Author: Michael

Ryan Fitzpatrick is doing what he can to take the game we love to Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland needs an NFL game.
I have never felt as passionate about anything in my life as I do this and it is all thanks to former NFL quarterback, and current Prime NFL analyst, Ryan Fitzpatrick who convinced me.
You might be wondering how Ryan Fitzpatrick, the subject of Dublin and an NFL game and myself all come together. If you listen to the latest episode of The SB Nation NFL Show (just below here) you will understand.

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, speaking publicly for the first time since suffering a potential season-ending left Achilles tear on Monday Night Football, is not closing the door on returning to the field this season.
This season.
No, Rodgers didn’t guarantee that during his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Friday. The Jets haven’t been about guarantees since 1969.
But he didn’t dismiss the idea.

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Tyrrell Hatton is one of the great characters of professional golf. While he’s a soft-spoken guy, he has an incredibly short fuse and isn’t afraid to show some frustration. We’re talking about someone who has flipped off a pond during a tournament, flipped off a hole at the Masters, and smashed a tee marker with his driver.
Hatton acting like he was going to chuck a flagstick into the trees at the BMW Championship on Friday is honestly one of the calmest things the Englishman has ever done on a golf course.

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The odds would appear to be stacked against Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
On Monday, Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon during New York’s 22–16 overtime win over the Bills. The catastrophic injury seems likely to sideline Rodgers for the season, perhaps dealing a critical blow to the Jets’ goal of Super Bowl contention in 2023.
However, even at the age of 39, Rodgers remains steadfast in the belief that he will return to play for New York sooner rather than later—a sentiment he expressed to former Colts punter Pat McAfee on his eponymous ESPN show Friday afternoon.

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Vikings running back Alexander Mattison was racially abused after Minnesota’s 34–28 loss to the Eagles Thursday evening, he revealed in an Instagram story Friday morning.
Mattison shared a pair of racist, vulgar messages sent to him on Instagram after the game, which called him numerous slurs and suggested he take his own life.
“This is not ok,” Mattison wrote in text superimposed over the messages. “Y’all can come at me all you want about fantasy and ‘You suck,’ blah blah blah… but this s— is unacceptable… Under my helmet I am a human… a father… a son.

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After the Chiefs lost the season opener without two of their stars, Kansas City appears to be close to welcoming tight end Travis Kelce and defensive lineman Chris Jones back into the fold for Week 2.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced Friday that Kelce, who missed Week 1 with a knee injury, and Jones, fresh off ending a contract holdout, are expected to make their 2023 debuts on Sunday against the Jaguars (1–0) barring any setbacks.
“As long as nothing happens, they’ll be out there,” Reid told reporters, per Pete Sweeney of Arrowhead Pride.

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Team USA celebrates their Ryder Cup victory in 2021. | Photo by Anthony Behar/PA Images via Getty Images
The American Ryder Cup team has spoken up. They will not grant locker room access to Netflix’s Full Swing, which chronicles the PGA Tour.
Netflix’s popular show, Full Swing, will be at the Ryder Cup.
But they will not be allowed access to the American locker room.
Team USA voted unanimously to bar the Netflix show from having locker room access, according to Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press. They cannot film or document footage in private Team USA areas.

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What more can you say about umpire Ángel Hernández at this point? His name has become a punchline among baseball fans, thanks to his reputation for being the worst ump in the majors. But his performance in Thursday‘s game between the Pirates and Nationals was a low point, even for him. 
Both teams were apparently eager to get the game over with—they’re both well out of playoff contention, so it’s tough to blame them. It took only one hour and 50 minutes to play and there was a grand total of one walk issued as players showed little patience at the plate.

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