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Patriots fan’s obituary asks for donations to Tom Brady’s Deflategate defense

Tom Brady and the NFL Players Association are determined to beat the NFL and have Brady’s four-game suspension overturned. The only person who may be more committed to exonerating Brady is the New England Patriots fan who literally took the …

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Patriots fan’s obituary says ‘Brady is innocent!’

No matter what we learn about Tom Brady’s alleged role in the Deflategate scandal, some New England Patriots fans will never stop defending their quarterback — even in death. Patricia M. Shong, a 72-year-old Patriots fan from Auburn, …

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Obituary blames ‘Seahawks lousy play call’ for man’s death

The Seahakws lost Super Bowl XLIX in heartbreaking fashion and the decision to attempt a pass from the one yard line, instead of handing the ball to Marshawn Lynch, has appeared in a fan’s obituary. Here’s an excerpt via The …

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Woman’s obituary says Dick LeBeau leaving Steelers contributed to death

Eleanor Miriam Gallagher of Nanticoke, Penn. passed away on Wednesday at the age of 81. According to her obituary, the Pittsburgh Steelers may have shortened Gallagher’s life. More specifically, Gallagher’s family feels that the …

Kansas City Chiefs fan’s obituary says he died of heartbreak caused by team

Talk about the ultimate slap to the face. The obituary for a Kansas City Chiefs fan says the man died because of heartbreak caused by the team. Here’s the first sentence of the obituary for Loren G. “Sam” Lickteig that appeared in …

Mets fan Marylou Belles takes a shot at the team in her obituary

Marylou Belles of Bethel, Conn. died back on July 13. According to her obituary which we read on the Daily Courier-Observer’s website, she battled cancer for 27 years before passing away on Friday the 13th — which was described as a …

Broncos fan’s obituary says he hated Peyton Manning and ‘wanted out’ before signing was completed

Nothing screams sports fanatic quite like an angry obituary. This one comes from the Columbia Tribune in Missouri about a big-time Broncos fan who died Monday. James H. “Jim” Driver, 78, of Eagle, Colo., formerly of Columbia, Mo., passed …

Twins Fan’s Obituary Says He Was Angry with Joe Mauer

A 22-year-old man named Josiah Abeler died recently after suffering a seizure in his sleep. I’m sure his family and friends are going through a difficult time, but that doesn’t mean the person who wrote the obituary had to take a shot at …

A Tribute to the Deceased Dock Ellis

Dock Ellis died on Friday but the news was overshadowed over the weekend by the busy sports schedule. I didn’t know who Ellis was until I was playing in a fantasy baseball league with a team named after him. After that, it was pretty easy to …

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