With all of the the subtleties and sensitivities of a pack of under-fed hyena’s, the sports media wasted no time lobbying the Green Bay Packers to sign Colin Kaepernick after Aaron Rodgers went down with a broken collarbone.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers could miss the remainder of the season with a broken collarbone.
Despite three straight years of regression on the football field, in addition to an entire season of protesting supposed oppression on the sidelines. Colin Kaepernick thinks he should have a job. Apparently, he thinks it so much that he’s willing to file a grievance against NFL owners for collusion.
A substantially smaller number of 49ers knelt during the anthem, for their game against the Washington Redskins. Last week, more than 20 49ers knelt, and this week, league Commissioner Roger Goodell also issued a memo, saying it was time to “put the anthem controversy behind us.”
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, has festooned its lawn with over 300 small American flags in an attempt to foster “unity.”
The NFL’s loss of viewers and popularity, in large part due to anthem protests, has provoked a wide-range of reaction across the political world. For the RNC Chairwoman, the latest reports of plummeting NFL ratings provoked a tweet of sarcastic shock.
A lot of intriguing match-ups on the sixth Sunday of NFL action. Here is a preview of the games:
What do Germany and Pittsburgh have in common? Other than being able to find excellent Bratwurst in either place, both Pittsburgh and Germany were the scene of NFL-style anthem protests on Saturday.
BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga game at home on Saturday.
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Donald Trump discussed the 236th anniversary of the defeat of the British at the Battle of Yorktown and the American flag and said, “Before watching a football game, you want to see those players be
President Trump told an audience on Friday, that people want to see their players “respect the country.”
Police are investigating an ugly moment from the stands at Thursday night’s Philadelphia Eagles-Carolina Panthers game. In the video captured of the incident, a fan in a Cam Newton Panthers jersey is seen sharing words with an older fan in a
Jaguars Owner Shad Khan donated $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural committee. Though, given what he just said about the president, he might soon ask for a refund.
The National Football League is now seen as one of the most divisive brand names in America after two years of players protesting the country during the national anthem, a new report finds.
Former Milwaukee County, WI Sheriff David Clarke said Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” that NFL players kneeling for the national anthem are being “paid to play football, not to protest.” “It takes approximately two minutes and 12 seconds to
Per a Fox 8 report, military veterans and military family members came together Sunday to show their disapproval of the NFL allowing national anthem protests. The group met at American Legion Post 15 in Mahoning County, OH to set fire to
A Louisiana sheriff’s department is hitting the Ford Motor Company in the wallet and refusing to buy new Ford police cruisers because the carmaker announced its support of the NFL’s national anthem protests. This season, as the national anthem protests
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carson Wentz continues to show poise beyond his years in his second NFL season.
A new report reveals that an anonymous Twitter account seen faithfully supporting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was secretly created and operated by his own wife.
Liberals are quite fond of saying they’ll move to foreign countries, if Republicans get elected to the presidency. Then, to the disappointment of all, they remain. Something like that may be starting with NFL players and the anthem protests.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court cleared the way Thursday for the NFL to impose a six-game suspension on Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott over domestic violence allegations, siding with the league in the latest high-profile fight over its ability to punish players for off-field behavior.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” network host Al Sharpton compared owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones to slave owners for saying he would discipline players who kneeled during the National Anthem. Sharpton said, “So you have an all-white league of owners
Liberals have now joined conservatives to boycott ESPN after the cable sports network handed left-wing SportsCenter host Jemele Hill a two-week suspension.
Chicago (AFP) – Former New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter, whose interception return for a touchdown helped seal a Saints victory in the 2010 Super Bowl, has been arrested on domestic battery and drug possession charges, police said Thursday.
The San Francisco 49ers won’t be forcing their players to stand during the national anthem, safety Eric Reid said Wednesday.
Former NFL long snapper and U.S. Army Green Beret Nate Boyer thinks free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick could be the next Martin Luther King Jr. if he can embrace his opposers and listen to them. When Kaepernick sat for the national anthem
It’s hard to keep things a secret, in today’s NFL. It’s even harder if you work for Jerry Jones, an owner who likes to be seen in the mix of all things important. Therefore, one assumed it wouldn’t be too long before reports of what was said at the Cowboys’ closed-door anthem discussion came to light. And, as expected, it didn’t take long at all.
President Donald Trump said that the NFL should have suspended Colin Kaepernick when he first decided to sit out for the national anthem.
Sean Combs, the rapper formerly known as Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, and then just plain old Diddy. Has a plan which, if he pulled it off, could spare the NFL a tremendous headache.
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump sounded off on the protests by National Football League players that have sprung up over the opening of the season during the National Anthem. Trump argued former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick
No one knows what was said when Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones met with his team on Wednesday to discuss his statement that Cowboys players would respect the flag, or not play. However, given that the song “F*ck Donald Trump” could be heard as the media entered the locker room, it’s safe to say tensions remain somewhat high.
The NFL television ratings and attendance are down this year due to some players kneeling during the national anthem. If this trend continues, and myriad fans continue to stay away from the NFL product, it’s going to cost the players money, because there will be less profits to divvy about between their union and owners.
Imagine having so many intense negative feelings toward your country, that being told to respect it, causes “uproar.” Those feelings aren’t merely imagined by the Buccaneers Gerald McCoy, they are reality.
President Donald Trump celebrated the news that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is trying to end the national anthem protests.
There aren’t enough ironic illustrations, to adequately express what has happened to ESPN this week. The network that has become a bastion of left-wing media activism, was protested by two different groups of leftists, angry at ESPN for suspending an activist journalist that they should have fired a month ago.
Following through with a bet is a great and noble gesture, which reveals a person’s true sense of character and integrity. However, people can take things a bit too far.
Tuesday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded to the report that the National Football League was considering requiring players to stand for the National Anthem, saying the White House “would certainly support” it. “I think we would certainly
A North Dakota farmer gave the NFL a special message from his bean crop fields, letting them know that he stands out of respect for the national anthem.
As the discussion continues about what Vice President Mike Pence did at the Colts-49ers game last weekend, President Donald Trump is praising his number two for walking out on the game after players disrespected the country with protests during the national anthem.
The NFL had a night with no major political developments, no disasters of a natural or unnatural nature, and the halftime playing of a trailer for the next Star Wars movie, and yet, their ratings tanked again.
