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Zach Wilson's season, perhaps Jets career, over
Jets quarterback Zach Wilson remains in concussion protocol and won't play Sunday against the New England Patriots, ending his season and perhaps his career in New York....

Cardinals LT D.J. Humphries done with torn ACL
Arizona Cardinals stalwart left tackle D.J. Humphries will miss Week 18 and a good chunk of the 2024 season after tearing his ACL....
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Jackson Mahomes pleads no contest, gets 6 months probation [Update]
Updated March 9: Jackson Mahomes was sentenced Thursday to six months probation by a Johnson County judge after pleading no contest in a misdemeanor battery case. ...

Giants QB Tyrod Taylor to start Week 18
Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor is the starter for New York in the Week 18 season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles....

What’s going on at Harvard with Claudine Gay is similar to how the NFL, sports, and America operate
Claudine Gay is the new Nikole Hannah-Jones in the same way that Eric Bieniemy is the latest version of Sherman Lewis. And while there’s a big difference between being a leader at an institution of higher learning and coaching football, the common denominator remains the same — excluding Black peopl...

This week in the NFL: Pledge allegiance or go cry in the corner
Welcome to Deadspin’s The Sports Nihilist, where all is for naught, and we are but accidental jolts of electrified meat stuck to the surface of a rock in an indifferent universe....

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence to practice Wednesday
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is getting healthy and the Jacksonville Jaguars plan to make a full assessment of his readiness for their Week 18 visit to the Tennessee Titans in practice on Wednesday....

Jaguars WR Christian Kirk returns to practice from IR
Wide receiver Christian Kirk began his 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve as the Jaguars prepare for the regular-season finale at Tennessee....

Bill Belichick said he'd reveal his future on TacoCorp's MyFace offline social network
There have been persistent rumors that this could be Bill Belichick’s final season as the HC of the New England Patriots. The team is 4-12 heading into the final week of the NFL regular season, and has seen uneven QB play since Tom Brady left town....

Billionaire NFL owner gets $300K fine for Tepper Tantrum
Billionaire Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper received a slap on the wrist from the NFL Tuesday evening for his “unacceptable conduct” during the Panthers’ 26-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. ...

Aaron Rodgers tries to link Jimmy Kimmel to Epstein because he's butthurt over sketch mocking him
Aaron Rodgers should work on his sense of humor. He will never have a sharp enough wit to compete with Jimmy Kimmel, but no one expects that. What would benefit Rodgers would be to learn that slanderous statements and verbal comebacks are not the same thing....

Formula simple for Colts, Texans: Win and get in
Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud has led the Houston Texans to their first winning season since 2019....

Steelers fighting for playoff spot, face top-seeded Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff bracket, so why play their starters in Week 18?...

Panthers owner David Tepper fined $300K for throwing drink at fans
The NFL announced a $300,000 fine for Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper for what it called "unacceptable conduct" during the Panthers' 26-0 loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday....

The Bears are deluding themselves into thinking Justin Fields is their QB of the future
Near the end of Justin Fields’ triumphant win over the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears fans serenaded him with a passionate “We want Justin” chant. The chorus reached a fever pitch on a night when Fields threw for north of 260 yards and one touchdown in a blowout win over the Atlanta Falcons. Through...

Commanders, Ron Rivera waiting another day to name starting QB
Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera plans to identify a starting quarterback for Week 18 on Wednesday....

Cowboys DC Dan Quinn not yet concerned with future
Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn already has a game plan when it comes to his next opportunity to be a head coach....

Report: Jets to release RB Dalvin Cook
The New York Jets and running back Dalvin Cook mutually decided to part ways, NFL Network reported on Tuesday....

Frank Ryan, last Browns QB to win title, dies at 87
Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to win an NFL title with the Cleveland Browns, died Monday at the age of 87....

Sports has an owner problem
There’s an owner problem across all professional sports. If you think the behavior of Carolina Panthers’ owner David Tepper was abhorrent, and it was, and needs to be eradicated from the game, and it should, wait 15 minutes until the next entitled billionaire gets fussy. ...