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The NFL And Deshaun Watson Did The Math

To the surprise of nobody, Deshaun Watson and the NFL made their peace with each other by doing simple math—the midpoint between six weeks and 18 weeks is 12 weeks, and the midpoint in games is 11.5, so that’s about where the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback saw his ultimate suspension for 24 cases of alleged sexual […]

Deshaun Watson

Baseball As Antidepressant, With Albert Burneko And Kelsey McKinney

ESPN Concludes Adam Schefter Is Worth The Embarrassment

Media Meltdowns

Adam Schefter

Why The NFL Combine Should Be In My Backyard: A 1,000-Word Essay

This Is So Stupid

Dan McQuade

My backyard

Washington DT Jonathan Allen: I Would Love To Introduce My Grandfather To Adolf Hitler

This Is So Stupid

WFT defensive tackle Jonathan Allen jogging off the field, thinking of strange answers to big questions.

The Bonk That Redeemed A Playoff Humiliation

Infinite Replay

Dan McQuade

Infinite Replay: Defector - Erik Williams bops William Fuller on the head

Talking Brian Flores And Shaming The Shameless, With Diana Moskovitz

A 40-Team NFL Is A Terrible Idea That I’d Absolutely Live With

No, Tom Brady Won’t Run For Office

WASHINGTON - APRIL 13: U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (L) shakes hands with Patriot's quarterback Tom Brady after a Rose Garden event to honor the Super Bowl Champion's the New England Patriots April 13, 2005 at the White House in Washington, DC. Kerry had knee surgery recently. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

How To Duff The NFL Draft, With Tyler Dunne

An array of football helmets set up in anticipation of the NFL Draft.

The Inalienable Right To Host The All-Star Game

Pablo Sandoval circles the bases after homering, blithely unaware of the controversy to come.

There’s Nothing Complicated About The Deshaun Watson Lawsuits

Diana Moskovitz

Trading The Untradeable, With Kalyn Kahler

Way Of The Pizza Dad, With Justin Halpern

Tom Brady, seen here looking exultant and weird.

333 NFL Players Were Placed On The COVID-19 Reserve List This Season, And Other Findings From Our Data Collection

Kelsey McKinney

Cam Newton, quarterback, of the New England Patriots, looks on from the sideline wearing a mask and rain jacket during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on November 15, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe

Joe Biden photographed outside the White House, which he is now inside.

NFL’s Attempt To Market Violence To Children Marred By Profanity

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Screenshot of Nickelodeon's Bears-Saints broadcast

Why Did The Titans Punt?!!!??!

Dan McQuade

A Tennessee Titans fan wearing a blue mask with the three stars of the Nashville flag on it. He also has wild orange clown hair, and a bandana around his mouth/neck area.

A Hater’s Guide To The NFL Playoffs, With Dom Cosentino

Philip Rivers gives this a thumbs up.

The Seven Types Of Shitty NFL Coach

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