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Report: AEG Throws In The Towel On Downtown L.A.'s Farmers Field
Sports and entertainment behemoth AEG has admitted defeat for one of its signature projects—Farmers Field, the proposed downtown Los Angeles NFL stadium—with the Los Angeles Times reporting that AEG “has informed city officials that it will not seek an extension of an April 17 deadline to secure a t...
Relax: Tim Tebow Isn't Signing With The Texans
Take a deep breath. Twitter: this means you. Turn off the Tebow Siren....
Babysitter Claims Aaron Hernandez Tried To Kiss Her
The fact that Aaron Hernandez tried to kiss hired babysitter Jennifer Fortier isn't particularly relevant to the alleged murder of Odin Lloyd—Fortier was on the stand for today's portion of the trial—but it's still interesting to see if Hernandez's fiancée Shayanna Jenkins has a change of heart ab...
NFL Threatens Investigation Into Dumbest Thing
Matching the futility of King Canute raging at the waves—yet sadder for actually expecting the tides to halt upon command—the NFL has sharply warned its teams to stop releasing news of contract agreements before free agency actually begins. Good luck with that, guys....
Stephen A. Smith Floats The Theory That <i>Maybe</i> Chip Kelly Is A Racist
Listen. First Take is a trashy, cynical show that exists so that Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless, two of the widest talking sphincters in sports punditry, can take turns spouting fake and bad shit to the masses. Most of the time, it's so disingenuous that it's depressing, but sometimes, one of the...
Report: Tim Tebow Learned How To Throw A Football
Tim Tebow. When was the last time you thought about that guy? The NFL's been so busy with other stories that we forgot about The Man Who Just Won. Fear not, however: Tebow's been learning how to tighten his throwing motion, and he's reportedly considering an appearance at the new veterans' combine t...
What Is Chip Kelly Doing?
Two months ago, Chip Kelly was given full control over the Eagles' football personnel decisions. Every trade, every signing, every draft pick—that's all Kelly. Which raises the question, given that the Eagles have been the single most active team ahead of the official start of free agency: what exac...
49ers Deny Report That They're Trying To Trade Colin Kaepernick
The post-Jim Harbaugh 49ers roster will have notable changes—running back Frank Gore has reportedly agreed to a deal in principle with the Eagles—but one report claims San Francisco's seeing what they can get for quarterback Colin Kaepernick....
Report: Ndamukong Suh Set To Sign 6-Year, $114M Deal With Miami Dolphins
Ndamukong Suh's 'bout to get PAID. According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, the NFL's most coveted free agent has negotiated a $114 million contract with the Miami Dolphins, which includes $60 million in guaranteed money....
![Former Jets Running Back Chris Johnson Shot In Arm Last Night [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/pge0pu9wyr1icokunnrq.jpg)
Former Jets Running Back Chris Johnson Shot In Arm Last Night [Update]
Ian Rapoport has reported that former Jets and Titans running back Chris Johnson has been shot while home in Florida last night. He is apparently recovering in an Orlando hospital and is expected to be okay....
Tampa Bay Bucs Cheerleaders Win $825K Lawsuit Settlement Against Team
And another one! Following in the footsteps of the Raiders, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have settled the lawsuit brought by former cheerleaders to the tune of $825,000....
LaRon Landry Suspended For PED Use (Again)
The NFL reportedly suspended LaRon Landry for 10 games today for violating the league's PED policy. Landry's currently a free-agent safety who last played for the Colts....
![Report: Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks Agree To One-Year Deal [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/xm2ls0gb323wkb5pizmd.jpg)
Report: Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks Agree To One-Year Deal [UPDATE]
Per Adam Schefter, the Seahawks and Marshawn Lynch have agreed to a new deal. John Clayton added the contract details: one season for $11 million. (Update below.)...
Walmart: We Don't Have Any Dez Bryant Parking Lot Video
Well, it's on the record: Walmart says it has no video of Dez Bryant from July 11, 2011, the day police were called to investigate a disturbance in a Lancaster store's parking lot....
Jets Trade For Brandon Marshall
The Bears have agreed to send WR Brandon Marshall to the Jets, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. The haul hasn't been reported yet (Update: a fifth rounder), but it shouldn't be huge: Chicago was desperate to move Marshall before his $7.5 million guarantee kicked in next week....
The Steelers Really, Really Hope Troy Polamalu Retires
The NFL is vicious. There's no player so respected or so beloved that he won't be forced out the door when his abilities no longer justify his cap hit. It happens to everyone, eventually. It's happening to Troy Polamalu....
Aldon Smith Has Given Up Nearly All Of His Guaranteed Money
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has agreed to restructure his contract with the team so that most of the $9.75 million he was set to earn this season will no longer be guaranteed....
New Fake Indian Joins Old Fake Indian In NY High School's R-Word Fight
The "Redskins" name controversy has played out all over America for years now, in precincts high and low. It's now turned up, though, in the last place you'd expect—Lancaster, N.Y. Some of the same spurious Indians defending the NFL team's name jumped in the small-town fray this week....
Maurice Jones-Drew Is Retiring
Running back Maurice Jones-Drew just announced his retirement from the NFL, which is oddly affecting, because he was tiny and strong and great and so much fun to watch....
Fake Larry Donnell Gets On MSNBC, Says "Fuck Her Right In The Pussy"
Giants tight end Larry Donnell was on the plane that crashed into a fence in New York today. The guy who called into Andrea Mitchell's MSNBC show was not. Guess how the interview ended....