We'll see how well the League buries this story. In response to a question for this article, one NFL VP pointed out that Gerald Ford played football and did not die from brain damage. Um, yeah, but about these 6 dead NFL veterans...

Quoted: doctors have now identified C.T.E. in all six N.F.L. veterans between the ages of 36 and 50 who have been tested for the condition, further evidencing the dangers of improperly treated brain trauma in football.

Quoted: “I think with a sixth case identified, out of six, for a condition that is incredibly rare in the general population, there is more than enough evidence that football is clearly strongly related to the presence of this pathology.”

Nice. With Chris Partlow and Nicky Sobotka on D-line, things are looking up.

Quoted: So, yeah, this from reader Ba Orao was pretty freaky:

Coming to a fine wine retailer near you. Much to Roger Goodell's chagrin, because any discussion of this wine "may have a detrimental effect on the great number of young fans who follow our game." Yeah, this is the image problem you need worry about.

Quoted: Blended from grapes that were cultivated in some of the most exclusive vineyards in the Napa Valley, TwentyFour embodies the abundant blessings that surround us. This is a wine of pure enjoyment, gratitude, giving back and paying forward. From our cellar to yours,
we hope you enjoy.

Here are Matt Millen's notes from the draft room today. Unbelievable.

Er, apparently this is not a joke. Not completely anyway.

Quoted: Izzo, one of the nation's top college basketball coaches, had an opportunity Monday to kill the rumors he is, or might be, a candidate to become MSU's next football coach
At times, Izzo did (sort of)