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The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC South: Who Will Emerge as This Year’s January Darlings?
The AFC South likely will not be a division at the top of most people’s radars to start the year....

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC North: Young Guns and Scumbag Ben
This is yet another division that seems to be perennially up for grabs between a couple of teams, at least on paper, but unlike the NFC North, this division is fresh and exciting. A rookie quarterback! An MVP quarterback that Bill Polian wanted to convert to wide receiver! An annual dogfight to the ...

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, NFC North: The 'No One Else Wanted to Preview This Stale Division' Division
As usual, the road to . . . well, maybe not the Super Bowl, but at least the playoffs goes through Green Bay. And while Aaron Rodgers and the Packers aren’t as dominant as they once were, despite going 13-3 in Matt LaFleur’s first season as a head coach, no one else in the division has really steppe...

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, AFC East: Tom’s Gone. Who’s Got Next?
For the past two decades, the safest bet in sports was for the to win their division. Not anymore....

The Deadspin 2020 NFL Previews, NFC East: Can Anyone Break Up This Two-Horse Town?
There was a time not too long ago when the NFC East was considered one of the most competitive divisions in football. Over the past decade, the division has had two Super Bowl winners (Eagles, Giants), exciting Washington teams and the Dallas Cowboys. But the days of parity in the NFC East are over....

Racism is Why Your Favorite Team Might Have Drafted a Sorry White Quarterback
This is not a story about Black quarterbacks....

Football is the Perfect Reflection of America — That’s Not a Good Thing
They told us that sports were a reward for a functioning society. ...
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Nine NFL Teams, Eight MLB Teams Join NBA, WNBA in Racial Justice Walkout [UPDATED]
As the NBA continued its postponement Thursday after players protested police violence on Black lives, some NFL teams staged a smaller scale work strike of canceling practices....

New Report: Nude Cheerleader Video and Dan Snyder’s Direct Involvement in Alleged Sexual Harassment. UPDATE: Snyder Blasts WaPo, Blames Victim
More allegations about the toxic, sexist culture around Dan Snyder’s Washington Football Team have emerged, this time pointing to specific incidents involving Snyder and his treatment of women (including implied solicitation of sexual favors for a friend) and the production of X-rated cheerleader vi...
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Fox Sports Fires Thom Brennaman Day After Homophobic Slur, He Wants Us to Believe He Didn't Know its History [UPDATED]
Wednesday night, after a hot mic caught him using a homophobic slur, Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman didn’t know if he’d ever be putting on headphones for Fox Sports again....

NFL Agents: Fall Back From Spring NCAA Football Season Plan
If you’re a college football player either opting out of the fall season of your own accord or part of the BIG-10 or PAC-12 or other conference/school-mandated cancellations, the message from a number of NFL agents is clear:...

It’s Not the Right Time for Friday Night Lights, Zach Ertz, But Your Plan B Sounds Pretty Good
It’s no secret that high school sports have been an essential part of American culture for decades. ...

NFL Opt-Out 2020: Here's Every Player You Won't See This Year
While MLB sorts through various positive COVID-19 cases in its league, and the NBA hunkers down in a theoretical bubble in Orlando to finish its season, the NFL — even while agreeing to cancel its preseason — has made it clear the ball will be snapped under the bright lights this fall....

Floodgates Should (But Won't) Open Behind First NCAA Football Player to Opt-Out
Virginia Tech starting cornerback Caleb Farley, a projected first-round pick, decided he could end his monetarily abusive relationship with the NCAA a little earlier than scheduled. Farley became the first college football player to opt out of the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19....

C.J. Mosley Rips NFL's Protocols & Jets Deal Adams
The NFL’s agreed upon protocols appear doomed from the start, and C.J. Mosley sees right through the league’s unbalanced expectations. ...

With Preseason Axed, Will the NFL Play at All?
The way things are playing out between the NFL and its players association mirrors negotiations between the MLB and its own union. ...

Trash Talkin' Tuesday: Roger Goodell What are You Thinking?
Today, I’m trashing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell....

What if the NFL Had Taken COVID Seriously From the Start?
Sunday saw NFL players, in a coordinated approach, posting tweets with the hashtag #WeWantToPlay, calling for the league to listen to experts when it comes to opening up training camps as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country....

Dan Snyder Is Just The Beginning, Sports Is Full Of Rotten Team Owners
At this point, it feels like Dan Snyder’s days are numbered....

Dan Snyder Must Go, Says Women's Group, and Take Goodell With You
Enough is enough, Dan Snyder must go....