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Here is a charming little story about Packers rookie Trevor Davis, a Bay Area native, as he enters his first Wisconsin winter and learns about things like snow and cold and winter coats. [The MMQB]...

Todd Bowles Forgot To Tell Ryan Fitzpatrick He Was Benched For The Season

After Monday’s blowout loss to the Colts, Jets head coach Todd Bowles told the media that Bryce Petty, who had come on in the third quarter for Ryan Fitzpatrick, would be the team’s starting quarterback for the rest of the season. Bowles said that he made the decision even before the game: “We could...

Report: Rashaan Salaam Died By Suicide

Police have yet to give an official cause of death for Rashaan Salaam, the former Heisman winner who was found dead in a park in Boulder, Colo. yesterday, but Salaam’s mother has told USA Today that police suspect that suicide was the cause of death....

Jason Pierre-Paul Is Done For The Regular Season, And The Giants Are Going To Miss Him

 Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul underwent sports hernia surgery early this morning, and is expected to be out six weeks. That means Pierre-Paul could return for the conference championship, but the Giants’ chances of making it that far without him in the lineup are pretty grim....

This Isn't Even Rock Bottom Yet For The Jets

It was right about when Lachlan Edwards shanked a punt that traveled 36 yards before bouncing out of bounds that Jon Gruden, perpetually optimistic Monday Night Football analyst, had finally seen enough....

Former Heisman Winner Rashaan Salaam Dead At 42

Rashaan Salaam, winner of the 1994 Heisman Trophy and former Chicago Bears running back, was found dead outside a Boulder, Colo. park Monday night. He was 42....

Baylor Hires Temple's Matt Rhule As New Head Coach

After reports trickled in all morning, Baylor made the announcement of their new football head coach official. God speed, Matt Rhule....

Pat McAfee, The Other Fun Punter, Channels Scott Hall

Raiders punter Marquette King has gotten a lot of attention this year for having a great time on the field, but let us not forget that Colts punter Pat McAfee, the original Fun Punter, is still out there doing his thing....

Khalil Mack Is A One-Man Wrecking Crew

The Raiders have one of the NFL’s worst defenses, but they might have the league’s best defensive player. No one carries a unit singlehandedly, but defensive end/outside linebacker Khalil Mack comes the closest in the league....

It's Bryce Petty Time

The New York Jets still have four games left to play, but last night’s no-show against the Colts was an effective and fitting end to their season. The Jets are 3-9 now, and whatever combination of luck and competence that got them to a 10-6 record last season is nowhere to be found....

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Man Who Shot And Killed Joe McKnight Arrested On Manslaughter Charge [Update]

Ronald Gasser, the man who admitted to shooting and killing former NFL player Joe McKnight in an apparent road rage incident, has been arrested on a count of manslaughter. He is being held at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, according to the online inmate search....

Bomani Jones Treats Us To A Litany Of Atlanta Falcons Failure<em></em>

The Falcons lost to the Chiefs yesterday thanks to a rock-dumb two-point play that they had no need to take. Falcons fan Bomani Jones went off on the team this afternoon on Highly Questionable and made a pretty convincing case that the Falcons are cursed losers who exist to torture their fans. In ca...

NFL Says Titans And Browns Can Play In Their Cleats For A Cause In Week 14 [Update]

The Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns were the only two NFL teams with byes this week, which meant that their players weren’t able to wear their customized cleats for the league’s “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign for Week 13. They won’t be able to participate next week, either....

The NFL Lets Players Be Creative Only When It Makes The League Look Good<em></em>

The NFL, the gracious institution that it is, relaxed its strict uniform code for Week 13 and permitted players to wear customized cleats during their games to support their preferred causes. This is because the league figured out how to control and benefit from their employees’ creativity on its te...

Chip Kelly Explains Why He Benched Colin Kaepernick

Blame it on the snow, but that was barely football....

Earl Thomas Considers Retirement After Breaking Leg

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas left last night’s game in the second quarter after breaking his leg in a collision with teammate Kam Chancellor. Head coach Pete Carroll said after the game that Thomas will be out at least six weeks, and Thomas himself was considering retirement while the game wa...

Cam Newton Was Benched For Not Wearing A Tie

In what will, assuming God is merciful, be the dumbest NFL story of the week, it turns out that the reason why Cam Newton didn’t start for the Carolina Panthers last night against the Seattle Seahawks was that he wouldn’t dress like a clown....

Odell Beckham Jr. Is Complaining About The Refs Again

The Giants got downright bodied by the Steelers on Sunday, the 24-14 score barely reflecting Pittsburgh’s dominance—Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell outgained the entire Giants offense. The promised showdown between Brown and Odell Beckham Jr., never quite materialized, because though Eli Manning reli...

Jaguars Junction: Week 13

There’s no more annoying type of person than the sports obsessive. ...