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A Little Luck Gives Bobby Rainey The Year's First Kickoff Return TD

At first, the Ravens’ Bobby Rainey looked down before the 25 on just another ho-hum kickoff return. But Rainey got up after he was tripped by his own man, and without any whistles blown, he was able to accelerate past all the confused Chicago tacklers for a 96-yard score....

The Bears Have More Trick Plays Up Their Sleeves

The best thing the Chicago Bears have done all year was last Monday’s intricate, confusing trick play for a game-tying two-point conversion.* Today, they added to their elaborate arsenal, bringing Tarik Cohen into the mix as the running back took a toss and threw a score to Zach Miller....

Aaron Rodgers Has A Broken Collarbone [Update]

After taking what looked like a hard hit from Anthony Barr after a throw, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has left the game against Minnesota. While Rodgers initially walked off the field under his own power, he was carted to the locker room soon after....

Sucker-Punching Panthers Fan Arrested And Charged With Assault

Shortly after video of Kyle Adam Maraghy punching out an older fan during last night’s Panthers-Eagles game began circulating today, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD confirmed that they were looking into the case. This afternoon, they announced that they’d arrested Maraghy and charged him with simple as...

Jerry Jones Mad At The System He Helped Create

Cowboys owner and NFL shadow commissioner Jerry Jones isn’t happy that a federal appeals court vacated Ezekiel Elliott’s injunction, thus clearing the way for the running back’s six-game suspension. Jones’s mood is to be expected, but—surprise!—he also isn’t happy about the extrajudicial process tha...

Luke Kuechly Is In Concussion Protocol Again

Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, who has missed parts of each of the last two seasons after suffering concussions, left last night’s game against the Eagles in the second quarter. The hit that knocked Kuechly out of the game looked like it may have hurt his shoulder, but afterwards it was revealed ...

Roger Goodell's Wife Defended Him Through A Now-Deleted Anonymous Twitter Account

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell takes frequent criticism across many mediums, but according to the Wall Street Journal, former Fox News anchor Jane Skinner Goodell stood up for her husband’s bumbling through an anonymous Twitter account with the absolutely perfect handle @forargument....

Appeals Court Vacates Ezekiel Elliott's Injunction, Clears Path To Suspension [Updated]

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the NFL today in the ongoing Ezekiel Elliott case, writing that Elliott’s lawsuit contesting his six-game suspension was “premature.”...

How The NFL Lost Its Mind And Its Nerve On Anthem Protests

The NFL’s approach to players protesting racial injustice during the national anthem has moved to a whole new level of attempting to please everyone. In a matter of weeks, the league has gone from supporting the players, to co-opting and marketing their protests, to trying to squelch the demonstrati...

Giants Suspend Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie Indefinitely After Disagreement With Ben McAdoo

Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie met with coach Ben McAdoo this morning in an attempt to smooth out has recently become a tempestuous relationship. Rodgers-Cromartie tossed his helmet after he was taken off the field during the team’s loss to the Chargers last weekend, and he later clar...

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Woman Who Released Video Of Dolphins Coach Snorting Lines: "A Point Had To Be Proven"

Kijuana Nige, the Las Vegas model who released the video of Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster snorting lines in his office, appeared on The Dan Le Batard Show today to detail the backstory between her and Foerster—including a description of how she became Foerster’s “cocaine platter...

The Giants Are Now The Jets

Say, how are things going with the New York Giants?...

Ben Roethlisberger's Grumpy

The Steelers had their doors blown off by the Jaguars on Sunday, with Ben Roethlisberger throwing five picks. Pittsburgh is still 3-2 and tied for first in the AFC North, but Big Ben has been especially cranky lately....

Report: Florida Man Sets Self On Fire After Cowboys Loss

Here’s a Florida Man story that’s just, like, a little too on the nose—a 27-year-old guy in Vero Beach who was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns after setting himself on fire when he lost a bet on Sunday’s Packers-Cowboys game. ...

Mike Ditka Slams NFL Protests: "There Has Been No Oppression In The Last 100 Years" [Update]

Pro Football Hall of Famer and former ESPN analyst Mike Ditka dove again into the NFL protest controversy last night in an interview with Jim Gray on Westwood One Radio, saying that players kneeling during the national anthem need to “go to another country and play football” because he “doesn’t know...

Roger Goodell Says In The Blandest Way Possible That He Wants All NFL Players To Stand For The Anthem

In the NFL, there are no spectrums. There are only polarities. Star or bust. Locker room guy or distraction. Truck or trailer. Divided or united....

Report: Adrian Peterson Will Now Average Three Yards A Carry For The Cardinals

Adrian Peterson has been demoted from Saint to Cardinal....

Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: What Is Jay Cutler Even Doing Here?

Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....

The Bears Had Been Holding Onto That Sweet Trick Play For A While

Let me list all the things I’m aware of from the football game: It was 3-2 at halftime. Sam Bradford broke down again. Mitchell Trubisky apparently looked decent in his NFL debut, even if basically all the other Bears are bad. This fake punt TD pass was pretty cool, though. Drew says his Vike boys w...