Dan McGinn is “the guy behind the guy,” a quick-thinking, fast-talking Winston Wolf from Pulp Fiction (“I solve problems”). Only the problems he helps solve are messes made by the world’s most powerful people. One of @dvnjr.bsky.social's picks thefuturewealreadyknow.substack.com/p/what-40-ye...
New pod: A Super Bowl preview with the great @dvnjr.bsky.social. Topics include: Belichick, Kraft and the Hall of Fame; the NFL’s push to 18 games; NFLPA politics; Jerry Jones’ succession plans; and, of course, the Washington Post.
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A stunner from @dvnjr.bsky.social and me: Bill Belichick is not a first ballot Hall of Famer. He didn't get elected this year. The 8-time champion failed to 40 out of the 50 votes required for induction.
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“.. The NBA on NBC is that old friend you haven’t seen in years but when you reconnect, you realize how much you missed him.”
- @dvnjr.bsky.social @nba.com
EXCLUSIVE for ESPN: Jon Gruden says he’s eager to discover the truth in a Nevada courtroom t.co/M6MI48b2Dk
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Jon Gruden in his appeal against the NFL.
Gruden will get discovery and his day in court alleging that Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL improperly leaked his emails, leading to resignation as Raiders head coach.
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New pod: @dvnjr.bsky.social on all the chaos at the NFL Players Association these days.
What does Lloyd Howell's resignation mean for the league's 18-game expansion hopes?
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Hey BlueSky, follow the great @dvnjr.bsky.social — his reporting is one of the few ways to know what really goes on in professional sports.
Filed to ESPN: Feds probing NFLPA actions that ‘may be criminal,’ according to document obtained by ESPN
With @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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Enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation with @ourand.bsky.social about the chaos inside the NFL Players Association and the union’s path beyond Lloyd Howell Jr.
Filed to ESPN: Feds probing NFLPA actions that ‘may be criminal,’ according to document obtained by ESPN
With @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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"What happens when you close off the process to them? You don't get diversity of ideas ... And then you get caught up with a guy like Lloyd Howell, who has never spent one day in his life helping workers."
Great story by @dvnjr.bsky.social and @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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Filed to ESPN: “If he failed, their process failed”: Inside the NFLPA meltdown
With @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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Actual "Oh my god...." out loud. The audacity to think your strip club expense report is not only going to get reimbursed but also won't get you fired! Incredible stuff from Lloyd Howell's run as NFLPA leader.
via @dvnjr.bsky.social + @kalynkahler.bsky.social:
This is an absolutely WILD story. The conflict of interest is so clear and extreme that to have the whatever you call it to continue is actually quite amazing.
Filed to ESPN: Belichick pushes back on Kraft: Pats job was “big risk” with “many internal obstacles” www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Latest for ESPN: NFLPA head Lloyd Howell Jr. also works for a private equity firm approved to invest in NFL.
Sources say union lawyer asked Howell to consider resigning from The Carlyle Group; he refused.
With @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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Latest for ESPN: NFLPA head Lloyd Howell Jr. also works for a private equity firm approved to invest in NFL.
Sources say union lawyer asked Howell to consider resigning from The Carlyle Group; he refused.
With @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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Latest for ESPN: Sources: NFL, NFLPA agree to keep collusion ruling’s details from players.
With @kalynkahler.bsky.social
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New pod: An all baseball edition. @dvnjr.bsky.social on:
* The FBI's investigation into OneTeam Partners.
* MLB's coming work stoppage.
* Rob Manfred's legacy.
* Pete Rose.
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If you missed our SABR panel on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame with @keithob.bsky.social, @jayjaffe.bsky.social & @dvnjr.bsky.social, the video is now up on YouTube.
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Filed to ESPN: EXCLUSIVE: Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson among players reinstated by MLB
Whenever I think of Manfred I think of this profile by
@dvnjr.bsky.social. Van Natta, who is a friend of ours, never intrudes. He barely comments. He allows Manfred to build his own gallows, measure the rope ... www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
There’s two kinds of news: the kind powerful people want you to know, and the kind they don’t.
@dvnjr.bsky.social specializes in the latter.
A conversation about investigating the near-coups and power struggles inside the most powerful institution in U.S. culture: the NFL youtu.be/DDd69KKBLrg?...
New pod: ESPN's Don Van Natta on the biggest business issues facing the NFL.
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Dan Snyder’s view of the Commanders title run from afar: ‘He f#%*-ing hates it.’
Snyder’s second act, in London. My latest for ESPN with Seth Wickersham: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
