Dan Daly
@dandalyonsports.bsky.social
Incurable sportswriter/historian, author of The National Forgotten League & The Pro Football Chronicle (with Bob O'Donnell). NFL Films talking head. You can find some other stuff I've written at ProFootballDaly.com.
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So my book about Howard Zinn’s outsized life comes out August 2026. That’s now official. If you want me to come to your bookstore/library/community center/house party to talk about Zinn’s life and and what teaches us about how to beat back the bastards, please email edgeofsports@gmail.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So my book about Howard Zinn’s outsized life comes out August 2026. That’s now official. If you want me to come to your bookstore/library/community center/house party to talk about Zinn’s life and and what teaches us about how to beat back the bastards, please email edgeofsports@gmail.com
Saw #NBC was crediting Myles Garrett with an " #NFL record" 19 sacks through 12 games. In the '87 strike season Reggie White had 21 sacks through 12 games (which was all the non-strikers played that year). Another way of punishing them for walking a picket line, I guess. #Browns #Eagles
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
If his Philadelphia #Eagles didn't beat the Eastern College All-Stars in a 1937 preseason game, owner Bert Bell promised to jump off the Camden Bridge. "I'll not only do it," he said, "but I know seven of my men who will do the same thing." Bell stayed dry. Philly won 14-6.
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If his Philadelphia #Eagles didn't beat the Eastern College All-Stars in a 1937 preseason game, owner Bert Bell promised to jump off the Camden Bridge. "I'll not only do it," he said, "but I know seven of my men who will do the same thing." Bell stayed dry. Philly won 14-6.
Always fun to see an #NFL player with a letter on his jersey instead of a number. H is center Ted Mitchell of the 1929 Orange Tornadoes. The photo ran in the Philly Inquirer after the Frankford Yellow Jackets beat Orange 10-0 in the season finale. The Tornadoes just had to be different. 😂
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Always fun to see an #NFL player with a letter on his jersey instead of a number. H is center Ted Mitchell of the 1929 Orange Tornadoes. The photo ran in the Philly Inquirer after the Frankford Yellow Jackets beat Orange 10-0 in the season finale. The Tornadoes just had to be different. 😂
In 1934, the #Steelers' second season, somebody asked owner Art Rooney how the ticket sale was going. "I don't know about the sale," he said, "but the [free] passes are going like hell."
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
In 1934, the #Steelers' second season, somebody asked owner Art Rooney how the ticket sale was going. "I don't know about the sale," he said, "but the [free] passes are going like hell."
His staff will now try to find a wrestling crowd that's more sympathetic.
"I've never heard a president booed this loudly in my life."
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
His staff will now try to find a wrestling crowd that's more sympathetic.
The #NFL has had only one 5-3 game in its history -- a century ago. So I'm totally up for another. #Steelers #Chargers
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New York Giants at Frankford Yellow Jackets - October 17th, 1925 | Pro-Football-Reference.com
New York Giants 3 at Frankford Yellow Jackets 5 on October 17th, 1925 - Full team and player stats and box score
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November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The #NFL has had only one 5-3 game in its history -- a century ago. So I'm totally up for another. #Steelers #Chargers
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Jonathan Taylor gained 286 yards from scrimmage in the #Colts' OT win over the #Falcons today -- 244 rushing, 42 receiving. Only 10 RBs in #NFL history have racked up more in a single game -- and nobody's done it more than once. Here's the list:
#Vikings #Chiefs #Raiders #Eagles #Steelers
#Vikings #Chiefs #Raiders #Eagles #Steelers
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
There's going to be lots more of this before he nods off for good. He'll try to befoul the country as much as he can with his name.
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Sources: Trump wants D.C. stadium named for him
A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the $3.7 billion dom...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
There's going to be lots more of this before he nods off for good. He'll try to befoul the country as much as he can with his name.
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Re: The Sauce Gardner trade
The #Rams traded HOF CB Night Train Lane to the Chicago #Cardinals in 1954 after just two seasons. Lane had already set an #NFL season record, which still stands, by intercepting 14 passes as a rookie in '52. He had 51 more picks to go (and finished with 68).
The #Rams traded HOF CB Night Train Lane to the Chicago #Cardinals in 1954 after just two seasons. Lane had already set an #NFL season record, which still stands, by intercepting 14 passes as a rookie in '52. He had 51 more picks to go (and finished with 68).
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Re: The Sauce Gardner trade
The #Rams traded HOF CB Night Train Lane to the Chicago #Cardinals in 1954 after just two seasons. Lane had already set an #NFL season record, which still stands, by intercepting 14 passes as a rookie in '52. He had 51 more picks to go (and finished with 68).
The #Rams traded HOF CB Night Train Lane to the Chicago #Cardinals in 1954 after just two seasons. Lane had already set an #NFL season record, which still stands, by intercepting 14 passes as a rookie in '52. He had 51 more picks to go (and finished with 68).
Oct. 16, 1932. Gotta love the Sing Sing score included with all the #NFL teams. #Giants #Packers #Bears #Cardinals
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Oct. 16, 1932. Gotta love the Sing Sing score included with all the #NFL teams. #Giants #Packers #Bears #Cardinals
Paulie Walnuts losing big in NJ.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Paulie Walnuts losing big in NJ.
This right here is THE Diane Ladd scene. "Money doesn't mean anything to me, Mr. Gittes."
RIP to one hell of a woman & a peerless actress. #DianeLadd ✨
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This right here is THE Diane Ladd scene. "Money doesn't mean anything to me, Mr. Gittes."
Usually for something like this to happen -- or anything close -- there has to be a massage table involved.
One thought as we wait for the trade deadline to pass:
When was the last time a player on his rookie contract inked a big extension and was traded less than three months into the following season?
When was the last time a player on his rookie contract inked a big extension and was traded less than three months into the following season?
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Usually for something like this to happen -- or anything close -- there has to be a massage table involved.
He was mad as hell & wasn't going to take it anymore. We've all been there.
Commanders LB Frankie Luvu has been suspended without pay for one game for repeated violations of playing rules intended to protect the health and safety of players, including during Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
He was mad as hell & wasn't going to take it anymore. We've all been there.
At this point you have to ask yourself: How many of these dollars will Terry McLaurin ever see from the #Commanders? The first half-season is already shot to hell, and if they can "disappear" him in the offseason, for any measurable return, I've gotta believe they will. Hope he enjoyed his hold-in.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
At this point you have to ask yourself: How many of these dollars will Terry McLaurin ever see from the #Commanders? The first half-season is already shot to hell, and if they can "disappear" him in the offseason, for any measurable return, I've gotta believe they will. Hope he enjoyed his hold-in.
If the #Commanders front office doesn't try to trade at least a few of the deck chairs on their Titanic this week, the fans should sue them for malpractice -- or for impersonating Vinny Cerrato.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If the #Commanders front office doesn't try to trade at least a few of the deck chairs on their Titanic this week, the fans should sue them for malpractice -- or for impersonating Vinny Cerrato.
No sense of urgency with this #Commanders offense -- and that includes Kliff Kingsbury, who most broadcasters talk about like he's Issac Newton.
November 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
No sense of urgency with this #Commanders offense -- and that includes Kliff Kingsbury, who most broadcasters talk about like he's Issac Newton.