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Giants GM Finds One Super Bowl Win In Four Years “Not Acceptable”
NFL executives usually mutter boring win-now quotes when a microphone is in front of their face, but New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese's approach on Saturday criticized a team that still contains a majority of key players from a Super Bowl win two seasons ago....
Is This Calvin Johnson Catch Impressive?
During one-on-one drills in today's Detroit Lions training camp, Calvin Johnson faced off against cornerback Chris Houston. The play called was a back-shoulder fade, and Megatron made Houston look stupid....
Choose Your Own Tim Tebow Story!
First day of training camp for Tim Tebow, New England Patriot. Big story! Lots of coverage. Passes thrown. Questions about Aaron Hernandez. Reporters everywhere. Do we really have to do this? ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Tennessee Titans
Some people are fans of the Tennessee Titans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Tennessee Titans. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Dipshit Wears Cowboys Jersey And Yankees Cap To Redskins Camp
This fucking guy....
How To Drink At Weddings Without Making An Ass Of Yourself
I'm going to a wedding in Delaware in a few weeks, because aren't we all. I was very excited about this adventure when I thought Delaware was in the South—I've never been to the South—but it turns out Delaware's just off to the right of Maryland. So now I'm merely regular excited, because even thoug...
Richard Sherman's Email To His Stanford Dorm Is Priceless
We have a very special set of overwrought emails today, as this particular collection of haughtily typed words features a celebrity guest: Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman! What follows is a conversation that took place on a Stanford dormitory listserv in 2007. Our tipster sets the scene:...
Former Player Explains Why The Patriots Are So Damn Boring
For a team that's been successful while caught up in various controversies for more than a decade, the Patriots are hell on reporters. Barely a decent quote to be found. Lineman-turned-analyst Ross Tucker, who played two years in New England, says it all starts with Bill Belichick....
Matt Ryan Just Got <em>Paid</em>
Just before the start of training camp, the Falcons locked up quarterback Matt Ryan for the foreseeable future. The precise details of his deal aren't yet known, but Ryan—he of the 1-4 career playoff record—will be the second-highest paid player in NFL history....
Tarell Brown Learns Via Twitter His Agent Cost Him $2M, Fires Him
49ers cornerback Tarell Brown's salary was slashed by $2 million because he didn't show up for offseason workouts. On Thursday, when he figured that out, he blamed and swiftly fired his agent....
Rookie Ryan Swope Retires From NFL “For Now” Thanks To Concussions
Arizona Cardinals rookie Ryan Swope's NFL career didn't last past OTAs. Unlike most players who didn't make it to training camp, this is his own decision—he's ending his "lifelong dream" because of concussions....
Woman Sobs And Rants After Not Getting Autographs At Redskins Camp
Oh, dear. This is just so very sad. Crying Giants fan, you may have met your match. ...
Darnell Dockett Says He Tried To Bring His Pet Tiger To Training Camp
And I guess security let him through? The Arizona Cardinals' defensive tackle has yet to elaborate on this from earlier today:...
Prosecutors: This Is Aaron Hernandez With The Murder Weapon
Attleboro District Court unsealed more documents today in the murder case against Aaron Hernandez. The most striking: a series of images from Hernandez's home surveillance system on the night of the murder, showing what prosecutors believe to be the gun that killed Odin Lloyd, a gun that has not yet...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Jacksonville Jaguars
Some people are fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....
Florida Removes Aaron Hernandez's Commemorative All-American Brick
This photo comes to us from Ted Spiker, who was just at the Florida football stadium to witness evidence of Aaron Hernandez's 2009 all-american season being unceremoniously sawed away. Rather fitting that it sits above Maurkice Pouncey's brick, isn't it?...