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

Less people are going to Vegas because of the gouging but more and more people are going to games at The Roomba. And this is good news for the Raiders. [PFT]

Possible landing spots for Derek Carr. [CBS]

The Bills had a ton of injuries in 2025. Interestingly in the NFLPA report card after the 2024 season, Bills players thought their training staff was “inadequate” in helping players stay healthy. [Yahoo!]

Former Steelers are really worked up about Big Ben slander. [NFL]

The science of Thomas Hearns. [TikTok]

Winners and losers of the 2025 NFL season. [SI]

College football playoff really is ruining college football. [Awful Announcing]

IMG Academy in Bradenton will pay nearly $2 million in fines to the feds for accepting two students who were indirectly bankrolled by Mexican drug cartels. [Miami Herald]

Netflix doesn’t like its podcasts popping up on YouTube. [Front Office Sports]

Is using bear spray on a moose smart? [Outkick]

WTF, Arkansas??? It’s the 21st Century for crying out loud! [X]

Circus #fail. [TikTok]

Fernando Mendoza in Vegas? Distracting? No… he’ll be on his best behavior and that’s a @KaticMichael guarantee pic.twitter.com/5MCiL5KP2P

— Wake Up Barstool (@wakeupbarstool) February 13, 2026

"It should be Kansas City, Buffalo, or Baltimore." 👀@stephenasmith reacts to Tyreek Hill being released by the Dolphins and shares what teams he should look to join next 🏈 pic.twitter.com/0jy1Nkdyuy

— First Take (@FirstTake) February 16, 2026