A WSJ-uncovered 2011 email from Jon Gruden, then at ESPN, used a racist trope to describe DeMaurice Smith (updated)
"Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin tires."
"Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin tires."
"I think the report was unfair to my side of things. I think the gentleman, who did the independent investigation, came in with the preconceived notion that I was guilty of doing this."
The post was labeled as satire, which isn't really much of an excuse in this case.
Francesa referred to the caller's idea of Antonio Brown to the Patriots "ridiculous" before hanging up.
Here's a new one.
The Antonio Brown saga goes on.
Raiders' GM Mike Mayock has taken a much different media approach than NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, generally preferring to sit in the background, but he's still wound up in the spotlight thanks to the Antonio Brown situation.
"Everyone asks us 'Hey, what's the next show going to look like?' We honestly have no idea until that week, or even days before it actually airs."
Ratings overall for the third episode of Hard Knocks are roughly flat from last year.
Hard Knocks' first episode with the Raiders pulled in the most same-night viewers since their 2010 Jets' series, while the second episode had the best numbers since their 2012 Dolphins' series.
Hard Knocks will premiere Tuesday, Aug. 6. HBO has released a teaser trailer for it that suggests there will be plenty of focus on Jon Gruden, Antonio Brown, and Derek Carr.
This year's Hard Knocks will premiere on HBO Tuesday, August 6.
First Take criticisms of Derek Carr led to Carr shooting back, and to Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman shooting back again, and to the hot take cycle continuing...