Foot-Fetish Video Featuring Coach's Wife, Nasty Reply to Letter to Football Team Drive Gawker, Deadspin in December

Gawker Media founder Nick Denton was pleased with December’s results at his network of sites, particularly flagship site Gawker and sports destination Deadspin, which were largely driven by two scoops — the foot fetish video that featured the wife of New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, and a hysterical reply on Cleveland Browns letterhead to a letter to the football club complaining about paper airplanes. From Denton’s memo to staff, via Romenesko Memos: