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Travis Benjamin's Terrible Decisions Led To One Of The Worst Punt Returns Ever<em></em><em></em>

Los Angeles’s Travis Benjamin could have had only a minor miscue on his record if he had stayed where he was on the field after he picked up his own muffed punt, but nah, he had to try and create something better. In doing so, he inexplicably ran backwards almost 10 yards into his own end zone, gett...

Report: Colin Kaepernick Excluded From Player-Owner Meetings

Despite certain NFL players proposing meetings that include him, and an NFL spokesperson indicating last week that he expected an invitation to be extended, Colin Kaepernick is being frozen out of meetings on social justice between the NFLPA and NFL owners, according to a report from Slate....

Bob McNair Issues New Explanation For "Inmates" Comment

Texans owner Bob McNair, several days into the deep shit of consequences for his now-infamous “inmates run the prison” comment from league meetings, has issued a new statement today, with a new and dubious explanation for how he got into this mess:...

Yep, Checks Out

Doug Gottlieb: DeAndre Hopkins Isn't "Smart Enough" To Get "Nuance" Of Bob McNair's "Inmates" Quote

Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins skipped practice today after ESPN published a quote from team owner Bob McNair in which he compared his employees to prison inmates at last week’s NFL meetings. Thankfully, Fox Sports Radio broadcaster Doug Gottlieb was available to bring the white man’s perspect...

FW: FW: The Seahawks Are Getting Kicked Out Of The NFL

Everyone is pretty pumped up, if we’re just going by the expressions on the faces of the Seattle Seahawks players and coaches arrayed about their locker room. Richard Sherman is cheesing like a five-year-old on photo day. If Pete Carroll was grinning any harder, his smile would somehow be larger tha...

The Miami Dolphins Make No Sense

With Thursday’s 40-0 loss in Baltimore, the Dolphins have firmly established themselves as the NFL’s most nonsensical team. Take stock of what Miami has accomplished through seven games:...

Bob McNair's Really Stepped In It Now

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair compared NFL players, who are employees and free men, to prison inmates during last week’s league meetings. (The exact wording, as McNair argued for banning players from protesting during the anthem: “We can’t have the inmates running the prison.”) According to variou...

Steve Smith Might Really Whoop Michael Irvin's Ass

During Thursday’s NFL Network pregame show, Michael Irvin couldn’t resist taking a shot at Steve Smith’s pants. It seems like a bad idea to joke with the guy who once broke his own teammate’s nose, but it was heartening to see Irvin put his own neck on the line for once....

49ers Ask Their Fans If Winning Is Important

Credit where it’s due: 49ers owner Jed York has been relatively conscientious and forthright on the subject of the racial and social-justice issues at the heart of the NFL player protests. But York is still an NFL owner, and the NFL is still a business. Winning football games? A negotiable priority,...

It Was Roger Goodell Vs. Jerry Jones On National Anthem Protests

ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr. have a great track record of illuminating the shifting and engrossing dynamics among the NFL’s owners—it was they who reported on the revenge motive behind the Deflategate punishments, and they who explained how Jerry Jones was the driving force behind re...

Dolphins Offense Outgained By Housecat

The era of shitty Thursday night games has returned to our world. Except for this part. This was good....

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John Harbaugh Goes After Kiko Alonso After Hit That Sends Joe Flacco To Locker Room [Update]

Kiko Alonso drilled Joe Flacco in the head as the Ravens quarterback attempted to slide late in the first half tonight in Baltimore, sending Flacco to the locker room and drawing face-to-face anger from Ravens head coach John Harbaugh....

Jim Tomsula Is Back Where He Belongs

Here is a brief clip of Washington defensive line coach Jim Tomsula firing up his players before Sunday’s game against the Eagles. He looks at his linemen and yells, “Everybody play naked! Butt-ass naked! Everybody play butt-ass naked!”...

The Reckoning Always Comes<em></em>

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Annoyed Cam Newton Walks Out Of Press Conference After Question About Big Plays

After laughing at a female reporter and skipping a conference entirely earlier this month, Cam Newton suddenly left today’s Q&A after he initially responded, “Next question,” to a question about big plays....

Have You Seen JuJu Smith-Schuster's Bike? [Update]

It’s been a rough week for Steelers rookie JuJu Smith-Schuster. Martavis Bryant is talking shit online about him, he’s landed in the concussion protocol, and now some rapscallion has made off with Smith-Schuster’s prized bicycle. This is bullshit! Give it back!...

Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week: Eli Manning Is Old And Alone

Welcome to Bad Quarterback Performance Of The Week, a recurring feature in which we celebrate the worst quarterback play the NFL has to offer....

Eagles Fans Brawl With Washington Fans, Each Other

The Eagles pulled away from Washington in the second half Monday night, although at halftime they only led by one touchdown. The competitive game didn’t stop a few fans from fighting early in the third quarter of the Eagles’ 34-24 win in Philly....