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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

I printed this Nick Foles quote because it is just so excellent:

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

2 years

Tim Tebow to Demaryius Thomas in overtime. Etched in the memory of millions.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

2 years

My neighbor, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night. He was surrounded by loved ones. The world has an empty space in it.

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4 years

Bruce Arians said Patrick Mahomes is one of the four smartest players he’s ever seen on the board, up there with Peyton and Luck. “Who’s the fourth guy?” I asked. “Don’t want to say,” he said. “That way, every other guy I have coached will think that I’m talking about him.”

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Sam Farmer

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4 years

NFL raised more than $100 million for COVID-19 relief. Wow.

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4 years

The NFL has a problem with this draft format: It's better than the previous drafts. Now, going back to the old style will be an issue.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

This is Hunter Lopez, one of the Marines killed yesterday. Just a kid. Unspeakably sad.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Bruce Arians said Patrick Mahomes is one of the four smartest players he’s ever seen on the board, up there with Peyton and Luck. “Who’s the fourth guy?” I asked. “Don’t want to say,” he said. “That way, every other guy I have coached will think that I’m talking about him.”

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Sam Farmer

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6 years

49ers owner @JedYork abstained from the anthem vote, thinks a deeper look is required, and says his team will not make concession sales during the anthem. "I don’t think we should be profiting if we’re going to put this type of attention and focus on the field and on the flag."

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

2 years

As a friend reminded me, it’s not about the X’s and O’s, but the Jimmys and Joes.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Sometimes the copy editors who write our headlines are exceptional. Other times, as in today, they are even better than that.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Josh Rosen on being drafted 10th: “There were nine mistakes ahead of me.”

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@LATimesfarmer

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Rams safety John Johnson III said a big reason he decided to do Choppa Style trolling is he didn't like the way the @Saints seemed to mock @Eagles ' dog masks. He has friends on the Eagles. "I wanted to do that dance going into the locker room on a pick-6 or something," he said.

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@LATimesfarmer

4 years

I brought my wife a coffee in class today. She’s subbing kindergarten. “Boys and girls, do you know who this is?” she asks. Ten hands shoot up. She calls on a boy. “Your dad?” Everyone lowers their hands. Well, happy freaking birthday.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Very sad news: Jim Fassel has died. He was NFL Coach of the Year in 1997, and a good man.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

A year ago, this would be the strangest sentence ever written: The NFL game of the week is Jared Goff vs. Case Keenum.

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@LATimesfarmer

5 years

My wife’s out of town. Our house ain’t running like clockwork. My daughter, sweetly: “I miss mom. It's weird having to report to somebody who doesn't know what he's doing. No offense."

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

So Aretha, Elvis, and Babe all died on the same day. The Queen, King, and Sultan.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

7 years

Falcons are doing something in their new stadium that all teams should copy: $2 hot dogs, $2 refillable sodas, $5 beers.

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@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Bill Walton: "The last lesson of life that John Wooden taught us was the measurement of success, which he described -- and now I comprehend and buy into -- is success is the peace of mind that comes with the self-satisfaction of knowing that you've done your best."

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

2 years

Stubhub says that 49ers-Rams is on track to be the No. 1 best-selling playoff game in the site’s history.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

THIS IS COOL -- Rams are working with community partners to provide complimentary Chiefs-Rams tickets to first-responders and people affected by the recent tragedies in Southern California.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Back when Pat Tillman enlisted, I was writing a story on it and wanted a comment from somebody in Washington. It was a holiday weekend, I recall, and I got no return phone calls from politicians. Except one. Senator John McCain.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

2 years

Talked to Cooper Kupp’s dad and he had some bad news: The guys in his fantasy league are no longer going to allow him to draft his son as a courtesy. Craig Kupp will have to compete for him next season.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Bills won. But the league needs to address that bad call.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Philip Rivers tells me he hasn’t heard from the Saints but would listen.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

If the NFL playoffs started today… it would be a huge story because the league would have scrapped the second half of the season.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

1 year

Anthony Lynn on 49ers: “This organization will do whatever it takes to win. Resources out the [ears]. That was different for me compared to what I was going through in L.A. So it’s just like, man, this is what it’s supposed to be like.”

Former Chargers coach Anthony Lynn is at home on 49ers staff

Former Chargers coach Anthony Lynn is now on the San Francisco 49ers staff, which feels like home for him with connections to other staff and players.

www.latimes.com

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Snapped this shot of @BruceArians and his son @JakeBArians on the morning after the Super Bowl win. Story:

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Really sad to hear that the iconic Keith Jackson died last night. He was the soundtrack to so many of our Saturdays.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Out to dinner with my folks. This is what love looks like in your 80s.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

1 year

Vikings-Bills was so wild, that 81-yard touchdown run by Dalvin Cook is just kind of an afterthought. Like, oh yeah, that happened too.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Few years back, Philip Rivers promised to speak at a Catholic retreat in Phoenix. Nasty weather in SD and he worried his flight might be canceled. So to keep his promise, he hopped in his truck and made 10-hour roundtrip drive to deliver the talk. Rare dude.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Everyone should have to wait tables, if only for a night or two. You will think twice before ever being rude to another server.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

I found the debate surprisingly civil. Wait, was I watching the wrong channel?

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

1 year

Three years ago today. As polarizing as he could be, with his emotional outbursts on the field, Philip Rivers was/is as good a guy as I’ve encountered as a sportswriter.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

My father-in-law refers to mediocre golf shots as “son-in-law shots.” As in, not as good as I was hoping for, but I suppose it will do.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Problems wrapping your head around Aaron Donald as MVP? Tape a Rams game, and watch him and only him for a half. Most relentless and disruptive player in at least a decade. Otherwise, just rename it MVQB.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

#Bills QB Josh Allen had a lot of high school teammates who worked in the fields to help make ends meet. To gather them for practice, Allen would drive around in his pickup truck and shuttle them to school. #BillsMafia

Move over, Bills mafia: Josh Allen's biggest fans hail from small California town

Before he became an NFL star, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen made a name for himself in Firebaugh, Calif., a town very proud of its native son.

www.latimes.com

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

7 years

NFL says Super Bowl LI halftime show (Lady Gaga) was most-watched musical performance in history across all platforms. At least 150mm views.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Said it before, but Twitter makes me like people I don’t know. Facebook makes me dislike people I do know.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

2 years

My son sent me this from Reddit this morning. To see the numbers on a page is one thing, but this paints quite a picture.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

John Wooden died nine years ago today. Among his favorite little poems: “A bell isn't a bell until you ring it. A song isn't a song until you sing it. And the love that is in us wasn't put there to stay. Love isn't love til you give it away."

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

@CharlesRobinson The rule requires you to actually lock both of the handcuffs before the receiver hits the ground.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Spent the first half of the day with Philip Rivers who assures me that, while he's focused on coaching high school football now, he isn't closing the door on coming back for a stint late in the season if there's an NFL team that needs him.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Captain on my LAX-DFW flight this morning was piloting the last leg of his 33-year career. His family was in first class, and inside of the plane was festooned with streamers & balloons. In Dallas, we were greeted by a celebratory arch of water cannons on the tarmac. Touching.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Legendary sports columnist Mike Downey has a suggested name for Seattle's NHL franchise: Starpucks.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

If you are a parent, the shortest distance between two points is the span of time from kindergarten to high school graduation.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

9 years

Congratulations to @RSherman_25 and Ashley Moss on their newborn son. U Dad, Bro?

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Once, I was a lousy, slow busboy at the Old Town Mexican Cafe in Encinitas. A new busboy told me he got the job because they’d just fired a guy name Stan. I didn’t know a Stan. Then my boss called me over with, “Hey, Stan, can I talk to you?”

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Guy next to me on the plane tells me that his kid is “that rare combination of straight-A student and outstanding athlete.” He adds: “But I just need to teach him humility.” Well, if anyone can teach it, clearly it’s you.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Bruce Arians, since he retired: Coach of the Year with the Colts. Coach of the Year with the Cardinals. Takes Buccaneers back to the Super Bowl.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

On top of fines and jail time, the schools should have to start all the “players” it recruited.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

7 years

LA’s NFL attendance issues will be solved once there’s a new stadium = My wife and I will stop bickering once we have kids.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

1 year

Colts at Raiders pits a coach totally in over his head versus Jeff Saturday.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

I talked to former Rams QB Jared Goff for a half-hour today about the trade to Detroit and he was really honest and poignant about the breakup: “You don’t want to be in the wrong place. It became increasingly clear that was the case.”

Exclusive: Jared Goff unsure why he became wrong for Rams, but 'the feeling’s mutual'

Former Rams quarterback Jared Goff talked to The Times' Sam Farmer about the feelings surrounding his exit from L.A. and his new Detroit Lions team.

www.latimes.com

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

7 years

Twain: “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” Universally applicable.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Chiefs coach Andy Reid on Tommy's Burgers, which he has flash frozen and sent to KC: "It's good for your joints -- the grease. Keeps you lubed up, man."

Andy Reid draws from California roots, and now brings his masterpiece of a Chiefs offense to face...

Every so often, the artist comes out in Andy Reid.

www.latimes.com

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

I just don’t understand the mentality of people who drop trash on the ground. It’s absolutely disgusting.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Thank you, ⁦ @NFL ⁩

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

Always root for folks trying to build a better life.

Raiders DE Crosby says he's 18 months sober

Las Vegas Raiders DE Maxx Corsby credits a month-long stay in rehab last offseason for his year and a half long sobriety.

www.espn.com

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

I don’t think it’s a good idea for the ESPN cameras to show that cat. Why encourage that type of behavior?

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

7 years

La La Land failed to make a "football move" after the reception.

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@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Rams safety Eric Weddle on Lamar Jackson: “We got our faces peeled off”

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@LATimesfarmer

3 months

Look what Jim Nantz has on his wall.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

3 years

That flag came in so late, thought that official was getting sacked.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

This weekend marks the first time since 1998 that Olivia and Archie Manning won’t have a son starting an NFL season.

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@LATimesfarmer

6 years

As a senior in high school, future @RamsNFL Coach Sean McVay won State Player of the Year in Georgia over Calvin Johnson. There's Megatron, and then there's Sean-a-tron.

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@LATimesfarmer

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Column: Chris Mortensen's battle with cancer continues, as does his stellar career

In his fourth year of an ongoing battle with the aftereffects of Stage IV throat cancer, ESPN's Chris Mortensen says he's in the best shape of his life.

www.latimes.com

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@LATimesfarmer

5 years

The game wasn't over for three seconds, I swear, when I got a text from Mark Davis reminding me the Raiders are the only Los Angeles team to have won a Super Bowl.

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@LATimesfarmer

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Peyton Manning told his son: “I will take you to whatever sporting event want to go to.” His son chose a Rams game. Wearing a Gurley jersey in the first half, and an Aaron Donald jersey in the second.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Next one will be in bronze.

Matt Barrows

@mattbarrows

4 years

Frank Gore from 2005 and Frank Gore from 2020. (Hint: The ‘05 Gore is on the left). #ageless

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@LATimesfarmer

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The cans for “8,” the new light lager by @TroyAikman are really clever. If your brain doesn’t immediately spot the 8, the design looks random. When you see the 8, you can’t unsee it.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

4 years

WOW.

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@RexChapman

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In Toronto, several tenants of a building were worried they couldn't pay their rent during the Coronavirus pandemic. Their landlord sent them this letter. His name is Chris. Be like Chris. Humanity.🌎❤️

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@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Aaron Donald.

steve horn

@shornlatimes

4 years

Who's the best AD in L.A. History? 1. Anthony Davis (Lakers) 2. Anthony Davis (USC) 3. Adee-doo

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6 years

NEWS on #Eagles - #Rams — FOX is so excited about keeping this NFC showdown and onetime flex candidate that network is moving its entire studio show Sunday to the front of the Coliseum to create a College Gameday environment.

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@LATimesfarmer

7 years

That single-game tickets are still available for Chargers' home opener, in a stadium that size, has to give the NFL pause.

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@LATimesfarmer

6 years

When I was a kid, we used to TP houses. These days, we could just use CVS receipts.

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@LATimesfarmer

4 years

Must Reads: The ex-Green Beret who inspired Colin Kaepernick to kneel instead of sit during the anthem would like to clear a few things up

Must Reads: The ex-Green Beret who inspired Colin Kaepernick to kneel instead of sit during the...

The fact that it was Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers only made the situation worse.

www.latimes.com

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@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Draft grades on all 32 teams: INCOMPLETE (check back in three years)

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@LATimesfarmer

6 years

Great stat from ESPN: In order to match Hue Jackson's career winning percentage of .205, Bill Belichick would have to lose his next 867 games -- 54 seasons worth.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Owners of sports teams who gouge fans on food prices should really study the reasonable pricing at the Masters and Atlanta Falcons games. Generates huge good will.

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Cardinals will aim for balanced offense under Kliff Kingsbury. They’ll look to throw it to the right AND the left.

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@LATimesfarmer

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True story: NFL exec Jim Steeg got the idea of piping the Super Bowl broadcasts into the stadium restrooms after visiting Chavez Ravine. At first he thought the Dodgers were doing that a their games -- until he realized it was just everyone listening to Vin on transistor radios.

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@LATimesfarmer

7 years

Food prices at the Falcons' new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Sure hope this starts a trend.

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@LATimesfarmer

2 years

Who you gonna call?

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Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

5 years

Best quote to come out of last year’s Super Bowl — or any in memory:

Sam Farmer

@LATimesfarmer

6 years

I printed this Nick Foles quote because it is just so excellent:

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6 years

Ouch.

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@LATimesfarmer

4 years

The raw emotion in this @billplaschke column captures how so many of us feel on this terrible day. And it demonstrates why Plaschke is second to none in his job. How can Kobe Bryant be gone? His legend wasn't supposed to end this way

Plaschke: How can Kobe Bryant be gone? His legend wasn't supposed to end this way

Kobe Bryant was our childhood hero, our adult icon. It seems impossible to believe he has died at age 41.

www.latimes.com

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Troy Aikman on almost coming out of retirement to play for the #Eagles : "Andy Reid said, “Hey, we’re playing in San Francisco on Monday night, and you’ll be the starter.” I said, “Andy, I haven’t played in two years.” He says, “You’ll be all right.”

Troy Aikman almost signed with Chargers after Cowboys released him

Tom Brady leaving the Patriots might not sound so far-fetched when you hear about how close Troy Aikman got to playing for the Chargers and Dolphins.

www.latimes.com

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4 years

Here, @billplaschke puts words to the unspeakable: How can Kobe Bryant be gone? His legend wasn't supposed to end this way

Plaschke: How can Kobe Bryant be gone? His legend wasn't supposed to end this way

Kobe Bryant was our childhood hero, our adult icon. It seems impossible to believe he has died at age 41.

www.latimes.com

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3 years

Sean McVay as a head coach: 42-19 Bill Belichick over the same span: 42-19

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7 years

Before Chiefs game, Pats fans told Alex Smith's dad: "Sorry your son has to play here." After game, he said: "Sorry you're leaving early."

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Steve Young: "Drew Brees is a liar. The whole thing about quarterbacks is not to show you what they’re going to do. Drew’s a master at lying with his eyes, lying with his shoulders." #Saints

What makes New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees so great? Experts explain

The Times asked 10 quarterback experts — including four Hall of Famers — what they appreciate most about 40-year-old Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

www.latimes.com

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6 years

Rams are looking to become the first team to go from No. 32 in scoring one year, to No. 1 the next. Now that's a Ewe-turn.

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3 years

No Kupp, and essentially no Aaron Donald? Rams put up a good fight.

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4 years

NFL plans to stage its draft next month in a studio setting rather than Las Vegas

The NFL draft had been scheduled for April 23-25 in Las Vegas, but the new plans call for a studio setting with cut-ins from teams' headquarters.

www.latimes.com

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@LATimesfarmer

4 years

The Canton speech of Marshawn Lynch is either going to be the shortest or most interesting. Maybe both.

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@LATimesfarmer

8 years

First round of votes completed. Rams/TBD in Inglewood gets more votes than Raiders/Chargers in Carson. Nobody at required 24 yet.

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In some respects, the NFL’s most incredible player.

Is there a doctor in the house? Yes, and he's a pro football player with Chiefs

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, an offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, is the NFL’s only active player who is also a physician. Now he gets to play in the Super Bowl against the 49ers.

www.latimes.com

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