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

Nick Sirianni claims he never flipped off Eagles fans. [PFT]

Details on every trade yesterday. [CBS]

Five most impactful trades. [Yahoo!]

Trade grades. [NFL]

That defensive end can hit! [TikTok]

After an expensive, carefully crafted and well-rehearsed image makeover interview with People magazine, adultress and disgraced former journalist Dianna Russini looks even worse. In other words, the self-described MILF is in denial. [Awful Announcing]

Ripple effects of 24-team playoff. [Front Office Sports]

SEC strongman Greg Sankey sticks up for his refs. [Outkick]

The race to find JFK, Jr.’s plane wreckage. [Daily Mail]

Trying to save your trampoline in a wind storm. [TikTok]

Antonio Pierce is so sick of talking about the Cowboys — "an embarrassment" — that he calls out the NFL Today+ producer and makes them show the guy's face. 🏈📺🎙️😂 pic.twitter.com/GH546YUv8w

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 8, 2026

November 5, 1978

Promising Buccaneers rookie quarterback Doug Williams suffers a broken jaw on a hit by Rams linebacker Bob Brudzinski early in the contest.

Williams would miss five games before returning in the season's final week with a custom-designed protective facemask. pic.twitter.com/WC9ti6HE0h

— Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163) November 5, 2026

My THOUGHTS on this @MichaelVick and @NorfolkStateFB situation https://t.co/jWYYIbizpR pic.twitter.com/HTJFeoowXt

— Doc Holliday (@The_DocHolliday) November 8, 2026

"A home run move. The team that was already the most complete in the conference just somehow got better."

The Jags trading for Jessie Bates put the rest of the AFC on notice according to @AdamSchein pic.twitter.com/e8qIbZicV2

— Mad Dog Sports Radio (@MadDogRadio) November 9, 2026