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Reimagining the NFL CombineJust like your local jungle gym, the NFL Combine hasn’t been modernized in decades. They’re still using the same stale gym equipment and drills Al Bundy practiced with at Polk High School to measure the relative strength and athleticism of NFL prospects. It’s past due time for the NFL combine to und...

Don’t worry, the Pro Bowl won’t be the future of footballThe NFL ran its Pro Bowl weekend, sinking into the party theme that it’s always been for everyone in any sport really. It used to be that players didn’t mind the free trip to Hawaii, though when it got to be they could all easily afford a trip to Hawaii that sort of lost its charm. So the NFL made t...

Can we get some accountability from NFL referees for these bad calls?Referees are a necessary part of any sporting event. It’s just unfortunate how they sometimes become the focal point of contests. This is apparent in far too many NFL games every week, and it’s at a point where some of their calls are absolutely absurd. NFL refs are constantly throwing flags that ma...

Is there any real relationship between NFL Combine performance and long-term success?

Every year around this time, football fans get bombarded with numbers, scores, and facts about a player’s athleticism based on their combine drills. “This guy ran a sub 4.6 40!” “Did you see so and so’s vertical?” “Joey Donuts over there has enormous hands!” Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Too often t...

La’el Collins joins the ‘WHY WOULD YOU PUNCH A MAN WEARING A FOOTBALL HELMET’ club

It would be an understatement to say it’s been a strange season for Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle La’el Collins. Collins was suspended five games earlier this year for trying to bribe the NFL’s drug-test collector. Now Collins is back in the headlines again, this time for throwing a punch at Washi...

A Regular Reminder That Being An Idiot On The Field Can Be Hazardous To Your Health [UPDATE]

BC Lions defensive back Marcell Young made quick work of an Idiot On The Field who interrupted his team’s CFL opener against Montreal tonight. Good night, buddy. Update (June 17, 1:19 a.m.): We have an alternate angle now!...

Grey Cup Kneel-Down Gets Very Profane

Calgary executed an incredible comeback to force overtime with Ottawa in the Grey Cup, and as the Redblacks took a knee to end regulation, things got very f-bomby on the line of scrimmage. (Let’s get this camera angle on NFL broadcasts, eh?)...

Football And Officials Go Flying In Wild Grey Cup Play

Ottawa is stomping Calgary in tonight’s Canadian Super Bowl, which is one of the most entertaining football events of the year but which gets next to no promotion or notice by ESPN, the CFL’s U.S. broadcast partner. That’s a shame, because more people could be watching great things like this. Or—dep...

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Chris Rainey Returns Punt 95 Yards Untouched

Chris Rainey, who busted out of the NFL due to shenanigans, gave BC Lions an early lead on Calgary tonight with this 95-yard punt return. Football highlights, everybody!...

by Timothy Burke|highlight reel

|Sat Jul 30 2016

It's A Banner Evening For CFL Highlights

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by Timothy Burke|cfl

|Fri Jul 08 2016

Brandon Banks Returns Missed Field Goal 121 Yards For A Touchdown

We love the CFL, mostly because it gives us a taste of football during an arid sports summer. Here’s former NFL return master Brandon Banks quenching our thirst with a 121-yard missed field goal return. Yahoo!...

by Timothy Burke|highlight reel

|Fri Jul 08 2016

Duron Carter Scores Touchdown, Starts Brawl, Gets Ejected

Duron Carter aimed for the football version of a Gordie Howe hat trick after the former Ohio State Buckeye (and, briefly, Indianapolis Colt) caught a touchdown pass for the Alouettes before knocking down an Ottawa coach and starting a brawl that resulted in a very Canadian string of penalties....

by Timothy Burke|cfl

|Fri Jul 01 2016

CFL Player Jermaine Gabriel Carted Off After Blow To The Head

Toronto Argonauts defensive back Jermaine Gabriel left the field strapped to a cart after suffering an apparent head or neck injury while trying to make a routine tackle of former NFL return specialist Brandon Banks, who now plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats....

by Timothy Burke|cfl

|Fri Jun 24 2016

Onside Punt Touchdown Is A True Gift From Canada

Canada’s been leaving us some crappy gifts lately, but here’s something from tonight’s Toronto-Hamilton game that might perk your ears up: an onside punt touchdown, unique to the Canadian game and something we strongly encourage Roger Goodell to unilaterally write into American Football’s rules....

by Timothy Burke|cfl

|Mon Aug 03 2015

Fat Guy Touchdown Alert!

It’s always big news in these parts when a Fat Guy scores a touchdown, and it happened tonight in the CFL as Ottawa defensive lineman Zack Evans came away with a ball out of Edmonton’s QB Matt Nichols’s hand and took it 65 yards to the maison. It’s not much consolation for the Redblacks, who are get...

by Timothy Burke|cfl

|Fri Jul 10 2015

Montréal Beats McMaster With Blocked FG To Claim First Vanier Cup

The Vanier Cup is Canada's college football championship, and Université de Montréal claimed the first in their history today when the Carabins blocked a would-be winning field goal from McMaster in the final seconds to preseve a 20-19 victory....

by Timothy Burke|canadian football

|Sat Nov 29 2014

I'll Never Understand Canadian Football Rules

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by Timothy Burke|the daily screencap

|Mon Oct 20 2014

Crazy-Ass Ending To Canadian Football Game

by Ross Benes|Canadian Football

|Wed Sep 28 2016

Edmonton QB Matt Nichols Suffered A Horrific Injury During Today's CFL Playoff Game Against Toronto

Toronto took care of Edmonton easily today to march one step closer to the Grey Cup in the CFL playoffs, but the season-ending insult to the Big E was minor compared to the injury felt by Eskimos quarterback Matt Nichols, who was forced out of the game in the third quarter after suffering a grotes...

by Timothy Burke|Injuries

|Mon Jun 17 2013

Desperate For Live Programming, NBC Sports Network Turns To Canadian Football

When NBC announced it would be rebranding Versus as the NBC Sports Network, some people thought it might be able to rival ESPN as the nation's premier 24-hour sports network. Well, so much for that. Aside from the NHL, NBCSN doesn't have broadcast rights for any major sports. That's about to change...

by Dan Gartland|Cfl

|Mon Jun 17 2013

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