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They were cops, teachers, investment advisers, a supermarket manager, even the director of a local parks-and-recreation department. They had officiated all over America, from the desolate high school fields of godforsaken Texas towns to D-1 college-football coliseums. They had dreamed of working in the NFL, but for one reason or another it just never happened for them. So when a mass e-mail went out last spring—Help Wanted: Refs—they jumped at the chance.
Dead money is a salary cap charge for a player that is no longer on a team’s roster. It is a by-product of the various salary components of an NFL contract being accounted for differently under the salary cap. Base ... more »
While the debate about concussions and brain safety rages across the NFL, it’s Cut Block Awareness Week for Brian Urlacher. “I think they shouldn’t allow cut blocks because our knees are important to us too,’’ the... more »
So we've learned from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that the New Orleans Saints and Sean Payton are negotiating a new long-term contract extension. So let me get this straight. A full 10 months after the league reportedly... more »
Tim Tebow might be the nicest player ever to turn into a coach-killer. You’d expect him to have a streak of viciousness, or at least a good heaping of narcissism. But he doesn’t seem to have a disingenuous bone in... more »
Welcome back to the NFL Pregame Flyover, which Rick Reilly had first on Twitter. Before we slap the NFL injury report on this week’s schedule of games – and tell you which games are Probably worth watching, which games... more »
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