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Mark Sanchez Has Cornrows
At least we know how Mark Sanchez is commemorating Buttfumble Day....
Where Were You When The Buttfumble Happened?
For Baby Boomers, today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. But for those of us who don't belong to the generation that ruined America, Nov. 22 holds an even dearer place in our memories. Today is Buttfumble Day....
Chart: The Impact Of Home Field Advantage On Officiating, By Sport
It's a familiar complaint: Your team goes on the road for a big game, and gets totally jobbed by the refs. But do away teams really get fewer calls?...
Chip Kelly During A Game Is As Impatient As You Think
Eagles coach Chip Kelly wore a mic in last Sunday's game against Washington, and he was predictably frantic almost all of the time....
Jimmy Graham's Dunk Ruins The Goalpost
After a 44-yard touchdown, Jimmy Graham's dunk celebration resulted in a tilted goalpost. Hulk out a little less, Jimmy. But keep being awesome....
Rob Gronkowski Thinks Planes And Cars Are Time Machines
Football steakhead Rob Gronkowski is back! Well, he's been playing for a few games now, but we know he's really back because of the astounding answer he gave after being asked for his ideal superpower. Basically, the Patriots' tight end doesn't understand how time works....
How Jimmy Graham Became The Most Productive Tight End In Football
Calling Jimmy Graham a tight end seems dishonest. Drew Brees's favorite target is a freak who's blowing the other competition at his position out of the water in 2013. Because "Jimmy Graham is good" isn't a very compelling statement, let's go a little further. Since Graham is essentially a wide rece...
NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 12 (Late Edition)
Below is updated betting information for the Week 12 NFL games (you can see the early-week edition here). Spread movement and money lines are now included for each game....
What The NFL Can Learn From WWE About Head Injuries
Originally published at Bloomberg View....
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Shawne Merriman's WWE Tryout Didn't Go So Well [Update]
Former Chargers and Bills LB Shawne Merriman has been busy since retiring earlier this year. Last month he showed up at WWE's Performance Center in Orlando, which serves as both a wrestling school and training facility. Though Merriman showed off his bruises from getting in the ring, everyone downpl...
Is RGIII A Douchebag?
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. ...
Cool Minimalist Drawings: Guess Which Sports Figures Are Represented
We've already shown you some minimalist approaches to NHL logos, stadiums, and professional baseball teams, but Andrew Janik of LessonsInSport.tumblr.com has taken this little design challenge a step further, trying to distill the essence of individual athletes (and coaches/owners) in as few strokes...
A Three-Man Front Is A Late-Game Defensive Formation For Suckers
The weekend, as I watched the absurd denouement of the Northwestern-Michigan game, something struck me as familiar — beyond the now-routine bumblefuckery that inspires the Wildcats to turn fourth-quarter leads into triple-overtime losses. No, it wasn't simply that Michigan drove in the dregs of game...
Browns Prank T.J. Ward With Fake Rat In His Locker
And Phil Taylor caught the whole thing on camera and put the video on Instagram. Afterward, with his teammates laughing all around him, Ward did all there was left to do: He sheepishly rubbed his balls a lot....
Which NFL Teams Have Started The Most Quarterbacks, 1999-2013?
As has been noted, when Jason Campbell led the Browns onto the field in week 8 he became the team's 20th starter since the 1999 season, their first back in the NFL after the Art Modell saga. Intrigued, we decided to compile data on the rest of the NFL's starting quarterbacks over that time period, w...
Fat Guy Fake Punt Hurdling Touchdown!
Kent crushed Ohio 44-13 in Athens tonight, but the highlight for all who tuned in for #MACtion was this 61-yard fake punt by Nate Terhune, a 6'4" 265 lb. defensive lineman who played up-back on the punt team and made the most of his opportunity—hurdling a Bobcat return teamer en route to the end z...
Shawn Andrews: Time With Eagles Felt Like "A Living Hell"
Offensive lineman Shawn Andrews spent all but one season of his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, and according to him, the locker room atmosphere was absolutely horrible. Andrews says that then-quarterback (and current awful Twitter user) Donovan McNabb was disrespectful and constantly deman...
NFL Betting Lines, Visualized: Week 12 (Early Edition)
Here is your early betting info for Week 12 NFL; we'll update on Thursday with money lines and spread movements for these 14 games....
Gay Former Football Player Says He Had Six Or Seven Gay-Ish Teammates
Philly Mag has an insightful look at the post-football life of Dorien Bryant, the first (almost) openly gay NFL player. The story is worth your time, if only because Bryant doesn't shy away from speaking his mind or gossiping....
Falling Out Of Upper Deck May Have Been High Point Of Bills Fan's Week
Yesterday: banned from the stadium. Today: out of a job. Tomorrow: jail?...