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If the NFL has the worst percentage of sports injuries, what is number two?

By web gangsta | Published: December 23, 2011


Confessions of a Wannabe Cheerleader
Confessions of a Wannabe Cheerleader

We all know that NFL players are some of the most injured sports athletes around.

According to the National Center of Catastrohopic Injury Research, 97% of all catastrophic sports injuries happened to NFL players.

What’s a “catastrophic sports injury”?  Something that leads to paralysis or death.

So let’s take a look at what sport is number two on the Center’s list:

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Michael Vick is the Most Hated Player in the NFL

By web gangsta | Published: November 9, 2011


The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks: And Other Goofballs, Cads, Miscreants, Reprobates, and Weirdos
The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks:
And Other Goofballs, Cads, Miscreants, Reprobates, and Weirdos

Sports fans are a finicky bunch.

When a player does really well and wins for their team, those players can do nothing wrong.

When a player does something that loses The Big Game, those players can have a black mark on them that will follow them for the rest of their lives. 

We all remember the superstars fondly, and wear their jerseys proudly.  The goats?  Not so much.

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Thank you, Ralph Bruno, for inventing the Cheesehead hat

By web gangsta | Published: February 4, 2011


Cheesehead Hat
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Foam hats of different designs have become ubiquitious at sporting events around the world.

From the original CHEESEHEAD first worn in 1987 at a White Sox/Brewers baseball game by inventor Ralph Bruno, to paws, bird claws, horseshoes, or any other mascot figure under the sun — you have FOAMATION to thank for your team spirit.

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No surprise: the 2010 Carolina Panthers are the least exciting team in the NFL

By web gangsta | Published: January 28, 2011


Carolina Panthers Sir Purr Bobblehead
Carolina Panthers Sir Purr Bobblehead

The WALL STREET JOURNAL has reported that the CAROLINA PANTHERS WERE THE LEAST EXCITING TEAM IN THE NFL this season.

Can’t say that we disagree, considering that would be one explanation of how the Panthers “earned” their number one draft pick in the next NFL draft.

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