Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction.

Distraction of the Day

Infighting among Kansas politicians over whether to build the Chiefs a new dome or build an outdoor stadium for the Royals. [PFT]

Boy, BSPN’s blue ribbon panel not slurping Saint Lamar Jackson sure has the statgeeks with their britches all bunched up. Joe would take Joe Burrow in a heartbeat over Jackson. [CBS]

Oh, Teddy Bridgewater, say it isn’t so. You weren’t paying your high school players, were you? [Yahoo!]

Michael Penix said mental reps got him ready to play. [NFL]

Fun in Russia. [TikTok]

“Speak” goes quiet. FS1 cancels three of its weekday hollering shows, including “Speak” and “The Facility.” Among the victims are former Bucs receiver Keyshawn Johnson, linebacker Emmanuel Acho and (alleged) promiscuous co-worker Joy Taylor. [The Athletic]

With CBS being sold the NFL could contractually pull out of its deal with the network. However, it appears the NFL has no desire to leave the Tiffany Network. [Front Office Sports]

FOX found a replacement for Laura Okmin. [Awful Announcing]

Yeah, Joe could see Nick Saban returning to college football if they ever get the players to unionize. [Outkick]

Monkey doesn’t like Thai peppers. [TikTok]

The very best from one of the best! Congrats to @NdamukongSuh on an incredible career! pic.twitter.com/2xeUjgdA8P

— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) July 14, 2025

“When we played, especially under Buddy Ryan, we were in full pads Wednesday, full pads Thursday, and if we lost the previous Sunday we'd be in uppers Friday.”@Golic on some of the differences from when he played to now: pic.twitter.com/G0Uo3LWRWx

— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) July 9, 2025