The NFL must’ve watched The Apprentice on loop this week, because heads are rollin’.
First up, the Steelers did Cordarrelle Patterson dirty.
Fired him on his day off like Craig from Friday.
Cordarrelle tweeted (X’ed?) about it himself:
“Pittsburgh Steelers release old washed-up Cordarrelle Patterson on his day off!!!”
Savage.
Meanwhile, over at ESPN, things are getting weird. The NFL bought a stake in Disney, and now Disney’s taking over NFL Network and RedZone channel. That means Scott Hanson might be out.
The Witching Hour hits different when your badge stops working.
Fun fact: I used to make fantasy football draft boards for ESPN back in the early 2000s. One of my boards even made it into a commercial during the ESPYs. (Yes, really.)
But wait, there’s more:
- ESPN fired Shannon Sharpe after he settled a sexual misconduct lawsuit… the same week his brother, Sterling, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
- Equanimeous St. Brown (Amon-Ra’s brother) got cut by the Niners after a week.
- The Raiders released Christian Wilkins after he allegedly kissed a teammate on the forehead. HR got involved. It’s… a thing. Look it up.
- The Titans cut Treylon Burks after he fractured his collarbone in practice. He’s the guy they traded A.J. Brown for. Yikes.
- The Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson ended his holdout because losing $50K a day hurts more than missing camp.
- And the Honey Badger, Tyrann Mathieu, officially called it a career after 12 seasons.
Chain Gang replaced by Robots. No One Is Safe
And just when you thought only players were getting the axe… the NFL’s old-school chain gang is being replaced too. In the Hall of Fame Game, the league rolled out its new virtual first-down system using Sony’s Hawk-Eye tech, six 8K cameras tracking the ball faster than you can say “bring out the chains.” Traditional measurements took 75 seconds. This one takes 30. The chain crew isn’t totally out yet; they’re the “backup.” But yeah… cue The Pretenders, looks like the chain gang is going digital. Draft season’s heating up, and nobody’s job is safe.
What Time Is It?
You know it’s fantasy football season when your buddy texts you during the Hall of Fame Game:
“Omarion Hampton is PRO READY!!”
And two seconds later, your Instagram feed is full of “betting gurus” selling picks for a preseason game.
Yep… It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
August’s gonna fly, and Week 1 will be here before you can say “ankle sprain.”
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