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Aaron Rodgers Gives Everyone Yet Another Play To Gush About
Aaron Rodgers is aggravating if he’s whooping your team, but for everyone else, he’s one of the best parts of the NFL. The Packers quarterback creates highlights within highlights, and today against the Jaguars, he did it again....

Jack Del Rio Gets Ballsy, Goes For Two, Gets Win
With less than a minute to play, the Oakland Raiders looked ready to tie the game after a Seth Roberts touchdown from Derek Carr cut their deficit to one point against the New Orleans Saints. But then head coach Jack Del Rio got bold. ...

The Jets Dragged Andy Dalton All Over The Field And Still Couldn't Win
By the end of today’s game, Andy Dalton and the turf were close pals. The New York Jets’ defense sacked the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback seven times, the most in one game in Dalton’s career. Despite that, he still tore up the opposing coverage as the Bengals won, 23-22....

Arian Foster, Three Dolphins Teammates Kneel During National Anthem
Miami Dolphins players Arian Foster, Jelani Jenkins, Kenny Stills, and Michael Thomas all kneeled during the national anthem before today’s game against the Seattle Seahawks....

Allen Robinson Is A Magician
The Jags lost, but it wasn’t for lack of effort. Allen Robinson took a ball-separating hit from Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, but made a clean recovery....
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Chiefs Cornerback Marcus Peters Raises His Fist During National Anthem [Update]
The Kansas City Chiefs stood and linked arms during the national anthem before today’s game. Cornerback Marcus Peters added his own gesture by raising his right fist at the end of the line.The Chiefs players released a statement through the team explaining their demonstration: ...

The Officials Are Off To A Good Start This Season
These guys must be tired from officiating yesterday’s CMU-Oklahoma State game. ...

Bills Linebackers Start Season By Missing Team Bus
Buffalo Bills linebackers Jerry Hughes and Zach Brown missed the first team bus for today’s game against the Ravens, so they called an Uber instead. From Hughes’s Instagram, geotagged somewhere on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway:...

NFL And NFLPA Will Investigate Concussion Protocol Compliance For Cam Newton
The NFL and NFLPA will investigate the handling of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton under the concussion protocol following Thursday’s game, in which Newton took multiple helmet-to-helmet hits from Broncos defenders. ...

Here We Go Again: Your Guide To Ignoring The NFL Today
Here we are, in the waning days of summer 2016. The hellish daytime heat of summer hasn’t much backed off, but the days are already shorter, and the nights are cooler, and the leaves on the trees are already starting to change. You know what that means! NFL football is back, baby! God fucking dammit...

RGIII Debuts New Gameday Look For Fashion Week
This is what Washington missed out on by going with Kirk Cousins....


The Best Jaguars Fan Has Been Found
A few months ago, Jacksonville news station WJXT roamed the streets in search of civilian takes on the Jaguars’ draft picks. Reporter Scott Johnson found a woman who was quite confident in her analysis of the team. On Thursday, she made her return to television....

Todd Gurley Is Looking To Spare Himself Some Punishment
I am robustly excited for Todd Gurley’s first full season, because he is a joy to watch. But while sports fandom can be a selfish thing—especially in football, where we’re used to seeing our favorite players’ brains turn to applesauce and ACLs slingshot into the upper deck—I want the best for both m...

The NFL Didn't Follow Its Own Concussion Protocol For Cam Newton
So Cam Newton’s brain got pounded multiple times but he didn’t get checked for a concussion until after the game? Don’t worry, the NFL can explain everything (emphasis mine):...

With Trevor Siemian, The Poise Is Back In Town
Denver Broncos QB Trevor Siemian was calm, composed, and cool Thursday night as he helped his team beat the Carolina Panthers, 21-20. Most importantly, however, he was poised....

Jerry Jones Bought Himself A Helicopter Because That's What Rich Old Bastards Do
We all know Jerry Jones loves the finer things in life: tailored suits, his state-of-the-art football stadium, feeling up women in bathrooms. Now we can add “shooting pigs out of a helicopter” to that list....

The First Woman In The NFL's Old Boys' Club
I attended my first league meeting not long after joining the organization on a full-time basis. This meeting was what the league refers to as a “two-per-club meeting” and as the name suggests, clubs were allowed to be represented by no more than two attendees. In most cases, the controlling owner t...

Can Jimmy Garoppolo Beat The Cardinals? Watch Our <i>Tecmo Super Bowl</i> Simulation To Find Out.
It’s time to update our Tecmo Super Bowl rosters and CPU vs CPU sim Sunday’s Patriots-Cardinals game. Can Jimmy Garoppolo lead New England to the win? Find out on Facebook Live:...

Trevor Siemian Was Fine And The Broncos Should Be Thrilled<em></em>
As far as first career NFL starts go, Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian acquitted himself well. In fact, if you’ll allow me to be the annoying amateur football analyst in your office real quick, I’ll say that Siemian’s pedestrian box score—18-of-26, 178 yards, one touchdown, two picks—doesn’t tell ...