Outside the Beltway

Roger Goodell wants to see the NFL expand to Los Angeles and London. One city seems like an obvious choice, the other not so much.

Bum Phillips, former head coach of the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints, has died aged 90.

The GOP’s approval numbers have fallen like a stone, but it’s unclear whether this will matter in 2014.

The NFL donates its game broadcasts to troops deployed in harm’s way but they still won’t get to see them during the shutdown.

The Miley Cyrus of college football will be back too soon.

Should one person being “offended” by more important than a vast majority who are not?

My latest for The National Interest has posted.

President Obama is trying to launch a war but there’s a lot of competition for attention.

Tim Tebow has gone through three NFL teams in a little over a year. Will there be a fourth?

“Say that, in 1993, you were at a bar having some beers with a dolphin” has been nominated and seconded as the “Best opening sentence. EVER.”

Megan Welter served as a Signal Corps officer in the Iraq War. Now, she’s an Arizona Cardinals cheerleader.

When Glen Coffee abruptly retired from a promising NFL career, most wondered what he was up to. Now we know.

The former NFL wideout formerly known as Chad Ochocinco will spend a month in jail for patting his lawyer on the fanny.

No, the NFL isn’t a non-profit. Yes, it pays massive amounts of taxes.

Apparently, our biggest problem in America is now the name of an NFL franchise.

Long suffering fans of the Dallas Cowboys, including myself and Steven Taylor, have a love-hate relationship with owner-general manager Jerry Jones. cowb

The soft underbelly of the post-ownership society.

Calvin Watkins considers “The sad case of Sam Hurd,” a former wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears.

Mal Moore, who was part of ten football championships at Alabama, has died at 73.

The Ravens quarterback cashed in after winning the Super Bowl. Now it’s Maryland’s turn.

Do we ask too much of our leaders?

A retired Marine gunny argues that women should not be in the infantry since they’re not in the National Football League.

For some reason, Pennsylvania’s Governor has chosen to reopen the wounds from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

New York Jets quarterback Greg McElroy was experiencing post-concussion syndrome but hid it from the team for days.

How two head coaches got struggling NFL teams ready to play one day after the shocking death of a teammate.

Another week, another innocent person killed by an NFL player.

Jovan Belcher, a linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs, this morning murdered the mother of their 3-month-old baby before killing himself.

Wherein I get a bit petty (but to make a point and, maybe just because it amuses me).

Naturally, most of us are asking: What does this mean for next Tuesday’s election.

Alex Karras has died after a long illness. He was 77.

Some of the NFL’s heftier players do not appreciate the new form-fitting jerseys introduced this season.

Last night’s game between Green Bay and Seattle was the latest example of the sub-par officiating of the NFL’s replacement referees.