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Watch The Police Video From After Rob Konrad Was Found
Andy Slater of 940 WINZ radio in South Florida published a copy of the police video from shortly after former NFLer Rob Konrad was found by Palm Beach police, claiming to have swum to shore after falling off his boat. The video doesn't show much; by the time the police cruiser pulls up, Konrad alr...
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Once-Homeless RB Says He's Ineligible For Not Wanting To Be Homeless [Update]
Baylor running back Silas Nacita became a fan favorite last season when he earned a walk-on roster spot with the Bears after spending a year at community college. Nacita got into Baylor with an academic scholarship, and at the time of his enrollment, he was homeless. According to Nacita, he has now ...
Lawsuit: UNM Interfered With Gang Rape Case Involving Football Players
A former student is suing the University of New Mexico's Board of Regents, alleging the university violated Title IX by failing to properly investigate what happened the night she claims she was drugged and raped, including by several football players. ...
That Looks Like A Pretty Dumb Workout Routine, RGIII
I'm not a personal trainer or anything, but I feel like dragging tires down the road via twine that you have looped around your ankles is not a super good idea, man. ...
Whatever Happened To The NFL Combine's Fastest Man?
Rondel Menendez wants to play. It's Sept. 3, 1999, and the Atlanta Falcons are playing their final preseason game, against the Cincinnati Bengals. It's the last opportunity for players on the bubble to earn a place on the roster. Menendez has already done enough to show he's one of Atlanta's 53 best...
Wait, Jesus Christ, There's A Different Ball Scandal? What The Fuck?
Have you been following the latest developments in the investigation into the use of shady balls during the AFC Championship? Probably not, because you're normal and football's over and it's all so confusing. But listen a second: this new stuff is weird....
Report: Patriots Locker Room Attendant Gave Official "Unapproved" Ball
According to ESPN's Outside the Lines, a Patriots locker room attendant attempted to introduce an "unapproved" football into the AFC Championship game against the Colts:...
Report: Colts Are Probably Going To Void Trent Richardson's Contract
Trent Richardson didn't travel with the Colts to New England for the AFC Championship Game for what were termed "personal reasons" by multiple reporters at the time. Well, we now know what those personal reasons were. According to The Indianapolis Star, Richardson missed a morning walkthrough becaus...
The Two Best (And Only) Sixth-Grade Football Prospects
The class of 2021 is shaping up to be a big one, according to recruiting site Rivals. There are already two sixth-grade football prospects with profiles. Meanwhile, the class of 2020 has no one. Those seventh-graders are going to be huge duds....
Mike Florio Calls Out David Letterman For Being A Comedian
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was a guest on The Late Show last night, and the segment was lighthearted and puffy, as are most of the interviews David Letterman conducts on his show. Obviously, Letterman made some jokes about the Ballghazi scandal, because David Letterman is a comed...
The Miseducation Of Deion Sanders
Deion Sanders knows better than most that there's power in a nickname. When he was still just a skinny cornerback at Florida State University, he dubbed himself "Prime Time" and birthed an alter ego that would earn him fame, riches, and a place in the pantheon of the 20th century's greatest athlet...
Cardale Jones Has An Important Update About Crushing Kids At Video Games
Back in January, Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones visited some kids at the hospital. One of the kids unwisely hopped on the sticks like Jones was going to take it easy on him in the NCAA football video game. Jones did not take it easy, and beat the kid by a reported score of 91-35. Now, more tha...
Gronk Catches A Bra, Pretends To Wear It, Signs It For A Fan
Human cloud of hookah smoke Rob Gronkowski did so much Gronk stuff during the Patriots' championship parade that video evidence of his antics are still trickling in almost a week later. In this clip, sent to us by reader Timothy, we see Gronk having a grand ol' time with a bra that someone in the cr...
Football Players Charged With Attempted Rape Of Special Ed. Student
Five high school football players attempted to rape a special-education student in the locker room with a broomstick, according to court documents. The Seattle Times reports on the horrific details of the alleged crime at Juanita High School in Kirkland (Wash.): ...
Read No More's Talking Points And Guide For How To Tweet Them Support
Are you ready for No More week? Guess what, it's coming! So are a bunch of tweets that read: "Learn about #NOMORE, a public awareness campaign making a difference in the lives of survivors." And probably people pointing you to this story about a domestic-violence hotline in the Dayton, Ohio area...
An Actual Video Of 6-Foot-7, 410-Pound Motekiai Langi Playing "Football"
Yesterday I wrote that there was no video available of BYU’s newest recruit, Motekiai Langi, from the island nation of Tonga. As it turns out there is a very short video of Langi playing something resembling football at a Tuhulu football camp. It doesn’t show much, but the “light on his feet” com...
No More, The NFL's Domestic Violence Partner, Is A Sham
The brands have spoken, and they want you to know that domestic violence and sexual assault are bad. In fact, the brands not only think they’re bad, but have a theory as to why they persist: the issues of domestic violence and sexual assault don’t have a strong enough brand. So, to help get America ...
Watch A Giant High School Football Player Dominate His Tiny Opponents
This is a highlight reel for Elijah Grady, a 6-foot-5, 295 lbs. senior who plays nine-man football for New Town High in New Town, N.D. Grady is technically an offensive tackle, but as you can see in this reel from Hudl.com, he does pretty much everything. Which is to say, if you like fat guy touchd...
Bobby Petrino Is Still Scum
Bobby Petrino's coaching career has been a series of escapes. Not even one year after signing a 10-year extension with Louisville, he jumped to the Atlanta Falcons; bailed on the NFL after 13 games; went to Arkansas, where got the boot after wrecking his motorcycle with his mistress on the back; hop...