'Yep, Steve McNair Once Drove A Toyota Celica' And Other Revelations

To be fair, he was still playing for Alcorn State at the time the above photo was snapped, but that's still pretty spectacular. And so is the rest of this Sports Illustrated photo gallery—"Sports Figures And Their License Plates".

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 8, 2012 2:49 PM EST

The One Where ESPN Turns Tim Tebow Into Quarterback Godzilla

We all know that ESPN and SportsCenter tend to play favorites—exhibit A is TebowCenter, of course—but just how absurd does the disparity get? For that, we go to the New York Times, where they've tracked the number of mentions for each player all season, then scaled each player to size, based on number of mentions. It's a fantastic chart, so check it out. (Spoiler Alert: Tim Tebow is gigantic and headed straight for Tokyo.)

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 8, 2012 9:15 AM EST

Tom Brady Watched Last Year's Super Bowl On An Illegal Internet Feed

Lost (at least to me) in all the Super Bowl goings-on last week: Tom Brady admitted that he watched last year's Super Bowl on an illegal Internet feed.

"Last year I was rehabbing my foot in Costa Rica, watching the game on an illegal Super Bowl website. And now I’m actually playing in the game. So, it’s pretty cool," Brady said.

It's difficult for me to concisely express my opinion on such a complicated issue. My detailed thoughts on the matter are after the jump.

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by Jon Bois • Feb 7, 2012 3:42 PM EST

VIDEO: Rob Gronkowski Dancing To LMFAO After The Super Bowl

If this were any other star player after a loss—say, if the Giants had lost and someone like Hakeem Nicks had gone out to club to party anyway—the outcry would be deafening. Except that this story is just so perfectly GRONK. You can't help but applaud his dedication to living out stereotypes. There he is on the left, dancing shirtless on stage with LMFAO, probably with a few his 16 identical brothers, and maybe a pornstar just because.

BRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSS.

Good news: There's also grainy video.

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 7, 2012 12:51 PM EST

VIDEO: Eli Manning On David Letterman, Talking About The Super Bowl

Eli Manning was on Late Night with David Letterman Monday night, where talked about the Super Bowl, his MVP award, Ahmad Bradshaw, his brother Peyton, and of course, whether he's "elite". But there's nothing more surreal than this exchange between Letterman and Eli:

Dave: "You've got two! I mean, is that crazy?"

Eli: "It is, it is. It hasn't quite kicked in yet."

Dave: "Not only that, two MVPs."

Eli: "It's fun. You know, that's two cars."

We've the full interview in two parts below.

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 7, 2012 9:31 AM EST

Tim Tebow On Politics: 'It Could Be Something In My Future'

Tim Tebow was out at the Super Bowl this week, and at one point an interviewer asked him about the future. Not with the Broncos, though. The Golf Channel's David Feherty was asking about a career in politics, and God's Favorite Quarterback answered:

"For me, it could be something in my future. It's something I'll have to think about and definitely pray about," Tebow said on the Golf Channel's "Feherty Live" Saturday night when asked whether he might transition to politics. "I have no idea right now, but yeah, possibly."

This has always been inevitable, right? Square jaw, good conservative values, cult following, solid public speaker, below average intellect... He'd be pretty much perfect for Congress. But just for the record, we've seen the birth certificate, and HE AIN'T FROM HERE.

(Really. He was born in the Philippines.)

(So no, he can't run for President.)

(Er... Not without a legislative MIRACLE.)

(Oh God.)

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 6, 2012 3:05 PM EST

UPDATE: No, The Giants Didn't Take A 12-Man Penalty On Purpose

With special thanks to Barry Petchesky at Deadspin, we have an explanation of Sunday night's "Polish Goalline" question. The verdict: While it would've been devious and brilliant, the Giants didn't do it on purpose. You can read the full explanation here, but it's simple.

If you watch this video...

...you can see Justin Tuck with his helmet at his side, rushing off the field as the ball is snapped--clearly, if the Giants were trying to pay homage to Buddy Ryan and the great, kinda-racist playcalls of yesteryear, Justin Tuck wasn't in on the joke.

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 6, 2012 2:12 PM EST

More Thursday Night NFL Means More Competition For College Games

As long as the NFL keeps dialing up Jaguars-Falcons for its Thursday night games, college football doesn't have a whole lot to worry about as far as its new viewing competition goes. Early in the weekend, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced the league will expand its Thursday Night Football offerings to include Weeks 2 through 15 -- in 2011, there were no pro Thursday nighters after Week 1 and before Week 11.

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by Jason Kirk • Feb 6, 2012 11:44 AM EST

Did The Giants Run Buddy Ryan's 'Polish Goalline' In Super Bowl XLVI?

Next to a thousand storylines coming out of the Super Bowl, this is a footnote at best. But even so, as Graydon Gordian points out, we might have seen a version of Buddy Ryan's "Polish Goaline" tactic come to life almost 20 years after he left the NFL. That's where a team intentionally stacks the field with an extra defender, and takes the penalty.

As Ryan once wrote in the Houston Oilers' playbook:

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by Andrew Sharp • Feb 6, 2012 9:11 AM EST