Day 644

• It appears we have another six murders and a suicide we can chalk up to football.  Examination of the brain tissue of Philip Adams found he had an especially severe Grade 2 case of CTE in his brain tissue when he killed six people and then himself in April.  Comparisons were made to an unusual level of frontal lobe damage, not unakin to that of Aaron Hernandez.  He was 32 when he went and massacred four members of his family and two workers -- after begging for help from the NFL...
• Steph Curry is now the all-time 3-point record-holder in the NBA.
• Two members of the Milwaukee Bucks, including the "Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo, have entered COVID protocols.  We're getting an outbreak here, and I'm not sure we get much further without major disruption -- not just one or two teams...   
• To that effect:  NINE members of the LA Rams have been put into the NFL's COVID protocols today.  Thirteen Rams players, in total now, are in protocols.  Coach Sean McVay makes a point to express all players have been vaccinated.  According to NFL.com, Beckham is a positive, none of the others are known at this time.  Tom Pelissero says all of them are positives.  If this is the case, look out Arizona Cardinals...
• And even MORE:   Eight Cleveland Browns are added to the protocol list today -- making eleven total.
• Seven NFL teams are now in advanced protocols.
• Additionally, all non-player personnel in the NFL must get their booster by December 27th.  Too little, too late...  
• According to Yardbarker, the number of players added to the COVID protocols in the NFL just yesterday and today totals over SIXTY.
• And it is now believed the ENTIRE LEAGUE may be under advanced protocols before many of next week's games are played.
• It appears that any COVID positive while in China for the Olympics might result in a 3-5 week quarantine in the country.  Several NHL players, including Conor McDavid, have expressed concern to this end.
• The New Jersey Nets are down to eight players, as seven entered NBA COVID protocols today.
• At least one of the officials in the Rangers-Avalanche game tonight in Denver was picked off -- probably for a positive COVID test.
• So let us see...  Nine Rams, Eight Browns, Seven Nets, and a fucking virus in a goddamn pear tree the Rethughlipigs won't let us beat.  A first-world travel and sociality based virus...
• Keith Olbermann is positing that, by the scheduled early-February start of the Games, at least the NHL might be scrapping the entire season (or at least a portion thereof)/rescheduling period due to COVID.  And if that's the case, we do not get Super Bowl LVI, which happens on Day 10 of the Beijing Games.   
• Before anyone asks, yes, I'm fully aware that's the NFL, but the NFL is shedding parts on the proverbial track.
• To no one's surprise:  Reports are now coming out that Dan Snyder was intimidating witnesses to his workplace misconduct.
• In the "Fuck All Of This" Department:  OJ Simpson has completed parole.  He is a free and clear man.