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D.C.: Meet Defector At The Ballpark

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Defector at the Ballpark

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Jalen Hurts looking thoughtful after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Kansas City. The Distraction logo is at upper left.

Philadelphia Eagles v Kansas City Chiefs

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Teaching Jalen Hurts How To Complain, With Dan McQuade

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Drew Magary

A blank high school scoreboard with a backdrop of the snow-covered Topatopa Mountains in Ventura County, California.

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Scoreboard!

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Tom Brady speaks onstage at Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 21, 2025 in New York City.

Fanatics Fest NYC 2025

Tom Brady Adds Sportswashing To His Impressive Résumé

J.J. McCarthy #9 of the Minnesota Vikings fumbles the ball as he's sacked by Zach Harrison #96 of the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter during the NFL 2025 game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 14, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Atlanta Falcons v Minnesota Vikings – NFL 2025

J.J. McCarthy Awful, Then A Hero, Then A Father, Then Awful Again, Then A Bust, Now Hurt

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Samer Kalaf

AI Aaron Rodgers in an incorrect Steelers hat, looking like shit

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Fox Sports Uses AI To Achieve The Impossible: Make Aaron Rodgers Look Deader Inside

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Barry Petchesky

ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 14: New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll reacts after a play against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game at AT&amp;T Field on September 14, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

New York Giants v Dallas Cowboys

The Giants Are Innovating Thrilling New Ways To Not Win

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Tom Ley

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walks off the field at the conclusion of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Sunday, September 14, 2025.

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Ben Johnson Made This Harder On Himself


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Diana Moskovitz

Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins looks on during the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field on December 29, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. His back is to the camera, only showing his jersey number and last name.

Tyreek Hill

Why There Hasn’t Been Follow-Up Reporting On Latest Domestic Violence Claims Against Tyreek Hill

General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks on prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on November 17, 2024. He is scowling under a hoodie.

Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears

Management Secrets Of Assholes, And Five Years Of Defector

Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears makes a pass while under pressure during the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field on September 08, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

Minnesota Vikings v Chicago Bears

It Sucks To Watch Caleb Williams Suck


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Dan McQuade

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 04: Jalen Carter #98 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on after being ejected from the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on September 04, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He's walking with his hands behind his back, in a midnight green uniform with white pants, his helmet off and a white bandana around his head. He's on the left side of the photo, and to the rest of him is green grass.

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Washington Post Editorial Board: Football

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Lauren Theisen

Micah Parsons #1 of the Green Bay Packers sacks Jared Goff

Detroit Lions v Green Bay Packers

The Packers Got What They Needed In Micah Parsons

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 7: during the NFL 2025 game between Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on September 7, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Baltimore Ravens v Buffalo Bills

Nobody Beats The Ravens Like The Ravens

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Don’t Let The Shills Tell You The Commercial-Free Service Should Have Commercials

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Ray Ratto

Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles walks to the team huddle with his thumb up prior to an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on September 4, 2025.

Dallas Cowboys v Philadelphia Eagles – NFL 2025

Spit, Rain, Pomp: The NFL Is Back, Baby

Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens participates in warmups prior to the NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Baltimore Ravens v Dallas Cowboys – NFL Preseason 2025

The Fun Kind Of Bad Vs. The Boring Kind Of Good, With Mina Kimes

A general view of a light stand prior to the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.

AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills v Kansas City Chiefs

There Is Always An After

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Kathryn Xu

Commuters wait on the platform as a Northbound Broad Street Line train arrives at SEPTA City Hall subway station.

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It’s Mega-Fucked That SEPTA Has To Be Bailed Out By A Betting App

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump at an event welcoming the 2025 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles on the South Lawn of the White House on April 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump honored the Eagles after their second Super Bowl victory, following their first win in 2018.

Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles Visit The White House

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Philadelphia Eagles

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs is sacked by Jalen Carter #98 of the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Eagles defeated the Chiefs 40-22.

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Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Kansas City Chiefs

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Show Us Your Fantasy Football Team

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Victoria Zeller

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills is unable to cross the goal line during a two-point conversion attempt during the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Buffalo Bills

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the NFL Draft in the Oval Office of the White House on May 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Joined by, (L-R) Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Trump announced that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held on the National Mall.

President Trump Announces 2027 NFL Draft To Be Held On The National Mall

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Washington Commanders

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 11: Jerry Jones attends the Premiere of Netflix's "America's Team: The Gambler And His Cowboys" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on August 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Premiere Of Netflix’s “America’s Team: The Gambler And His Cowboys”

What’s In Jerry Jones’s Head?

Justin Jefferson wearing sunglasses and looking up and to the left, smiling widely. He's not in uniform. I put the little Defector logo up there so it looks like he's smiling at it.

Minnesota Vikings v Tennessee Titans – NFL Preseason 2025

Jerry Jones Promises He’ll Be Normal, With Kalyn Kahler