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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is carted off the field with an injury during a game with the Minnesota Vikings on September 20, 2026

Caleb Williams Suffers Awful Injury At Awful Time In Awful Game

Members of the Vanderbilt Commodores football team react after a last second fumble return in the endzone won the game against NC State, 35-31

College Football

NC State Innovates Brand-New Endgame Choking Strategy

ESPN's College GameDay show on the quad at LSU, with Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Lainey Wilson, Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, and Pat McAfee

This Is So Fucking Embarrassing

Jamboroo

Everybody Hates Bob Kraft

Podcasts

Toward A Proper Definition Of “Overrated”

Funbag

What’s The Best Time To Start A Concert?

The Gift Of Forgetting

And Now For The Premiere Of ‘All Ball,’ In Which I Am Far Too Nice To The Vile Packers

Whit Weeks #7 and head coach Lane Kiffin of the LSU Tigers walk down victory hill before fall practice at Tiger Stadium

Should College Football Have An Age Limit?

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 20: Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks fumbles the ball in the end zone as Will Anderson Jr. #51 of the Houston Texans tackles him during the third quarter at Lumen Field on October 20, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: Seattle Seahawks

Announcements

Defector Has A New NFL Podcast, And It Won’t Have Any Gambling Shit In It

Santa Clara, CA - February 8: New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel checks on quarterback Drake Maye in the fourth quarter. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks played in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium on February 8, 2026. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Why Your Team Sucks 2026: New England Patriots