James Dator

Greensboro

Writer at SB Nation

I’m on Bluesky now because this place is hell. https://t.co/Dk0AWxFRXG

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Meet ‘Tom Braby’ and the weird world of Amazon jersey frames

1 week ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Something incredible crossed my phone the other night while I was doing my nightly ritual of doomscrolling before bed in an eternal addiction to ruin my sleep. It was a jersey frame being sold on Amazon, but not just any jersey frame — it was a frame for the greatest football player of all time. That’s right, Patriots and Buccaneers legend Tom Braby. What do you mean you’ve never heard of Tom Braby? It’s Braby. No. 12. In the bottom right you can see him in his iconic Patriots’ jersey.
The Stars’ all-in Stanley Cup gamble is blowing up in their faces

1 week ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Stars have disappeared at the worst possible time. On Tuesday night Dallas lost once more to the Oilers, their third in a row — and to rub salt in the wound they’ve been outscored 13-2 total during the series. Now down 3-1 and on the precipice of defeat this Dallas team is on the verge of realizing that their $100M gambit didn’t pay off, actually putting them further behind as a result.
The Steelers are pathetic for letting Aaron Rodgers hold them hostage like this

1 week ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images There are some NFL teams you just expect to reek of desperation in their desire to get better. The Pittsburgh Steelers should not be one of them. We’re almost three months into a back-and-forth saga with Aaron Rodgers which has led to one of the league’s proudest, most storied teams turn into a fawning teenager with a crush.
New Orleans Saints offseason grades: At least the city has good food

1 week ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images The most exciting thing to happen in New Orleans football in 2024 was hosting the Super Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. It was an absolutely brutal season for the Saints that left the team with a 5-12 record, a fired coach, and questions about whether it was even viable to rebuild with the salary cap situation the team is in. Then the franchise was hit with the news that Derek Carr would retire from the NFL rather than try to rehabilitate from shoulder surgery.
NFL salary cap space by team after June 1 cuts

1 week ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The beginning of June is normally the most dead part of the NFL calendar. We’re past the drama of the draft, training camps have yet to begin, and it’s the hand-wringing month where the football itch is back with nothing to satiate it. However, June 2 is a verybig deal for the salary cap nerds out there, and could help define in the 2025 NFL season in several ways. This is when June 1 cuts hit the salary cap.
Atlanta Falcons offseason grade: Team keeps trading on risky business

2 weeks ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images If there’s one thing the Atlanta Falcons aren’t in need of, it’s confidence. The 2025 offseason marked the second straight year the organization approached its decision making under the guise that this team is a serious contender, only needing to make a few tweaks to get over the hump.
‘Hangman’ Adam Page talks about vengeance, his relationship with The Elite, and wrangling horse-sized ducks

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | James Dator

It would be an understatement to call the last two years “rough” for ‘Hangman’ Adam Page. From stapled heads, to houses on fire, his death feud with Swerve Strickland culminated in a Lights Out Steel Cage match at All Out 2024 in one of the most brutal and bloody wrestling matches seen in years. Now Page is ready to turn over a new leaf, or at least try to. His latest run is about exorcising his demons to once again claim championship gold.
‘Around the Horn’ was too perfect to survive a broken, messed up world

2 weeks ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

It’s difficult to accept that it’s going to be gone. After 23 years and almost 5,000 episodes, Around the Horn, ESPN’s daily studio debate show will be no more, signing off for the final time on Friday evening after being cancelled by the network. The show’s “Final Face Time” on Wednesday was a testament to everything the show has meant to not only its panelists, but all of us. A #FinalFaceTime for @harrylylesjr, @minakimes, @michaelsmith & @JustinTinsley.
Carlie Irsay-Gordon is the owner Colts fans need, and deserve

2 weeks ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images All signs point to Carlie Irsay-Gordon taking over the Indianapolis Colts from her late father Jim Irsay, who passed away on Wednesday. At the age of 44 she will be one of the youngest owners in NFL history, with only Al Davis (43) and her father (37) taking over teams at a younger age. While it’s natural for fans to be nervous about any ownership shift, this is the Colts own equivalent of going from Peyton Manning to Andrew Luck.
The NFL needed to ban the tush push, cowards

2 weeks ago | sbnation.com | James Dator

After months of back-and-forth arguments and appeals from the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL is not banning the ‘tush push.’ Football’s most controversial play, it became the Eagles’ most unstoppable offensive weapon, propelling them to postseason success, and every other team is trying to find ways to either emulate it, or stop it. The final vote on the play took place on Wednesday, with NFL owners failing to get the required 24 votes to ban the play (it only garnered 22).