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The Broward County (Fla.) state attorney’s office won’t bring a charge against Michael Irvin, who was accused of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old Fort Lauderdale woman in March. Police had handed the case to the state attorney’s office in late May. Andy Slater of WINZ radio obtained the memo in whi...

Richard Sherman On Cussing Out Russell Wilson: "Iron Sharpens Iron"

Back in May, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham published a thoroughly reported story about the tension that exists between the Seahawks’ defensive and offensive units. One particularly memorable scene had star cornerback Richard Sherman intercepting quarterback Russell Wilson during a June 2014 practice, and t...

Tamba Hali Is "TWEETING HIS THOUGHTS"

Tamba Hali is 10th among all active players and second among Kansas City Chiefs all-time in career sacks, but at 33 years old his role on the team is changing—Hali started just two games in 2016, by far the fewest of his career, and produced just three and a half sacks, his fewest since he was a 25-...

Ezekiel Elliott Docs Reveal Mysterious NFL Relationship With Prosecutors' Group<em></em><em></em>

The NFL spin machine is fast at work doing its best to make it look like the investigation into the domestic violence allegations against Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been long and arduous and absolutely had to take more than a year. Even though the criminal investigation ended in...

In 911 Call, Uber Driver Screams That Michael Oher Bit Him

In a 911 call from the April night that free-agent NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher was cited for assaulting an Uber driver, the driver screams that Oher bit his back, reports the Tennessean. ...

Le'Veon Bell Wants More Than Running Back Money

Le’Veon Bell is making a big bet on himself. That kind of thing isn’t all that uncommon in the NFL, where contracts are not guaranteed, but Bell’s gamble is an attempt to transcend his position from a financial standpoint. The odds that he’ll succeed appear to be stacked against him....

Whether He Meant To Or Not, Houston Nutt Got Spectacular Revenge

Put simply, Houston Nutt won. Put more colorfully, Houston Nutt is a mad man and, my God, if anybody out there has slighted him, their best bet is either fleeing the country or submitting defeat before it’s too late....

NFL Sells Canadian Rights To Site Currently Not Available In Canada

Last year, NFL fans in Canada were able to watch a full slate of NFL games in the way you might expect. Simply pony up the money to your cable and satellite provider and you’d be able to get NFL Sunday Ticket and the RedZone channel. If you didn’t have cable, NFL Game Pass on NFL.com provided live s...

Broncos Linebacker Brandon Marshall Wonders Why Geno Smith Has A Job But Colin Kaepernick Doesn't

In an interview with TMZ Sports, Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, who played with Colin Kaepernick in college, raised the same question that many football fans have been asking this year: If guys like Geno Smith can get NFL jobs, why can’t Kaepernick?...

Why Was Possible Sex-Doer Hugh Freeze Allowed To Redact His Phone Records? 

Hugh Freeze quit his job as head coach at Ole Miss tonight for reasons nobody wanted to describe other than saying they involved “moral turpitude.” Part of the narrative, though, at least for tonight, includes Freeze’s phone records, which show a one-minute call to an escort service. According to a ...

Ole Miss Brass Solemnly Discuss Possible Hugh Freeze Sex Stuff At Bizarre Presser

About an hour after announcing the resignation of head football coach Hugh Freeze amid an ongoing NCAA investigation and reports that he once called an escort service from his university-issued phone, Ole Miss officials gave a press conference in which they said Freeze left because of a pattern of “...

Hugh Freeze Resigns After Reportedly Calling Escorts From Ole Miss Phone

After spending more than a year under investigation for NCAA violations, Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze has resigned....

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

What’s your favorite Dan Orlovsky highlight? ...

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...