NFL News

Your “A Friend In Need Is A Pest” Monday Night Football Open Thread

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NFL News: Significant injuries from the weekend: Greg Olsen - broken foot - 6-8 weeks Vic Beasley - torn hamstring - 4-6 weeks If the Falcons season goes to hell as a result, DFO CALLED IT! HODOR - out for Week-3. The NFL was denied an injunction to relieve the

Your “Liars, Cheats, Addicts & Murderers” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

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NFL News: This year's Hall of Fame candidates were announced. There are 108 names in total eligible for shortlisting & unfortunate interviewing by Peter King. First timers are led by Randy Moss, Brian Urlacher, Ronde Barber and Ray Lewis, who I know would kill to be included in the Hall.

Your “Well, I Guess That Was Worth The Wait” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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Well, that was a full weekend of football & commenting. I don't know about you guys, but I need a couple of days to recharge. NFL News: Cardinals RB David Johnson needs wrist surgery & will miss 2-3 months. They will place him on IR because, if the Cards are in

Your “FEED ME MORE!” Monday Night Football Open Thread

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Scotchy worked hard all weekend on the liveblogs - 2149 comments! - so I thought I'd give him a break and tie tonight's matches into my usual falderal. NFL News: The NFL has filed an appeal of the injunction that's allowed Ezekiel Elliott to remain eligible to play the 2017 season.

Your Saturday Evening Open Thread & Broadcast Coverage Discussion

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  The one good thing about the Patriots opening the season on Thursday is that there's no Patriots game on Sunday. Oh sure, the pre-game shows can't help themselves, and after the GAME MANAGING they took Thursday night it'll be quite enjoyable, but thank heaven for tender mercies. Courtesy those hard-working maniacs

Your “Crimebeat!’ Is Going To Become A Daily Feature At This Point” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

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You can start calling DFO the State Department, because as of this morning we've denied over 1900 Russians. NFL News: Both sides in the Ezekiel Elliott suspension have motions before federal court now. It's all based on who gets to be the court of record: Elliott's team (and team) are pushing

Your “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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Not to brag, but I think the high school team my program's attached to just eliminated the Jets from playoff contention. NFL News: Hurricane Irma is playing havoc (HAVOC!) with the NFL's attempts to determine whether the Dolphins - Bucs game will be played. The League has four options - moving

Your “Tomorrow Might Not Be Here For You” Thursday Evening Open Thread

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Slight hangover...no scratches or cuff marks...note from wife about snoring...VICTORY! NFL News: Ezekiel Elliott's appeal hearing has finally ended. Under the rules, the arbitrator has five working days to release his ruling. Pressure from both sides is coming to have it decided by Monday. Most of the comments under Schefter's tweet

Your “Final Day of the Beer Selling Season” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

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Today is the last day of the regular season at The Nat, so forgive me if the preview is short. I'm excited because people will be throwing their unused gift certificates at us, and the kegs we don't drain we drink! I'm taking a cab home because I anticipate being

Your “Well, This Is Awkward…” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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NFL News: The Lions have agreed to pay Matt Stafford $135 million in a five-year extension. That's $27 million per year, or 16% of the team's 2017 salary cap if the rules were strictly followed. It includes a $50 million signing bonus, with a bunch of cap-affecting tricks like bonuses

Your “If Monday Had A Face, I’d Punch It” Evening Open Thread

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NFL News: Getting an early start to missing part of the season, Vontaze Burfict is facing a suspension for an illegal hit back in the Bengals second pre-season game versus the Chiefs. If it happens, his repeat offender status will result in it being five games, and cost Burfict $882,353 in

Your “No Problems Here – What Are You Talking About?”

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NFL News: Tony Romo will miss Friday's Chiefs-Seahawks game because his son was born last night. Good for him. Little Jones McCoy Romo joins older brothers Hawkins & Rivers in the Romo playpen. I'm guessing the name is a tribute to JERRAL, and an unsilent thank-you for the bonus money