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You Wanna Buy A Used Eagles RV? Sure You Do.
I mean, you'd be a fool not to drop $2,500 on "The Beast," 31 feet of mean, green, American-made tailgating machine. Just 35 years and 43,000 miles on 'er....
<em>Crowd Goes Wild</em> Has A Tebow Jar
How can Fox Sports 1 maintain its "the anti-ESPN" cred while still discussing a certain Patriots backup quarterback? By fining hosts a quarter every time they say Tebow's name....
Joe Flacco Couldn't Understand A Damn Thing Ray Lewis Said
Nice little profile in ESPN The Mag of Joe Flacco, the defending Super Bowl MVP who can't get any respect. We'll have more on Flacco, but let's pull out one quote that's getting all the attention....
Ray Lewis And Pharrell Team Up For A Mixtape Of Sorts
So this is weird. Pharrell Williams, who is perhaps the hottest producer in music right now, has teamed up with former NFL linebacker and full-time crazy person Ray Lewis to release a mixtape. It's not really a mixtape, though, it's just four minutes of Lewis's old locker room speeches backed by Pha...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: St. Louis Rams
Some people are fans of the St. Louis Rams. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the St. Louis Rams. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Panthers Player Ejected For Kick To The Groin
Running back Armond Smith is fighting for a spot on Carolina's depth chart, but his chances seem a little bleaker after being kicked out of last night's preseason game against Baltimore....
NFLPA: Players Will Have To Think Twice About Trusting ESPN
The players' union finds itself in an awkward situation in the wake of a report that the NFL pressured ESPN to back out of an upcoming documentary on player safety. Because, after all, the NFLPA is ESPN's broadcast partner too—the players get 55 percent of TV money. Now a union spokesperson says the...
Guy Intentionally Screws Up Mock Drafts To Capture Reactions
For people who really like fantasy football, mock drafts are useful as a run-through, just to get a feel of which players are being picked in what round. As we found out thanks to a man named Stefan, people take their mock drafts very seriously....
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Report: NFL Pressured ESPN Into Backing Out Of Concussion Film [Updates]
When word broke that ESPN was unexpectedly and belatedly ending its involvement with PBS's Frontline on a pair of documentaries investigating head injuries in football, ESPN swore up and down it had nothing to do with keeping the NFL happy. According to a report in today's New York Times, that was a...
Robert Griffin III Fined For His "Operation Patience" Shirt
Robert Griffin III did not play in Washington's Monday night preseason game, but he did take the field for warmups. Making reference to his lengthy and cautious rehab, he wore a shirt reading "Operation Patience." It'll cost him....
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ESPN Pulls Out Of <em>Frontline</em> Concussion Investigation [UPDATE]
For a while now, ESPN's big alibi, the thing Bristol would trot out any time someone questioned the company's journalistic bona fides, was its joint investigation into NFL head injuries with PBS's Frontline. Now that's done with. PBS announced the news. It reports:...
Buccaneers Camp Halted By Potential Staph Infection Outbreak
According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players have been infected with MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. Essentially, MRSA is a flesh-eating bacteria that is passed around through skin-on-skin contact. It's some shit you don't want to mess with. Guard Carl Nicks h...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Arizona Cardinals
Some people are fans of the Arizona Cardinals. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Arizona Cardinals. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Johnny U Or The Mick?
Would he rather be a Unitas or a Mantle? That's the question Ralph Wiley asked in this 1983 Sports Illustrated article on John Elway:...
The Security Guard Richie Incognito Fought Is A Former NFL Player
We've obtained the police report from the June nightclub incident in which Dolphins G Richie Incognito allegedly punched a security guard, as first reported by ESPN. That guard, it turns out: former University of Miami starter and NFL draftee Carlos Joseph....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Denver Broncos
Some people are fans of the Denver Broncos. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Denver Broncos. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Kevin Smith "Didn't Want No Fucking Bitches" In Lions Locker Room
We ran the "Why Your Team Sucks" preview for the Lions a week or so ago, featuring the usual assortment of aggrieved fan email. But one story, in particular, was too good to bury in that post. Here now is a reader describing her encounters with former Lions running back and eternal PUP lister Kevin...
Report: Richie Incognito Knocked Out A Bouncer (Update)
Just days after nearly having his face rearranged by Antonio Smith—probably because of something he did, because Richie Incognito is almost universally considered the dirtiest player in the game—news emerges that Incognito got himself into a little nightclub fight before training camp....
Does The NFL Have A Growing "Low-Hit Culture?"
On Saturday, Houston safety D.J. Swearinger dove at the knees of Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller. Keller tore his ACL, MCL, PCL, and dislocated his patella. Swearinger says that's better than targeting someone's head....
The Helmet Con: How To Make A Buck Off The Concussion Crisis
"It helps with the ringing in my ears." James Harrison was on the phone, explaining that he collided with other human beings with such ferocity that his ears would ring for hours after games. He was worried about this....