Jesus fucking Christ I’m so tired of this bullshit. Just because someone wants to fight back in whatever little way they can, against an institution they think is bad, does not mean you need to come out and insist that they treat all things that you think are a little bit bad with the same measures.

It has to be uppity black people. It certainly isn’t the cost of tickets/parking/concessions; poor responses to domestic violence and brain trauma; that no one knows what a catch is; that the league’s punishment is inconsistent and makes the commissioner look like a idiot; that the league has saturated the market with…

Number of reasons why <redacted> stopped watching the NFL (And in no way am I excusing the NCAA and the hypocrisy of collegiate athletics, this is about why I stopped NFL.)

I find it VERY hard to believe that they weren’t complicit. I recall reading that Madoff was always careful to keep their investment solvent, because they were such visible and enthusiastic proselytizers for his scam.

And let’s be frank - you don’t go into business with someone like Bernie Madoff, who promised guaranteed returns at higher than average rates, without either being naive or knowing that there’s something shady going on behind the scenes. No one is going to feel sorry for you for being a sucker.

My god, this poor man. Imagine having to deal with the nightmare of owning an asset valued at $2 billion! Fred might have to switch to store brand hot dogs soon!

You would think that Wilpon would have a better understanding of “unsustainable” economic models by now.

Yeah, but if my daughter was doing drugs at a house where an adult is present I might take a hammer to him. (And I like drugs)

The 6-6 consolation bowls are mostly trash, sure, but I bet there’s plenty of seniors on those actually eligible Buffalo, Western Michigan, and UTSA teams who aren’t going to the NFL and would love one more game before their football careers are over.

I’m not surprised. Messing up a math problem and Florida State have long gone hand in hand.

What if it’s just one of Chester’s screams the entire time the car is in motion?

If your employees are able to stop work and hold you hostage you should probably pay them more. If it doesn’t significantly impact your business you have more leverage to negotiate, if your business is significanly impacted then their skills are worth more than you are paying them. Labor markets aren’t always open…

I really didn’t want to vote for Erdogan, but I just couldn’t overlook Hillary’s e-mails.

Trump’s jealous of guys like Erdogan. All he can do is whine on twitter while Erdogan can put you on trial when you hurt his feelings. Imagine a world where Trump got to live out his dictatorial fantasies.  People actually voted for this guy.

Nope. Back seat meat.

Just want to say thank you for all your work, especially your incredible investigative pieces year after year. Deadspin is a great place for dick jokes and making fun of Austin Rivers, but for me, no author’s byline here commands as much attention as yours.

Maybe it’s just because this has been such an absolute shitshow of a year, but something tells me that there’s a bigger reason behind his leaving and that coming out first with admission of substance addiction will lay the groundwork for a future excuse when past behavior gets brought up.

Regardless of the league ramifications, does Argentina not jail people for assault? It seems like all of their players would be in jail for the duration of the ban somewhere else.

Suspensions? Relegation?! Where the fuck are the arrests and criminal charges?!?!?

I think he should be lauded. Instead of talking sex to people on his payroll for their work, he’s discussing their work to people who get paid for sex.