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Philip Rivers Flips Out After He Can’t Get A Play Off
Man, Philip Rivers is pissed....
Marshawn Lynch Stays Hidden For The National Anthem
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, who habitually sits during the national anthem, was obscured by Raiders personnel during the anthem today before the game between Oakland and the Denver Broncos. With the way staff formed around Lynch, it would have been nearly impossible to notice him si...
Cam Newton Whooped The Patriots And Threw Up A Fist<em></em>
For the second week in a row, Tom Brady was down at home to a team that New England was favored to beat. And for the second week in a row, a comeback seemed inevitable, especially when Brady converted a late fourth-and-goal to tie the game....
Let's Check In On That L.A. Chargers Experiment
When we last saw the Chargers play at “home” in Carson, California, nobody cared. Today, though, brings much better news—there are plenty of passionate fans who came out to the Chargers-Eagles game today! They’re just not from Los Angeles....
Dalvin Cook Leaves Game With Non-Contact Knee Injury (Updated)
Vikings rookie running back Dalvin Cook, who had gained over 100 total yards in two of his first three games, left today’s game against Detroit with a non-contact knee injury. He’s been ruled out for the rest of the day....
Ravens Fans Boo A Prayer Before The National Anthem
As the meaning of national anthem demonstrations has shifted from a specific protest against racial injustice and police brutality to a vague stand of unity, it seems that now, some NFL fans have been conditioned to boo any time they see a player taking a knee....
A Lovely And Sports-Filled Fall Sunday: Today's Guide To Ignoring The NFL
This is a really good time of the year for non-football fans. The weather is lovely, and the sports are good: European soccer is still sorting itself out, so you’ve got circumstances like Real Madrid starting their La Liga campaign like a bunch of busters, and Real Betis looking awesome; the golf se...
Report: NFL Floated Plan For All Players to Wear “Team America” Patches
There’s an interesting story at ESPN today about how NFL executives and owners are dealing with Donald Trump. Trump, as you may recall, called Colin Kaepernick a “son of a bitch” before last weekend’s games, adding that any player protesting police brutality during the national anthem should be fire...
O.J. Simpson Released From Prison
O.J. Simpson—the former football star, convicted kidnapper and author of the book If I Did It—was released from a Nevada prison this morning, a day earlier than expected....
Jay-Z Wears Kaepernick Jersey On <i>SNL</i>
Jay-Z has long been one of Colin Kaepernick’s most public supporters, from dedicating songs to him during concerts to reportedly turning down an opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show because of the former 49ers quarterback’s blackballing. The artist and tycoon continued his campaign...
Danny Trevathan Suspended Two Games For Crushing Hit On Davante Adams
The NFL has suspended Danny Trevathan two games for his brutal helmet-to-helmet hit on Packers receiver Davante Adams Thursday night:...
FAA Gives Pilots Thumbs Up To Fly Rude Banners Over Chargers Home Games
Dean Spanos and the Los Angeles Chargers recently asked the Federal Aviation Administration to grant what is called a temporary flight restriction over StubHub Center on Chargers game days, arguing that an airplane flying over an arena packed with NFL fans is an inherently dangerous proposition. Of ...
New Michael Bennett Video Shows Exactly Whatever You Want It To Show
Las Vegas police have released body camera and surveillance footage of the August 26 detainment of Michael Bennett after the Mayweather-McGregor fight, showing the panic inside the casino and the actions of officers after Bennett was in handcuffs:...
What Will <i>SI</i> Do With Peter King's The MMQB?
Peter King’s contract with Sports Illustrated is up after this NFL season. Long famed for his access to the inner workings of the NFL and especially for his mysteriously direct connection to the mind of commissioner Roger Goodell, he may continue on as the face of the MMQB, the football vertical lau...
Patriots Fans Gather To Burn Their Stuff
I want you to try and imagine what an aggrieved Patriots fan who is so mad about some of New England’s players kneeling for the national anthem that he threw a party for other aggrieved Patriots fans to come and burn their Pats gear might look like. Okay, do you have the image in your head?...
Davante Adams Carted Off Field After Brutal Hit To The Head From Danny Trevathan
Packers wide receiver Davante Adams was taken off the field on a stretcher and left the stadium in an ambulance tonight after being the victim of a vicious hit from Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan. The hit—which was called as an unnecessary roughness penalty—sent Adams’s mouth guard flying as his h...
Sean Smith To Plead Not Guilty To Felony Assault On Friday, Expected To Play On Sunday
Raiders cornerback Sean Smith is expected to plead not guilty to felony charges of assault and battery tomorrow, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal, after a July incident in which he allegedly beat and stomped on the head of his sister’s boyfriend....
Detroit Lions' Akeem Spence Says His Anthem Protest Cost His Father Work
Before Sunday’s Falcons-Lions game, eight Lions players took a knee during the national anthem. Defensive tackle Akeem Spence was among them, and today he said his father, who’s a contractor, was denied a job because of the demonstration....
I've Had Enough Of Charles Barkley<em></em>
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