rolling American football death spiral thread

https://deadspin.com/fox-is-seeking-los-angeles-area-actors-who-can-pretend-1821152419

lol that url stub is very good

also the rams being one of the best teams immediately upon moving to LA and still not attracting any fans is a victory for humanity

whenever i'm talking football w/friends around here in L.A., I always try to mention "The San Diego Chargers" at least once and i've never once been corrected.

gaining two NFL teams no one wanted, teams that historically possess the exact same color scheme, is a recipe for hilarity.

not sure if this has been covered other places but a bunch of NFL Network/ESPN analysts/x-players have been accused of sexual misconduct/harassment and have been suspended for now.

In it, she names producers and on-air talent as subjecting her to unlawful discrimination and retaliation. Those named include former executive producer Eric Weinberger, who is now president of the Bill Simmons Media Group, as well as current and former on-air TV analysts Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, Warren Sapp and Heath Evans.

also Mcnabb and Eric Davis from ESPN.

https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/12/12/nfl-network-sexual-harassment-jami-cantor-lawsuit-faulk-mcnabb-weinberger

espn execs walking slowly backwards like there is nothing to see in our company culture

hopefully chris berman gets lit up for real this time

does he have a history with this i don't know about?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/10/report-espn-settles-sexual-harassment-claim-involving-chris-berman/

missed that entirely. not too surprising sadly.

Read the oral history of ESPN book by the guy who did the SNL oral history

Basically, it was a frat house and I wouldn't be shocked to see stuff about anyone that worked there

not sure if this has been covered other places but a bunch of NFL Network/ESPN analysts/x-players have been accused of sexual misconduct/harassment and have been suspended for now.

In it, she names producers and on-air talent as subjecting her to unlawful discrimination and retaliation. Those named include former executive producer Eric Weinberger, who is now president of the Bill Simmons Media Group, as well as current and former on-air TV analysts Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, Warren Sapp and Heath Evans.
also Mcnabb and Eric Davis from ESPN.

https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/12/12/nfl-network-sexual-harassment-jami-cantor-lawsuit-faulk-mcnabb-weinberger

― Spottie, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 12:50 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Simmons has certainly been a purveyor of toxic masculinity in the past but to his credit he's evolved and The Ringer is a progressive, gender-equitable site, so while I see Weinbeger has already been placed on indefinite leave, hopefully he'll be swiftly axed assuming these allegations hold up.

xp mike tirico was suspended for harassment and stalking at ESPN--he's about to be the face of NBC's Olympics coverage and I wouldn't surprised if people dredge up his old allegations

wouldnt be surprised by just about anything at this point. hoping that stu scott is clean tho.

ugh at this letter

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21846807/baltimore-ravens-send-letter-fans-noticeable-no-shows-home-games

bigger ugh at ESPN's sidebar headline, "Ravens admit protest has led to fan no-shows", as if it's the actual case and not some excuse, not an old white dude attempting to save face and distance himself and the franchise from the social issues that led to that one-time protest in London.

yeah, fuck this

these ppl are so caught in their own damn web

https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article/doi/10.1093/brain/awx350/4815697

These results indicate that closed-head impact injuries, independent of concussive signs, can induce traumatic brain injury as well as early pathologies and functional sequelae associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/01/18/a-new-study-shows-that-hits-to-the-head-not-concussions-cause-cte/

Here's every concussion in the NFL this year pic.twitter.com/zyzwciboSj

— Josh Begley (@joshbegley) February 1, 2018

Aside from the concussion issue
as a fan of football, I think there's something to the fact that football on NFL and college level for the past decade have been dominated by Belechik/Patriots and Saban/Alabama, who are really two of the most anti-charismatic/joyless operations in the history of sports....just grim hyper competence....just comparing it to say guys like Steve Kerr or Popovich in the NBA who seem like really cool, smart guys

also like...the Cleveland Indians are not handling their team name and mascot issue particularly well but they're moving a bit forward and MLB is pressuring them, which is SOMETHING, whereas in the NFL Goodell is just standing w/Snyder and that terrible team's inarguably racist name. They should be contracted.

i really don't have much positive to say about the league or sport or most of its prominent players tbh.

RIP football

No one on Jeopardy knew anything about football 😂 pic.twitter.com/EomJWawkWF

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 2, 2018

i coulda won a lot of money

lmao

Then there's this piece

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/opinion/sunday/nfl-cte-brain-damage.html

bananas

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/05/22/anthem-rules-kneeling-penalties-home-team-stay-locker-room-roger-goodell

if both teams kneel, the penalties offset and they'll replay the anthem

lol

the crowd should kneel

https://media.giphy.com/media/24yUvz2kSe2Dm/source.gif

*refs start breakdancing*

ATLANTA -- NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them the option to remain in the locker room if they prefer, it was announced Wednesday.

The new policy subjects teams to a fine if a player or any other team personnel do not show respect for the anthem. That includes any attempt to sit or kneel, as dozens of players have done during the past two seasons. Those teams will also have the option to fine any team personnel, including players, for the infraction.

"This season, all league and team personnel shall stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Personnel who choose not to stand for the Anthem may stay in the locker room until after the Anthem has been performed.

"We believe today's decision will keep our focus on the game and the extraordinary athletes who play it -- and on our fans who enjoy it."

A vote took place at the conclusion of the league's spring meetings and was approved by all 32 owners.

creepy af

forced patriotism is the best patriotism

also, any student who doesn't stand for the pledge of allegiance gets detention

Now it will be even more of a protest when they kneel, good job you dickheads

everyone should kneel

NFLPA not happy: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/389018-nfl-players-association-criticizes-new-league-policy-on-kneeling

donate $130,000 per kneel to planned parenthood or gtfo

Do you think they'd be fined for kneeling AND praying?

nfl in screwing up really badly again shocker.

I wonder what happens if the NFL players figure out a way to protest while standing up. pic.twitter.com/tXLZisJ5qO

— Neuro Polarbear (@NeuroPolarbear) May 23, 2018

heh

middle finger salute?

players shd tackle the owners to death just spitballin

Fans should kick themselves in the nuts

Repeatedly until they bleed out

Deshaun Watson and Carson Wentz try to return from knee injuries, Andrew Luck from a shoulder injury, Kirk Cousins debuts for Vikings and Jon Gruden returns to Oakland...yet the biggest week 1 storyline is shaping up to be who stands for anthem and who stays in locker room.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 24, 2018

Larry Fedora: “Our game is under attack ... I fear that the game will be pushed so far from what we know that we won’t recognize it 10 years from now. And if it does, our country will go down, too.”

— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) July 18, 2018

north carolina coach goes lolverboard

fedora? jesus christ.