Browns QB Griffin still in concussion protocol (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In a Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) throws a pass to Isaiah Crowell in the second half of an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers, in Cleveland. Griffin III remains in concussion protocol and could miss Sundays season finale in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Aaron Josefczyk, File)

Browns starting quarterback Robert Griffin III remains in concussion protocol and could miss Sunday’s season finale in Pittsburgh. Griffin was not on the practice field Wednesday as the Browns (1-14) prepared to face the Steelers. Kessler, who made eight starts but sustained two concussions earlier this season, will start if Griffin can’t play.


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Bills have interim coach and interim starting QB: EJ Manuel (Yahoo Sports)

Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn addresses the media after he was named interim head coach following the firing of head coach Rex Ryan, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Aside from having an interim head coach in Anthony Lynn, the Buffalo Bills also have an interim starting quarterback: EJ Manuel. Without going into detail, Lynn called it ”a business decision” to start Manuel in place of Tyrod Taylor in Buffalo’s season finale against the New York Jets on Sunday.


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The Year In Wacky Sports Injuries

An unfortunate reality of being a sports fan is watching strangers in whom you have an emotional investment for some reason get pummeled, concussed, have their knees blown out, and have their appendages bend in ways that make you scream. Remember Teddy Bridgewater? He somehow shredded his knee so badly that his teammates were puking on the practice field.

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Motivate Yourself to Start Running In 2017 With This Discounted GPS Watch

Garmin Forerunner 225, $160

If one of your new year’s resolutions is to finally start running, this Garmin GPS watch can track your routes, calories burned, heart rate…basically everything you need to shame yourself into going a little bit further. $160 is the best price Amazon’s ever listed, so I’d sprint over to the site to lock in your order.

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Prosecutors Say Aaron Hernandez Got A Tattoo Commemorating 2012 Double-Homicide

Prosecutors described in court yesterday a tattoo they say Aaron Hernandez got in early 2013, which they claim depicts the gun and five bullets Hernandez allegedly used to shoot and kill Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado outside of a Boston nightclub in 2012.

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