Hello and welcome to another edition of <\/span>Free Agent<\/span><\/i>! Time to invest in Detroit pizza company stocks, because the Lions are so back. (Sponsoring Juventus is an absolutely <\/span>ridiculous way to spend taxpayer money<\/span><\/a>, though.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of taxpayer money, let’s talk about stadium subsidies and a few NFL teams who are looking for some help making a buck. Then we’ll talk about good news in the world of refereeing, and end with a little golf.<\/span><\/p>\n

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• The NFL didn’t require home teams to hold <\/span>a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk<\/span><\/a> this weekend. Many did anyway (but <\/span>some conservatives are still mad<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/li>\n
• Elsewhere in <\/span>Reason<\/span><\/i>: <\/span>The Reason Roundtable<\/span><\/i> gang discusses Kirk, cancel culture, apocalyptic politics, and more<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
• The stadium public address announcer (a dream job of mine) for the Chiefs resigned because the team wouldn’t let him do <\/span>his famous third-down call anymore<\/span><\/a>\u2014and because he’d have more time to <\/span>run for county legislator<\/span><\/a> (a nightmare job for me).<\/span><\/li>\n
• Also, wearing t-shirts in support of your teammate who pled guilty to a hit-and-run street racing crash <\/span>is a bad idea<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
• A bill in Congress to reform college sports <\/span>might be falling apart<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
• New York City mayoral favorite <\/span>Zohran Mamdani hates FIFA<\/span><\/a>, like everyone else. But his plan to meddle with World Cup ticket prices is just going to make the ticketing process even more random. (Sorry not sorry that prices exist and convey useful information to buyers and sellers.)<\/span><\/li>\n
• Follow up to <\/span>last week’s newsletter on Kawhi Leonard<\/span><\/a>: Pablo Torre found <\/span>more incriminating evidence<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Mark Cuban still doesn’t believe<\/span><\/a> Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is implicated.<\/span><\/li>\n
• Meanwhile, in England, West Ham United are confiscating commemorative scarves. (This is not, in fact, something we can all get behind.)<\/span><\/span>
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  Half-and-half scarves, along with any other items featuring the crest of both West Ham and Spurs, will be confiscated and not returned at the London Stadium <\/p>\n

  IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL GET BEHIND? ???? pic.twitter.com\/kAUHvcLDoY<\/a><\/p>\n

  — Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) September 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n