An NFL Vendor Wrote Down the Quiet Part on Brian Flores
A firm the Raiders paid to vet coaching candidates wrote that Brian Flores was surprisingly polished for a guy from Brownsville. That's the file.
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Two Refs Just Got Suspended. The Last One Was 2013.
The NFL suspended two officials for cursing at players. The league hadn't suspended one for this since 2013 - it took the NFLPA saying so out loud.
The Giants Just Made J.J. McCarthy Their Third QB
The Vikings buried J.J. McCarthy behind Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz, then sent him to the Giants for a 2027 fifth-round pick in a brutal week for New York.
Brian Flores Is Running an Experiment Nobody Else Dares
No team has blitzed like this since ESPN started tracking it in 2006. Brian Flores is 2-0 with it, and Baker Mayfield is the first quarterback built to test it.
Vikings-Bears Leads Three Soggy NFL Week 2 Games
Vikings-Bears, Packers-Jets, and Steelers-Patriots all kick off Sunday into wind and rain. Three passing showcases, one forecast working against all of them.
Jordan Love's 387 Yards Hid a Packers Collapse
Jordan Love threw for 387 yards and two touchdowns in Week 1. The Packers blew a 12-point lead anyway. Only one of those numbers survives to December.
The Vikings Didn't Bench McCarthy. His Body Did.
J.J. McCarthy lost the Vikings' QB job to a quarterback Arizona released in March. The stats say talent competition. The injury report says something else.
Eagles Male Cheerleaders: Six Quiet Years, One Loud Week
The Eagles have run male cheerleaders since 2019 without controversy. Three teams went viral the same week in 2026, and that timing is not a coincidence.
Jaxson Dart Left the Medical Tent and Threw a Touchdown
Jaxson Dart took a scary hit, got sent to the medical tent, then came back and threw a highlight-reel TD to Malachi Fields. That's the Giants' plan?
Vikings Name Kyler Murray Starting QB Over McCarthy
The Vikings just named Kyler Murray their Week 1 starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy -- betting Arizona's problem was the building, not him.
Adrian Peterson Deserves First Ballot. He Won't Get It.
Adrian Peterson has the numbers for first-ballot Canton. Whether voters actually give it to him depends on things that have nothing to do with yards.
Murray's Camp Tape Is Exactly Why This Isn't His Job Yet
Kevin O'Connell said this QB competition wouldn't just be lip service. Two days in, Kyler Murray's camp tape is proving him right for all the wrong reasons.
Jamal Adams to Vikings Is the Funniest Right Move
Jamal Adams already tried life as a linebacker in Vegas. Landing in Brian Flores' blitz-happy Vikings defense might be the scheme that actually works.