ESPN is out of control, but the Washington Redskins really do want us to "Go Fuck Yourself!"

One under-the-radar reason that I can give as evidence as to the fixed nature of the American sports machine is the existence of franchises within a framework that -- if sane, legal, and on the up and up -- would fail.

The Washington Redskins (Cartman aside) would be one such franchise.

They may well have reached a new low today.

Jessica McCloughan is the wife of the GM of the Redskins, Scot.

She's now in fairly serious hot water for accusing ESPN of having one of their female reporters, Dianna Russini, giving blow jobs for stories:

(Twitter GIF from Deadspin article:)



(This was to a story that if the Redskins hold a losing record by the time their bye week comes around, changes will be made.)

Deadspin themselves notes that this is (at least!) the FOURTH embarrassing story surrounding the Redskins this week.

The other three:

• RG3 benched as the starter, probably ending his time in Washington...
• ... thereafter being accused of Facebook-liking an anti-Redskins post.
• ... and that this move was against the wishes of owner Dan Snyder.

Someone had better see to it this team gets under control before some Redskins fealty-swearer loses it.