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Cops: Lehigh Football Players Broke Into (Wrong) House, Beat Up Resident, Peed In Refrigerator
Seven members of the Lehigh University football team have been charged with various things ranging from trespass to assault, after police say they broke into an off-campus house and pummeled one resident in an attempted revenge attack for an earlier assault on one player’s fraternity president. It w...
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Tap A Keg And Crank Up The Seger; The Ryan Boys Are Reunited [Update]
While former Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is between jobs, he was seen at today’s practice for the Buffalo Bills, the team coached by his twin brother Rex. Rob was decked out in team apparel as he took in the sights....
Mike Pettine Says He Didn't Realize How Bad Johnny Manziel's Drinking Problem Was
Johnny Manziel will get the start for Cleveland against the 49ers on Sunday, and the job is his for the remainder of the season if he can hang on to it. Of course, that’s what we thought three weeks ago, before some bye-week partying put him back on the bench. ...
NFL Player's Networking Skills Get Him A Job
Shiloh Keo played for the Texans from 2011 to 2014, which overlapped with Wade Phillips’s time as the team’s defensive coordinator. Phillips went to the Broncos, and Keo became a free agent this season after the Bengals released him. Earlier this month, the safety figured it’d be worth tweeting at P...
Vikings Fan Says He Was Confronted At Game By Man Who Demanded To Know If He Was A Refugee
Deepinder Mayell is an attorney and the director of the refugee and immigrant program at a nonprofit human rights organization based in Minneapolis. He was born on Long Island and raised by Sikh immigrants from India. Sunday, he attended his very first NFL game at TCF Bank Stadium. It went poorly....
It's Johnny Football Time, Again
Johnny Manziel’s punishment for his Schrödinger’s nightclub video has come to an end. The Browns and head coach Mike Pettine have resigned themselves to naming him the starting quarterback....
Report: DeMarco Murray Told Eagles' Owner He's Frustrated With Chip Kelly's Offense
According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, Eagles running back DeMarco Murray has become so unhappy with head coach Chip Kelly’s offense that he recently aired his grievances to team owner Jeff Lurie....
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Two Arrested After Fight Involving Knife At FedEx Field [Update]
A Cowboys fan took video of fans fighting on the concourse of the Skins’ stadium in Landover after Dallas beat Washington Monday night. Though the clip’s narrator claimed a man was stabbed, EMS says they did not respond to a stabbing....
That Terrible Football Game Was Really Fun
I’ve long had this theory that the best NFL games, or at least the most entertaining ones, take place between two bad teams. Mistakes are good for unpredictability, and poor decision-making provides the opportunity for hilarity. It’s part of the reason why college games have such wild finishes. The ...
Brandon Browner, Who Is Bad, Makes Fun Of Shannon Sharpe's Teeth
Brandon Browner has had a horrendous season just in terms of defensive coverage. Add in the absurd amount of penalties, and the Saints cornerback is on the verge of making history....
Steve Sarkisian Files Lawsuit Against USC
Former USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who was fired by USC after his continued struggles with alcoholism led him to be placed on leave, is now suing the university for at least $12.6 million in damages....
No One Can Stop Cam Newton From Giving His Touchdown Ball To A Panthers Fan
Cam Newton has a habit of giving touchdown balls to Carolina fans in the stands after he scores, but the Panthers quarterback had a slight hiccup in his plan in Sunday’s game against the Saints....
Even NFL Trash Talking Has Its Limits
Just before halftime of the Jets’ 23-20 OT win over the Giants, WR Brandon Marshall got into it with DT Cullen Jenkins. Marshall addressed the scuffle after the game, revealing a little bit about the fascinating code of shit-talking: at least to Marshall, talking about a man’s wife is beyond the pal...
What Was Bill Belichick Thinking?
If the season ended today, the Patriots would have to play (against the Jets!) on wild-card weekend. It’s a quick turnaround for a team, that just two games ago, had its sights set on another perfect regular season. But life comes at you fast, and if it’s entirely normal that New England would strug...
New Orleans Saints Score First Defensive Two-Point Conversion In NFL History
The Carolina Panthers scored a touchdown on a 5-yard Jonathan Stewart run, and thought they’d tied it up against New Orleans, but Kevin Williams got up and blocked Graham Gano’s extra point then Stephone Anthony took it back the other way. This is the first such two-pointer in NFL history after the ...
Oh Huh, Blaine Gabbert Might Be A Decent Quarterback
Blaine Gabbert, Jim Tomsula, and the San Francisco 49ers went to Chicago and beat the Bears 26-20 in overtime. It was a silly game between mediocre teams, and as such, it was full of highlights....
Matt Schaub Gets Bonked In The Head, Stays In Game, Throws Spectacular Pick-Six
Matt Schaub whacked his head on the turf after going down on this play while running away from two Dolphins defenders. He did well to get out of an intentional grounding penalty, but he took this hit for his troubles. Schaub went immediately back into the game....