Paternity test shows La'el Collins was not the father of Brittney Mills' child According to a report, a paternity test showed that LSU offensive lineman La'el Collins was not the father of Brittney Mills' child. Mills was shot and killed on April 24, and Collins was questioned by investigators in Baton Rouge. Collins also passed a polygraph test. ESPN's Josina Anderson reported that news, … [Read more...]
Goal Line Stand: Silva's Post-Draft Top 150
Goal Line Stand: Silva's Post-Draft Top 150 It can be difficult to become overly bullish on certain fantasy players with OTAs not yet underway, and depth charts four months from being established. Inevitably, players will swing (sometimes wildly) up and down my monthly Top 150 Rankings as we glean meaningful information from practice and beat writer reports. So this is very much a rough … [Read more...]
Marcus Mariota has already made one big impact on Titans: Relevance
Marcus Mariota has already made one big impact on Titans: Relevance When is the last time you really thought or cared about the Tennessee Titans, other than in passing? Even if you're a hardcore football nut, the Titans have been boring for a while. The only time you'd choose to watch the Titans is if you're a fan of the team or they have their annual "Thursday Night Football" appearance … [Read more...]
Long-awaited deflate-gate investigation implicates Pats, Tom Brady
Long-awaited deflate-gate investigation implicates Pats, Tom Brady Ted Wells' investigation into the possibility that the New England Patriots were involved in deflating footballs for the AFC championship game has found that it's more likely than not some of the Patriots were guilty. "Based on the evidence developed in connection with the investigation and summarized in this Report, we have … [Read more...]
LeSean McCoy says Chip Kelly got rid of ‘all the black players’
LeSean McCoy says Chip Kelly got rid of 'all the black players' Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy took his bitterness toward Chip Kelly to a new level. The former Philadelphia Eagle has taken a few shots at his former coach Kelly this offseason, but that's nothing too new from a player traded by a team. What does break new ground is McCoy hinting that Kelly is racist. How else would … [Read more...]
NFL draft recap: Who won? Who lost? What were the Eagles thinking?
NFL draft recap: Who won? Who lost? What were the Eagles thinking? Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes & Leave A Review The NFL draft is now fading in the rear-view mirror, and that means we can arbitrarily assign passing and failing grades without even seeing a down of football. Here to help us do that on Grandstanding, the Yahoo Sports podcast, is the same cat who … [Read more...]
Julian Edelman has funniest Cinco de Mayo tweet, thanks to Bill Belichick
Julian Edelman has funniest Cinco de Mayo tweet, thanks to Bill Belichick It's Cinco de Mayo and Julian Edelman and Bill Belichick are ready to party. Edelman, the New England Patriots' receiver whose wit and humor make him a great follow on social media, tweeted his message for the May 5 holiday: #FiestaTyme #Cincodemayo pic.twitter.com/LwBLS2txGD— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) May 5, 2015 … [Read more...]
In 2011, Houston Texans fans did NOT like the J.J. Watt pick
In 2011, Houston Texans fans did NOT like the J.J. Watt pick The Houston Texans landed the best player in the NFL with the 11th pick of the draft four years ago, and most of their fans absolutely hated it. Instant draft reaction might be the most inexact science (hey, have you read Shutdown Corner's draft grades yet?) but it also might be the funniest thing to look back on with hindsight. … [Read more...]
A few teams don’t pick up fifth-year options on 2012 first-round picks
A few teams don't pick up fifth-year options on 2012 first-round picks NFL teams now have to declare which first-round picks they think look like busts after three seasons. Right after welcoming in a new draft class last week, NFL teams have a deadline for picking up or passing on the fifth-year option for first-round picks from the 2012 class. If a first-round pick has played well, it's … [Read more...]
2015 NFL draft grades: Is your team at the head of the class?
2015 NFL draft grades: Is your team at the head of the class? The 2015 NFL draft grades are in. Not all of them are As, we're sorry to say. Yes, we at the Shutdown Corner have been studying up on our NFL draft nuggets for months now, and with more than 24 hours of lag time — totally ample! — to soak up what all 32 teams accomplished this past weekend, we’ve assigned iron-clad, definitive, … [Read more...]