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Bob McNair Changes Mind, Wants Refund Of His Donation To Group Opposing Anti-Discrimination Law
Texans owner Bob McNair donated $10,000 to Campaign for Houston, a PAC that opposes an ordinance that intends to protect Houstonians from discrimination. (The opposition has mostly been from those opposed to giving protections to gay and transgender residents.) After receiving backlash for backing t...
Thomas Davis Dislocated His Finger Avoiding A Block, Popped It Back In, Then Made The Tackle
In last Sunday’s game between the Panthers and Seahawks, Carolina LB Thomas Davis did a very tough, gross thing. ...
Vince Wilfork Speaks Out About His Friend Killed By A Cop
Vince Wilfork’s childhood friend Corey Jones was shot dead on Sunday by Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) police officer Nouman Raja. Wilfork spoke yesterday about doing what he can to make sure justice is served....
Colin Kaepernick Donked A Guy Right In The Face
Somehow, this was a matchup of teams with identical records. But the Seahawks’ 20-3 win over the 49ers felt like so many of the blowouts in the recent one-sided stretch of the Seattle-San Francisco rivalry. The only things that set this one apart were the Niners’ especially unproductive offense, the...
Security Footage Shows Giants Fan Before He Got Knocked Out By Eagles Fan
SEPTA police released this video Wednesday, which shows the scene before a Giants fan was knocked out at 69th Street Terminal after Monday’s Giants-Eagles game. ...
We May Have Seen The Last Of Percy Harvin
Bills wide receiver Percy Harvin didn’t travel to London for his team’s game against the Jaguars, leading most to assume that he stayed home because of his lingering hip injury. Head coach Rex Ryan raised some eyebrows, however, when he said that Harvin was missing the London game due to “personal r...
TMZ: Fred Jackson Revved Engine At Another Car, Raced Down One-Mile Stretch
Yesterday TMZ reported that Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson got into an accident outside of the team’s practice facility while “drag racing” with teammate Marshawn Lynch. While no one disputes Jackson crashed his car into a stop sign, he says he wasn’t racing, and the Renton (Wash.) polic...
Daniel Fells Is Home And His Kids Are Thrilled To See Him
Giants tight end Daniel Fells was released from the hospital yesterday, 18 days and seven surgeries after being admitted with a MRSA infection that threatened the amputation of his foot. The infection is under control—Fells will get to keep his foot—but the best part might have been when his kids go...
Doug "Muscle Hamster" Martin Wants To Switch Nicknames
Buccaneers running back Doug Martin is commonly known as “Muscle Hamster,” but he really hates that nickname. We’ve covered this before. This week, Martin revived his plea to give him any other nickname. That’s not how it works....
Texans Owner Donates $10,000 To Houston Group Opposing Anti-Discrimination Law
On Nov. 3, Houston residents will vote on Proposition 1, a proposed ordinance that would help protect people from discrimination at work, in public, and in the housing market. A major opponent of Proposition 1 is the Campaign for Houston PAC, a group that produced a campaign commercial in which form...
The NFL Gets Its Way On Cameron Heyward's Cancer-Awareness Eye Black
Cameron Heyward and the NFL have reached an agreement on his customized eye black: the Steelers defensive end will stop wearing “IRON HEAD” under his cheeks, and the league will make his two weeks of fines “significantly less,” according to ESPN. In other words, the league won....
Report: Fred Jackson Crashes Sports Car While Racing Marshawn Lynch (UPDATES)
According to TMZ, Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson crashed his Corvette into a planter box while drag racing teammate Marshawn Lynch outside of the team’s Renton (Wash.) practice facility. TMZ reports that Jackson and Lynch were racing down a straight public road when the accident happened...
NFL Network Is Sorry For Showing All Those Bengals' Butts
NFL Network viewers got to see a bunch of naked Bengals players in the background of Albert Breer’s locker-room interview with Adam Jones on Sunday. Today, the network apologized for accidentally airing those dicks and butts....
Cam Heyward Challenges The NFL On His Cancer-Awareness Eye Black
Cameron Heyward will appeal the NFL’s fine for wearing a personal message on his eye black, and clarified his intentions for making the statement: the Steelers DE said the gesture wasn’t just for his late father, Craig “Ironhead” Heyward, who died of brain cancer, but for everyone....
The Colts' Trick Play Was Even More Of A Mess Than We Realized
The Indianapolis Colts’ failed “swinging gate” play was one of the goofier and funnier moments in recent memory. But punter Pat McAfee has gone into more detail on what was supposed to happen—and what went horribly wrong—and the intent behind the play makes a little more sense. The execution, howeve...
Trash-Talking Giants Fan Unprepared For Eagles Fan's Hands
A Giants fan at Philadelphia’s 69th St. Terminal was just speaking truth, according to himself, and an Eagles fan presumably didn’t like whatever truth that was. So, he laid out the Giants fan. A bunch of people cheered....
Raccoon Caught Trying To Watch Giants-Eagles Game
Check out this raccoon trying to get a seat at The Linc. Not today, pal. Stadium staff captured the animal before kickoff, and deprived it of watching any of Sam Bradford’s interceptions....
Marcus Mariota Has Sprained MCL After Late And Low Hit
Titans rookie QB Marcus Mariota could miss some time with a sprained knee ligament, injured on Sunday on the type of hit the NFL changes its rules specifically to prevent. Or, as both Mariota’s coach and teammate termed it, “bullshit football.”...
Jamie Collins Is A Freak
The most noteworthy play of Sunday night’s Patriots-Colts game was Indy’s trick play that never should have been snapped, but it’s also worth taking a second to marvel at Jamie Collins clearing the Colts’ line to block an extra point attempt. He timed his leap with the snap perfectly, and used his l...
Former Giants Punter Steve Weatherford Is Trolling Eagles Fans Pretty Hard
Steve Weatherford was cut by the Giants before the season, but his loyalties ahead of tonight’s New York/Philly matchup are quite clear. He’s spent the last day pissing off Eagles fans online....