Mike Silver
@mikesilver.bsky.social
Senior national columnist for The Athletic. Author; current book, The Why Is Everything, available everywhere: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1324093609/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Partner, Backstage Media. Past: NFL Network, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports, SF Chronicle
Partner, Backstage Media. Past: NFL Network, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports, SF Chronicle
Guess who's back. Tell a friend...
Brock Purdy returning from injury to start Sunday vs. Cardinals www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... ⤵️
Brock Purdy returning from injury to start Sunday vs. Cardinals
Purdy has missed six consecutive games and eight of the past nine with a lingering toe injury.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Guess who's back. Tell a friend...
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I’m told Jaire is contemplating retirement but for now is stepping away to think through his next steps.
Sources tell me and @mikesilver.bsky.social the Eagles have kept conversations private over the last few days.
Sources tell me and @mikesilver.bsky.social the Eagles have kept conversations private over the last few days.
Eagles CB Jaire Alexander has informed the team he is stepping away from the team to focus on getting right physically and mentally, per source.
The 28-year-old is contemplating retirement.
The 28-year-old is contemplating retirement.
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m told Jaire is contemplating retirement but for now is stepping away to think through his next steps.
Sources tell me and @mikesilver.bsky.social the Eagles have kept conversations private over the last few days.
Sources tell me and @mikesilver.bsky.social the Eagles have kept conversations private over the last few days.
Matthew Stafford is playing at an MVP level nine games into the season and is obviously a strong candidate for the award, which he has never won. I asked him how much he cares about it. "I just want to play good," he said. "Whatever happens after that, I can't control."
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Matthew Stafford is playing at an MVP level nine games into the season and is obviously a strong candidate for the award, which he has never won. I asked him how much he cares about it. "I just want to play good," he said. "Whatever happens after that, I can't control."
I revisited this with
@tae15adams
after the Rams' 42-26 victory over the 49ers. He smiled and said, "Sometimes you've got to put it on display."
@tae15adams
after the Rams' 42-26 victory over the 49ers. He smiled and said, "Sometimes you've got to put it on display."
Reminder: "Not a wholesale type dude"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I revisited this with
@tae15adams
after the Rams' 42-26 victory over the 49ers. He smiled and said, "Sometimes you've got to put it on display."
@tae15adams
after the Rams' 42-26 victory over the 49ers. He smiled and said, "Sometimes you've got to put it on display."
Reminder: "Not a wholesale type dude"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Reminder: "Not a wholesale type dude"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/629...
Joy
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Joy
Jimmy Garoppolo's football journey brings him back to NorCal today. This time, he has mojo back, too. My story for @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Jimmy Garoppolo's football journey brings him back to NorCal today. This time, he has mojo back, too. My story for @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
Dictator shit
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dictator shit
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Definitely beat the spread
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Definitely beat the spread
LOL
Trump on Mamdani: "He should be very nice to me. He's off to a bad start. I think it's a very dangerous statement for him to make."
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
LOL
The reason so many 49ers fans--and plenty of people in the building--are so frustrated the team didn't make any trades yesterday isn't because they're in search of some knee-jerk sugar high. It's because this injury-plagued defense, as currently constituted, isn't good enough. 🤷🏻♂️
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The reason so many 49ers fans--and plenty of people in the building--are so frustrated the team didn't make any trades yesterday isn't because they're in search of some knee-jerk sugar high. It's because this injury-plagued defense, as currently constituted, isn't good enough. 🤷🏻♂️
👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
@mikesilver.bsky.social wrote a great piece on the Raiders' OT loss and season. Still think they are going to win a couple games they shouldn't and one of them is going to be tomorrow night.
The misery is rising for Pete Carroll's Raiders as another Vegas season slips away
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
Easiest win since the recall lol
Breaking News: California voters agreed to aggressively redraw the state’s congressional district lines to wipe out as many as five Republican seats, according to The Associated Press, delivering a major victory for national Democrats. nyti.ms/3WAARih
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Easiest win since the recall lol
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Everyone should pay careful attention to the Maine voter ID ballot measure (Prop 1). It is on track to lose -- thereby proving that the GOP claims that voter ID laws are overwhelmingly popular is a lie. Perhaps now the legacy media will stop repeating that nonsense.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Everyone should pay careful attention to the Maine voter ID ballot measure (Prop 1). It is on track to lose -- thereby proving that the GOP claims that voter ID laws are overwhelmingly popular is a lie. Perhaps now the legacy media will stop repeating that nonsense.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
🌊
BREAKING: Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins the New Jersey governor’s race, turning back a push from Republicans to build on Trump’s gains in the state, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4qCHbU1
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
🌊
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NBC News exit polls
VIRGINIA GOV 2021
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Youngkin+11 over McAuliffe
VIRGINIA GOV 2025
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Spanberger+20 over Earle-Sears
Sea change. TBD if it replicates elsewhere.
VIRGINIA GOV 2021
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Youngkin+11 over McAuliffe
VIRGINIA GOV 2025
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Spanberger+20 over Earle-Sears
Sea change. TBD if it replicates elsewhere.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
NBC News exit polls
VIRGINIA GOV 2021
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Youngkin+11 over McAuliffe
VIRGINIA GOV 2025
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Spanberger+20 over Earle-Sears
Sea change. TBD if it replicates elsewhere.
VIRGINIA GOV 2021
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Youngkin+11 over McAuliffe
VIRGINIA GOV 2025
Economy is the #1 issue
Economy voters prefer Spanberger+20 over Earle-Sears
Sea change. TBD if it replicates elsewhere.
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MSNBC calls Virginia for Spanberger
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
MSNBC calls Virginia for Spanberger
Aces back to back
Golf pairings?
Pigpen
Keith
Brent
Jerry
Vince
Hunter
Barlow
Phil
Donna
💙 💀 🌹
Keith
Brent
Jerry
Vince
Hunter
Barlow
Phil
Donna
💙 💀 🌹
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Aces back to back
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After nine games, the sack totals from the group below:
Huff: 4
Everyone else: 3
Huff: 4
Everyone else: 3
#49ers d-line for final 8 games:
Starters: Bryce Huff, Jordan Elliott, Kalia Davis, Sam Okuayinonu
Backups: Robert Beal, Kevin Givens, Alfred Collins, Keion White
Bench: C.J. West
IR: Yetur Gross-Matos
Psquad: Clelin Ferrell, William Bradley-King, Evan Anderson, Sebastian Valdez
Starters: Bryce Huff, Jordan Elliott, Kalia Davis, Sam Okuayinonu
Backups: Robert Beal, Kevin Givens, Alfred Collins, Keion White
Bench: C.J. West
IR: Yetur Gross-Matos
Psquad: Clelin Ferrell, William Bradley-King, Evan Anderson, Sebastian Valdez
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
After nine games, the sack totals from the group below:
Huff: 4
Everyone else: 3
Huff: 4
Everyone else: 3
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Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon has named Jacoby Brissett Arizona's starting QB for Week 10 against the Seahawks.
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon has named Jacoby Brissett Arizona's starting QB for Week 10 against the Seahawks.
The trade of 2025 (so far) was the Ravens getting Gilman, which stabilized their secondary and freed up Kyle Hamilton to play a preferred role. We'll see if any of these other moves make that kind of immediate impact
Every trade from the start of the regular season to now, after the trade deadline passes:
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The trade of 2025 (so far) was the Ravens getting Gilman, which stabilized their secondary and freed up Kyle Hamilton to play a preferred role. We'll see if any of these other moves make that kind of immediate impact