One of the dirty secrets about Mike Francesa is that underneath his lovable, old-man-watching-sports-from-an-oversized-recliner persona is someone who's… not so great when it comes to talking about gay people. His thoughts on the topic have always been more than a little perplexed. So it's no surprise that Francesa's show didn't really offer a compelling point of view when the topic of Michael Sam came up today. When not giving a sympathetic platform to chuckleheads who wanted to argue that Michael Sam coming out "isn't news," he offered his own semi-sneering take on the situation: Listen, if you are a regular player, just a normal, everyday football player getting ready for the NFL draft, you don't discuss your sexuality. It's not an iss…

data-mm-id=”_1pt04uj58″>DK Metcalf has arrived and the Seattle Seahawks may have finally found Russell Wilson a top-flight wide receiver. The Seahawks took a gamble on Metcalf in the 2019 NFL Draft, as they spent a second-round pick on the physical specimen out of Ole Miss. Metcalf was enormous, ripped and had all the physical tools a team could want from a wide receiver, but he was incredibly raw and had injury issues. Despite being 6-foot-4 and 228 pounds, with the ability to run a 4.33 40-yard dash, throw up 27 bench press reps and bust out a 40.5-inch vertical, Metcalf lasted until the 64th pick in the 2019 draft. He never caught more than 39 passes in a season at Ole Miss and his 2018 season ended after seven games thanks to a neck injury. He only caught 67 passes in his entire co…

data-mm-id=”_pp0my49sh”>Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed that he is stuck in Russia due to travel restrictions and it doesn't look like he'll be able to get out of the country any time soon. That means his highly-anticipated lightweight championship matchup with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 is unlikely to happen. It will be the fifth time the two fighters have had a proposed fight between them canceled. On his Instagram live this morning @TeamKhabib confirms that he is back home in Dagestan and not still in the UAE. Also states that UFC249, scheduled for April 18th, may go ahead without him due to travel restrictions.— Adam Catterall (@AdamCatterall) March 30, 2020To reiterate, this would be the fifth time these guys will have to cancel a fight. Nurmagomedov has backed out twic…

data-mm-id=”_iilhea76z”>Josh Allen has led the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs for the second straight year. The third-year quarterback has made a huge leap in 2020, winning 12 games for Buffalo while establishing himself as an MVP candidate and throwing for 4,544 yards with 37 touchdowns to only 10 interceptions. Most importantly, Allen has dramatically improved his accuracy, posting a 69.2 percent completion percentage compared to a 58.8 percent mark in 2019. Regardless of what happens to the three-seed Bills during the postseason, Allen has proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that he is the franchise's future. To whit, Ian Rapoport reported this morning that Buffalo will approach Allen about a big contract extension this offseason. Allen still has two years remaining on his rooki…

data-mm-id=”_c07zgnf2g”>There's a lot going on in the world right now and among all the garbage we've been dealing with some things have, understandably, fallen through the cracks. Like, for instance, the 2020 NBA Draft never happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and is scheduled to take place next week. Yeah, the draft is next week and the NBA's 2020-21 season starts in a little more than a month. Wild, right?While it's not shocking some people have forgotten about the draft, it could be incredibly consequential. There is some legit top-tier talent available (including a member of the Ball family!) and it should be fun to see how things shake out. At the top of the draft, LaMelo Ball, Georgia guard Anthony Edwards, Memphis center James Wiseman, USC center Onyek…

data-mm-id=”_i7rgnj3ez”>It seems the floodgates have opened from Lamar Jackson's side of negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens. On Tuesday, the MVP quarterback tweeted out that he had requested a trade earlier in March, presumably to up the pressure on the Ravens to do a deal. Jackson stayed logged on into the night and ended up in a few back-and-forths with fans who had questions about the ordeal. In the process, Jackson shed light on why he missed the team's Wild Card game against the Cincinnati Bengals in January, which was an item of much controversy at the time. Let’s get real. I rather have a 100% PCL than go out there and play horrible forcing myself to put my guys in a bad situation now that’s selfish to me.— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 29, 202390% is 100% …