2026 Random NFL Stuff Thread…

[Irving Cowboy]

Former Dallas Cowboys great receives Trump pardon after prior guilty plea
By Jim Barnes February 13, 2026 12:34 AM

Former Dallas Cowboys standout offensive lineman Nate Newton received a pardon from President Donald Trump on Thursday for a federal drug trafficking charge from 2002. Newton, 64, was one of five former NFL players to receive pardons, announced by White Houston “pardon czar” Alice Marie Johnson. “Special thanks to [Cowboys owner] Jerry Jones for personally sharing the news with Nate Newton,” Johnson said on X. “I’m holding Nate’s pardon in my hands today — what a blessed day.”

Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article314686496.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Simpleton]

TLDR

• Australia game may open 2026 season on Wednesday, then traditional Thursday game. Prohibited from having Week One Friday game.
• Streamers are bidding on Australia game. Peacock and YouTube aired the last two Brazil games

NFL reportedly eyeing Wednesday start to next season

The next NFL season could begin on a Wednesday -- and in Australia, rather than Seattle -- according to a report Thursday.

www.sportsmediawatch.com

Makes sense why they'd put us there then.

Now all we need is Alcaraz being carried in a kangaroo pouch to do the opening coin flip and we'll be in business, just imagine the cross marketing opportunities.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Former Dallas Cowboys great receives Trump pardon after prior guilty plea
By Jim Barnes February 13, 2026 12:34 AM

Former Dallas Cowboys standout offensive lineman Nate Newton received a pardon from President Donald Trump on Thursday for a federal drug trafficking charge from 2002. Newton, 64, was one of five former NFL players to receive pardons, announced by White Houston “pardon czar” Alice Marie Johnson. “Special thanks to [Cowboys owner] Jerry Jones for personally sharing the news with Nate Newton,” Johnson said on X. “I’m holding Nate’s pardon in my hands today — what a blessed day.”

Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article314686496.html#storylink=cpy

I bet this makes Clarence Hill mad.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

Makes sense why they'd put us there then.

Now all we need is Alcaraz being carried in a kangaroo pouch to do the opening coin flip and we'll be in business, just imagine the cross marketing opportunities.

Or bring back McBriar!

 

[Genghis Khan]

Makes sense why they'd put us there then.

Now all we need is Alcaraz being carried in a kangaroo pouch to do the opening coin flip and we'll be in business, just imagine the cross marketing opportunities.

I'm pretty sure we're playing in Brazil.

 

[Simpleton]

I'm pretty sure we're playing in Brazil.

Same difference, you can't expect me to keep up with all these contrived overseas games.

 

[Bipo]

 

[boozeman]

The voice of the players is being muffled!

 

[Chocolate Lab]

They should get Hos to represent them. No one muffles him.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Genghis Khan]

Horrid.

 

[Cotton]

They got the colors right. Replace the dumb looking T with a pumpjack and change the name back to Oilers and we are good.

 

[NoDak]

They got the colors right. Replace the dumb looking T with a pumpjack and change the name back to Oilers and we are good.

The Oilers logo was an oil derrick, not a pumpjack.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I thought they had to be really careful not to use the same color blue for whatever reason.... that looks really similar.

 

[Bipo]

The Oilers logo was an oil derrick, not a pumpjack.

Thanks, Tommy.

 

[Cotton]

The Oilers logo was an oil derrick, not a pumpjack.

That's what I said.

 

[boozeman]

The Oilers logo was an oil derrick, not a pumpjack.

My God, your attention to detail plus the desire to crush souls has always been impressive.

 

[boozeman]

 

[bbgun]

That's what I said.

 

[NoDak]

My God, your attention to detail plus the desire to crush souls has always been impressive.

:hattip