Category Archives: NFL

NFL Coach Smith Exhorts Players to Anything Short of Murder

Posted on 04/05/2012, 4:11 pm, by Kevin Featherly

A recording has surfaced of former New Orleans Saints defensive coach Gregg Smith exhorting his team to hit to injure opponents on the San Francisco 49ers. Various times I’ve heard members of the sports punditocracy questioning whether guys are really … Continue reading →

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Turn Your Head, Cough, and Say ‘Che-e-e-se’

Posted on 12/29/2010, 10:47 am, by Kevin Featherly

Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for refusing to cooperate with its investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed a female coworker while playing for the New York Jets. According to ESPN: “The forensic analysis could not … Continue reading →

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Jim McMahon: Memory ‘Pretty Much Gone’

Posted on 11/10/2010, 12:05 pm, by Kevin Featherly

ESPN’s Mike Wilbon is among the chorus agitating for the NFL to walk back its increasingly strict helmet-to-helmet collision policy, whereby offending players have been getting fined and might soon see suspensions. But Wilbon is also a Chicago Bears fanatic. … Continue reading →

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Toughest Man Alive

Posted on 11/08/2010, 5:48 pm, by Kevin Featherly

It’s gotta be Brett Farve. The man’s playing on a broken ankle–busted in two places, no less. And he’s playing like there’s nothing wrong with him–aside from an inability to avoid throwing helium balls to the opposition from time to … Continue reading →

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