NFL Page 944 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Brandon Jacobs Nonchalantly Calls Jim Harbaugh A "Bitch"
Via Bob's Blitz, former 49ers and Giants RB Brandon Jacobs called into Boomer & Carton this morning, and Jacobs has no love lost for his old coach in San Francisco. I love how he just slips it in toward the end of his hit. "I got two rings, and Harbaugh, he's a bitch, so it doesn't matter."...
Relive The Excitement Of The Pro Bowl Draft!
Did you watch the Pro Bowl draft last night? Did you know there was a Pro Bowl draft last night? You missed a lot of waiting around....
The Browns' Coaching Search Has Reached DEFCON Schiano
The Cleveland Browns 2014 Coaching Search of Sadness (sponsored by Pilot Flying J) appears to be entering its final days, with a pair of surprise entrants: one guy who had previously taken his name out of the running, and another that many assumed would never coach in this league again....
Sherman-Crabtree: Watch And Listen To Their Mic'd Up Highlights
Showtime's Inside The NFL equipped Richard Sherman and Michael Crabtree with microphones for Sunday's legendary NFC Championship, and the matchup proved to spark Sherman's interview heard round the world. Here are the highlights from what both said during the game....
Ex-Cowboys DT Josh Brent Guilty Of Intoxication Manslaughter
A jury found Josh Brent guilty today of intoxication manslaughter for the 2012 high-speed accident that killed his teammate Jerry Brown. ...
Here's Another Awesome Richard Sherman Interview, Before Erin Andrews
Before Richard Sherman gave his fantastic interview on Sunday night, Fox Deportes got to him. We somehow haven't seen it until now. It might actually be even better than the one with Erin Andrews. ...
Richard Sherman Explains What People Mean When They Call Him A "Thug"
For the first time since breaking football, the media, and the internet, Richard Sherman addressed the reaction to his postgame interview, and his critics' use of the word "thug."...
What You Need To Know To Bet On The Super Bowl (Early Edition)
Here is your early betting info for the Super Bowl, including the line movement, bet trend, money line, and over/under, as well as the performance of the Seahawks and Broncos against the spread and O/U this season. There's been a lot of early movement—rare for Super Bowls—and we'll be updating next ...
Non-Profit Executive Roger Goodell Made $29.5M In 2012
The National Football League, as everyone knows, is a not-for-profit charity, the chief purpose of which is to promote the growth of the sport of football. Sure, it rakes in hundreds of millions of tax-exempt dollars annually, and pays its executives tens of millions, but why not? Who can quibble wi...
Would You Do It Again? We Ask Ex-NFLer Jim Skow
This is an interview series in which we ask the plaintiffs of the NFL concussion lawsuit one question (and maybe a few more): Knowing what you know now, if you could do it over again, would you still play football?...
A Gorgeously Animated Guide To American Football
You may not need the education (the video is cheekily subtitled "For Liberals, Ladies, and Limeys"), but you'll still want to watch this fantastic guide to American football from BAFTA award-winning director, designer, and animator Fraser Davidson....
The Seahawks' Secret Hero Is A Kicker Who Didn't Want To Kick
Lost in all the fuss over Shermaggedon is that Russell Wilson, still a sophomore, has some enormous balls. While Colin Kaepernick fell apart in the fourth, Wilson stepped up, avoiding turnovers and tossing what would be the game-winner, a 35-yard strike to Jermaine Kearse. But it almost didn't happe...
The Browns' Coaching Search Just Got Sadder And More Desperate
The Browns remain the only NFL team without a head coach. (And the assistants, concerned the front office has no plan, are jumping ship.) Owner Jimmy Haslam told fans to chill out, that this was the plan all along, that the Browns were prepared to wait until all the coaches left in the postseason we...
49ers Fan Allegedly Shoots Two After Being Accused Of Bandwagoning
You will perhaps not be shocked to learn this took place in Fresno, the Florida of California. (Sacramento is the Ohio.)...
The Extra Point Is On Its Way Out
It may not happen next year, it may not happen within five years, but it will happen, and the NFL's top man is on board: Roger Goodell says the Competition Committee has a number of proposals to do away with the extra point, and he's a fan of one in particular....
The Browns Have Essentially No Coaching Staff Right Now
It was stupid when Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski was booted after only one season, but Cleveland's situation is getting dumber. The front office still hasn't found a replacement while other rebuilding teams, like the Texans, Skins, and Vikings, have hired new coaches. And now, while the Browns ha...
The NFL Can Force These Eight Teams To Appear On <em>Hard Knocks</em>
After the NFL and HBO had a devil of a time finding a team to agree to be on Hard Knocks, owners passed a new rule. Now the league can force a team to admit HBO cameras into their training camp unless that team a)has a new head coach, b)made the playoffs in one of the previous two seasons, or c)alr...
Richard Sherman And The Plight Of The Conquering Negro
Last night in the NFC championship, the San Francisco 49ers trailed the Seattle Seahawks by six, 23-17, with 30 seconds left in the game. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick had led the 49ers all the way down to the Seahawks' 18-yard line. He took the snap out of the gun, set his feet, and released a floss...