I think you underestimate the value of "pretty"... Sadly, "pretty" sells, much like "sex" sells, put 2 products which are relatively the same for sale, except have one being shown by an unshaven, obese male, and the other by a beautiful, fit woman all dolled up and wearing minimal clothes, and I guarantee you that…

Worth mentioning that the article comes from what seems to be an extremely slanted source. It is littered with hints that being an NFL cheerleader is an expedited route to being a model, to being noticed on a big stage, and to other similar opportunities.

what is fair market value? Isn't it what someone is willing to accept? Didn't they accept the job knowing the wages?

Uh... the fact that someone else is willing to do the job for that amount of money is what DEFINES market value...

The way they make this out to be some sort of miserable serf system is ridiculous. No one is forcing them to be on this squad. If the weight/appearance/hairstyle/attendance requirements are so awful, they could always, you know.....not be an NFL cheerleader? Or am I crazy.

Honestly, it's probably not worth "othering" him in your mind. Nothing happened to this guy. He isn't "crazy." He's a regular fucking misogynist who happens to be a go-getter with some internet skills.

except for last years superbowl and the year before's NFC championship game

Wow, that 'hell of a game' actually did sound sincere. That surprised me.

really? genius? when i think of musical genius, i think of people who redefined a genre or some sort of the production process.

Yes, I pointed that out already. And you're wrong, hip hop artists absolutely responsible for popularizing the term "thug" in contemporary vernacular.

Name a musician other than Kanye (white, black or whatever,) that goes around proclaiming himself a genius and is so over the top outspoken about himself and his beliefs. The only one I can think of was Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis and they were nowhere near as popular as Kanye in America. The "George Bush doesn't…

It's always interesting to me when a content based website talks about copyright restrictions like they are tools by the evil corporation giants to keep the little people down.

That's one thing the Chicago media and Bears fans have known since last year... Alshon keeps to himself and lets his play do the talking. I suspect if DP's staff had done a little more advance digging they would have found this out.

What are you talking about? None of those things are banned.

It's not a refusal, it's trying to get a decent read on a QB who for most of his tenure in Chicago has had little protection, passing targets like Johnny Knox, Devin Hester, Dane Sanzenbacher and Kellen Davis, and schemes that didn't really fit the lack of offensive talent.

Couldn't find Jer in a Bears jersey. So here's a bear that looks like Ratliff.

I've liked 99% of what Trestman has done, but that decision to go for the 47 yard FG on 2nd fucking down was maddening

I can't disprove this.

Deadspin just went long on Sports Illustrated going on long on Tebow. #Inception

This may be a controversial opinion—I have no idea, really—but I think Deadspin should stop trying to make soccer happen, and give us LOTS more hockey. I mean, holy shit, have you guys seen this video of Patrick Kane stickhandling around a billion pucks?