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Barry Sanders Delivers Top Ten List On Letterman [VIDEO]

Sarge — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:48:12 +0000

After being named as the man that would grace the cover of Madden NFL 25, Barry sanders has been showing up almost everywhere. With such a busy schedule these days it was a surprise to see Barry show up on Late Night with David Letterman to deliver the Top Ten List. Here's the clip from that show.

Lions Take Ziggy Ansah In 2013 Draft [VIDEO]

Sarge — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:01:06 +0000

Well it looks like all the mock draft analyzers and sports speculator were right. With the 5th pick in the NFL draft the Lions took BYU Defensive End Ezekiel (Ziggy) Ansah.

Barry Sanders Runs Away With Madden 25 Cover [VIDEO]

Sarge — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:50:51 +0000

Barry Sanders retired long before the video game age really kicked off. Sure we had Super Nintendo,Sega and a couple other gaming systems vying for the attention of youngsters. But the way athletes are used in the world of gaming has changed since then. Which is why seeing Barry Sanders on the cover of Madden 25 is so sweet.

NFL Releases 2013-2014 Season Schedules

Sarge — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:46:03 +0000

The NFL released the schedules for the 2013-14 season recently. So, I'm sure your wondering who's on the slate for the lions this year? So, with that, here's the schedule. Take a peek, Place your bets, and let the speculation begin.

NFL Announces Three Rule Changes For Next Season

Sarge — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:28:48 +0000

Yesterday’s NFL meeting of the minds brought forth an elimination of one rule, the passing of another, and a change to one that hits all too close to home.

Former MSU QB Gets Drug Tested by the NFL at His Grandma's House

Sarge — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:04:02 +0000

The NFL isn't pulling any punches when it comes to their random drug testing policy, and when I say random, I mean “random”.

Nate Burleson Tries to Recruit Reggie Bush To Lions [VIDEO]

Sarge — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:04:36 +0000

Everyone that has seen a Detroit Lions game in the last few years knows they need a running back BADLY. So, Detroit Lions Wide Receiver Nate Burleson tried to do his part to remedy that problem by attempting to recruit Miami Dolphins Running Back (and Free Agent) Reggie Bush this morning on NFL -AM. While [...]

Refrigerator Sized Pee Wee Running Back Runs Through Defensemen

Chris Monroe — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:13:19 +0000

Holy crap, what are they feeding this kid? This is just a massive little kid that could really hold his own in high school football. What was that little defenseman even thinking when he went in for the tackle. He will definitely be feeling that tomorrow.

Youth Football Coach Allegedly Hits Teenage Player [FBHW]

Steven Bohner — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:55:30 +0000

A Utah youth football coach is being charged with assault for allegedly hitting an opposing player as he ran down the sideline. The 7th grade player supposedly suffered a season ending concussion. When the video surfaced, Nathan Harris was arrested and charged with second degree child abuse. That charge was later dropped to assault. Free Beer and Hot Wings weigh in on the situation and try to figure out if the coach is truly at fault.

9-Year-Old Girl Kicking Butt on Football League [VIDEO]

Maggie Meadows — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:48:42 +0000

Once in a while I come across a story that does not involve a man with breast implants, a a woman with a penis or an arrest. This is one of those times. Sam Gordon is a 9-year-old girl who is killing it on the football field. This girl is fast! Visit NBCNews.com for breaking [...]

Football Player Gives Up Touchdown for Grieving Teammate

Emerald Catron — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:12:07 +0000

So this video might not make you cry, but the story probably will. Michael Ferns, a senior at St. Clairsville High in Clairsville, OH, gave up a touchdown one yard from the end zone so that his teammate, Logan Thompson, whose father died two days before, could score instead. Coach Brett McLean had secretly been [...]

Drunk High School Student Walks on Field During Game and Gets Tackled

Chris Monroe — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:24:29 +0000

What a brutal tackle from this high school football dad. A high school student walked out onto the field during a game and stopped play for a few minutes. In some sort of protest he dumps a bottle of smart water onto the field (I'm sure it wasn't the rest of his vodka) and then tries to walk off with the ball.

Youth Coach Sucker-Punches Ref After Disputed Call [VIDEO]

Tony LaBrie — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:09:45 +0000

Assistant youth football coach Dion Robinson was arrested after sucker-punching a referee at a youth football game. The crazy thing is, It’s not Robinson’s first time in trouble with the law. This dude’s criminal record includes arrests for battery on a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault with a firearm, armed robbery and cocaine possession. How [...]

Grade School Football Team Has 6-foot-7, 225 Pound Kid on Roster

Tom Barrabi — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:52:39 +0000

Think back to your days on the 8thÂ grade football team. If youâ€™re like us, you sat on the bench daydreaming about girls while the man-child that could already grow a beard ran sideline to sideline and crushed anyone in his path. Now take those repressed memories of a massive post-puberty wrecking machine, put them on [...]

The 5 Worst Officiating Mistakes of the 2012 NFL Season (So Far)

Tom Barrabi — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:26:13 +0000

As you may have heard, hobos and miscreants are in charge of refereeing NFL games now! Or, rather, the NFL has decided to use high school referees as replacements while it negotiates with the actual referees' union, which has led to the occasional minor controversy. And while Monday's night's disastrous ending to the Packers-Seahawks game is probably the pinnacle (or nadir) of this sad saga, there were already plenty of questionable, puzzling and downright infuriating officiating decisions leading up to it.

Let's have a look, shall we?

The 5 Most Questionable Calls in NFL History

Tom Barrabi — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:03:03 +0000

By now, even non-football fans have heard about the officiating debacle in last night's showdown between the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks (just check your Facebook feed). Facing a 12-7 deficit with just seconds left to play, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson rolled out of the pocket and threw a desperation heave into the end zone, resulting in a game-clinching interception for the Packers.

Except it wasn't. Instead, the NFL's much-maligned replacement officials inexplicably ruled the play a touchdown for the Seahawks, ignoring an obvious offensive pass-interference penalty and cementing the phrase "simultaneous catch" into the lexicon of poor sports officiating.

This screw-up will, hopefully, lead to the return of the real refs—but let's not forget that they too have made their share of awful calls over the years. Here's a look at some of the NFL's most controversial officiating decisions:

'Call It Maybe' NFL Replacement Ref Spoof [VIDEO]

Fantone — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:52:32 +0000

After last night’s officiating debacle during Monday Night Football, NFL fans are livid about the replacement referees. One fan took his hatred of the replacement zebras and put it into a hilarious spoof of the craptastic song “Call Me Maybe.” When I first found out about the replacement refs, I really didn’t care. I mean [...]

The Best Reaction Memes to the NFL Replacement Refs

Emerald Catron — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:40:38 +0000

Woah boy. Even if you could not give one fraction of an iota of a care about football, you probably still heard about the game last night (thanks, Facebook!). To deal, we just imagined old-timey Keystone Kops music playing underneath the whole thing. Thankfully other people dealt with the insanity by making funny memes. Here are some of the best.

Tim Tebow Should Stick to Quarterback

Ben Chew — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:02:25 +0000

Over the weekend, the New York Jets decided to use their much talked about backup quarterback Tim Tebow in a couple of offensive plays. One of the plays was an easy swing pass where Tebow could make the catch out in the flat and hopefully find some room to run. An immaculate reception it was not.

NFL 2012 Season — Week Three Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:42:26 +0000

Three overtime games and several last-second finishes highlighted the NFL action from Week 3. Here’s a recap of all of Sunday’s games: Baltimore 31 — New England 30 Justin Tucker kicked a 27-yard field goal on the last play of the game to lift the Baltimore Ravens over the New England Patriots, 31-30, in Baltimore [...]