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Your Monday Night Football Open Thread: Ravens-Jets
Monday night, the time of the week when it used to be a novelty that football was on but hasn't been for quite a while, is finally here, and both teams have a bunch of sparkling new toys to show off tonight....
Peter King Calls Cowboys Backup Lineman "A Disgrace," Because Peter King Is Kind Of A Dick
"How does Alex Barron have a job in football, other than selling beer in the stands?" Peter King tweeted yesterday after the Cowboys lineman concluded his evening with a hold you could see from the Lions-Bears replay booth. "He is a disgrace."...
Competition Committee Might Be Forced To Change Catch Rule, Says Former NFL Ref
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: Fox football commentator and former NFL referee big wig Mike Pereira....
Bernard Pollard Tells Reggie Wayne Off
When he isn't maiming members of the Patriots, Bernard Pollard moonlights as one of the better safeties in the NFL. However, as Reggie Wayne learned yesterday, Pollard isn't doing any of this all that quietly. H/T Mike and Tim....
Let's Talk About Sex, Ines Sainz, And The Sideline
The Jets harassed a female reporter during practice. According to another female reporter who was there, it was the natural outcome of an eye candy "journalist," and a bunch of overgrown young men, filled with testosterone and not much sense....
Weekend Winner: NFL Rule 8, Section 1, Article 4
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the "going to the ground" rule, which cost the Lions a victory yesterday and which comes from a part of the rulebook apparently written in crayon....
Here Is What Connor Barwin's Dislocated Ankle Looked Like
Texans coach Gary Kubiak has the details: "They're trying to get the pain under control right now. Obviously, we'll have to fix it, but I don't know when, so I'll let you know. That's a tough loss." OWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. [Yahoo!Sports]...
Leonard Weaver's Injury Video Disgusts a Whole Stadium
With no further ado, the first kinda-gruesome injury video of the 2010-11 NFL season....
Lions Fan Goes F'ing Nuts About the Calvin Johnson Non-Catch Catch
Yeah, there's not five consecutive seconds of this one that's SFW. This is what happens when you expect great things after a 2-30 two-season win tally....
Here's a Picture of Sean Payton Looking Tip-Top
According to tipster kjlsports, defending Super Bowl champ Coach "Sean Payton was on Eastern Illinois's campus this weekend as his alma mater retired his jersey number."...
Your NFL Late Games Open Thread
Kevin Kolb and the Eagles, how do they work?...
Here's a Picture of Bill Belichick Picking His Nose
(H/T Patriots haters far-and-wide including Noah Devine)...
For Your Halftime Entertainment, Mark Bavaro Talks "Abortion Death Squads"
Go ahead and flash-forward to the 2:45 mark of the American Life League's "Champions for Life" video featuring former Giants like Mark Bavaro. Spend the rest of the day pondering how many Super Bowl champions have been lost to abortion....
Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
Some of my QB questions going into the Week One early games:...
Boston Guy Took His Gal to Providence to Meet OchoCinco But Didn't, So Now Chad's Cheap
jOHN dOE of Boston is none-too-happy with the artist formerly known as Chad Johnson. Here's what he emailed about it......
Pat White Has Taken His "Talents" To K.C.
The Dolphins released [former second-round pick Pat] White on September 4, and White passed through waivers unclaimed....
Boston Columnist Doth Question White Jesus' Free Ride, Pre-Kickoff Smiting Expected
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Tony Dungy Is An Insufferable Shit
"If I'm Reggie Bush, I give back the trophy," Tony Dungy said yesterday in his capacity as football's freelance moral compass. This is all he does anymore: intone some insufferably pious crap that's just aching to be cross-stitched onto a decorative pillow....
Wade Phillips Is A New, Thinner Man Thanks To The Healing Powers Of Diet Soda
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: Cowboys coach Wade Phillips and bag of bones....
Have Your Way With Eli Manning
Wanna know a great way to spend a hungover Friday? How about side-by-side with Eli Manning! "All you need is an image of yourself and a few minutes," says this day-making Toyota website. (A-Rod is all "mm-hmm.") Let's play!...