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![It Looks Like Something Very Bad Just Happened To Teddy Bridgewater [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/oqmd7jqaysofgq805fgo.jpg)
It Looks Like Something Very Bad Just Happened To Teddy Bridgewater [Update]
Update: At a press conference this afternoon, the Vikings announced that Teddy Bridgewater suffered a “significant” knee injury, but that the full extent of the injury is still unknown. The team did not give a timetable for how long Bridgewater might be out....
![Rodney Harrison: "Colin Kaepernick, He's Not Black" [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/o1mlo4hdihppsoznbjvr.jpg)
Rodney Harrison: "Colin Kaepernick, He's Not Black" [Update]
NBC football analyst Rodney Harrison was on a local sports radio show in Houston this morning, and he offered a truly bewildering take on the Colin Kaepernick situation....
San Francisco Police Union To Colin Kaepernick: What About Black-On-Black Crime?
These days, no storm of takes is complete until the president of a police union—a position often occupied by a screeching dipshit—has weighed in on the hot-button issue of the day. So obviously Martin Halloran, the president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, had to write a letter to ...
San Diego Chargers Finally Sign Joey Bosa
Joey Bosa’s nearly monthlong holdout is over. The rookie defensive end and the San Diego Chargers finally agreed upon a contract, the team announced today. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed....
The Only Tool Roger Goodell Has Is A Hammer, So Everything Looks Like A Nail<em></em>
In separate interviews last week with the four players alleged to have been PED users in an Al Jazeera investigation, the NFL reportedly brought no new evidence or witnesses to the table. And that may have been the point....
So, How Are Things Going With The Jacksonville Jaguars?
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in a preseason game last night. Let’s see how Jags quarterback Blake Bortles felt about the win:...
<i>Madden 17</i> Glitch Season Is Officially Upon Us
Are you still buying the annual iterations of a series that peaked a decade ago, shelling out 60 bucks for nothing but updated rosters and the privilege of continuing to be beaten by racist 14-year-olds in online head-to-head play? Happy glitch hunting....
Colin Kaepernick Explains Why He Won't Stand For The National Anthem<em></em><em></em>
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick spoke with the media today for about 20 minutes, answering numerous questions about his decision to refuse to stand during the U.S. national anthem before Friday’s preseason game. (Kaepernick also refused to stand for the national anthem before the fi...
![Report: Two Western Michigan Football Players Arrested, Allegedly Held Up Student [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/cesr0orvjlmnc90uiuib.jpg)
Report: Two Western Michigan Football Players Arrested, Allegedly Held Up Student [UPDATE]
Two Western Michigan University football players were arrested early this morning after allegedly holding up and robbing a fellow student, reports Kalamazoo’s CBS affiliate....
Ezekiel Elliott Kinda Owned Kam Chancellor
Last night, the Cowboys played the Seahawks in each team’s third preseason game, a.k.a The One Where The Starters Play Until Halftime. In the backfield for Dallas was Ezekiel Elliot, making his pro debut. In the secondary for Seattle was Kam Chancellor, trying extremely hard to pull some “welcome to...
Not Enough Fat Running Backs
I look at the best running backs in the NFL today, and all I see are immaculately sculpted specimens carrying around ab muscles that have their own ab muscles and biceps you could shoot out of a cannon....
Joey Bosa's Agent Fires Back At San Diego Chargers
Yesterday, the San Diego Chargers publicly disparaged third overall pick and rookie holdout Joey Bosa. They did so via an official statement that made public some of the details of their contract negotiations with Bosa, announced that the team was officially pulling its latest offer off the table, a...
Chiefs Fans Viciously Brawl, Ignore Security At Rams Game
The Rams have only hosted two football games so far during their brief tenure in Los Angeles, but both of them have featured big fights in the bleachers. Last week, rival groups of Rams fans commemorated the first Rams game in L.A. by punching the shit out of each other. On Saturday, this Chiefs fan...
Baseball Is Already Profitable For Tim Tebow
By now you know that Tim Tebow is going to hold a workout for MLB scouts—or at least he’s going to invite them. You also know he’s not going to make an MLB team, being 29 years old and not having played baseball in more than a decade. There’s only one question remaining: is it merely a publicity stu...
What's Going On With Ladarius Green And The Steelers?
Due to injury, tight end Ladarius Green hasn’t been able to practice for the Steelers since the start of training camp. So what exactly is ailing Green? Depends who you ask. Green either has an ankle injury or a head injury, and everything about his situation is just as confusing as that sounds....
The Lions Don't Care About Their Own Zero Tolerance Policy
This afternoon, the Detroit Lions signed tight end Andrew Quarless. Quarless, who played for the Packers for five seasons, will be suspended for the first two games of the 2016 NFL season from a July 2015 altercation where he shot his gun during an altercation outside of a Miami nightclub....
Lawsuit: Kansas "Encouraged" Rowers Raped By Football Player To Cheer At Games
Kansas is currently being sued by two former rowers who say they were raped by the same football player. The player was investigated and expelled, but in their lawsuits both women say the university still violated Title IX in many ways. They claim that they suffered retaliation from the rowing coach...
I Can't Believe The Chargers' Standoff With Joey Bosa Is Still Going On
The San Diego Chargers have yet to sign third overall pick Joey Bosa, and the rookie defensive end’s holdout has now gone on longer than any first-round pick’s since the new CBA was instituted in 2012. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the two sides haven’t even spoken since July 28, and now Bosa’s ...
A Dumb, Avoidable Comedy Of Errors Led To Cancelling The Hall Of Fame Game
Last night’s NFL preseason curtain raiser between the Packers and Colts, the annual Hall of Fame game, was canceled because of unsafe playing conditions. Apparently, the paint used for the logo and end zones turned sticky, and congealed into a hard mass. Considering the weather was normal and that t...
Katie Nolan Has Finally Figured Out How To Get Men Interested In Sports
On the latest episode of Garbage Time, Katie Nolan discussed Texas A&M’s misguided Chalk Talk For Women event, which threw all sorts of sexism at A&M’s female fans. ...