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Gaah! Torry Holt's Finger Will Haunt Your Dreams
Your morning roundup for Nov. 11, the day we learned you can be arrested for being annoying. Photo via Carmine R. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

Gaah! Michael Strahan's Fingers Will Haunt Your Dreams
Given the nature of our content this week, we were looking for videos of golden retriever puppies prancing about in a field to end the day here, but then we came across this, and we decided to horrify you once again. It's no secret that Michael Strahan (and plenty of other pro football players) suff...

Are All Fake Field Goals And Fake Punts Useless?
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Buy Drew's new book, The Postmortal, through here. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed....

The Dallas Cowboys Are An Ever-Regenerating Tim Tebow
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Meanwhile, In Competitive Sports From Wednesday Night
This moment of zen brought to you by the 1-3-1 and CBS....

Is It Time To Lose Faith In The New England Patriots?
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Tampa Bay Will Take In Albert Haynesworth
ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Tampa Bay Bucs have claimed Albert Haynesworth just a day after the Patriots released him (sentimental Belichick: "It just didn't work out"). This is an experiment that is almost proven to fail by now, but perhaps the warm air will be good for him. [Twitter]...

Steeler And Raven Unite In Hating On Roger Goodell, Owing Him Money
Steelers and Ravens have few things in common other than a strong desire to hit each other very hard, and not have to pay out of pocket to do so. These can be conflicting desires in a league that glorifies AFC North smashmouth football, yet doles out fines to show they're concerned about player safe...

Les Miles Is A Good Dad Because LSU Is Undefeated
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Ravens Radio Guy Gerry Sandusky Would Like To Remind You (And Dick Ebersol) He's Not <em>Jerry</em> Sandusky
Gerry Sandusky has been hearing from a lot of people in the last few days, mostly through Twitter and email. Some, he said in a phone conversation a few minutes ago, want to know if he's him, if he's that Jerry Sandusky. Others have expressed "super support and understanding" for the fact that his ...

Does The NFL Want To Be Ali-Frazier?
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Patriots Reportedly Release Albert Haynesworth
According to the Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, the Patriots have released DT Albert Haynesworth (and noted unlikeable NFL player) after a very brief stint with New England. He's played minimally in six games this season. [Twitter]...

Bart Scott Says Ravens-Redskins Was A Rivalry Because Players Used To Fight Over Strippers
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Feels great; can't wait....

The Thrill Of Old-Fashioned Sports Brutality
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Oakland Raiders Superfans Are Tired Of Being Seen As Criminals, So They're Transforming Into The PTA
The Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State has adopted the usual language of surprise accusations—no one ever suspected anything from this loving, friendly old man. The Oakland Raiders' fan club, the Black Hole, is trying to pull the inverse. Sure, we may look like demon spawn who strangle innocent fo...

Jerry Sandusky's Son, Cleveland Browns Executive, Has Taken A Leave Of Absence
"Heard that Jon Sandusky, Browns GM Tom Heckert's top assistant, has taken leave of absence. He is the son of Jerry Sandusky." At Penn State, Jon played safety under his dad from 1996-1999. [@TonyGrossi, h/t Cory]...

The NY Times Reports On A National Crisis: NFL Games Delaying The Start Of <em>The Good Wife</em> On CBS
It seems overwhelmingly likely, since you are reading a fine sports blog like this one, that you prefer the riveting, mature drama of CBS's The Good Wife to the NFL. Oh, there is television, and then there is Josh Charles and Julianna Margulies navigating the remains of Margulies' broken marriage. T...

Cris Collinsworth Stupidly Attacks Rule That, Had It Existed While He Was Playing, Might Have Kept Him From Later Saying Stupid Things
We'll get to Cris Collinsworth in a minute, but first let's talk about imperial Rome. Contemporary depictions emphasize the debauchery of the era, usually by illustrating either competitive or persecutory bloodsport in the Colosseum. Ridley Scott's 2000 Oscar-winner for Best Picture suggested howe...

Vontae Davis Was Benched Because He Showed Up To Practice Reeking Of Booze
Because EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING in sports right now, this one has kind of passed under the radar. It shouldn't. When an NFL team finally gets its first win, and does it without its starting cornerback because said cornerback had a really wicked hangover, it is time for celebration. Break out the cha...

Ravens-Steelers: The NFL's Annual Holiday From Namby-Pambyism
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....