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I wrote about what Brandon Aubrey is worth in an NFL that has largely decided fourth-down gos are the way to go:

www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
Brandon Aubrey Is an Anomaly. What’s That Worth to the Cowboys?
The record-setting kicker is a restricted free agent and will need a long-term contract sooner or later. How does Dallas compensate a player who's done things no one ever has before?
www.dmagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Things of that nature.
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Cool that Obama is directing people to @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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couldn't help myself
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I created this guy’s profile on the site yesterday, and could not find any publicly available information on him since the Dolphins pulled his biography off their website.

Good luck Jets!
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I wrote about what Brandon Aubrey is worth in an NFL that has largely decided fourth-down gos are the way to go:

www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
Brandon Aubrey Is an Anomaly. What’s That Worth to the Cowboys?
The record-setting kicker is a restricted free agent and will need a long-term contract sooner or later. How does Dallas compensate a player who's done things no one ever has before?
www.dmagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Huge dub for The Process* here

*-ask every half-decent OC who will work with Jim Schwartz until one says yes
January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Hard to get a better distillation of centrist politics. Obama's solution is to recommend the podcast of Ezra Klein, who is still going through a months-long PR disaster because he completely and utterly failed at his job of analyzing politics.
Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change.
Opinion | Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump’s Deportation Agenda Is Going
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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What should you pay a kicker? Usually, not much. But Brandon Aubrey is an anomaly. What’s that worth to the Cowboys?

@riversmccown.bsky.social goes down the contract rabbit hole and comes up with an answer

www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
Brandon Aubrey Is an Anomaly. What’s That Worth to the Cowboys?
The record-setting kicker is a restricted free agent and will need a long-term contract sooner or later. How does Dallas compensate a player who's done things no one ever has before?
www.dmagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Probably the biggest problem with being a game critic is you never hear what other people think of you
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Usually with these reports it's pretty easy to tell which side is benefitting enough to leak the news. Here I am a little unsure: Is it the organization that failed to reel in the racist e-mail sender? Or is it the racist e-mail sender that is somehow above a Jets OC job?
The #Jets reached out to Jon Gruden about the idea of joining Aaron Glenn's staff, according to multiple sources. Gruden wasn't interested in the job.
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
From the twisted mind of Sam Raimi: Woman More Powerful Than Man Wow
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"

"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"

Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
January 27, 2026 at 11:26 PM
On to Jordon's next cheerleading competition
A stunner from @dvnjr.bsky.social and me: Bill Belichick is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. He didn't get elected this year. The 8-time champion failed to 40 out of the 50 votes required for induction.
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Sources: Bill Belichick will not be a first-ballot Hall of Famer
Bill Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl-winning coach, will not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, sources told ESPN.
www.espn.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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DMITRY SHAKALOVICH
MINISTER OF MINES
SVERDLOSK OBLAST
Nah this is crazy this guy is gonna kill himself by week 6
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
January 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Is it a good plan?
The Jets have a plan...stay tuned.
The Jets are parting ways with OC Tanner Engstrand, per source.
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
If I could give the truth serum to every NFL GM and ask them if they preferred Nick Caley to hiring Brian Daboll at offensive coordinator I am curious what the answer would be.
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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The Mets Are Having a Swell Offseason blogs.fangraphs.com/the-mets-are...
The Mets Are Having a Swell Offseason
I like the offseason turnover in Queens so much that I had to write about it.
blogs.fangraphs.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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I have a question. How come none of you are going to down there to get him
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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Woke is back, and it's bigger and better than ever 👍🏼
“Minnesota Vikings radio broadcaster taking leave of absence after mocking ICE protestors.”

“On Monday, Paul Allen apologized for what he called a ‘cheap one-liner’ in which he called protestors ‘paid’ and wondered aloud if they would get ‘hazard pay’ to be out in inclement weather.”
Minnesota Vikings Radio Broadcaster Taking Leave of Absence After Mocking ICE Protestors
A Minnesota sports radio personality is apologizing and taking a leave of absence, he announced Monday, Jan. 26, after he called into question the intentions of ICE protestors in Minneapolis.
people.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 PM