NFL Wide Receiver Wins Dancing With The Stars

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Kaleb comments on Donald Driver’s Dancing With The Stars win — and his outfit.

Saying Goodbye to the Metrodome

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Ian Summers knows that the Metrodome is a dump, but that doesn’t mean that he needs to forget about it when it’s gone

Jacob Bell Retires From NFL to Raise Head Injury Awareness

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Kaleb applauds Jacob Bell, who just retired from the Bengals to work on reforming NFL safety standards to prevent head injuries.

Would You Let Your Son Play Football?

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Joanna Schroeder wonders what the recent deaths of NFL players say about the disposability of men in our culture.

The Errant Heel: Episode Five

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In Episode Five, Brian and Tom do their best to recap what was truly a strange and depressing week in sports. They also continue to compulsively make Game of Thrones references.

Michael Oriard: Ordinary NFL Player, Extraordinary Man

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Michael Oriard spent only four years in the NFL, but he has left behind a far more notable legacy than many of his contemporaries: the best memoir written by a professional football player, and one that’s more relevant now than ever.

USC and NFL Great Junior Seau Passes Away

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We here at The Good Men Project mourn the loss of yet another NFL player. We hope that investigators will examine whether or not Seau may have been suffering from the same condition as Dave Duerson.

Classy Move: NFL Team Signs Paralyzed Player Eric LeGrand

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Jamie Reidy applauds the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for signing Eric LeGrand, who is recovering from paralysis.

From Man to Mania: The Rise of the Underdog

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JP Pelosi explores how Average Joes become sports icons.

White Quarterback Got Second Chance at Black College and Everybody Won

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Jamie Reidy shares Casey Therriault’s heartwarming journey from incarceration to redemption as a white student at a historically black school.

Funktionslust: What The Hell Is It?

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Prompted by the death of NBA player Dwayne Schintzius, Liam Day looks back on his own life and wonders if could ever have been as bold as the man in the mullet.

Personal Foul: Deion Sanders Claims Attack by Wife

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Jamie Reidy comments on news that NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders pressed charges against his wife for assault.

Madden Curse 2012: The Passion…and the Prejudice?

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What can we learn about race from last year’s Madden cover voting? Quite a lot, in Oliver Lee Bateman’s opinion.

BOOOOOOO! Man Tries to Become NFL Cheerleader

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Jamie Reidy rips a dude trying out for the Denver Broncos cheerleading squad.

NFL Sends Saints to Hell

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Jamie Reidy comments on the National Football League’s punishment of the New Orleans Saints leadership for Bounty-gate.

Peyton Manning: Order #18 To Go

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Jamie Reidy shares his favorite story about the Colts greatest player ever.