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Rick Reilly Ate Gross Stuff Off Of A Carpet In The Name Of Journalistic Integrity
In August, ESPN's Rick Reilly promised to "come to your house and eat things that are stuck in your carpet" if Peyton Manning didn't start in Week 1. He didn't, and so Reilly ate popcorn off of the floor at Sun Life Stadium earlier in the week....
This Can't Be Good: Peyton Manning Reportedly Had Additional Neck Surgery Today
So now, the day after it was announced that Peyton Manning's streak of consecutive starts would end at 208, Chris Mortensen is reporting that Manning had "cervical neck fusion" surgery this morning. Mortensen also tweeted that the procedure has a recovery period of a minimum of two-to-three months....
Colts Rule Peyton Manning Out For Sunday Vs. Texans
Well, there you have it: Peyton Manning's consecutive starts streak will end at 208 games (well short of Brett Favre's 297), Rick Reilly will come over and eat things out of your carpet, and Kerry Collins will start....
Jim Tressel Embarrasses Roger Goodell By Self-Imposing Goodell's Stupid Idea Of Justice
Has there ever been a string of punishments/non-punishments more baffling than Roger Goodell's recent run? Lacking a clear directive but wielding the personal-conduct policy like Zeus's discriminate lightning bolts, no one plays unless the Commish decides he's "ready," and the Commish doesn't have t...
Peyton Manning Will Likely Miss His First Career Start On Sunday
...And probably many more: "As a result of the most recent development the doctors have decided that Peyton will not practice. His participation therefore, in Sunday's game versus Houston will likely be doubtful... As was stated at the outset, it serves no useful purpose to speculate about hypotheti...
Kerry Collins Will Never Bow To The Sands Of Time
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay on Twitter: "We have agreed to terms with Kerry Collins...more details to come." The details being: Indy is hopelessly fucked should soon-to-be-39-year-old Kerry Collins have to play a snap in that offense....
Did Pat McAfee Kick A 75-Yard Field Goal? (Spoiler Alert: No)
The latest "athlete does something impossible" viral video to make the rounds is Colts punter Pat McAfee nailing consecutive field goals from 65, 70 and 75 yards out. And despite that whole "impossible" thing, there are those who want to believe it's real, citing evidence like "McAfee said it's re...
Jeff Saturday On Hugging It Out
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Colts and Patriots, sitting in a tree....
Your Happy-Footed Jets-Colts Open Thread
With the wheezing green clown car that is the New York Jets football club lurching into a wild card berth, we are guaranteed at least one more opportunity for an awkward fetishist press conference that will eventually become a Coors Light ad....
Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
The Jacksonville Jaguars can build a two-game division lead with two games to go should the beat the Indianapolis Colts. Considering they've already beaten the Colts this year, this is a clinch-worthy deal. [Jacksonville.com]...
Gingerbread Peyton Manning Has Reese's Cup Football, Frosting Dong
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Peter King Only Drives The Favremobile On Weekends
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Your "Arena Football-Level Passing Numbers" Texans-Colts Open Thread
Indy is seriously banged up, but Houston has the worst passing defense in the league. Think Manning will throw a TD or five? Schaub to Johnson isn't too shabby either. AFC South supremacy on the line here. Musings below....
Colts Punter Gets Drunk, Goes For Swim
Pat McAfee did his part to show the world that punters can party and do stupid things just as well as real football players. Or kickers, I suppose....
You Catch A Helmet At A Football Game, You Get Yourself A Radio Interview
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the guy who caught Brandon Jacobs's helmet....
Do Not Make Eye Contact With Colts Fans; It Only Angers Them
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Bernard Pollard Tells Reggie Wayne Off
When he isn't maiming members of the Patriots, Bernard Pollard moonlights as one of the better safeties in the NFL. However, as Reggie Wayne learned yesterday, Pollard isn't doing any of this all that quietly. H/T Mike and Tim....
Arrested Colts Lineman Was Drunk, Barefoot, Soiled, In A Ditch
Indianapolis police arrested Colts DT John Gill early Sunday morning after finding him passed out in a ditch, citing him as "disheveled and soiled" in the police report. [AP]...
A Hockey Trucking To End All Hockey Truckings
In Game 3 of the OHL Championship Series last night, Barrie's Darren Archibald decided he didn't even want to play Game 4 and proceeded to check Windsor goalie Philipp Grubauer into the Northwest Territories. Naturally, a fight broke out. H/T Justin....
Confusing Ad Deemed Too Sexy For Colts Fans
To protect Indianapolis's youngest football fans from being forcibly shoved through puberty by deodorant marketing, the city has rejected an ad that would have gone up in Lucas Oil Stadium....