NFL

So, maybe, the Texans weren’t that stupid when they bypassed Vince Young in the 2006 draft. Vince Young got booed pretty heavily during the Titans opening week upset of Jacksonville, but that’s to be expected when you throw two interceptions. The story starts to get weird right around here. When the Titans got the ball […]

Matt Ryan, apparently still a little giddy in the wake of signing his six-year, $72 million contract, today forgot he’s the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. (Yes, the 4-12 Falcons from last year’s Michael Vick/Bobby Petrino mess.) His first pass in his first game with the Falcons? A 62-yard touchdown. His first game in the […]

Admittedly, it's been a while since I've stepped into a stadium to watch an NFL game. I live in Atlanta, after all. Apparently it can be an arduous affair with long security checkpoints not unlike a trip through the airport. But now, for an annual fee of $100 to $128, NFL fans in Atlanta, D.C., […]

The NFL season opens tonight and the league's boss, Roger Goodell, was out in front today, talking about a range of topics in a Q&A. Keep the post-Labor Day start? Yup. NFL in London? Quite possibly. NFL in L.A.? With $3 billion, yes. That Pesky Rooney family in Pittsburgh? Working on it. And the bad […]

Yawn. It wasn't exactly a thrilling opener — no points were scored in the second half — but the New York Giants began defense of their Super Bowl crown with a 16-7 win over the Washington Redskins. The win did continue a streak in the NFL — no defending champion has lost its season opener […]

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has had his name legally changed to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco. He told the team's website, "It's something I don't think anyone has ever done before. Have I ever had a reason for why I do what I do? I'm having fun." The speculation is that it's a marketing […]

The New York Giants welcomed my gay flag football team with open arms.

Our long national nightmare is over — Brett Favre has been traded from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. Maybe now ESPN can stop being All-Favre All-The-Time. In return for Favre, the Packers get the Jets’ fourth-round pick in 2009 that will escalate to a first-round pick if he meets certain performance […]

Oh, to be Tom Brady. The NFL’s 31-year-old MVP of last season and three-time Super Bowl winner has a super model for a girlfriend, more money than he’ll ever need and he’s a stud (though he did lose his off-season parking space at Gillette Stadium). He’s also got a 3,000-square-foot condo in New York’s Time […]

If you're a Dallas Cowboys fan planning to travel to see the Cowboys play the Arizona Cardinals this fall, the Cardinals have a message for you: stay away. Well, it's actually sort of a mixed message. Cowboys fans can buy tickets, but there's a catch. The Cardinals would like to keep fans of the team […]

Bill Parcells has danced his last jig with Jason Taylor. The six-time Pro Bowler, the NFL’s reigning Man of the Year and 2006 defensive player of the year is heading to the Washington Redskins after the Miami Dolphins finally gave him what he wants – a trade. The downhill dance between Parcells and Taylor started […]

For a look at some of the rookies who will grace the NFL, like Michigan’s Chad Henne of the Miami Dolphins, check out this photo gallery at NFL.com —Jim Buzinski For a look at some of the rookies who will grace the NFL, like Michigan’s Chad Henne of the Miami Dolphins, check out this photo […]

It seems former Patriots videographer Matt Walsh, who’s said he has a smoking gun that will indict the Patriots, doesn’t have much more than a tired, used water pistol. According to the NYT, he handed over eight tapes to the NFL that show the Patriots videotaping offensive and defensive signals: Charges the League has already […]

You can already buy your own Matt Ryan jersey. It didn’t take long for the Atlanta Falcons to replace the Michael Vick era and start the Matt Ryan era. The former Boston College QB became the new face of the troubled franchise when the Falcons scooped up the 22-year-old, 6-foot-5-inch, 228-pound stud with their first […]

The NFL Draft is this weekend and I need an ice-cold shower after reading the profiles of the draftees on NFL.com. The analysis of their bodies had me thinking I had stumbled instead onto Craigslist M4M postings. A Craigslist post would have someone describing their “sexy and defined body with a tight bubble.” Leave out […]

Deion Sanders' gay pal, Gary With Da Tea, is a big hit on Oxygen's 'Prime Time Love' show.

Tomorrow the NFL will announce its full 2008 schedule, with a two-hour program on NFL Network beginning at 2 pm ET. In Philadelphia, immediately after the schedule comes out the sports-talk hosts, newspaper writers, TV talking heads and fans will dissect the Eagles' schedule and decide how many games they'll win (pending the NFL draft, […]

Gotta love Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ message to fans over the weekend: “I’m not Brett Favre.” I haven’t exactly hidden my distaste for Favre on this Web site. I’ve never forgiven him for beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl some years ago. I had been hoping the Patriots would have been able to […]

The question has become an annual ritual: how long will Brett Favre keep playing? He's been nothing less than a diva about making the decision each year — I remember the year when, after weeks of speculation, the Packers quarterback held a press conference to say that he still hadn't made up his mind. However, […]

We often getting letters of praise or criticism for what we write. I am posting this one because it is the most vitriolic I have ever received since Outsports began. It concerned my Super Bowl recap, which also ran on Gay.com. You can read it here, but in short I basically wrote about how happy […]