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The AFC's weak wildcard round could provide the underdog QB we need

There are plenty of underwhelming quarterbacks lining up this weekend but that could provide some upsets to liven up the playoffsA few days before the start of Christmas and Hanukkah signalled the merciful end to 2016, it was announced that a spring developmental football league was slated to debut in April. Unaffiliated with the NFL, the four-team league will feature free agent players instructed by experienced coaches, and is designed to give fringe players a chance to open some eyes and latch on to NFL teams. But the NFL is not one to let any competitor leagues pop up unopposed, so this Saturday and Sunday we will see the debut of the NFL’s own developmental league, one they’re calling “the...

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KJ Dillon's $16,255 dinner bill hints at pernicious side of NFL hazing culture

Twitter had a laugh when the Texans rookie shared a dinner bill he was made to pay, but the legacy of athletes blowing their fortunes is anything but funnyHere’s what passes for a good time in the NFL. A group of veteran players gather up an unsuspecting rookie and take him out to dinner. Over the next few hours they order heaping slabs of steak and bottle upon bottle of wine from the restaurant’s secret storage chest. After, they wash it all down with a couple bottles of Dom Perignon. When the bill arrives they propose a game. How about a little credit card roulette? Everyone throws their card in a hat and the waiter or waitress is asked to...

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