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Lions President: Team "Followed The Rules" In Hiring Of Matt Patricia

The conversation around Detroit’s hiring of Matt Patricia has, for obvious reasons, wandered far afield from whether Patricia is qualified purely in football terms for the job of head coach, to how it is possible that the Lions were unaware of an indictment for sexual assault in Patricia’s past. NFL...

Jim Tomsula Teaches Rookies How To Dance Their Way To Success

Skins defensive line coach Jim Tomsula is running his position’s rookies through drills today. This one’s probably about making a player light on his feet, but whatever the true purpose, it’s fun to watch....

Report: Blake Bortles Keeps His Truck Unlocked With His Keys And Wallet Inside [Update]

Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles reportedly helped stop a would-be robber at his teammate Brandon Linder’s house on Wednesday night, when an 18-year-old high school student tried to steal Bortles’ truck from the driveway in the middle of a party. According to TMZ, the kid failed because the truck w...

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Bill Belichick: Patriots Were Not Aware Of Matt Patricia's Sexual Assault Indictment

Before recently being hired by the Detroit Lions as their head coach, Matt Patricia spent 14 seasons coaching the New England Patriots. The team brought Patricia into the NFL’s coaching ranks back in 2004, and he worked his way up from an offensive assistant to defensive coordinator. In response to ...

Matt Patricia: Sexual Assault Indictment Was "Mental Torture" And Bringing It Up Is "Unfair And Upsetting"

New Lions head coach Matt Patricia had a press conference Thursday, one day after the Detroit News reported that he had been indicted for sexual assault in 1996. The case was dismissed after, according to authorities, the victim decided not to testify due to feeling she could not “face the pressures...

Dopey Chicago Sports Columnist Apologizes For Nonsensical Roquan Smith Take 

Roquan Smith, whose playbook was among the items stolen from his car last weekend, was the subject of Chicago Tribune grouch Steve Rosenbloom’s column this week, and boy did Rosenbloom produce a doozy....

We Found Matt Patricia’s Sexual Assault Indictment In 30 Seconds. Why Didn’t The Detroit Lions?

The Detroit News reported Wednesday night that recently hired Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia was indicted on a sexual assault charge in 1996, when he was in college. The case never went to trial after, according to authorities, the victim decided not to testify due to feeling she could not ...

Report: Lions Coach Matt Patricia Was Indicted For Sexual Assault In 1996

Newly hired Detroit Lions head coach and former New England Patriots assistant Matt Patricia was indicted by a grand jury on one count of aggravated sexual assault in 1996, according to a report from the Detroit News. Patricia, who was 21 at the time, was charged alongside a teammate of his on Renss...

Prosecutor Won't Charge Donald Penn After Report Of Possible Domestic Violence

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced today there won’t be any charges filed against Oakland Raiders lineman Donald Penn. There had been an investigation into possible domestic violence between Penn and his wife from April. ...

Darren Rovell Tries To Explain Economics To Marvin Jones, Gets Dunked On

“Actually,” Darren Rovell probably smirked as he adjusted his bowtie before lecturing a celebratory Marvin Jones, who had just tweeted about a bakery franchise he is opening with his wife, “it’s more complicated than you think.”...

What It's Like To Navigate The NFL's Concussion Settlement Hellscape

George Andrie has always been a devoted father to Mary Brooks and her six siblings. But with the benefit of hindsight, Brooks also sees that something was always a bit off about her dad, going back to when she was a child. The outgoing guy she always knew suddenly became less socially engaged in the...

NFL Rookie Roquan Smith's Car Robbed Of Valuable Items, Also Bears Playbook

Chicago Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith had his car broken into over the weekend, and in addition to a Georgia jersey from the national championship game and other valuable memorabilia, the thief or thieves made off with his Bears-issued tablet....

Police Report: Reuben Foster Broke Two Of Girlfriend's Cell Phones, Threw Her Dog Across The Room

The Sacramento Bee’s Matt Barrows obtained police reports and 911 calls that shed new light on what happened the morning of Feb. 11, when 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office said in a release last mo...

NFL Players Association Files Grievance On Behalf Of Eric Reid

Free-agent safety Eric Reid filed a collusion grievance against the NFL last week, accusing league owners of actively colluding in order to keep him from being signed, due to his past decision to protest racial injustice by kneeling for the national anthem. Now, the NFLPA has filed a separate grieva...

Panthers Defensive Backs Coach Resigns Amid Harassment Investigation [Update]

On Wednesday, Carolina Panthers defensive backs coach Curtis Fuller suddenly and surprisingly resigned from his position. No reasons for the resignation were given at the time, and head coach Ron Rivera only said, “it’s a complicated situation,” when directly asked about Fuller’s departure. Today, t...

Cops Release Photos, Additional Details From Johnny Manziel's 2016 Domestic Violence Arrest

TMZ has obtained photos and additional details from the night when Johnny Manziel was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault after his ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley says he hit her several times in Jan. 2016. Manziel’s case was dismissed in Nov. 2016 after he agreed to attend counseling and s...

Peter King Leaving <i>Sports Illustrated</i> For NBC

After 29 years at Sports Illustrated, Peter King is leaving to join NBC....

The NFL Seems Really Worried About Maurice Hurst Playing Football

Former Michigan defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, initially projected as a first- or second-round talent in this year’s NFL draft, ended up falling to the final day last week, when the Raiders picked him up in the fifth round. Hurst’s drop came after he was diagnosed with a previously undisclosed hear...

The RGIII™ Brand Is Dead, And Here's The Death Certificate

Want to see something really sad? Look at what’s become of Robert Griffin III’s stable of trademarks:...