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The Bucs Are Shopping Darrelle Revis
Alex Marvez of Fox Sports has the news and he says Tampa Bay is "really trying hard to trade Darrelle Revis. Hoping to strike a deal pretty quickly." Well, it should be super easy now that everyone knows....

Dolphins Offer To Pay For Majority Of Sun Life Stadium Upgrades
Just nine months after trying—and failing—to get nearly $400 million in taxpayer dollars to pay for renovations to Sun Life Stadium, word comes out of Miami that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is willing to pay for the majority of the upgrades himself. This should be remembered every time a team tries ...

Barry Bonds Says He Should Be In The Hall Of Fame "Without A Doubt"
Barry Bonds showed up at camp today, and put on a Giants uniform for the first time in seven years. At age 49, he looked good—smaller than in his playing days, but nothing that would be embarrassing if he were in spring training to play. He's here to teach. And he was immediately asked about PEDs....

The Best Part Of The Sloan Conference Is All The Pro Sports Gamblers
By now, we've heard about all the different kinds of geniuses and salesmen and Malcolm Gladwells at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. It's true, you'll find all kinds of wonderful nerds there. What they don't tell you is that the guys having the most fun are probably the sports bettors, wh...

Rashard Mendenhall Says That He's Retiring At 26, But On His Own Terms
Cardinals running back Rashard Mendenhall surprisingly announced his retirement at the age of 26 today. While Arizona looked ready to move on from him anyway, Mendenhall says—among other things—that he's choosing to step away in an essay on Huffington Post....

Ravens Lineman Charged With Battery After Strip Club Fight
Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Jah Reid was arrested and charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery this morning after he allegedly struck a man and security guard multiple times at a strip club in Key West....

Saints Charity Cruise Features Two Cut Players And An Alleged Rapist
The first Saints Ahoy Celebrity Fan Cruise, scheduled for March 13-17, probably sounded great when it was planned back in October. But right now, the guest list looks a lot worse....

Detroit Lions Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. Is Dead
Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford, Sr. has died. ...

Two Days At Sloan: How Sports Analytics Got Lost In The Fog
"You're hiding all the good numbers from me." ...

Aaron Hernandez To Be Charged For Fighting Handcuffed Inmate
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office has filed a criminal complaint to charge Aaron Hernandez after he fought a handcuffed inmate in February....

Tiny Person Tim Lincecum And Large Person Kameron Loe Traded Uniforms
Here's some fun spring training shenanigans courtesy of the San Francisco Giants, who understand that people wearing comically ill-fitting clothes is always funny. Tim Lincecum, who is just 5-foot-11, traded uniforms with Kameron Loe, who is 6-foot-8. Much fun was had....

NFL Won't Chip In On A $100 Million Football Brain Study At Harvard
According to Outside the Lines, a $100 million grant to fund a Harvard study that would take a long-term look at CTE and brain trauma in former players has been changed into, essentially, an NFL contract. ...

Rob Ryan Had A Hell Of A Time During Mardi Gras Celebrations
Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was named the Grand Marshall of a Mardi Gras parade, and judging from the reports and photos, Ryan had a fantastic time despite the rain....

Jim Harbaugh Never Takes Off His Jim Harbaugh Uniform
This is Jim Harbaugh, giving a pep talk to the Kansas Jayhawks before their game against Texas Tech, decked out in full Jim Harbaugh regalia. He's got the $8 khakis, the hat, and the sweatshirt. The only thing he's missing is the Sharpie necklace....

Cortland Finnegan Uses Twitter To Tell The Rams He's Leaving
CB Cortland Finnegan followed Jeff Fisher to the Rams, but in his second season in St. Louis he's been terrible and injured. He's due $6 million next year, and would count for $10 million against the salary cap. Since this is the NFL and contracts mean nothing, the Rams sure as hell weren't going to...

How Davone Bess's Career Collapsed In 12 Months
The Browns announced this morning they have cut ties with receiver Davone Bess. It's not a surprise; Bess missed the final two games of the season for "personal reasons," and in January was arrested for assaulting an officer during a breakdown at a Florida airport. If the man needed help before, he'...

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Brandon Browner Says He's Been Reinstated By The NFL
Back in December, Brandon Browner was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy after reportedly rejecting a lighter punishment. Browner ended up missing out on Seattle's playoff run and Super Bowl victory. But today, per Browner, the league reinstated him, ...

The Franchise Tag Is Just A Way For NFL Teams To Cheat Their Players
Originally published at Bloomberg View....
