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Well, Here Are The Bears
The Bears’ first dose of 2017 preseason action—and therefore the first game of their Mike Glennon era—initially looked pretty good, in that they won their coin toss tonight against the Broncos. But things started going south, uh, pretty much immediately after:...
The Rams And Chargers Did Some Fightin'
The Rams and Chargers held a joint practice on Wednesday, and over the course of a two-hour scrimmage, three separate fights broke out....
Bill Simmons's Rankings Of Patriots Wins, Ranked
Bill Simmons had his buddy Hench on his podcast yesterday. They ranked the best 25 Patriots wins since 2001. It took almost two hours and I listened to all of it. Here is the correct ranking of Simmons’s rankings, honorable mentions excluded....
Todd Bowles Is Fed Up With Sheldon Richardson Talking About Brandon Marshall
We aren’t even one week into the preseason, and Jets head coach Todd Bowles is already snapping during interviews....
The Jets' Offense Has A Chance To Be Historically Awful
With Quincy Enunwa now out for the season with a neck injury, the Jets’ wide receiving corps will be led by ... well, um, let me know whether you’ve heard of any of these jamokes:...
Report: Malik McDowell's ATV Crash Could Cost Him His Entire Rookie Season
Seahawks second-round pick Malik McDowell hasn’t reported to training camp after he suffered “facial injuries” and a concussion in an ATV crash on July 30. McDowell said after the accident that his injuries weren’t life- or career-threatening, but his recovery will take a while, and could eat into h...
Report: Branden Albert Is Reconsidering His Week-Old Retirement
Last week, offensive lineman Branden Albert seemed pretty sure that he didn’t want to play for the Jaguars. After being traded to Jacksonville from the Dolphins in March, Albert sought and didn’t get a new contract from the Jags, so after three days of training camp, he retired before ever playing a...
Unsealed Emails Show NFL Team Docs Turning On Each Other Under DEA Pressure<em></em>
Last month, a federal judge struck down what was left of a class-action lawsuit that accused NFL teams of pumping ex-players full of dangerous painkillers, to the detriment of the long-term health of those players. The July 21 ruling, by Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court of Northern Cal...
Would You Be Interested In A Talk Show With Tom Brady And Jim Gray?
Tom Brady has slowly and carefully built up his own lifestyle brand in recent years, with his extravagant pajamas, rabbit food, and post-human, Russell Wilson-esque ad pitches delivered through the Patriots QB’s online presence. It appears that Brady might be dipping his toe into a half-hour web ser...
Many People Are Doubting Jay Cutler's Commitment To Football<em></em>
The Dolphins held a press conference today to officially introduce new quarterback Jay Cutler, who ended his brief retirement to sign a one-year, $10 million deal to play in Miami. Cutler certainly plugs a hole at quarterback for the Dolphins, but there remain concerns about his commitment to the ga...
Jarvis Landry Under Investigation For Possible Battery; Girlfriend Says He Never Physically Hurt Her
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry is being investigated for possible battery in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It was first reported today by Andy Slater of WINZ, and Fort Lauderdale police confirmed to Deadspin that the case is open and has been sent to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office, w...
Let's Check In With The Jets
The following paragraph, from the MMQB’s Tim Rohan, does not appear to be intended as irony:...
Coldplay's Chris Martin On Football: "Oooooh Reeedskinnnsssssss"
Coldplay performed at the Washington Redskins’ stadium Sunday night and put together a brief (but somehow too long) tribute song to curry favor with fans of the local team. Lead singer Chris Martin crooned this 30-second masterpiece to the cheering crowd. ...
Jay Cutler Is Joining The Miami Dolphins After All
A day after it was reported that Jay Cutler was leaning away from joining the Miami Dolphins, Cutler has now reportedly agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract to join the organization and replace injured starter Ryan Tannehill....
Check Out LaDainian Tomlinson's Moving Hall Of Fame Induction Speech
Former NFL great LaDainian Tomlinson was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame tonight, and he kicked off his time in Canton with a moving speech about his heritage, his family history, and his vision for a future in which the country could come to work towards “the highest ideals of mankind.” ...
JayWatch: Now It Sounds Like Jay Cutler Will Not Be Joining The Dolphins
While it hasn’t quite achieved the will-he-won’t-he twists of 2017's great NeyWatch, the Jay Cutler-Miami situation has had an unusual number of twists for a flirtation involving a 34-year-old replacement quarterback....
Jerry Jones Shares A "Jerry-ism" On The Topic Of Colin Kaepernick
Friday night Tony Romo shared the following photo from Jerry Jones’s Hall of Fame party:...
Super Bowl-Winning QB Jim Plunkett: "My Life Sucks ... Everything Hurts"
Jim Plunkett won a pair of Super Bowls with the Raiders in the 1980s, taking home the MVP award at Super Bowl XV. He played 15 years in the league, won the Heisman Trophy at Stanford, and is the only eligible two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
Frank Clark Injures Teammate With "Flying Punch"
Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark was kicked off the practice field yesterday after injuring left tackle Germain Ifedi in a fight. There isn’t any video footage of the fight, but according to writers who were on the scene, Clark hit Ifedi with a fairly devastating punch....