NFL Legend Merlin Olsen Dies at Age 69

March 11, 2010 – Dr. Pancake Merlin Olsen, the legendary Pro Bowl defensive tackle, has passed away at the age of 69. Olsen played his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Rams starting in 1962.  He was best known as part of the Rams  “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line (see video below) along with Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier... [Read more]...

How to Tape Over Your Cleats and Not Lose Your Nike Endorsement

February 14, 2010 – Dr. Crackback New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita won a super bowl ring and lost his Nike contract all in the same week. “Low point of the day: not getting a Nike schwag bag in my hotel room. All the guys who are endorsed by Nike got sweet Super Bowl schwag, with about $5000 worth of merch, including some products... [Read more]...

Sean Payton’s Play Calling Sheet Is Not What You Think It Is

February 9, 2010 – Dr. Crackback I can’t be the only one curious about that giant play calling menu poster board Sean Payton had super glued to his hand on Sunday. Every camera shot it was covering half his face and body. Like everyone, I was under the impression it was just a playbook cheat sheet for calling plays, but after some brief... [Read more]...

Grannies Tear Into CBS for Anti-Choice Superbowl Ad [Video]

February 5, 2010 – Capt. Gridiron You’ve got to check out this video from the Raging Grannies of South Florida. They are tearing into CBS over its decision to run an anti-choice ad, a commercial from a Christian right-wing extremist group, during Sunday’s Super Bowl. This song parody, set to the tune of “Three Blind Mice”,... [Read more]...

The Next Troy Polamalu?

February 4, 2010 – Dr. Crackback If you follow high school football recruiting closely, or you live in Hawaii, you may have already heard of Jeremy Ioane, or maybe not. (That’s Ioane by the way, not Loane) The defensive back, a product of Hawaii’s Punahou High School, has flown a bit under the radar this recruiting season. Whether... [Read more]...

Ocho Cinco News Network’s (OCNN) Super Bowl Media Day Highlights

February 3, 2010 – Dr. Crackback The always colorful Chad Ochocinco put together a news team for Super Bowl media day consisting of current NFL players Chris Cooley, Ray Rice, Darnell Docket and Collegehumor.com’s funnymen Jake and Amir. OCNN is Chad’s very own social media network which “brings you all the news you need from... [Read more]...

Everything You Need to Know About the 2010 NFL Probowl

February 1, 2010 – Dr. Crackback Country music sweetheart Taylor Swift bagged her first of many Grammy Awards while Sasha Fierce and Lady Gaga cleaned up the rest. Also, there was a football event in sunny Miami on Sunday for any decent player that didn’t have a fake injury or a super bowl/model to attend to. One of the conferences, National?... [Read more]...

Kurt Warner’s 10 Best Career Moments

January 30, 2010 – Dr. Crackback Sure it’s just your typical get cut by an NFL team, join an arena team, play a year in Europe, stock grocery shelves, latch on as an NFL backup, get thrust into the starting role via injury, win a Super Bowl, 2 MVPs, and build a Hall of Fame career story, but Kurt’s final farewell at least deserves... [Read more]...

32 NFL Wide Receivers and Their American Idol Audition Songs

January 28, 2010 – Dr. Crackback The NFL Divas were kicking off their cleats and breaking out their pipes over the weekend in front of America’s favorite referees. One receiver from each team was selected to try his luck at an American Idol audition. Below is a list of the songs each player sang and a quick recap of the judges responses.... [Read more]...

Favre’s Last Throw Ever is an Interception

January 25, 2010 – Dr. Crackback Is this the end of the road for the NFL’s Iron man? Apparently so. FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer is reporting that “every player” in the Vikings’ locker room believes that this was Brett’s last game. After the physical and emotional beating he took on Sunday, it’s understandable,... [Read more]...