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Tony Romo's Baby Is Sponsored By Starter
When the Romos released the first photo of their baby Hawkins two months ago, we couldn't help notice Tony's backwards cap. Not the fact that it was backwards; that's par for the course. But the prominently and perfectly displayed Starter logo....

Send Us Your Photos Of Rob Gronkowski Wearing A Shirt
Rob Gronkowski's offseason is becoming the stuff of legends—but it's also becoming tired. How many photos and videos of Gronk dancing, Gronk drinking, Gronk grinding, and Gronk disrobing can you really look at? Just today some dude emailed us asking if we want a video of Gronkowski doing body shots ...

And Now There's (Really Sweaty) Video Of Rob Gronkowski Dancing Shirtless After A Weekend Charity Event
We told you earlier about Rob Gronkowski's appearance Saturday night at a Children's Hospital charity event in Boston, after which he danced shirtless and may or may not have purposely dumped a drink on a woman. Well, thanks to our intrepid friends at Busted Coverage, now you can watch him pump hi...

Jay Cutler Says Modern Football Has Left Mike Martz Behind
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The Bears' old OC was stuck in 1999....

Here's That Picture Of The Denver Broncos' Playbook D.J. Williams Tweeted
The guys over at Sportsgrid, via SB Nation, have the art for you. If you're unaware, D.J. WIlliams is a guy with a bad track record who tweeted the above picture of his new team-provided iPad as a message informing fans that he was studying and learning a new position. It showed some defensive form...

Former Tennessee Titans DB Wade Davis Discusses Being Gay In The NFL
The Wade Davis story has been making the rounds recently and it is an interesting one. Ten years ago he was struggling to earn a spot with the Tennessee Titans while also keeping up appearances in the Tennessee locker room. In an interview with Outsports, discussing his time with the Titans and tea...

DeAngelo Hall Says RG3 Is "Light Years Ahead" Of Rookie Michael Vick
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The difference is mental....

Here's The Rest Of Trent "Silverback" Williams's Gorilla-Themed Basement
Yesterday we brought you the news that Washington Redskins OT Trent Williams has fully bought in to his "Silverback" nickname, decorating his basement with all sorts of gorilla art. We had a picture of one painting, a gorilla wearing Williams's 71 jersey. Now we've got the rest of the set, thanks to...

Adrian Peterson Is Ranting On Twitter About America's Godlessness
Adrian Peterson is a great, great running back. This we knew. But we never knew before today that the young man was a budding Thomas Aquinas....

Six-Year-Old Sends Brandon Jacobs $3.36 To Stay With The Giants
Brandon Jacobs is not what you would call a great running back. But that doesn't matter when you're six years old, and you attach yourself to a player for the least rational of reasons. Maybe young Joe saw Brandon Jacobs score a single touchdown on a particularly formative viewing day. Maybe Joe's p...

Chicago-Area Drug Bust Turns Up Heroin, Weapons, Packers Super Bowl XLV Ring
The feds made six arrests and said they "seized 20 kilograms of heroin, about $1.4 million in cash, and 18 weapons." Oh, and a Super Bowl XLV ring that had been reported stolen by a Packers team executive. [Shutdown Corner]...

NFL Referees Are Officially Locked Out
The NFL's contract with the referees' union expired on May 31st, and last-minute talks between the sides broke down. Rather than rush back to the bargaining table, the league has announced it will start hiring and training replacement officials—and that's the biggest bargaining chip of all, of cours...

The NFL Reportedly Has A Detailed Bounty Payout List Kept By The Saints
All along the Saints—particularly the litigious Jonathan Vilma—have called upon the NFL to release whatever evidence they collected in investigating the Saints bounty scandal. This isn't that release, but if it's one of those "official leaks," it's just as good. Apparently the Saints kept a ledger t...

<i>Game Of Thrones</i> Author Says Patriots Are The NFL's Lannisters
We already knew that George R. R. Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, is a Jets fan. (He called the Tebow trade awful, and Tebow the "worst quarterback in the National Football League.") So SI got him on the phone to talk some football....

Who Gave The Green Light To Release The Saints' Bounty Tape?
When documentary filmmaker Sean Pamphilon released the Bountygate audio back in early April, was he acting on his own? The recording, a now-infamous four-minute clip of New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams telling his players to "kill the fucking head" against the 49ers, was made ...

The 49ers Claim They Never Had Any Interest In Peyton Manning
Jim Harbaugh had about as successful a first year coaching the San Francisco 49ers as anyone could've predicted, but he also cemented his reputation as a hothead who has little respect for opposing teams and perhaps even less for the media. Ever since he flew out to North Carolina to see Peyton Mann...

Tim Tebow's Ex-Teammates Sound Relieved That He's Gone
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Eric Decker would prefer to worry about football, thank you very much....

The Dolphins Will Be On <em>Hard Knocks</em>
After every interesting team in the NFL decided they weren't interested, and after we feared it might come down to the eager Jaguars, up steps a team that no one predicted. It's the dark horse fish mammals, the Miami Dolphins, that will be featured on HBO's Hard Knocks....

People Call This Rugby Player "Beast." See If You Can Guess Why.
When you're young and stupid this is how you imagine all sports moments ought to look, like something out of a G-rated movie about an all-star donkey who plays point guard, or one of those daydream sandlot plays that involves you jumping off a friend's shoulders to catch the would-be home run. Then...

Lions DT Nick Fairley Was Arrested Again Last Night, This Time On DUI And "Eluding" Police Charges
Nick Fairley sure is having a busy off season. In the distant past of April, Fairley was busted in Alabama (around the corner from his mom's house) for marijuana possession. Early this morning, he found himself handcuffed by Alabama police once again....