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Colts Won't Chuck Pagano, After All
It was just last Thursday when ESPN reported the Indianapolis Colts were going to fire head coach Chuck Pagano after Sunday’s game. Other plugged in reporters assumed this was going to happen, and began looking at who would replace Pagano. So imagine everybody’s surprise when the Colts announced tha...

How Are You Supposed To Fire Coaches These Days?
The San Francisco 49ers fired head coach Jim Tomsula yesterday, a couple of hours after wrapping up a 5-11 season. His players found out about the firing in a text from owner Jed York. ...

More Evidence That Tom Brady Is A Fancy Dog
We have previously put forward the theory that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is in fact a fancy dog. For those of you who scoffed at our perfectly sound reasoning, I present more irrefutable evidence that Tom Brady is indeed a dog, and a fancy one at that....

Cam Newton Snatches Bucs Jersey From Fan, Tumbles, Smiles
Has anyone in the NFL had more fun than Cam Newton this season?...

Tom Coughlin Shuffles Off
After what feels like 57 years of being on the hot seat, Tom Coughlin, a man who perfectly embodied the word “coot,” is leaving the New York Giants. Officially, Coughlin has decided to step down, through a statement released by the team:...
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Football Cat: A Mystery Of Our Time [UPDATE: Mystery Solved!]
Yesterday, some dude in a Packers jersey was caught holding a cat while watching the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium. ...

No Spoilers, Dammit, I'm Only On Episode Two
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Cam Newton Had To Assure A Teammate That His Audible Was Real
Cam Newton’s chatter at the line is demonstrative, and occasionally hypnotic (“RREADYYYYYY”). In yesterday’s 38-10 Panthers win over Tampa Bay, mics caught him calling for an audible that sounded like “Even Janitor”—and then reassuring a teammate (or perhaps an opponent?) who asked “is that real” th...

Johnny Manziel Is About Done In Cleveland
Johnny Manziel, who appears to have spent Saturday evening in Las Vegas, had a Sunday morning appointment with the Browns. He didn’t show up, and when the team called him, he didn’t answer. It’s what feels like a fitting and ominous final act for Manziel’s Browns career....

The Broncos Are Peyton Manning's Again
Active Sunday for the first time since Nov. 15, and serving as a backup for the first time in his career since 1994—when he was behind Todd Helton on Tennessee’s depth chart—Peyton Manning spent the first half watching the Broncos turn the ball over and seemingly squander a chance to be the AFC’s No...

Jim Tomsula Packs Up His Bindle, Hits The Dusty Trail
The Jim Tomsula era with the San Francisco 49ers started out with a victory, and ended with one, too. That wasn’t enough to forget everything that happened in between. The 49ers fired him tonight....

Bucs' Mike Evans Ejected For "Disrespectfully Addressing An Official"
This NFL season has been a cornucopia of myriad interesting officiating calls, and Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans decided to finish the regular season with dessert by getting ejected for disrespecting an official:...

Jaguars Beat Writer And Chris Clemons Finish The Season With An Argument
The Jacksonville Jaguars got walloped by the Houston Texans today to end their season at 5-11. The team lost their playoff chances a few weeks ago, and understandably, people are going to be frustrated. Apparently, some tensions were aired out today. What follows is a six-tweet exchange between Ryan...
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Bucs Fullback Jorvorskie Lane Carted Off With Broken Leg [Warning: Graphic]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Jorvorskie Lane broke his leg in the first quarter of today’s game after teammate Joe Hawley fell on it while Lane was blocking Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis. ...

Ragnar No More Viking, Ragnar Packers Fan Now
Aggrieved biking viking Ragnar, who was the Vikings mascot since 1993 until this year, turned his back on Minnesota today for good. In a short video, he committed the cardinal sin of backing the Green Bay Packers and drew the ire of fellow former Viking Randy Moss....

Kicker Drills Self In Face
Here we see Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter doing his best impression of a Bills fan tailgating....