Titans-Jaguars is the worst primetime game this century
We’re down to the penultimate week of the NFL season. That means that even with a couple bonus...
Posts by Brad Gagnon
Week 15 NFL Game Watchability Rankings
Ed Note: The following appears courtesy our partners at This Given Sunday, Bloguin’s NFL vertical. You can catch...
Week 10 NFL Game Watchability Rankings
Ed Note: Every week our Brad Gagnon breaks down the NFL’s watchability rankings over at our NFL site,...
The amount of NFL primetime blowouts this year is absurd
A month ago, we pointed out that Thursday Night Football games were consistently ending in lopsided fashion. That...
Katy Perry will reportedly perform at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show
With recent Super Bowl halftime acts like the Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, the NFL has...
By banning Beats by Dre headphones, NFL invites criticism regarding its priorities
The NFL has some massive fish to fry right about now. The Ray Rice saga has cast a...
Thursday Night Football has a competitiveness problem
Tonight, CBS and NFL Network will air their fourth Thursday night simulcast of the year when the Minnesota...
Could the NFL hit back at ESPN with next year’s Monday Night Football schedule?
When it comes to prime-time NFL games, the broadcast networks get dealt a better hand than ESPN. As the...
Bill Simmons dares ESPN to punish him for ripping Roger Goodell
ESPN’s Bill Simmons sometimes goes off the rails in very un-ESPN-like fashion. As a result, he’s part of...
NFL broadcasters weren’t kidding about using the Redskins name less often
Several notable NFL broadcasters have declared that they’ll no longer use the term “Redskins” while discussing the team...
Brandon Marshall is pissed at ESPN regarding his new E:60 feature
Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall has some serious baggage. He’s had several brushes with the law, he’s...
Bill Polian contradicts himself on two separate answers within a 20-minute span
This is enough to cause you to wonder just how disturbingly powerful the NFL is. At 10:47 a.m....
Video: Mike Tyson cusses out local Toronto news host
I’ve never had a chance to interview anyone as unstable or unpredictable as Mike Tyson, which actually kind...
The list of media members boycotting the Redskins nickname
As more prominent media members opt against using the name of Washington’s football team in their coverage, we’ve...
Anti-Semitic joke gets longtime Chargers announcer suspended
We all say stupid s—. At least most of us do. I do, that’s for sure. Usually, the...
Jeff Fisher is still pissed at ESPN over that foolish Michael Sam shower report
ESPN has apologized for an embarrassing segment in which reporter Josina Anderson spent over 30 seconds analyzing Michael...
This is what happens when multiple MLB teams share a social media guy
Because we’re aware that most pro sports teams now have their own social media teams (or at least...
Ranking every primetime game on the 2014 NFL schedule
This year’s NFL schedule features 51 primetime games and 54 nationally-televised games, with one more scheduled to be...
NFL Network, CBS announce details regarding Thursday Night Football
This year, Thursday Night Football will be a joint venture between CBS and NFL Network, and both networks...
Phil Simms might not use Redskins name while working their game next month
Last month, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus made it clear that if his network’s announcers were to choose not...
Johnny Manziel draws viewership records for preseason opener
On what feels like a weekly basis, we’re reminded how powerful the NFL is. And this week, we...
The NFL is too uptight for a Weird Al halftime show
Ed Note: The following appears courtesy Bloguin’s central NFL hub This Given Sunday and our own Brad Gagnon....
ESPN’s Damien Woody and former QB Scott Mitchell to take part in NBC’s “The Biggest Loser”
Former NFL quarterback Scott Mitchell should be good at losing. That’s the built-in joke any time you’re talking...
James Brown’s public stance on the Redskins name further fuels the media fire
Earlier this month, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus told the Hollywood Reporter that he would let the network’s talent...
NFL teams set to see profits skyrocket as new TV deals take effect
With new television deals officially beginning to kick in from all four major networks that broadcast the NFL,...