Lionel Messi (£256,000 after tax).

Mark Sanchez has studied this photo for several hours. And that was before he knew there was a question about missing legs.

$70,000 per day is roughly $25 million per year. Plenty of American athletes have had contracts that large.

Well, I’ll boycott the Holiday Bowl either way, just to be safe.

“Fat, drunk, and playing the Sousaphone is no way to go through life, son.”

At least he’s on a terrible team in Los Angeles. Last year he was on a terrible team in St. Louis.

Sounds like Jeff Fisher has found the one guy to build the team around.

Dom, loved this. These kinds of articles on underappreciated pieces of football teams enrich understanding of the game. Thanks!

I love this team. Very psyched for them to get crushed in the conference finals!

Little trick I picked up over the years. If you’re fighting from the low ground, you’re going to want to duck real low, so your opponent has to adjust their stance and lean over more to make contact. You’re taking them out of their center of balance and at this point, you grab them by the waist of their pants and…

At least they all probably stand for the national anthem though.

My guess is the people filing the lawsuit are well aware of Cousins’ lack of effort on defense and hoping he’ll just settle.

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I’m sure Tim would have stopped to chat if you said hello.

Exactly. The joke is that people really hate the fucking Cowboys.

Everton has formally submitted a list of players available for a free transfer to Chape:

I totally get why they stormed. They feel entitled and don’t care at all about the safety of opposing players.

The Life and Times of the Yale Man

2016: Public Indecency (Probation)
2020: Cocaine Possession (Probation)
2022: Cocaine Possession (Rehab and time serve)
2030: Assault (Stripper drops charges)
2040: Securities Fraud (Civil Settlement)
2048: Money Laundering (Civill Settlement)
2052: Secretary of Treasury

If that’s how it works, maybe they should cut Sabres salaries, too.