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Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Kansas City Chiefs<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Kansas City Chiefs. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
Anonymous NFL Executives Hate Colin Kaepernick
The divide within the NFL has already been established when it comes to Colin Kaepernick and his decision to sit during the national anthem. The 49ers quarterback is garnering more support from his fellow players than he is from the league’s executives, some of whom anonymously tore him apart when t...
Fred Taylor Says Team Doctors Overlooked His Injuries, Allowed Him To Play Hurt
Former Jaguars running back Fred Taylor retired from the NFL in 2010, bringing an end to an impressive 13-year career that was nevertheless marred by injuries. Today, Taylor is claiming that he unknowingly played hurt throughout his career due to the negligence of his team’s doctors:...
Tim Tebow Got What He Needed
Tim Tebow threw and hit some baseballs in front of 40 MLB scouts yesterday, and didn’t seem to impress too many of them. One scout described him as an “actor trying to portray a baseball player,” and another proclaimed that the former quarterback “has a long way to go.” Most everyone there seemed to...
Colin Kaepernick's Fight Is Not With The Military
It has been a banner week for the takes. It’s certainly aided by the fact that there are no real sports and the one legitimate controversy is sucking up all the oxygen, feeding a maelstrom swirling about the peak of Mt. Take, but it’s been extraordinary to see so many people reveal themselves as uns...
Vikings Announce That Teddy Bridgewater's Knee Is All Fucked Up
After Teddy Bridgewater crumpled to the ground with a non-contact injury this afternoon, reports out of Vikings camp were grisly yet unspecific. Everyone on the scene had players forming prayer circles, barfing, and crying, but word on a specific diagnosis didn’t come for a while longer. This evenin...
Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Green Bay Packers<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
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It Looks Like Something Very Bad Just Happened To Teddy Bridgewater [Update]
Update: At a press conference this afternoon, the Vikings announced that Teddy Bridgewater suffered a “significant” knee injury, but that the full extent of the injury is still unknown. The team did not give a timetable for how long Bridgewater might be out....
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Rodney Harrison: "Colin Kaepernick, He's Not Black" [Update]
NBC football analyst Rodney Harrison was on a local sports radio show in Houston this morning, and he offered a truly bewildering take on the Colin Kaepernick situation....
San Francisco Police Union To Colin Kaepernick: What About Black-On-Black Crime?
These days, no storm of takes is complete until the president of a police union—a position often occupied by a screeching dipshit—has weighed in on the hot-button issue of the day. So obviously Martin Halloran, the president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, had to write a letter to ...
Derek Carr Throws A Behind-The-Back Spiral
I’m unreasonably impressed by this clip, of Raiders QB Derek Carr messing around in practice and hitting Connor Cook in stride with a behind-the-back pass that features a better spiral than anything Ryan Fitzpatrick could muster the regular way....
Stan Verrett On Kaepernick: "Let's Pay As Much Attention To The Substance As We Do To The Symbols"
SportsCenter anchor Stan Verrett joined the chorus of opinions on Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest with a take that drew from his own family’s history of service to the United States, and the discrimination that followed. It’s as strong, and fair, a commentary you’re likely to hear from an...
Drew Brees: Political Statements About The Flag Are Okay If They're Pro-Flag<em></em><em></em><em></em>
Drew Brees, like most every other NFL-adjacent person, has weighed in on Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest. Brees has echoed a common line: He’s fine with Kaepernick protesting for what he believes in, but has an issue with him using the American flag (which he called “sacred”) to do so....
Emmanuel Sanders Just Wants To Get His Rocks Off
Trevor Siemian was named the Broncos’ starting quarterback this afternoon. Let’s ask receiver Emmanuel Sanders what he thinks about that....
Donald Trump On Colin Kaepernick: "Maybe He Should Find A Country That Works Better For Him"<em></em>
What you are about to hear represents an utterly monumental lack of self-awareness on Donald Trump’s part—astonishing, I know....
San Diego Chargers Finally Sign Joey Bosa
Joey Bosa’s nearly monthlong holdout is over. The rookie defensive end and the San Diego Chargers finally agreed upon a contract, the team announced today. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed....
Fox Football Announcers Shamelessly Stump For New Publicly Financed Stadium
During yesterday’s preseason game between the San Diego Chargers and Minnesota Vikings, Fox announcers Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch decided to shill on behalf of the people trying to steal $350 million from taxpayers so that they can build a new football stadium in San Diego. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2016: Seattle Seahawks<em></em>
Some people are fans of the Seattle Seahawks. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Seattle Seahawks. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
The Only Tool Roger Goodell Has Is A Hammer, So Everything Looks Like A Nail<em></em>
In separate interviews last week with the four players alleged to have been PED users in an Al Jazeera investigation, the NFL reportedly brought no new evidence or witnesses to the table. And that may have been the point....
So, How Are Things Going With The Jacksonville Jaguars?
The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in a preseason game last night. Let’s see how Jags quarterback Blake Bortles felt about the win:...