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Beware The Knuckle Punt
You can have your college football opening night. Me, I'll be staying up for a West Coast preseason NFL game, counting off the 49er downs until it's time to punt. That's when Andy Lee will blow minds, break hearts, and fracture phalanges....
Did Disney's General Counsel Urge ESPN To Wimp Out On Concussion Doc?
So why did ESPN end its relationship with Frontline less than two months before their co-reported, two-part documentary on the NFL and concussions was set to air? We know that ESPN president John Skipper found the trailer for Frontline's documentary to be "sensational" and "over the top." We know t...
Infographic: The NFL's Puny Concussion Settlement, Visualized
As Peter King first reported earlier today, the NFL has agreed to pay out $765 million over 20 years to settle the concussion lawsuit brought by 4,500 former players. (More will likely be added to settle the players legal fees.) Lots of people have pointed out that $765 million is less than 10 perce...
Here's Ed Hochuli In Suburban Chicago, Waiting On A Haircut
This photo was taken Tuesday at a Supercuts in Schaumburg, Ill. A reader named Greg was getting his own haircut when he saw NFL referee/muscleman Hochuli walk in and take a seat. "I was 99 percent sure it was him," Greg said. There was just no mistaking those biceps....
Ricky Williams: America's Most Blunted
Chris Jones puts one—or many—in the air and gets lifted with Ricky Williams. "The Runaway" appeared in Esquire back in December of 2004:...
NFL Settles Concussion Lawsuit From Former Players
Peter King first reported that thousands of former players suing the NFL for allegedly hiding the long-term effects of head trauma have reached a settlement with the league. The Associated Press says it's a $765 million settlement, meaning plaintiffs should receive an average of around $150,000-$170...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Buffalo Bills
Some people are fans of the Buffalo Bills. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Buffalo Bills. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
The Chargers Worked Out On An Aircraft Carrier
The Chargers' event on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan yesterday afternoon was only a practice in the loosest sense of the term: center Nick Hardwick and safety Eric Weddle took as many snaps as Philip Rivers....
Lawrence Tynes's Wife Blasts The Bucs Over MRSA Treatment
Kicker Lawrence Tynes is one of two Buccaneers players suffering from MRSA, a deadly serious bacterial infection, after an outbreak at Tampa's training facility. Tynes's wife sounds like she's not particularly happy with how the Bucs have handled the whole thing....
If The Jets Are Going Down, They're Taking The Media With Them
The New York Jets have graduated from hapless ne'er-do-wells to full-blown snowball rolling down the mountain, taking out everything in its path. Tonight, the Jets jump-started an ugly dustup between national and local media. Maybe, just maybe, some good can come out of this Jets season: total media...
Jerry Jones Says He Has A Super Brain
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently got a CT scan, and afterward he had this to say about it to the Dallas Morning News' Rainer Sabin:...
I Begged You To Get Some Therapy
It’s always nice to watch guys at the game of their game, as Pollack and Hoffman were in Tootsie. Sure, they might have wanted to strangle each other but the payoff was sweet for us. ...
Stadium Security In Philly Practices The Capture Of On-Field Intruders
It's the preseason for everyone, apparently:...
Bottom Line: How Sports Leagues Crack The Whip On ESPN
"We're not in the business of antagonizing our partner," the ESPN executive told the New York Times, defending the network's sudden withdrawal of support for a program that made the NFL look bad. This wasn't last week. This was nine years ago. ...
RGIII Would Like To Confuse The Hell Out Of You With This Quote
Robert Griffin III has been working with the first-team offense, and though the final approval from Dr. James Andrews is still pending, it's a given that he'll be starting in Week 1. But when asked to quantify just how ready he is, Griffin only made everyone's heads hurt....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Miami Dolphins
Some people are fans of the Miami Dolphins. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Miami Dolphins. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Gangster, Gangster
Come magazine award season, Paul Solotaroff's latest piece for Rolling Stone, "The Gangster in the Huddle" (co-authored by Ron Borges) is sure to garner some well-deserved attention: ...
Report: Aaron Hernandez Was A Gun-Toting PCP Addict
Rolling Stone's hotly anticipated Aaron Hernandez story has dropped (bizarrely, co-written by the Herald's Ron Borges), and it paints a picture of a man who spiraled into a paranoid PCP haze over the year leading up to Odin Lloyd's murder....
Old-School Big Blue: Rosey Grier Remembers
Actor, singer, ordained minister, political activist, author and NFL Pro Bowler the Rev. Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier has enjoyed a full and varied life....
Jets Add Another Poor Bastard To Their Trash Fire Of A QB Competition
If a quarterback sits behind Aaron Rodgers on a depth chart for three seasons, does he somehow absorb part of his talent? The Jets will find out after signing Graham Harrell, per a Fox Sports 1 report....