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NFL To Investigate Chicago Bears For Failing To Disclose Full Injury Report To Media
Matt Forte and Pernell McPhee didn’t travel to St. Louis for the Bears’ game against the Rams this weekend. Chicago told their opponents about the injuries, but they did not comply with NFL rules on properly notifying the media, and because of that, the NFL is “looking into” the matter, according to...

Panthers DE Charles Johnson Had To Buy His Own Ticket For Today's Game
Charles Johnson is currently on the IR for the 7-1 Carolina Panthers. He, of course, wanted to watch his possibly undefeated teammates play the Titans today, but he was shit out of luck as far as any free tickets, so he had to pay his own way....

Rugby Star Dan Carter Almost Played For The Patriots
New Zealander Dan Carter just won his third World Rugby Player of the Year award earlier in November, after his All Blacks defeated Australia 34-17 to win the Rugby World Cup. The 33-year old fly half retired from international play after the win, but he still plays professionally for French team Ra...

The Really Perplexing Stuff: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL
What would it actually take to get the NFL to break its weekly PR disaster cycle? Seriously. What would it take....

NFL Admits It Fucked Up With Pajama Uniforms That Ruined Game For Colorblind Fans
The absurd “color rush” uniforms worn by the Jets and Bills last night were bad enough if you could see them. They were worse for the millions of viewers who couldn’t. The NFL says: oops....

Man Wants To Play For Cleveland Browns
Monte Gaddis was raised in Cleveland, played college football at Towson, and had an overseas stint in the Polish American Football League. Now back in Ohio, the 23-year-old formulated an interesting strategy in an effort to earn a new gig: Stand in front of the Browns’ facilities until someone notic...

Rex Ryan Was Fuckin' Pumped About Beating The Jets, And That's Just Fine
Rex Ryan just can’t help himself. He couldn’t help himself when he named the guy who broke Jets quarterback Geno Smith’s jaw one of the pregame captains, and he couldn’t help himself when he reacted like he’d just won the damn Super Bowl after beating the Jets, the team he coached for six years befo...

Stupid Nike Uniforms Wreaking Havoc On Colorblind NFL Fans
Nike introduced some stupid new uniforms for tonight’s Bills-Jets game, and the color-on-color combination is especially bad for people with colorblindness, who are taking to Twitter to let the NFL know their displeasure....

Panthers' Josh Norman Fined For Patriotic Cleats During "Salute To Service" Game
The NFL rolled out its Salute to Service campaign this past weekend, recognizing the military and hawking apparel with a special green and camo theme. Panthers cornerback Josh Norman’s gesture was wearing special cleats in Sunday’s game against the Packers. The league fined him $5,000....
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Dez Bryant Flipped Out On A Reporter Today [UPDATE]
After the Dallas Cowboys practice today, wide receiver Dez Bryant went on a rant about the media. There was a lot of yelling, but it’s still not exactly clear what he was mad about....

Inside The Closed-Door NFL Hearing That Reinstated Greg Hardy
On March 4, the NFL conducted a reinstatement hearing for Greg Hardy, who had spent most of the previous season on the Commissioner’s Exempt List after he was accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Holder. Deadspin has obtained the transcript of that confidential hearing, which you’ll find ...

Odell Beckham Is Forcing Himself To Become Ambidextrous
The Wall Street Journal’s Kevin Clark has a fun new story about Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who wants to become ambidextrous so badly that he is doing as many tasks as possible with his non-dominant left hand. ...

Godsmack Vocalist Taunts Seahawks Fans At Washington Show
Godsmack vocalist Salvatore “Sully” Erna is from Massachusetts, and he loves the Patriots. Surprising, right? At the band’s Nov. 4 show in Yakima, Wash., he acknowledged Seattle Seahawks fans in the crowd, and improvised a song about how the team sucks “big fuckin’ dick.”...

Greg Hardy Accuses Critics Of Discrimination
At some point in the last 24 hours, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy gave himself an interesting new Twitter bio:...

Report: Raiders Linebacker Investigated For Taunting A Police Dog
Hey, did you know that taunting a police dog in the state of Pennsylvania is a felony? I’m willing to bet Ray-Ray Armstrong, the Raiders linebacker who is reportedly under investigation for doing just that, didn’t know it was a felony....

Geno Smith's Fine With The Guy Who Punched Him; Next Question
Bills coach Rex Ryan occasionally likes to choose game captains with an underlying message. Last Sunday, he picked three former Dolphins against Miami. This Thursday, I.K. Enemkpali—the former Jets linebacker who punched quarterback Geno Smith in the face over $600—will be a captain. Today, Smith sa...

Spectacularly Drunk Browns Fan Just Can't Pull It Together
This video comes to us from a fan who attended last Thursday night’s game between the Bengals and Browns. Please enjoy The Tale Of Drunk-Ass Mark And His Exasperated Friends:...

Wes Welker Is Back And It Feels Terrible
By all accounts—his own, his teams’, and a top NFL-affiliated concussion specialist’s—Wes Welker is healthy and ready to play. St. Louis badly needs a receiver. Still, when the Rams announced they signed Welker to bolster their etiolated passing attack, my first reaction was disappointment. It’s a s...

Police: Brawling, Hospitalized Cowboys And Eagles Fans Are Brothers (UPDATE)
In the video above (via The Big Lead), you can see a pretty good right hook from a Cowboys fan take down an Eagles fan at last night’s game in Dallas. Just another example in a long list of football fans exhibiting uncivilized behavior and beating the shit out of each other at a game, right?...

Aqib Talib Has A Terrible Excuse For Poking Dwayne Allen's Eye
Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib put his fingers in Colts tight end Dwayne Allen’s eye near the end of Sunday’s game, and was flagged for unnecessary roughness. The penalty gave Indianapolis a first down, and killed any last chance for Denver to go for the tie or win. The NFL issued a one-game suspensi...