Who on Gods earth is this person saying he’s coming out of the closet in the NFL?
— Christopher Clemons (@chrisclemons91) March 26, 2013
Chris Clemons, star defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, clearly either unaware or unconcerned about diving into the deep end. He tweeted this on Tuesday, and subsequently defended his remark to incredulous respondents — he insisted he wasn’t homophobic, but that the idea of a player coming out was “selfish,” an example of “trying to make themselves bigger than the team.” Of course, the extent to which an active NFL player coming out would make them “bigger than the team” is a function of the league’s permanent, ongoing state of repression on this issue — no player has ever publicly revealed their homosexuality. This all stems from a report last week that one player was strongly considering coming out, and at the risk of editorializing, we hope he does. Such a move, in the major American sport with perhaps the greatest reputation for homophobia, would render this man a legitimate civil rights hero. And rightly so.
Power goes out in Superdome, delaying Super Bowl XLVII in 3rd quarter
(Photo: AP)
NEW ORLEANS - Baltimore didn’t lose any momentum from an extended halftime.
Jacoby Jones took the 2nd half kickoff back 109 yards — setting an NFL record — to extend the Baltimore Ravens’ lead to 28-6 early in the third quarter.
Then the Superdome lights went out. Officials are still working to restore power to the stadium.
The third quarter is usually when things get boring anyway, so it’s probably a good thing that they shut off the lights.
Superbowl Sunday Presidential Trivia
Did you know that Gerald R. Ford received offers from two professional football teams, the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers?
He chose instead to take a position as boxing coach and assistant varsity football coach at Yale hoping to attend law school there.In his youth, Jerry earned “All-City” and “All-State” honors at South High School in Grand Rapids before joining the team at the University of Michigan as a center.
Ford won the Meyer Morton Trophy, awarded to the outstanding freshman player in spring practice, in his first year as a Wolverine. He made the varsity squad the next year and in 1934 he got the starting position.
Although he had high hopes for his senior year since the team won the national championship in both 1932 and 1933, injuries hit the offense and the defense struggled. “We lost seven of our eight ball games,” Ford later reflected on his final season at Michigan. “But what really hurt was that my teammates, after the end of the season, voted me the most valuable player. I didn’t know whether to smile or sue.”
(ARC Identifier 186975)-from the Ford Library
Gerry Ford’s presidential library is the best. As is that man’s hair.
Since Super Bowl I in 1967 to present day, Wilson has been behind every winning moment in every Super Bowl.
A piece of animated GIF marketing art right here.
The 4 B’s Of The Super Bowl: Brendon Ayanbadejo is just one of the many reasons to watch on Sunday.
There’s no reason not to sign this. If you don’t sign this, you hate America.
Most important petition ever
Officially endorsed by the man who made the gun control petition, just an FYI.
“I can’t believe my ‘dead girlfriend’ was fake.” Deadspin’s doozy of a story on Notre Dame star Manti Te’o and the girlfriend that wasn’t has been read more than 2 million times this evening, which actually seems like a low number. Today we learned that the name Manti Te’o can now be spoken in the same sentence as Balloon Boy, and plot devices from terrible movies translate to real life sometimes.
A visual comparison of every jumbotron in the NFL
Cowboys Stadium currently boasts the largest jumbotron in the NFL — a behemoth of an LED measuring 160 feet wide and 72 feet tall — but how does Dallas’ Texas-sized display compare to the rest of the NFL’s set ups? That’s the question that graphic designer Daniel Beaton set out to answer with a straightforward infographic.
The Vikings’ jumbotron is basically a 27-inch TV.
Wrote a thing.
Hat tip to this headline writer.
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Our cover story today: Why do so many NFL players own guns?
Not that it’s not a clever treatment, but should it really be pointed at a football player?
Lecture Night in America: Following the murder-suicide allegedly carried out by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Javon Belcher on Saturday, Bob Costas ruffled a few feathers when he decided to offer his own opinion on the need for better gun control during halftime of the Eagles/Cowboys game last night. Think he could/should have chosen a better venue for this?
We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning. We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation.A statement from the Kansas City Chiefs • Regarding a shooting incident, an alleged murder-suicide involving an unidentified Chiefs player and his girlfriend. More details as we get them. (EDIT: The player is linebacker Jovan Belcher, NBC Sports reports.)
It’s not a secret that it’s a societal trend. I think we’re starting to see some of the effects of that trend.NFL senior vice president Adolpho Birch • Discussing the league’s sudden problem with Adderall, which a number of players claim have led to their suspensions in the league. The drug, a common one for dealing with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is sometimes used by college students — sans prescription — to help them study late into the night.
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