0 comments by This Given Sunday's Locker on 9/23/2014
The Pittsburgh Steelers are decimated by injuries at linebacker after Jarvis Jones landed on the short-term injured reserve following wrist surgery, and first-round pick Ryan Shazier will also miss time due to a sprained MCL. So to the surprise of absolutely no one James Harrison will be dusted off. The veteran and Steelers legend retired […]
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The third week of the NFL season is in the books and we’ve audited all 16 games in order to present to you the stupidest decisions/moments/strategies/calls from the weekend that was. Here’s our weekly summary of NFL stupidity. The stupidest apology How extremely un-fun has the No Fun League become? Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 9/22/2014
We witnessed wild times again in Week 3. Quarterbacks caught passes, the New England Patriots looked ordinary against the Raiders, and the San Francisco 49ers didn’t score a point in the fourth quarter. Actually, that last thing is pretty normal now. 3: The amount of quarterbacks who caught passes. Well, it’s technically two because Johnny […]
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Every week bones break and muscles rip around the NFL. We’ll take a look at the most significant injuries, and what happens next. For a sport with a whole lot of contact that can hurt quite a bit, it’s a cruel twist by the football gods that the worst injuries can often result from non-contact […]
0 comments by This Given Sunday's Locker on 9/21/2014
Much like his quarterback (who has a chronic, and mentally crippling high five problem), Patriots owner Robert Kraft can’t get any of that sweet hand-slapping love.
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Week 3 includes probably the best, most intriguing game of the entire season. The Denver Broncos travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks in our first Super Bowl rematch in almost a decade. There are enough interesting matchups in that game to fill entire columns, but Sunday afternoon brings with it a dozen other games. […]
0 comments by Sean Tomlinson on 9/19/2014
The answer is “YES”, just maybe not for a long time. Last night Devin Hester didn’t look like a returner who has lost a few steps. Maybe he has, but when you were already about eight steps ahead of everyone else, charitably giving a few back doesn’t hurt too much. With his 62-yard punt return […]
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The 49ers played their first regular-season game in Levi’s Stadium this past Sunday Night. Friend of the site and long time season ticket holder, Scott Porter, provides us with a great review of the stadium and how it compares to Candlestick. Being a 49ers season ticket holder at Candlestick for the past 10 years, and […]
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If you own and maintain a chicken coop, you should be damn proud. It seems that for Titans quarterback Jake Locker, his tiny backyard chicken colony is both a source of serenity, and convenience. Quarterbacks usually have a weekly conference call with reporters who cover the team they’re set to play. For reasons that aren’t […]
0 comments by Brad Gagnon on 9/18/2014
It’s been one of the crappiest months in NFL history, which really hurts because the league really has reached new plateaus in terms of popularity. However, with so many high-profile domestic violence debacles leaking from the NFL world into mainstream news and the public sphere, it’s fair to wonder if a seemingly infallible, $10-billion-a-year league […]
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For something to do with his suddenly free time (and presumably for some cash too), Josh Gordon started working at a local car dealership when his year-long suspension was first handed down. It’s since been reduced to 10 games after the NFL and NFLPA agreed on a new drug policy. That means Gordon is running […]
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It’s never too early to talk about which head coach might not be gainfully employed for much longer. The equation is usually pretty simple. Owners like money, and to make the most sweet cash they need fans interested and engaged throughout the entire season. For that, winning needs to happen. A championship or two would […]
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Give Cleveland Browns fans this — they’re creative. Remember this? And this? The latest comes from a fan named Curtis Varouh who wrote a ballad about stopgap quarterback Brian Hoyer, which is a parody of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” [Cleveland Scene]
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Back when Peyton Manning purchased some Colorado-based Papa John’s franchises, it was too easy to joke that Manning was making a smart investment based on the fact the state was in the process of legalizing marijuana. But Manning’s no idiot regarding the munchies, which is why he told Peter King of The MMQB that there […]
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Before he became one of the most successful professional athletes of his time, Tom Brady was Thomas E. Brady, Jr., a Michigan grad looking for a job in a tough market. On Thursday, he dug up his résumé from that time and shared it with the world. In an alternate universe, Tom Brady is raking sand […]
