“It was shrewd, calculating and so indicative of the kind of impersonal business side of sports that people have come to loathe. Sports are supposed to be filled with heart and passion and teamwork and camaraderie and respect.”

Comparing women to NFL owners is the worst form of misogyny.

“especially vets like Chris Long and James Laurinaitis”

First thing I thought of.....

“ceremony structure” - ie the altar.

“The silent disco.” Yea, we don’t deserve this planet anymore.

yes yes Yes YES YES!!!!

If it was the Browns, that dog would have pissed on the first guy.

Scorching hot take.

And that's how up on pop culture I am, lol.

Is it picky to be annoyed at the “Mrs. Carter” thing?

That is fantastic.

What’s that I hear? Oh, it’s just Stephen A. Smith’s hot take starting to sizzle.

Yea, it definitely sets it apart from the Alabama “Southern belle” one. I suspect those sisters would have found it distasteful and unladylike to do backflips or skateboard.

This is Cthulhu coming to destroy us for this monstrosity.

“My goals for college? Hmmm, well maybe to star in a low rent Jay-Z video?”

Last time I checked I was living and had not been damned. So no.

Isn’t this a tactical ploy? They have to give the NFL every reason why they should be the one (or one of the ones) chosen for relocation to LA. So why not burn the bridge behind them to try to force the NFL’s hand? It’s a blunt tool but might work.

Is this the first time “hipster” and Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo and Cincinnati have been used in a sentence?

Pretty obviously the actions of a HIGH SCHOOL coach in having contact of any sort with a referee. Perspective, here. He’s supposed to be a teacher and mentor. This is jackassery at its finest.