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Kelvin Benjamin Gets Rocked, Holds On For TD Catch
The Cincinnati Bengals have some hard hitters, and opposing receivers who go across the middle risk enough without the compressed zone of short yardage. Kelvin Benjamin absorbed that risk—and a huge hit from George Iloka....
Who Was Responsible For The Herschel Walker Trade?
It was 25 years ago today that the Cowboys traded superstar running back Herschel Walker to the Vikings for a mess of players and picks, a number of whom would be crucial pieces in Dallas's '90s dynasty. It's gone down as one of football's shrewdest trades, and a quarter-century on, Jimmy Johnson an...
Papa John's Ready For Steelers-Browns
He's not using two guys to help him stand up this time, though....
Football Coaches' Motivational Gimmicks Have Never Not Been Lame
Spurred by new Raiders interim coach Tony Sparano burying a football (and ideally the 0-4 start), Drew recalled some of the worst and saddest motivational tactics coaches have turned to to inspire their uninspired charges. Today in the Los Angeles Times, Sam Farmer does the same thing, rounding up s...
Your NFL Week 6 Viewing Maps
Two AFC teams play on Fox today, which isn't something I remember ever seeing before. The Bills and Patriots will fight for divisional supremacy under the watchful gaze of Moose Johnston, because of something called cross-flexing. Why I find this interesting, I couldn't tell you....
Tom Brady Rolled His Ankle But He's Good To Go
When Tom Brady was added to the Patriots' injury report on Friday, it seemed like another serious factor to consider in this whole What's wrong with Tom Brady?/Oh nothing actually debate of the last few weeks. Or at least some patented Bill Belichick tomfoolery:...
Low Socks and Chop Blocks: Why And How To Avoid Watching The NFL Today
So, you may have heard, the NFL fined Colin Kaepernick $10,000 for wearing the wrong headphones to a post-game presser last Sunday....
Rugby Somehow Gets More Brutal-er
It took Wigan's Ben Flower two minutes into today's Super League Grand Final against St Helens to be sent off. The reason? This punch to Lance Hohaia. He earned that red card. Here's the video:...
Cops: Shelby Asked For A Z-Pak After He "Fucked A Hooker At The Club"
Despite being tased three times by police, Miami Dolphins DE Derrick Shelby was chatting away at the hospital about his night, including the hooker he "raw dogged," according to additional police reports released today....
Chart: Where Pro Athletes Are Born In America
Ben Blatt put together this chart for Slate that shows where current pro athletes were born in America. NHL players tend to come from the Northeast and NFL players are concentrated in the South; New York produces a higher proportion of NBA than NFL players, and California is a hotbed for baseball ta...
Report: 49ers-Paid Cop At Ray McDonald's House Was On Duty
Last week, ABC 7 News in San Francisco reported that 49ers DE Ray McDonald called a San Jose police officer who also worked security for the 49ers, that that officer arrived at the scene of McDonald's arrest on domestic-violence charges. Now the station adds more detail—the cop was on duty and in un...
The Eagles Made A Halloween-Themed Video About Li'l Eli Manning
It looks like they worked very hard on this. The least you could do is watch it....
Fake Indian Gets Faker In War With <em>Washington Post</em> Reporter
Mark One Wolf, who sure looks like just another bogus Indian propped up by Dan Snyder, has added one more native-sounding name to his already massive ID stable....
It's Almost Been 25 Years Since Browns Beat Steelers As Favorites
The Browns are favorites against the Steelers Sunday, which is only the second time Cleveland has been favorited in the 26 contests between the two teams since divisional realignment in 2002. If the Browns win, it'll be the first time in 42 games that the Browns were both the favorites and won the g...
Ex-NFL Exec: "Hundreds" Of Domestic Violence Cases Quote Out Of Context
Last night, USA Today published a damning interview with former Giants, Buccaneers, and Bears executive Jerry Angelo. In it, he was quoted as having said that he was aware of the NFL having covered up "hundreds and hundreds" of domestic violence incidents over his 30 years in the league. Today, he s...
DeMarco Murray Has Been The NFL's Best Running Back. Can He Keep It Up?
Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray is dominating the NFL right now, leading the league with 670 yards in five games, 210 more than the next guy, Le'Veon Bell. Murray got there on 130 attempts, an absurd number at this point of the season (sad-ass LeSean McCoy is in second place with 94). He's on ...
Man With Patriots Helmet Tattoo Arrested On Synthetic Weed Charges
You may remember Victor Thompson, the man with a Patriots helmet tattooed on his head, from back in 2012. I interviewed him a few days before the Patriots played the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, since he lived roughly 20 minutes from me in New Hampshire. Thompson was in jail at the time for willful co...
Pat McAfee, Just Out Here Playing Football By Himself
Who needs teammates? Who needs an opponent? Colts punter and general badass Pat McAfee doesn't. He can play all by himself....