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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....

Woman Flashes Boobs During Cycling Race On NBC Sports Network [NSFW]

Today's Stage 5 of the USA Pro Challenge made its way through Vail, Colo. Much like any live cycling broadcast, the mountains were a challenge....

High School Cheerleaders Make Giant Sign With Giant Misspelled Word

Two! Four! Six! Eight!...

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....

How To Make A Decent Goddamn Margarita, For Once

People avoid all sorts of boozes for all sorts of reasons. Maybe you're too broke for Scotch or too smug for vodka. Maybe beer bloats and disappoints you. Perhaps the smell of bourbon reminds you of Grandpa's special beatin' shoe. Or maybe you're like I used to be, and you associate tequila with fr...

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....

Ray Lewis And Pharrell Team Up For A Mixtape Of Sorts

So this is weird. Pharrell Williams, who is perhaps the hottest producer in music right now, has teamed up with former NFL linebacker and full-time crazy person Ray Lewis to release a mixtape. It's not really a mixtape, though, it's just four minutes of Lewis's old locker room speeches backed by Pha...

Why Your Team Sucks 2013: St. Louis Rams

Some people are fans of the St. Louis Rams. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the St. Louis Rams. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....

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....

What The Fuck Is Mike Florio Talking About?

Florio is on an absolute roll today. After spending the morning carrying the NFL's water up and down the page like a good shill is supposed to, he went and dumped this pile of crap on his website....

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...