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Josh Brown Releases Confusing Statement
New York Giants kicker Josh Brown released a statement Tuesday, per Adam Schefter:...
Brett Favre's Vikings Had A "Bounty" Program Too
This excerpt from Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre by Jeff Pearlman is reprinted with the permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Buy it here. ...
Russell Wilson Has A Strange Idea To Avoid Ties
Russell Wilson doesn’t like ties. “I just think that if you play that long,” he said after Seattle’s 6-6 tie with Arizona on Sunday night, “you’re putting your lives on the line. You should find a way to win.” He says he would have been happy to keep playing, though the exhausted Seahawks defense, o...
Brock Osweiler Was Historically Bad Tonight<em></em>
Here is a neat, one-play summary of how Brock Osweiler’s return to Denver went....
Texans Tackle Derek Newton Tore Both His Patellar Tendons On This Play
Texans right tackle Derek Newton sustained one of the worst injures you possibly could this evening, when he tore both the patellar tendon on both of his knees. He appears to have fallen down while planting to block Von Miller, and he was helped off in a double air cast. Ian Rapoport reports that th...
Randy Moss Could Probably Get A Kicking Job With The Cardinals Or Seahawks<em></em>
I mean, if he can do 28 yards in dress shoes, I’m sure he can double that in cleats, why not?...
Arian Foster Abruptly Announces Retirement From NFL
Dolphins running back Arian Foster announced his retirement from the NFL this evening, a day after playing in the Dolphins’ win over the Bills. Here’s his full statement, via UNINTERRUPTED, where he says that his body “just can’t take the punishment this game asks for any longer.” ...
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Washington Coach Pulls Out Dong, Pees Freely Before The Masses During Game [NSFW]
As several tipsters have notified us, a Washington football team assistant coach took a semi-covert piss into a cup during the team’s loss to Detroit yesterday. A fan took several photos of Ben Kotwica mid-piss—TMZ has the story— which has subsequently come to overshadow the team’s late loss to the ...
Jim Harbaugh Just Can’t Let Anything Go<em></em>
Jim Harbaugh’s thirst for COMPETITION and WINNING is perhaps only matched by his enthusiasm for good ole milk. The latest, and perhaps silliest, example of Harbaugh’s unceasing intensity came this afternoon at his weekly press conference....
Jalen Ramsey Won't Hesitate To Get Ejected Again
If there’s one thing you need to know about Jaguars rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey, it’s that he hates being disrespected on the football field. If there’s another thing you need to know about him, it’s that he is a great source for juicy postgame quotes....
Report: Geno Smith Has A Torn ACL
Geno Smith spent the first six weeks of the season sitting on the bench, watching Ryan Fitzpatrick and the rest of Jets play gross football. He finally got the starting nod against the Ravens on Sunday, and made it through four series before leaving the game with a knee injury. After the game, the i...
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Mike Zimmer Staged A Stuffed Animal Massacre To Motivate The Vikings [Update]
What would we do without insane coaches?...
Eli Apple's Mother Shares Her Personal Story Of Domestic Abuse
Annie Apple, a contributor to ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown and the mother of New York Giants rookie Eli Apple, was outspoken about Giants owner John Mara’s comments on what the team knew about kicker Josh Brown’s extensive history of assaulting his wife. Now she’s dedicated her most recent column at ...
I Respectfully Disagree With Aaron Lynch's Assessment Of The 49ers
I think it’s a good thing for athletes to express confidence in their own team and abilities, and given how many bad teams there are in the NFL, I can kind of see how 49ers linebacker Aaron Lynch could convince himself that his 1-6 squad is actually good and not bad. ...
Joey Bosa Appears To Be Good As Hell
Remember those anonymous NFL executives who wanted you to believe that Joey Bosa’s rookie season was going to be a wash because he missed training camp and preseason? Remember how the Chargers thought it was a good idea to engage in a long and ugly contract standoff with Bosa over little things like...
Eli Manning Denies Calling "Trump" Audible
In the second quarter of the Giants’ 17-10 win over the Rams in London, on-field mics caught Eli Manning calling for an audible at the line of scrimmage. It sure as hell sounded like, “Trump Trump, Trump Trump.”...
Bruce Arians Can't Wait For NFL's "All Bullshit" Explanation Of Controversial Blocked FG
Please do not drink the Flavor Aid and let anyone tell you last night’s game—at 6-6, the lowest-scoring tie since the NFL introduced overtime in 1974—was “good” or “watchable” or “a better use of your time than going to sleep early and starting the week rested.” Special-teams incompetence, an Arizon...
Gronk Knows What Number Comes After 68
Rob Gronkowski, a carefree semi truck that just happens to play football, scored his 68th career touchdown in the Patriots’ win over the Steelers today. The tight end is now tied with Stanley Morgan for the franchise record in total touchdowns. After the game, Gronk impressed reporters by correctly ...
Jay Ajayi Has Had A Historic Two Games
Arian Foster’s ineffectiveness turned into Jay Ajayi’s opportunity, and the Dolphins running back has made the most of it in the last two weeks....