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<i>Ballers</i> Shows Us How Boring (And Lethal) The NFL Really Is
That the season premiere of Ballers, HBO’s new semi-comedy about life in and around the NFL planetary system, turns out so predictably says something about how joyless those involved with professional football truly believe it to be. The show has the bones of a slogging 60-minute drama cut down to 3...
This Kellen Winslow Jr./Antonio Cromartie Twitter Beef Is Getting Good
On Tuesday, Jets CB Antonio Cromartie played reporter and actually hit teammate Dee Milliner with a tough question, referencing Milliner being “on the roster bubble.” That didn’t sit well with former Jets TE Kellen Winslow Jr., who was teammates with Cromartie in New York for one season....
Kellen Winslow Jr. Issues Weak Fistfight Challenge To Antonio Cromartie
For those who wanted an update on Kellen Winslow Jr., the former tight end was complaining about Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie on Twitter today. Everyone on Twitter—who cared, anyway— watched these ex-teammates tepidly burn each other....
Jets Look At QB Depth Chart, Sigh Deeply, Name Geno Smith Starter
The Jets have made a lot of impressive decisions this offseason, and that’s not the setup for a joke. Darrelle Revis came back, the already-fearsome defensive line improved with draft pick Leonard Williams, and they snagged Brandon Marshall for a fifth-round pick. There’s a lot of talent everywhere—...
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Darrelle Revis Argues With Instagram Trolls [Update]
Darrelle Revis has lost his patience with Patriots fans who are upset about his return to the New York Jets. ...
K.J. McDaniels Gets Two Chasedown Blocks In 10 Seconds
Houston Rockets rookie shooting guard K.J. McDaniels has quickly established himself as one of the best shot-blocking guards in the league. He’s averaging 1.1 blocks per game while playing just 22 minutes a night, and his 70 blocks put him ahead of big men like Taj Gibson, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Ken...
Aaron Harang's Eyes Implanted Into Various MLB Players' Faces
Deadspin readers have overwhelmingly demanded to know what it would look like if various major leaguers had pitcher Aaron Harang’s distinctive eyes. In the interest of service to you, the reader, we present various major leaguers with Aaron Harang’s distinctive eyes. ...
Report: Jets File Retaliatory Tampering Charges Against The Patriots
According to ProFootballTalk, the Jets filed tampering charges today against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who spoke at the NFL owners meetings yesterday about former-Patriot and current-Jet Darrelle Revis. Kraft told CSNNE that the Patriots made two competitive offers to Revis and had ho...
The Best-Selling Throwback Jerseys By State
Clothing company Mitchell & Ness has made its name on classic and retro gear. Using sales data from 2014, they've figure out which is the best-selling throwback jersey in every single state plus D.C. There are some obvious ones, but some definite surprises too....
The Jets Are Giving Darrelle Revis So Much Money
Darrelle Revis is returning to the Jets, and he isn't coming cheap. Nor should he! He's far and away the best corner in the game—maybe by a larger extent than anyone else is the best at their position—and he's getting paid like it, the latest in what has shaken out to be a series of brilliant career...
Darrelle Revis Signs With Jets
According to a tweet from his agents, cornerback Darrelle Revis has signed with the Jets, who he played for from 2007 to 2012:...
Jets Trade For Brandon Marshall
The Bears have agreed to send WR Brandon Marshall to the Jets, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. The haul hasn't been reported yet (Update: a fifth rounder), but it shouldn't be huge: Chicago was desperate to move Marshall before his $7.5 million guarantee kicked in next week....
Brian Cashman Says The Yankees Should Retire The Very Idea Of Captaincy
On the radio today, Yankees GM Brian Cashman declared that if it were up to him, the Yankees would never name another captain after Derek Jeter, who was "so perfect" in the role but retired or died or something....
The Artistry Of K.J. McDaniels
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Rex Ryan Has Tattoo Of Wife Wearing Jets Jersey Darkened To Bills Blue
Remember that tattoo Rex Ryan got of his wife wearing a Mark Sanchez jersey? That's a pretty embarrassing tattoo to have if you're the newly hired head coach of their division rival Buffalo Bills, so on Friday he rectified the situation. Via the Wall Street Journal:...
The Players' Tribune Censors Darnell Dockett's "Unfiltered Voice"
The Players' Tribune—the number one sports website for boring, ghostwritten first person accounts from athletes—is having (or perhaps more accurately, had) Darnell Dockett tweet from their Twitter account today:...
Sources: Jack Johnson's Parents Also Screwed Over His Grandfather
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson's parents have left their son with a mountain of debt, but this apparently wasn't the first time Jack Sr. and Tina Johnson took advantage of a family member. According to two sources with knowledge of the transaction, Johnson's parents secretly seize...
The Time A Jets Kicker Smacked A Ball Boy For Not Rubbing Up The Balls
Since all anyone can talk about today is the various ways in which people manipulate footballs and what dastardly cheaters the New England Patriots are, it seems like as good a time as any to remember the time a mouthy Patriots ball boy got the shit smacked out of him by an opposing kicker for not p...
Mark Jackson Returned To Oracle Arena And Threw Shade: An Explainer
The Golden State Warriors took on the discombobulated, LeBron James-less Cleveland Cavaliers last Friday and beat them soundly. Even more interesting than the game on the floor was what was happening on press row, where ESPN's Mark Jackson was working his first Warriors game since being fired as t...