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This is what unchecked hubris looks like

There are moments every few months where you can tell what a complete stooge Roger Goodell is. This is not a man who’s a leader. You can tell by the look on his face whenever he’s not reading something prepared. He always looks like his parents found his porn. He varies between a mouthpiece, a […]

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If you thought that Mike White bet paid out big, conference championship weekend paid out more than quadruple that on a free wager

Remember when Mike White was the darling of the NFL? I know, Halloween feels like it was three years ago instead of three months, but that is when White threw for the most passing yards in the NFL that week in leading the New York Jets to a 34-31 victory against the current AFC Champion […]

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IDIOT OF THE MONTH: The usual suspects are back at it

Welcome to Deadspin’s FOOL OF THE MONTH , the most electrifying ceremony in sports media. Following up on the particular hotly contested 2021 IDIOT OF THE YEAR awards, we have for you today, well, many of the same ninnies and twits who appeared on that vaunted list . The calendar year, it turns out, is […]

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Tom Brady went out in the most obnoxious way possible because of course he did

Aaaand there it is. After one of the more dramatic weekends of sports news in recent memory, the “is he or isn’t he” question has been answered by the man himself. It’s time, as TB12 wrote on Instagram this morning, to “focus [his] time and energy on other things” than football. Read more…

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Joe Burrow’s diamonds are as real as the fact that the Bengals are in the Super Bowl

Quarterback is the position in football in which swag comes with the job. Quarterbacks are the only players on the field who constantly have the ball in their hands. They make the calls in the huddle, organize the team at the line of scrimmage, and once the play begins, it’s their show. No one moves […]

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The lower 28

There are 28 NFL teams not playing this weekend, which means there are 28 teams trying to figure out how to get to where they want to go: the Super Bowl. Some, naturally, have better ideas about it than others. Read more…

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Jeff Garcia goes after Mina Kimes in rant straight out of 1995

I thought we, as a sports community, were moving away from the “You didn’t play the game so you can’t comment on it,” way of thought. Maybe that’s just my echo chamber that doesn’t include a voice like former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia. Read more…