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Report: Adrian Peterson Told Jerry Jones He Wants To Play For Dallas
In this week's ESPN The Magazine, Don Van Natta profiles Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. There's so, so much in there. It starts off with Jones dancing with Kate Bosworth, for goodness sake. But, yeah, this Adrian Peterson story is going to make some news on its own....
Dan Snyder Wants A New Stadium Because FedEx Field "Is 17 Years Old Now"
Dan Snyder wants a new stadium, and it's the perfect storm of one of sports' most odious owners taking his turn at one of sports' biggest scams. ...
Report: Tom Brady "Very Upset" By Logan Mankins Trade
Everyone's still a little shocked by the Patriots' trade of six-time Pro-Bowl guard Logan Mankins to the Buccaneers in exchange for TE Tim Wright and a fourth-round draft pick. But if you were taken aback, imagine how the guy who's been protected by Mankins for the past nine seasons must feel....
NFL Statistical Milestones That Could Be Reached This Season
With the NFL season near, here's a list of statistical achievements to watch out for courtesy of Pro Football Reference data. ...
Mike Vick Is Super Passive-Aggressive About Riley Cooper Not Texting Him
It was Michael Vick who publicly jumped to Riley Cooper's defense after the Eagles receiver was caught on camera using racial slurs. The QB spoke out in favor of forgiving Cooper at a time other players were saying they had lost all respect. "We had guys talking about knocking him out, taking his he...
The NFL Wants Kids To Learn About Fantasy Football In Math Class
The Wall Street Journal has a Q&A today with Mark Waller, the NFL's chief marketing officer. There's a lot of corporatespeak, and then the conversation turns toward the children. The NFL is most definitely thinking of the children....
Josh Gordon's Season-Long Suspension Upheld
Browns WR Josh Gordon will miss the entire 2014 season, after the NFL hearing process upheld his 16-game suspension for testing positive for marijuana....
Sam Agonistes: A Gay NFLer Negotiates A Straight Man's World
Originally published in slightly different form in the August issue of Out Magazine. Reprinted here with permission....
NFL Fines Pete Carroll, Seahawks For Contact In Offseason Practice
Pete Carroll and the Seahawks will be fined approximately $300,000 for "excessive contact between players during a June 16 practice," according to Chris Mortensen. The team will also lose two minicamp practices next season. Another report said the NFL Players Association looked into a possible viola...
Richie Incognito Cleared To Return To NFL
Emerging from disciplinary purgatory after his role in the Dolphins' bullying scandal, Richie Incognito's path to return to the NFL is now wide open. And it appears he's going to catch on with a team soon, according to Adam Schefter: ...
Patriots Trade Logan Mankins To Bucs For Pick, Ex-Rutgers Player
The Patriots have agreed to a trade. It does not involve Ryan Mallett....
ESPN Reports On Who Is And Isn't Showering With Michael Sam
This morning's episode of SportsCenter briefly checked in with reporter Josina Anderson, who is on the scene at Rams training camp. She was asked to talk about how Michael Sam is fitting in with his new teammates, and Anderson went ahead and told us about how Sam's showering habits....
Sean Gilbert, Running For NFLPA Head, Proposes 18-Game Season
Sean Gilbert, who played DT for four teams over 12 seasons before retiring in 2003, had announced he will run against DeMaurice Smith for executive director of the NFLPA. In a release today, Gilbert announced his platform—and it begins with nothing less than blowing up the current CBA....
Washington Has A Fake Quarterback Controversy On Its Hands
I'm mindful of playing into the silly-season stupidity here and making a big deal of this, because it's surely empty bluster: Robert Griffin III is not about to lose his starting job to Kirk Cousins. But the growing criticism of Griffin's quarterback play is most certainly a real thing, and some of ...
This Year's NFL Schedule, Visualized
Here's a neat little interactive by Chris Polis, showing every game in the NFL season, and how each team connects to the others, by week and by team. ...
The Footwork In This Vine Of Saints DB Drills Is Mesmerizing
This is like synchronized swimming, but with two Jesuses on the Galilee in football pads....
Levi's Stadium Is Still Not Playable
In the above photo, taken by @eperlin on Instagram, you see what the field at Levi's Stadium looks like this at this very moment. That is not good....