defector-orange-no-empty-space

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

Footer Legal

Header - Categories

Header Menu

The last good website.

Topics

This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

defector-no-empty-space

Defector

150896222_10159099371879636_7101222369896621357_o

Laura Wagner

Dallas Cowboys v Green Bay Packers

Here’s A Good Reason Not To Involve Brett Favre In Your Fraudulent Scheme

IMG_3819

Tom Ley

Philadelphia Eagles v Miami Dolphins

Good News: Mike McDaniel Is Showering Again

cropped-defector-circle_avatar512.png

Defector Staff

ad-slot-roth-cutout

Announcements

We Will Further Secure Our Financial Independence By Sending David Roth To Your House

-b9trzb

Lauren Theisen

Screen Shot 2022-09-14 at 11.41.58 AM

This Is The Weirdest At-Bat I’ve Seen In A While

AJSfPYY9_400x400-1

Kelsey McKinney

An illustration of several people, each one passing some juicy gossip on to the next one.

normalgossip-header

Podcasts

Can A Paper Cut-Out Be A Villain?

IMG_6025-800

Albert Burneko

Pedri, Barcelona, reacts to some bad stuff happening in the Champions League

GettyImages-1243214267

Soccer

Pedri Did Everything Right, Except For The Most Important Thing

Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.

IMG_1801 (1)

Nicholas Russell

Screen Shot 2022-09-14 at 9.07.34 AM

Hey It's That Guy

Who Needs Big-Budget Action When You’ve Got Scott Adkins’s Flying Kicks?

Buffalo Bills v Cleveland Browns

Defector Up All Night

I’m Stripping Brownie The Elf And Taking That Shit All The Way Back For An Easy Six

Kalyn Kahler

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Dallas Cowboys

Know Your Backup Quarterbacks: 2022 Edition

ratto-ray_400x400

Ray Ratto

2021 NBA Playoffs – Phoenix Suns v LA Clippers

We’re Going To Need A Bigger Suspension Yacht

2019-01-01 00:15:14.989

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver attends Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Footprint Center on October 13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury defeated the Sky 91-86 in overtime.

robert-sarver

Report: Robert Sarver Is Indeed A Terrible Boss

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

drewkid-1-e1599592436888

Drew Magary

NEW YORK, USA, September 11: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain falls to the court at match point as he celebrates his victory against Casper Ruud of Norway in the Men's Singles Final match on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the US Open Tennis Championship 2022 at the USTA National Tennis Centre on September 11th 2022 in Flushing, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

US Open Tennis Championship 2022

Funbag

What Is The Most Physically Exhausting Sport?

GettyImages-1243181501_jpg

Bo Bichette Is Kicking Ass At The Perfect Time

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 12: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run homer during the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on September 12, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v Cleveland Guardians

Mike Trout Can’t Help The Angels, But At Least They Can’t Make Him Worse

Travelers Championship – Final Round

Media Meltdowns

Chris Berman Tried His Best

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 12: Head coach Nathaniel Hackett of the Denver Broncos looks on against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on September 12, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Denver Broncos v Seattle Seahawks

Nathaniel Couldn’t Hackett

headshot1

Patrick Redford

Nate Diaz flexes during his fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 279.

nate-diaz-ufc-279

Nate Diaz Leaves The UFC On His Own Terms

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

DFM New Headshot

Diana Moskovitz

Then-Quality control coach Britt Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on from the sideline before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 21, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Britt-Reid

Britt Reid Pleads Guilty To One Count Of Driving While Intoxicated

headshot

Barry Petchesky

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 11: Head coach Brian Daboll of the New York Giants looks on ahead of the the preseason game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on August 11, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

New York Giants v New England Patriots

The Giants Might Actually Be Watchable

Green Bay Packers v Minnesota Vikings

Aaron Rodgers Needed Davante Adams

NFL: AUG 20 Preseason – Cowboys at Chargers

Dak Prescott’s In Pain, And Mike McCarthy’s In Trouble

Image from iOS (36)

Luis Paez-Pumar

My Chemical Romance plays Barclays Center on September 11, 2022.

My Chemical Romance

Music

My Chemical Romance Never Died

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

DFmBbTQF_400x400

Dan McQuade

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Cincinnati Bengals place kicker Evan McPherson (2) reacts after missing a field goal in overtime during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals on September 11, 2022, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

All Articles