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Report: Johnny Manziel Released From Rehab
After over two months spent at an inpatient rehab facility, Johnny Manziel has been released, according to ESPN. Manziel entered the Cleveland-area facility at the end of January, meaning he spent over two months in rehab, presumably (though never officially announced) to address his problems with a...
Florida Gators Wide Receiver Charged With Dating Violence
The Gainesville Sun reported today that University of Florida wide receiver Chris Thompson was charged last week with “misdemeanor simple battery/dating violence.” The charge concerns an argument Thompson had with an ex-girlfriend over text messages:...
Did You Get Your NFL Draft Invite Yet?
Last week, Wake Forest CB Kevin Johnson was formally invited to attend the draft. Today, his d-backs coach tweeted out the letter the NFL FedExed over:...
Records: Will Allen Tried To Dodge Being Served In Ponzi Scheme Case
The Securities and Exchange Commission* has accused former NFL cornerback Will Allen and a partner of running an approximately $31 million Ponzi scheme that lured in athletes from all four major American sports leagues. And as part of what will probably be an ongoing legal process, Allen and Susan ...
LeSean McCoy Says Chip Kelly Doesn't Respect Star Players
It’s been two months since LeSean McCoy was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Buffalo Bills in one of the more shocking NFL trades in recent memory. It was Eagles head coach Chip Kelly—who’s spent his first offseason with full power over personnel decisions doing all kinds of crazy shit—who...
DA: NFL, Union Can See Pictures From Greg Hardy Case, Nobody Else Can
The Mecklenburg district attorney has allowed the NFL and the NFL Players Association to view seven photographs it wanted to see from Greg Hardy’s domestic violence case. What exactly is shown in the seven photographs isn’t made clear in the press release, but the announcement is clear on who won’t ...
The Many Emotions Of Vince Neil, Professional Football Team Owner
Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil owns an Arena Football League franchise, and his Las Vegas Outlaws earned their first win ever with a 70-53 victory against Arizona last night. ESPN’s cameras couldn’t keep away from ol’ Vince, and here’s a supercut of his emotions as the game progressed—set to the ...
P.J. Williams To Cop In DUI Arrest: I Played For FSU And Wanna Go Home
Police arrested P.J. Williams today and charged the former Florida State cornerback with one count of driving under the influence. Williams has declared for the upcoming NFL draft and, until today’s news, expected to be selected in an early round. You might also remember him from his starring role i...
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Jonathan Taylor Is No Longer Enrolled At Alabama [Update]
Jonathan Taylor is no longer enrolled at Alabama, and the defensive lineman can’t re-enroll, AL.com reported today. It also pointed out that although the university isn’t calling this an expulsion it sure sounds like one....
Former Bucs GM: We Spied On Justin Blackmon's Favorite Bar For A Week
I rolled my eyes at the claim that an unnamed NFL team had shadowed Jameis Winston on a flight—surely lots of teams had scouts flying into and out of Indianapolis around the combine. But maybe it’s not so crazy. Former Tampa GM Mark Dominik admitted that in 2012, the Buccaneers dispatched a scout to...
Jonathan Taylor's Accuser Recants; Cops Still Investigating Incident
The woman who told police that Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor assaulted her has recanted her story, according to AL.com. Taylor was arrested Saturday on domestic violence charges, and was subsequently kicked off of Alabama’s football team. ...
Hold On, Jim Caldwell Went For The Most 4th Downs Last Year?
Football Outsiders published its Aggressiveness Index results yesterday, and came back with a very weird result. Jim Caldwell went for a shitload of fourth downs....
Nick Saban Says Alleged Woman-Beating D-Lineman "Still A Good Person"
Alabama head coach Nick Saban refused to apologize for signing defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor, saying the player's "still a good person" despite facing charges in two separate domestic violence cases in two different states. ...
How Dan Snyder Helped Get An Enemy Reporter Promoted Right Out Of D.C.
The on-again, off-again engagement of Dan Snyder and Jason Reid is on again....
Michigan Center Jack Miller Quits Due To Concussion Concerns
Jack Miller was the starting center for all of Michigan's football games last season, and won a team award for being the squad's best lineman. Today, he told ESPN.com that he will not be returning for his senior season, in large part because he no longer wants to deal with the risk of getting conc...
The Time Aaron Hernandez Peed On A Cab And Told Off A Reporter
The MMQB's Greg Bedard, who was a Boston Globe reporter on the Patriots beat during the seasons that Aaron Hernandez was on the team, has written an essay about his time spent covering Hernandez, and it includes one scene that begins with Hernandez pissing all over a running taxi cab and ends with t...
Aaron Hernandez Is An Idiot, But He Still Might Get Away With Murder
You can get away with murder, you know. It's just easier for those of us who don't murder not to think about it. To some extent, it's baked into the system, one designed in theory (though not always in practice) to start out with a presumption of innocence. The other factors that come in usually...
Adrian Peterson Is A Fucking Moron
You know, just once in this lifetime, I would like my favorite team to acquire a legendary skill position player who does NOT turn out to be a complete fucking shithead. The Vikings drafted Randy Moss, and I had to spend a decade justifying his existence to myself when he would sit down and make a ...
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Serial Rapist Darren Sharper Might Serve Just 9 Years [Updated]
As expected, the plea deals are rolling in for accused serial rapist Darren Sharper, and so far the sentences seem fairly light. But we won't know how long Sharper will spend in prison until he officially pleads in all five jurisdictions, because he'll functionally serve only the longest of his fi...
Darren Sharper Plans To Strike Plea Deal In All His Rape Cases Monday
Alleged serial rapist Darren Shaper is working on a global plea deal that would resolve the myriad of sexual assault cases against him, according to multiple reports today. The Associated Press reported that the deal will be filed Monday in two courts, one in California and the other in an unknown l...