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NFL: International Media Member Had Tom Brady's Stolen Super Bowl Jerseys
According to a statement just released by the NFL, Tom Brady’s Super Bowl LI jersey, which was stolen from the locker room after the game, has been recovered. Authorities also recovered Brady’s Super Bowl XLIX jersey, which no one even knew had been missing....
Lawyer: Three Purdue Football Players Expelled After University's Sexual Assault Investigation
The lawyer representing the family of an alleged victim in the Purdue football sexual assault case has announced that three of the football players involved have been dismissed from the team and expelled....
Sports<i> </i>Columnist Invents Unfortunate Acronym
Chicago Tribune sports columnist Bernie Lincicome has been at this for a long time, and after so many years spent writing takes, he probably has trouble coming up with ways to keep his column fresh. In his latest piece about new Bears quarterback Mike Glennon, Lincicome tried to put together a cute ...
Jim Harbaugh Is Ready For That Butt Work
Colon cancer is a serious issue, and the American Cancer Society recommends everyone over the age of 50 should be getting a colonoscopy every 10 years. If that applies to you but you are feeling squicky about a doctor putting stuff in your butt, please draw inspiration from Jim Harbaugh:...
NFL Draft Prospect Jourdan Lewis Charged With Domestic Violence
Former Michigan football player Jourdan Lewis was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence in Washtenaw County this afternoon. An Ann Arbor police detective told MLive that police received a 911 call from Lewis’s girlfriend around 1 a.m. this morning. The woman who called told police that Lewis ha...
Kirk Cousins, Who Sure Seems To Have Asked For A Trade, Says He Never Asked For A Trade
Last week, amid the Skins’ latest attempt to prove that they are the most grotesque and embarrassing franchise in sports, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that quarterback Kirk Cousins had asked team owner Dan Snyder to trade him. Cousins then went on Adam Schefter’s podcast to set the record straigh...
Football Prospect Announces College Decision With Glorious, Special Effects-Heavy Video
Tahj Rice, a four-star defensive lineman prospect from Kentucky, has refused the traditional hat-donning ceremony when announcing which college he’ll be taking his talents in the fall, and instead has made his decision known in much more imaginative fashion. ...
Yes, Really, Another Baylor Football Official Has Been Fired
Another member of the new Baylor football staff—the one that was supposed to help college football fans forget the university’s ongoing sexual-assault scandal—has been fired. KWTX reported late tonight that Baylor has fired new associate director of football operations DeMarcko Butler, with an athle...
Ex-Baylor Player Tre'Von Armstead Arrested For Battery, Kicking Out Police Car Window
Ex-Baylor football player Tre’Von Armstead was arrested by Las Vegas police this afternoon and charged with first-degree domestic battery, resisting arrest, and damaging a police vehicle. TMZ first reported the arrest, and an LVPD spokesperson confirmed this evening that officers witnessed Armstead ...
Unsurprisingly, Jim Harbaugh Is A Hardass When It Comes To Family Pickup Basketball<em></em>
On the latest episode of The MMQB Podcast, Peter King talks to Ravens head coach John Harbaugh about his relationship with his brother, Jim. The older Harbaugh shares a story about a pick-up basketball game the two brothers played with their families while on vacation, and it sounds like Jim had an...
Two Former Penn State Officials Plead Guilty To Child Endangerment
Former Penn State senior vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley have both pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child....
Potential First-Round Pick Sidney Jones Carted Off With Leg Injury At Pro Day
Washington cornerback—and likely first-round draft pick—Sidney Jones was carted off the field with a lower leg injury at the school’s pro day this afternoon....
Jordan Cameron Retires After Four Concussions In Four Years: "I Can't Risk My Mental Health In The Future"<em></em>
Miami Dolphins tight end Jordan Cameron announced his retirement yesterday at the age of 28. After suffering four concussions in four years, he said that the possibility of long-term health risks was too much. As he told ESPN yesterday:...
Video Shows Police Tackling Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield
Oklahoma star quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested last month in Fayetteville, Ark., for public intoxication, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. An officer wrote in the police report that he had been flagged down “to take an assault and battery report” and was trying to talk to a rowdy, in...
Lawsuit: DEA Warnings Didn't Stop NFL Doctors From Repeatedly Breaking Federal Drug Law<em></em><em></em>
An exhibit attached to a lawsuit filed by former players against the 32 NFL teams in federal court in San Francisco contains a log appearing to show audited instances of NFL teams traveling with controlled substances in violation of federal regulations....
Baylor President Says The University Has Done Its Christian Duty
Baylor president David Garland spoke to the Chronicle of Higher Education about his school’s ongoing sexual assault scandal. It feels like every week there is a new development that makes Baylor look somehow worse than it already did, but Garland just can’t seem to understand why folks haven’t moved...
The Bears Will Pay A Lot For Mike Glennon, But Not $43.5 Million, C'mon<em></em><em></em>
Mike Glennon, an NFL quarterback nobody has thought about for at least two seasons, suddenly found himself in the news this week when it was reported that he was going to score a contract that would pay him in the neighborhood of $15 million per year. That hypothetical has reportedly become a realit...
Finally, Someone Figured Out What Was Wrong With The Bills
Too much fun-having, apparently....
After All That, Tyrod Taylor Signed A New Deal With Buffalo
The Buffalo Bills announced today that the team has agreed to a new deal with quarterback Tyrod Taylor. It was a bit of an unexpected announcement, seeing as how the Bills spent the tail end of last season doing everything in their power to set themselves up to release Taylor....
The MMQB Helps Joe Mixon Kick Off His Half-Assed Redemption Tour<em></em>
Albert Breer got to sit down with former Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, who was banished from the NFL combine because he a broke a woman’s face in 2014, and published details of his conversation with Mixon on The MMQB last week. The ostensible point of Breer’s piece is to offer some insight into w...