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Cardinals And Chargers Combine For "Boneheaded-As-Boneheaded-Gets" TD

If we're looking at things positively, the Cardinals did two things well on this play and the Chargers did one thing well. Yet it was the Chargers that wound up with a touchdown because the Cardinals also threw in a fuck-up that dwarfed anything the Chargers did....

Rex Ryan Melts Down In Press Conference

I'm not sure a preseason game can ever be described as good, but they can definitely be bad and the Jets performance Saturday night was about as bad as it gets. Look what they made Rex Ryan do....

Report: C.J. Spiller's Step-Grandfather Kills Three In Murder-Suicide

Hubert Allen, Jr. killed two people, and injured two more before killing himself during a shooting spree Saturday in Lake Butler, Fla....

The Raiders Would At Least Be Watchable If They Started Terrelle Pryor

Friday night's Bears-Raiders preseason game produced some strong evidence that the Raiders will most likely end up in the AFC West basement this season as Chicago took at 27-3 lead at halftime. Backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor, however, was one bright spot for Oakland....

It's OK For Joe Flacco To Just Be Boring

One of the most entertaining subplots going into the NFL season is finding out just how uninteresting Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco can be. (He's had a strong offseason. His own dad called him "dull," and he plans to stare at the money from his new contract.) This dude is boring. If you cu...

John Clayton quashes the ponytail myth, again: This Q&A with Clayton is worth clicking on just for the glorious photo. [NYT]...

Enjoy These Highlights Of A Fishing Show Featuring Rex And Rob Ryan

With time to kill during the NFL offseason, Rex and Rob Ryan guest-starred on a fishing show and appeared to have a hell of a time....

You Wanna Buy A Used Eagles RV? Sure You Do.

I mean, you'd be a fool not to drop $2,500 on "The Beast," 31 feet of mean, green, American-made tailgating machine. Just 35 years and 43,000 miles on 'er....

<em>Crowd Goes Wild</em> Has A Tebow Jar

How can Fox Sports 1 maintain its "the anti-ESPN" cred while still discussing a certain Patriots backup quarterback? By fining hosts a quarter every time they say Tebow's name....

Joe Flacco Couldn't Understand A Damn Thing Ray Lewis Said

Nice little profile in ESPN The Mag of Joe Flacco, the defending Super Bowl MVP who can't get any respect. We'll have more on Flacco, but let's pull out one quote that's getting all the attention....

Panthers Player Ejected For Kick To The Groin

Running back Armond Smith is fighting for a spot on Carolina's depth chart, but his chances seem a little bleaker after being kicked out of last night's preseason game against Baltimore....

NFLPA: Players Will Have To Think Twice About Trusting ESPN

The players' union finds itself in an awkward situation in the wake of a report that the NFL pressured ESPN to back out of an upcoming documentary on player safety. Because, after all, the NFLPA is ESPN's broadcast partner too—the players get 55 percent of TV money. Now a union spokesperson says the...

Guy Intentionally Screws Up Mock Drafts To Capture Reactions

For people who really like fantasy football, mock drafts are useful as a run-through, just to get a feel of which players are being picked in what round. As we found out thanks to a man named Stefan, people take their mock drafts very seriously....

Report: NFL Pressured ESPN Into Backing Out Of Concussion Film [Updates]

When word broke that ESPN was unexpectedly and belatedly ending its involvement with PBS's Frontline on a pair of documentaries investigating head injuries in football, ESPN swore up and down it had nothing to do with keeping the NFL happy. According to a report in today's New York Times, that was a...

Robert Griffin III Fined For His "Operation Patience" Shirt

Robert Griffin III did not play in Washington's Monday night preseason game, but he did take the field for warmups. Making reference to his lengthy and cautious rehab, he wore a shirt reading "Operation Patience." It'll cost him....

ESPN Pulls Out Of <em>Frontline</em> Concussion Investigation [UPDATE]

For a while now, ESPN's big alibi, the thing Bristol would trot out any time someone questioned the company's journalistic bona fides, was its joint investigation into NFL head injuries with PBS's Frontline. Now that's done with. PBS announced the news. It reports:...

Buccaneers Camp Halted By Potential Staph Infection Outbreak

According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players have been infected with MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. Essentially, MRSA is a flesh-eating bacteria that is passed around through skin-on-skin contact. It's some shit you don't want to mess with. Guard Carl Nicks h...

The Security Guard Richie Incognito Fought Is A Former NFL Player

We've obtained the police report from the June nightclub incident in which Dolphins G Richie Incognito allegedly punched a security guard, as first reported by ESPN. That guard, it turns out: former University of Miami starter and NFL draftee Carlos Joseph....

Kevin Smith "Didn't Want No Fucking Bitches" In Lions Locker Room

We ran the "Why Your Team Sucks" preview for the Lions a week or so ago, featuring the usual assortment of aggrieved fan email. But one story, in particular, was too good to bury in that post. Here now is a reader describing her encounters with former Lions running back and eternal PUP lister Kevin...

Report: Richie Incognito Knocked Out A Bouncer (Update)

Just days after nearly having his face rearranged by Antonio Smith—probably because of something he did, because Richie Incognito is almost universally considered the dirtiest player in the game—news emerges that Incognito got himself into a little nightclub fight before training camp....