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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

Jay Cutler

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nov 13 2009, 2:00 PM ET Comment

Man, how wrong was I about this dude?

2. It's bad news when the quarterback opens his post-game remarks by apologizing to the defense. But that's what Cutler did. Cutler became the league leader in interceptions on Thursday night -- and that was just in the first half. His five interceptions give him 17 for the season, putting him well ahead of Jake Delhomme, who has 13.


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