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![This week in MLB March 09, 2024](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ca539582f22d31710f1eca0c75f440bf.jpg)
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![The NFL’s franchise tag is un-American](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/90745ee6422d61fdd45488d058d7f436.jpg)
![Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/58e12c45c952adb6f1da2cd4983126b5.jpg)
![Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/58e12c45c952adb6f1da2cd4983126b5.jpg)
![This week in MLB March 09, 2024](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ca539582f22d31710f1eca0c75f440bf.jpg)
This week in MLB March 09, 2024
After yet another Spring in which Trevor Bauer posts pics of himself at Spring Training and tries to...
![Trevor Bauer rejected again; Bob Melvin puts politics back into national anthem; MLB pitchers are now like NFL RBs](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ec3b8fcd5a0d50f57d1ee23356f6cd2a.jpg)
Trevor Bauer rejected again; Bob Melvin puts politics back into national anthem; MLB pitchers are now like NFL RBs
After yet another Spring in which Trevor Bauer posts pics of himself at Spring Training and tries to...
![The NFL’s franchise tag is un-American](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/90745ee6422d61fdd45488d058d7f436.jpg)
The NFL’s franchise tag is un-American
What happens every time an NFL quarterback resets the QB market? A relatively crap quarterback gets ...
![Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/58e12c45c952adb6f1da2cd4983126b5.jpg)
Kneeling is a quiet gesture. Bob Melvin’s decision to make the Giants stand for the national anthem is a loud one
After making it known that he wants players to have “a voice” in a volatile Election Year, NFL Commi...
![Increasing the NFL season to 18 games is a terrible idea](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/fa13b6e1216edf3d416a98db7bee319c.jpg)
Increasing the NFL season to 18 games is a terrible idea
An 18-game NFL regular season has been looming over the league at least since it was clear that the ...
![It's 2024, the NFL Draft process shouldn't take this long](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/85189b3d805a417b205d3f52c4e5a201.jpg)
It's 2024, the NFL Draft process shouldn't take this long
The NFL Draft cannot get here soon enough. In its effort to monetize every second of every month, we...
![Every No. 1 NFL Draft pick since 2000](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f93e5d233175fc09a1fd70868b79b148.jpg)
Every No. 1 NFL Draft pick since 2000
The NFL Scouting Combine is the first sign for everyone to get serious about draft talk. It gives fo...
![Roger Goodell wants NFL players to have a ‘voice’ in volatile Election Year. Don’t believe him](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/cd0d5fe6fc58e817639c98c51a1055e6.jpg)
Roger Goodell wants NFL players to have a ‘voice’ in volatile Election Year. Don’t believe him
In football, the line of scrimmage is where the “rubber meets the road.” In politics, it occurs insi...
![The NFL keeps giving us ‘all-access’ content that lacks access](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/3707e80f63774f571cb67a38c9637947.jpg)
The NFL keeps giving us ‘all-access’ content that lacks access
I’m old enough to remember when “behind-the-scenes’’ actually meant what it claims, as the access th...
![Is Bill Belichick’s gap year a post-dated suspension for Spygate?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/7b35a987a0725414b76819566214ed34.jpg)
Is Bill Belichick’s gap year a post-dated suspension for Spygate?
The New England Patriots dynasty ended when Tom Brady left for Tampa Bay, but now it’s officially ov...
![The Super Bowl has become a great concert that features a football game](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/853c3d34942c6696c5753157cbded0c6.jpg)
The Super Bowl has become a great concert that features a football game
Usher, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Ice Spice, Post Malone, Andra Day, Reba McEntire, Alicia Keys, ...
![So what <i>were</i> Roger Goodell and Taylor Swift talking about during SB pregame?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/066371a1ef7b466c527c9e4f9973b465.png)
So what <i>were</i> Roger Goodell and Taylor Swift talking about during SB pregame?
Just when you think we are almost out of the conspiratorial business, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell...
![Kadarius Toney almost kept quiet; The truth about Bill Belichick's not being hired; Brett Favre with another really bad look](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/e21e43dfb0098d4b33944cc4f67f31d6.jpg)
Kadarius Toney almost kept quiet; The truth about Bill Belichick's not being hired; Brett Favre with another really bad look
The Kansas City Chiefs allowed Kadarius Toney to board their charter flight to Las Vegas for the Sup...
![SB LVIII even too expensive for the rich; A Swifties guide to the game; Poor Mama Kelce; What's Brock Purdy have to do with Lee Harvey Oswald?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/54e5fd6e24eb78925c5d4a718b88c0ab.jpg)
SB LVIII even too expensive for the rich; A Swifties guide to the game; Poor Mama Kelce; What's Brock Purdy have to do with Lee Harvey Oswald?
Unfettered capitalism is putting some restraints on the top one percent enjoying one of its biggest ...
![Diversity in hiring is working for the 49ers, and other NFL teams don't like it](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/75e9ee2593e5155c26a9ca57da2d3280.jpg)
Diversity in hiring is working for the 49ers, and other NFL teams don't like it
The rules in the NFL apply to all 32 teams. The compensatory draft pick rules are not exclusive to t...
![Why would the UFL release its schedule during Super Bowl week?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/53fd32131079f38b1149caadc6081206.jpg)
Why would the UFL release its schedule during Super Bowl week?
There’s strength in numbers, but bad planning can weaken anything. When the XFL and USFL officially ...
![The NFL's multi-billion dollar empire has a lawn-care problem](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/bf070338f53fd86d0e89a33dbf728f01.jpg)
The NFL's multi-billion dollar empire has a lawn-care problem
If there is one aspect of sports in which the NFL should have an unquestioned expertise, it should b...
![Roger Goodell gets exposed again at the Super Bowl](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1c0ee15e3190414501695f7db406b4e8.png)
Roger Goodell gets exposed again at the Super Bowl
They got rid of Jim Trotter. They moved the Commissioner’s annual Super Bowl press conference to Mon...
![SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is more powerful than the NCAA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/516b989c25803dc75c227cb0a70842e9.jpg)
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is more powerful than the NCAA
In any drug kingpin story worth watching, there’s inevitably the scene where a policeman gets threat...
![Roger Goodell is ducking hard questions by moving annual Super Bowl press conference, making it invite-only](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/dcfc9c1ffc832eff4d528a98b9af2b80.png)
Roger Goodell is ducking hard questions by moving annual Super Bowl press conference, making it invite-only
If an elephant is in the room, you have two choices: address it or ignore it. When you’re the NFL, y...