Monday, February 6th, 2012
Yep, that's conservative radio blowhard Rush Limbaugh in the upper right of the above photo relaxing in New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's suite during Super Bowl XLVI last night. And if you look closely he's clearly going to town on his nose with his right index finger (If the above ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Jacksonville Jaguars recently hired Mike Mularkey as their new head coach and it didn't take long for the first scandal to hit the team's new head man. Mularkey's son was among three former University of North Carolina athletes arrested for possession of cocaine on Friday.
Shane Michael Mularkey was arrested ...
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who has come across like a massive tool throughout this whole Peyton Manning saga, just tweeted about his veteran quarterback's health at 1:25 a.m. eastern time.
Irsay had the following to say regarding reports that Manning had been cleared to resume his football career: "Peyton has ...
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has been medically cleared by two doctors - including the man who performed the most recent surgery on the signal-caller's neck - to resume his NFL career.
Dr. Robert Watkins was one of two men who evaluated Manning and decided he could go back to playing ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
He's the feel-good story of the NFL this season -- the former first-round draft pick derided by most as a below-average quarterback who led his franchise to heights it hasn't experienced since a Hall-of-Famer was playing the position.
You just haven't heard all that much about him.
No, really. You haven't. Because ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
The Jacksonville Jaguars have finally hired a head coach, selecting Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey in an attempt to improve the NFL's worst offense. The Jaguars plan to formally introduce Mularkey at a press conference on Wednesday.
Now I would make a joke about how this is a "bunch of ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Last year, we began what we hope becomes a tradition here at Rumors and Rants and tipped our hats to Cheap Trick by naming the losers of the year in every sport we pay attention to.
In case you are wondering, there is no scientific formula to being named loser of ...
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012
The San Diego Chargers were considered a Super Bowl contender before this season and finished 8-8. This is the second-straight year the Chargers have underachieved and missed the playoffs. So, logically head coach Norv Turner should be fired, right?
Now, as if to spite me, a source close to the Chargers organization ...
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson acknowledged today that this weekend's contest against the Miami Dolphins could be his final game in the NFL. The 32-year-old Tomlinson will be a free agent at the end of the season and considering his limited production over the past two seasons in ...
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
Robert Griffin III is having quite a month. After leading Baylor to a 9-3 record and a spot in the Alamo Bowl, the 21-year-old won the Heisman Trophy and since then his parents have reportedly been interviewing agents for the young man's inevitable jump to the NFL.
When the Bears take ...
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