Matt Forte says his Chicago Bears career is done, so what's next? Your browser does not support iframes. Matt Forte wanted to return to the Chicago Bears. He wasn't in the team's plans. So with that, Forte will move on. He was scheduled to be a free agent and the team told him this week that it won't attempt to re-sign him, Forte said on his Instagram account. He announced that his time with … [Read more...]
‘I Win My Way’: Cam Newton thanks Carolina Panthers fans
'I Win My Way': Cam Newton thanks Carolina Panthers fans Cam Newton has been talked about more this week than the players from the Denver Broncos team that actually won Super Bowl 50. Newton has been ripped up and down, from not diving on a fumble late in the game to a postgame press conference that was cut short to his "Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser" comment a couple days … [Read more...]
Clueless ‘Peyton Manning’ (Kristen Wiig) visits The Tonight Show
Clueless 'Peyton Manning' (Kristen Wiig) visits The Tonight Show Peyton Manning already sat down with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week to discuss his brother Eli's stoic face and smash eggs on his head with Magic Johnson. But on Thursday, "he" "returned," or at least Kristen Wiig did dressed as Manning. Wiig's cluelessness about even the most basic aspects of Manning's life and game (the … [Read more...]
Colts owner says Andrew Luck’s contract will be ‘shocking’
Colts owner says Andrew Luck's contract will be 'shocking' Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is about to start the final year of his rookie contract. And team owner Jim Irsay is going to throw some huge numbers at Luck to keep him in Colts blue. Luck will be playing 2016 under a $16.1 million one-year extension of his original rookie deal. Once that ends, the check-writing begins. … [Read more...]
Jeb Bush: I rooted for the Broncos because Peyton sent me a check
Jeb Bush: I rooted for the Broncos because Peyton sent me a check It's not as ridiculous as then-Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina saying she'd root against her alma mater in the Rose Bowl in hopes for a couple more votes in Iowa, but Jeb Bush's sports loyalty was purchased fairly cheap. Bush, a current Republican presidential candidate, told a crowd during a campaign stop in … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning plays Egg Russian Roulette with Magic Johnson
Peyton Manning plays Egg Russian Roulette with Magic Johnson Two all-time American sports greats met at last on the field of battle on Tuesday night. Their weapon of choice: eggs. Peyton Manning, on his Super Bowl victory tour, stopped by "The Tonight Show," and Jimmy Fallon coaxed him into a game of Egg Russian Roulette against none other than Magic Johnson. The rules: smash an egg on your … [Read more...]
Andy Dalton needs help finding luggage that fell out of his truck (updated)
Andy Dalton needs help finding luggage that fell out of his truck (updated) Success! Andy Dalton's luggage was found and returned to him and his wife: #bagsearch2016 is officially over! Thankful that Robert found our bags. The power of social media is real! pic.twitter.com/3lzPnef0FL— Andy Dalton (@andydalton14) February 11, 2016 Here's to story of what happened to them: Twitter can be used … [Read more...]
Listen to President Obama’s call to the Denver Broncos
Listen to President Obama's call to the Denver Broncos Watch @POTUS call to congratulate the Super Bowl champion Denver @Broncos. #SB50https://t.co/93dHH09nbA— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 10, 2016 President Obama called to congratulatie the Denver Broncos on Tuesday, talking with head coach Gary Kubiak and linebacker Demarcus Ware. Obama had either been briefed thoroughly or had … [Read more...]
Lynn Swann thinks Calvin Johnson may not be a Hall of Famer
Lynn Swann thinks Calvin Johnson may not be a Hall of Famer If in fact Calvin Johnson carries through on his decision to retire, most observers think the next uniform he'll don will be the gold jacket of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Most observers. Not all. “I would think that it would be difficult for Calvin Johnson at this point to be considered a Hall of Famer,” former Pittsburgh … [Read more...]
Why the face? Eli Manning explains his non-reaction at Super Bowl
Why the face? Eli Manning explains his non-reaction at Super Bowl Eli Manning probably should have known better. Manning should have known that the television cameras would be peeping into the Manning family box at Super Bowl 50, and that any and every reaction he had as brother Peyton Manning was playing for the Denver Broncos would be dissected. Was he excited enough? Was that blank … [Read more...]