“I think the Dolphins were wise in understanding my relationships around the league and knowing that I have information that they don’t have or can’t get. And I think they were smart in taking advantage of that, whether it was through me or through somebody else. The Cowboys have never elected to do that, at least with me. You know, maybe they have with others,” Aikman said.
Aikman can try to throw as much flowery language at this as he wants, but he’s fundamentally talking about cheating. It might not be written into the letter of the law by the NFL, because it frankly hadn’t come up before Brady’s dual life, but we’re talking about a broadcaster using information they learned when one team considered them an impartial third party, and funneling it directly to another team for the purpose of gaining a competitive advantage.
This is the same Dolphins organization that lost its 1st round pick in 2023 and a third round pick in 2024 for having improper contact with Tom Brady when he was under contract with the New England Patriots, attempting to bring both Brady and then-Saints coach Sean Payton to South Beach. There’s a history of circumventing the rules by Miami, and this is simply their newest way of trying to gain an advantage.
All of this was enabled by Brady being the league’s golden child. Nobody else is capable of pulling off the same level of conflicted interest, because the NFL is about money. Roger Goodell didn’t want to anger a broadcast partner in FOX by demanding Brady quit his announcing gig with them, and he doesn’t want a public falling out with Brady akin to DeflateGate. So instead of making extremely commonsense rules like, I dunno, YOU CAN’T WORK FOR A TEAM AND BE A BROADCASTER AT THE SAME TIME, the league instead invented a whole bunch of bizarre workarounds so Tom could operate in both worlds. Why wouldn’t the rest of the NFL try to copy the blueprint?
There remain some with enough morals and ethics not to muddy the water. Matt Ryan quit his job with CBS when he accepted the role as president of the Atlanta Falcons earlier this year. Ryan remains in the vast minority, however, and Aikman said the quiet part out loud in this interview about why a team would want a broadcaster on the payroll. Moreover, Aikman volunteered this information, which is critical, because NFL teams don’t need to publicly divulge consultants who are on their payroll. Every single announcer in football could theoretically have a side-job with a team, and nobody would be the wiser. There’s a vested interest for everyone involved to keep these agreements private, when they should be forced to be made public in lieu of being banned all together.
Tom Brady changed the NFL as a player with his “Brady Rule,” which limited pass-rush contact on quarterbacks. Now he’s altering the league once more by getting the ball rolling on the biggest conflict of interest scandal the league has ever faced. What a “legacy.”
“I think the Dolphins were wise in understanding my relationships around the league and knowing that I have information that they don’t have or can’t get. And I think they were smart in taking advantage of that, whether it was through me or through somebody else. The Cowboys have never elected to do that, at least with me. You know, maybe they have with others,” Aikman said.
Aikman can try to throw as much flowery language at this as he wants, but he’s fundamentally talking about cheating. It might not be written into the letter of the law by the NFL, because it frankly hadn’t come up before Brady’s dual life, but we’re talking about a broadcaster using information they learned when one team considered them an impartial third party, and funneling it directly to another team for the purpose of gaining a competitive advantage.
This is the same Dolphins organization that lost its 1st round pick in 2023 and a third round pick in 2024 for having improper contact with Tom Brady when he was under contract with the New England Patriots, attempting to bring both Brady and then-Saints coach Sean Payton to South Beach. There’s a history of circumventing the rules by Miami, and this is simply their newest way of trying to gain an advantage.
All of this was enabled by Brady being the league’s golden child. Nobody else is capable of pulling off the same level of conflicted interest, because the NFL is about money. Roger Goodell didn’t want to anger a broadcast partner in FOX by demanding Brady quit his announcing gig with them, and he doesn’t want a public falling out with Brady akin to DeflateGate. So instead of making extremely commonsense rules like, I dunno, YOU CAN’T WORK FOR A TEAM AND BE A BROADCASTER AT THE SAME TIME, the league instead invented a whole bunch of bizarre workarounds so Tom could operate in both worlds. Why wouldn’t the rest of the NFL try to copy the blueprint?
There remain some with enough morals and ethics not to muddy the water. Matt Ryan quit his job with CBS when he accepted the role as president of the Atlanta Falcons earlier this year. Ryan remains in the vast minority, however, and Aikman said the quiet part out loud in this interview about why a team would want a broadcaster on the payroll. Moreover, Aikman volunteered this information, which is critical, because NFL teams don’t need to publicly divulge consultants who are on their payroll. Every single announcer in football could theoretically have a side-job with a team, and nobody would be the wiser. There’s a vested interest for everyone involved to keep these agreements private, when they should be forced to be made public in lieu of being banned all together.
Tom Brady changed the NFL as a player with his “Brady Rule,” which limited pass-rush contact on quarterbacks. Now he’s altering the league once more by getting the ball rolling on the biggest conflict of interest scandal the league has ever faced. What a “legacy.”
#Tom #Brady #opened #floodgates #cheating #NFL">Tom Brady opened the floodgates for cheating in the NFL
It didn’t take long for Tom Brady’s dual life as an NFL owner and broadcaster to lead to teams cheating out in the open. While Brady may have triple-promise, pinky-sweared on his mother’s life that he wouldn’t use confidential information obtained by working for Fox to alter decisions inside the Las Vegas Raiders, Troy Aikman said the quiet part out loud this week when he revealed he’d been hired by the Miami Dolphins as a “consultant.”
“I think the Dolphins were wise in understanding my relationships around the league and knowing that I have information that they don’t have or can’t get. And I think they were smart in taking advantage of that, whether it was through me or through somebody else. The Cowboys have never elected to do that, at least with me. You know, maybe they have with others,” Aikman said.
Aikman can try to throw as much flowery language at this as he wants, but he’s fundamentally talking about cheating. It might not be written into the letter of the law by the NFL, because it frankly hadn’t come up before Brady’s dual life, but we’re talking about a broadcaster using information they learned when one team considered them an impartial third party, and funneling it directly to another team for the purpose of gaining a competitive advantage.
This is the same Dolphins organization that lost its 1st round pick in 2023 and a third round pick in 2024 for having improper contact with Tom Brady when he was under contract with the New England Patriots, attempting to bring both Brady and then-Saints coach Sean Payton to South Beach. There’s a history of circumventing the rules by Miami, and this is simply their newest way of trying to gain an advantage.
All of this was enabled by Brady being the league’s golden child. Nobody else is capable of pulling off the same level of conflicted interest, because the NFL is about money. Roger Goodell didn’t want to anger a broadcast partner in FOX by demanding Brady quit his announcing gig with them, and he doesn’t want a public falling out with Brady akin to DeflateGate. So instead of making extremely commonsense rules like, I dunno, YOU CAN’T WORK FOR A TEAM AND BE A BROADCASTER AT THE SAME TIME, the league instead invented a whole bunch of bizarre workarounds so Tom could operate in both worlds. Why wouldn’t the rest of the NFL try to copy the blueprint?
There remain some with enough morals and ethics not to muddy the water. Matt Ryan quit his job with CBS when he accepted the role as president of the Atlanta Falcons earlier this year. Ryan remains in the vast minority, however, and Aikman said the quiet part out loud in this interview about why a team would want a broadcaster on the payroll. Moreover, Aikman volunteered this information, which is critical, because NFL teams don’t need to publicly divulge consultants who are on their payroll. Every single announcer in football could theoretically have a side-job with a team, and nobody would be the wiser. There’s a vested interest for everyone involved to keep these agreements private, when they should be forced to be made public in lieu of being banned all together.
Tom Brady changed the NFL as a player with his “Brady Rule,” which limited pass-rush contact on quarterbacks. Now he’s altering the league once more by getting the ball rolling on the biggest conflict of interest scandal the league has ever faced. What a “legacy.”
#Tom #Brady #opened #floodgates #cheating #NFL
It didn’t take long for Tom Brady’s dual life as an NFL owner and broadcaster…
#Bangladesh #knocked #AFC #U20 #Womens #Asian #Cup">Bangladesh knocked out of AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026
Bangladesh was knocked out of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 in Thailand on Tuesday after falling to a 0-1 loss against Vietnam in their final Group A-fixture.
Nguyen Thi Thùy Linh netted the sole goal in the match in the 49th minute.
Bangladesh needed to avoid a loss to at least be in contention for a quarterfinal spot by virtue of being one of the two best third-placed teams.
This was the side’s third consecutive defeat in the group stage after it suffered 2-3 and 0-2 losses to Thailand and China respectively.
#Deadspin #Garrett #Mitchells #clutch #hit #lifts #Brewers #Red #Sox">Deadspin | Garrett Mitchell’s clutch hit lifts Brewers over Red Sox
Apr 6, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Garrett Mitchell (5) and Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick (10) celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Garrett Mitchell’s two-out RBI single in the eighth inning broke a tie and helped the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday night.
Mitchell’s single came against reliever Garrett Whitlock (0-1) and drove in Brice Turang to give Milwaukee a 6-5 lead. Roman Anthony’s wild throw on the play allowed Christian Yelich to score and put the Brewers up 7-5. Turang and Yelich each reached base in the eighth via a walk from Whitlock.
Milwaukee scored its eighth run in the ninth when Luis Rengifo doubled and scored on Sal Frelick’s single.
Boston had the tying run on first with two outs in the ninth, but Angel Zerpa earned his first save by retiring Trevor Story on a groundout to end the game.
Aaron Ashby (3-0) earned the win after tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Yelich had three hits in the victory.
Willson Contreras collected three hits for Boston, including a solo home run that capped the scoring in the ninth.
The Red Sox built a 3-0 lead by scoring a run in the first and two in the third. Story’s two-out single drove in Anthony with the game’s first run. Anthony scored on Wilyer Abreu’s fielder’s choice to make it 2-0, and Story drove in Boston’s third run on a sacrifice fly that allowed Masataka Yoshida to score.
Milwaukee took the lead with a four-run fourth. After Frelick scored on Caleb Durbin’s fielding error, David Hamilton and Turang scored on infield singles by Yelich and Mitchell to even the score 3-3. The Brewers led for the first time after Jake Bauers drew a bases-loaded walk that forced in Contreras with a run that put Milwaukee up 4-3.
The Red Sox regained the lead by scoring twice in the bottom of the fourth. After Durbin tied the game on Hamilton’s fielding error, Boston went up 5-4 when Contreras scored on Ceddanne Rafaela’s ground-rule double.
Turang’s ground-rule double in the fifth allowed Hamilton to score and tie the game 5-5.
The Gozney makes truly excellent high-temperature pizza. Most backyard ovens, even our other favorites on this list, tend to struggle to reach and maintain the 900-degree temps needed for proper Neapolitan crust. The Dome Gen 2 gets there in 20 minutes, it heats admirably evenly, and it’s responsible for the best pizzas that my colleague Kat Merck says she’s made in her entire life. This is worth noting, given that she was editor and recipe tester for pizzaiolo Ken Forkish’s iconic pizza book The Elements of Pizza. (For what it’s worth, Forkish also uses a Dome Gen 2 at home, while enjoying his retirement. He likes using dough at 67 percent hydration, while cooking at 900 degrees in the Dome.)
A couple caveats, however: Gozney often markets the Dome as being able to cook two pizzas at the same time. This is a silly thing to do at the temperatures you’re cooking at. Cook one pizza. If you use the Neapolitan Arch, it’ll make the oven’s aperture narrow enough that you’ll need to limit yourself to a 12-inch peel anyway. The price of a Gozney Dome also rises considerably once you start delving into the accessories. With the stand, cover,Neapolitan arch, wood fire control kit, turning peel, and 15 pounds of Gozney-brand kiln-dried hardwood, the final price for the Dome Gen 2 can rack up as high as $3,270.
Best Big Pizza Oven for Families: Ooni Koda Max
Ooni’s large oven is for everyone who is sick of feeding their families with multiple teeny-tiny 12-inch pies and just wants to make a massive 20-inch cheese pizza for all the kids at once. You can either attach a propane tank or hook it to your natural gas line. If this is a possibility for you, then I recommend the latter. Ooni has a new gas management technology that keeps the temperature consistent across the huge surface. But big, powerful ovens use a lot of fuel: Its 35,000 BTUs put this Koda Max nearly on par with a 3-burner Traeger griddle. That heat will also come pouring out the open front of the oven, which means the Max is not ideal for small patios.
The Gozney makes truly excellent high-temperature pizza. Most backyard ovens, even our other favorites on this list, tend to struggle to reach and maintain the 900-degree temps needed for proper Neapolitan crust. The Dome Gen 2 gets there in 20 minutes, it heats admirably evenly, and it’s responsible for the best pizzas that my colleague Kat Merck says she’s made in her entire life. This is worth noting, given that she was editor and recipe tester for pizzaiolo Ken Forkish’s iconic pizza book The Elements of Pizza. (For what it’s worth, Forkish also uses a Dome Gen 2 at home, while enjoying his retirement. He likes using dough at 67 percent hydration, while cooking at 900 degrees in the Dome.)
A couple caveats, however: Gozney often markets the Dome as being able to cook two pizzas at the same time. This is a silly thing to do at the temperatures you’re cooking at. Cook one pizza. If you use the Neapolitan Arch, it’ll make the oven’s aperture narrow enough that you’ll need to limit yourself to a 12-inch peel anyway. The price of a Gozney Dome also rises considerably once you start delving into the accessories. With the stand, cover,Neapolitan arch, wood fire control kit, turning peel, and 15 pounds of Gozney-brand kiln-dried hardwood, the final price for the Dome Gen 2 can rack up as high as $3,270.
Best Big Pizza Oven for Families: Ooni Koda Max
Ooni’s large oven is for everyone who is sick of feeding their families with multiple teeny-tiny 12-inch pies and just wants to make a massive 20-inch cheese pizza for all the kids at once. You can either attach a propane tank or hook it to your natural gas line. If this is a possibility for you, then I recommend the latter. Ooni has a new gas management technology that keeps the temperature consistent across the huge surface. But big, powerful ovens use a lot of fuel: Its 35,000 BTUs put this Koda Max nearly on par with a 3-burner Traeger griddle. That heat will also come pouring out the open front of the oven, which means the Max is not ideal for small patios.
#Thousand #Pizzas #Find #Pizza #Ovenshome,outdoors,pizza oven,buying guides,yardware upgrade,kitchen">We Made More Than a Thousand Pizzas to Find the Best Pizza Ovens
The Dome is big. It’s not portable, practical, or inexpensive. It accepts the romance of wood, or the brute power of propane or natural gas. Its height makes it versatile enough for steaks, fish, or other skillet meals. This pizza oven is designed to be a fixture in your life and backyard, bolstered by an ever-expanding accessory set. And it also more than earns its place there, once you buy a snap-on Neapolitan arch accessory ($60) to bolster its insulation.
The Gozney makes truly excellent high-temperature pizza. Most backyard ovens, even our other favorites on this list, tend to struggle to reach and maintain the 900-degree temps needed for proper Neapolitan crust. The Dome Gen 2 gets there in 20 minutes, it heats admirably evenly, and it’s responsible for the best pizzas that my colleague Kat Merck says she’s made in her entire life. This is worth noting, given that she was editor and recipe tester for pizzaiolo Ken Forkish’s iconic pizza book The Elements of Pizza. (For what it’s worth, Forkish also uses a Dome Gen 2 at home, while enjoying his retirement. He likes using dough at 67 percent hydration, while cooking at 900 degrees in the Dome.)
A couple caveats, however: Gozney often markets the Dome as being able to cook two pizzas at the same time. This is a silly thing to do at the temperatures you’re cooking at. Cook one pizza. If you use the Neapolitan Arch, it’ll make the oven’s aperture narrow enough that you’ll need to limit yourself to a 12-inch peel anyway. The price of a Gozney Dome also rises considerably once you start delving into the accessories. With the stand, cover,Neapolitan arch, wood fire control kit, turning peel, and 15 pounds of Gozney-brand kiln-dried hardwood, the final price for the Dome Gen 2 can rack up as high as $3,270.
Best Big Pizza Oven for Families: Ooni Koda Max
Ooni’s large oven is for everyone who is sick of feeding their families with multiple teeny-tiny 12-inch pies and just wants to make a massive 20-inch cheese pizza for all the kids at once. You can either attach a propane tank or hook it to your natural gas line. If this is a possibility for you, then I recommend the latter. Ooni has a new gas management technology that keeps the temperature consistent across the huge surface. But big, powerful ovens use a lot of fuel: Its 35,000 BTUs put this Koda Max nearly on par with a 3-burner Traeger griddle. That heat will also come pouring out the open front of the oven, which means the Max is not ideal for small patios.
#Asian #Wrestling #Championships #India #bags #medals #confirms #Greco #Roman">Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: India bags two medals, confirms another in Greco Roman
Indian Greco Roman wrestlers bagged two medals and confirmed another one at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday.
Lalit lost 0-9 to Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Botirov in the 55kg final to settle for silver, while the seasoned Sunil Kumar defeated another Uzbek, Mukhammadkodir Rasulov, 5-4 in an 87kg bronze medal match to ensure his sixth podium finish in the event.
Nitesh entered the 97kg final to assure India of another medal. The Indian, who beat Kyrgyzstan’s Melis Aitbekov 8-0 in the quarterfinals and China’s Zegang Wang 7-2 in the semifinals, will meet Iran’s Abdollah Saravi in the gold medal contest.
Aman (77kg) lost to Korea’s Yeonghun Noh 14-15 in another duel for bronze.
Prince (82kg) reached the bronze medal match to keep his hopes alive.
