When I was a kid, I used to wonder, “What does ESPN stand for?”

Today specifically, or in recent memory?

the nut on the bus goes pound pound pound

Aw, you must be lost. The Clay Travis comment section is a couple leagues south of here.

it is a safety device, to burn off excess natural gas

They need to be taught that the light is dangerous, again

That’s Cotton Hill all the way.

As a non-Pats fan, let me just say: fuck ALL of you Pats fans.

As a Pats fan, please allow me to say: Fuck these people with a fencepost.

At no level of football are they taught to lead with their head. You don’t have to like or watch football, but don’t lie about it to make a pseudo-dramatic point.

My father was a 24 year veteran of the Army during the WWII and Korea. As a kid I thought it was patriotism and he told me later when I was in my teens he joined because it was one of the only places a black man in the 1940's could get fair treatment and make a career. He wasn’t about to die for his country, he was…

And god knows all the people who NEED the anthem before domestic sports games to RENEW THEIR PATRIOTISM on a weekly basis are gonna be livid.

I’m not sure this is an escalation. Seems more like they are just trying to avoid the issue entirely. Tomlin never says in that clip that he supports anything other than avoiding distractions.

True heroes. They’ve been protesting for most of the last 25 years now.

The Chicago Bears will skip fielding a competitive team.

In case anyone’s gearing up to say that Maxwell doesn’t respect the troops, here’s a quote by him from 2015:

On the one hand, I feel the same way. I mean, how long can you possibly be angry for without getting numb? How many days in a row can you allow your mind to boggle that he is the President and at the dumb stuff that he says?

“I don’t see why not.”

Kato just wants SOMEONE to use a glove properly.

Or the military propaganda at every game. That’s definitely not hurting the escapism.