stadium-Board Meeting

If you lived in Las Vegas and were looking for a construction job, you might have been thrilled to read the flyer below, which promises “JOBS!!! JOBS!!! JOBS!!!” of both the union and non-union variety, to “black men and women” in particular. The flyer declared that if you, the job seeker, showed up...

Kansas State Lineman Scott Frantz Comes Out As Gay

Kansas State starting left guard Scott Frantz became just the second current openly gay FBS football player Thursday morning, after coming out to ESPN’s Holly Rowe in a recent interview....

Yes, The NFL Is Still Making Assloads Of Money

Even if it sometimes feels like we’ve already hit peak NFL, the league’s biggest source of revenue is guaranteed and ever-increasing. And those national television deals are so massive, that it’s just about impossible for an owner not to turn huge profits, no matter how often they cry poverty—$244 m...

Richard Sherman: "Players Have To Be Willing To Strike"

Because the ESPYs are the only source of sports information tonight, this Richard Sherman update comes straight from the red carpet. In an interview with Jalen Rose, Sherman gave his unsurprisingly unfiltered view on the NFLPA and their need for strength in labor negotiations....

Miko Grimes Says She Tweeted Dumb Shit On Purpose To Get The Dolphins To Cut Her Husband

Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes is a talented player, but around these parts he’s more notable for his wife Miko’s ability to talk him up, and occasionally veer away from blunt honesty into bizarre territory. Now she claims that some of it was part of a plan....

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DeAngelo Williams Won’t Play For The Cowboys, Says Their Fans Are Insufferable

Running back DeAngelo Williams impressed wrestling fans in his debut for Impact Wrestling, but he says he’s done with the squared circle for now. With training camp rapidly approaching, Williams is looking to sign with an NFL team for the 2017 season....