
The Patriots Paid Gonzalez With 48 Hours to Spare
Christian Gonzalez is the NFL's highest-paid cornerback now, and the Patriots let it get uncomfortably close to kickoff to make it happen anyway.
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Gonzalez Broke Witherspoon's Record. It Won't Last.
Christian Gonzalez's $135M deal broke Devon Witherspoon's record before it turned a month old. The data says the corner market isn't done resetting.
Giants Paid $12.7M to Admit Darius Slayton Was Done
The Giants saved $3.1M and burned $12.7M to cut Darius Slayton. That math only makes sense if it's not about the money at all.
ESPN Gave Pat McAfee Everything But the Real Booth
ESPN keeps expanding Pat McAfee's Monday footprint, from Countdown to a reported ESPN2 alt-cast, while Joe Buck and Troy Aikman's booth never moves.
Bryce Young Can't Outrun the Trade That Built Chicago
Carolina traded down to get Bryce Young in 2023. Chicago used the haul to build around Caleb Williams. Sunday's opener reopens that argument.
The NFL Doesn't Need a Deadline to Discipline Puka Nacua
Adam Schefter says there's a real possibility Puka Nacua avoids discipline all season. The conduct policy has no deadline, and that isn't an accident.
The Falcons Just Told On Themselves With Tua
Atlanta named Tua Week 1 starter over an ACL-recovering Penix and called it clarity. After watching Rodgers torch a season in four snaps, I'm not buying it.
The NFL's Week 1 Repeat Offenders Are Back
Chargers -10.5 Isn't About Herbert. It's Arizona's Problem.
Booing Sophie Cunningham Was Never About Basketball
Georgia Is -47.5. Tarleton State Beat an FBS Team.
Simone Biles Showed Up. Owens' Real Story Got Buried.
Barkley Buried the Real News About Ernie Johnson
The Athletic Cleared Russini's Copy. Not the Relationship.
Livvy Dunne's Beach Video Is the Whole Discourse
Josh Allen's New Studio Follows Hailee Steinfeld's Lead
The Spurs Just Became NBA Streaming Fee No. 4
Bill Simmons Is Under Review for the One Betting Sin
Osaka's Iverson Tribute Deserved Better Discourse
Stephen A. Smith Was Sad. He Wasn't Sorry.
Ohio State -50.5 Is Really a Business Story
Raiders, Lions, Eagles Are Chalk. Only One Split the Room.
The 'LA Doesn't Care' Argument Meets the Attendance Data
Oklahoma State Bettor Went Back For More
NFL Network Forgot to Show the Actual Football Game
ESPN Just Picked the Worst Week to Raise Prices