football
A Cultural History of Butt Slapping in Sports
Ah, Opening Day! Fresh-cut grass. Vendors hawking peanuts and beer. And grown men slapping each other on the ass. At first blush, it seems strange that…
All Job Interview Questions Are Crazy and Stupid—Not Just the Ones at the NFL Combine
Every year, college football players flock to Indianapolis to showcase their athleticism before scouts and coaches at the NFL Combine in hopes of being selected…
NFL Conspiracy Theorists Now Say the League Was Fixed for the Eagles All Along
For a while now, the NFL season has been accused of fixing its games, specifically in favor of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots,…
The Humble Woodpecker Has Become a Meme in the Football-Concussion Debate
In his old column at SBNation, popular sportswriter and podcaster PFT Commenter wrote the following in his review of the 2015 Will Smith film Concussion:…