GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay defensive lineman Mike Daniels’ strip sack of Russell Wilson deep in Seattle territory in the third quarter set up Ty Montgomery’s 6-yard touchdown run on the next play to spark the Packers’ 17-9 win on Sunday.
Well, he didn’t exactly “rub some dirt on it,” but J.J. Watt still found a way to play with a gruesome injury. J.J. Watt took time out from his herculean hurricane relief efforts on Sunday, and played some football.
pparently the NFL is as tone-deaf in Spanish, as it is in English. Mexico was hit with an earthquake on Thursday, a massive, 8.2-magnitude event that did serious damage.
Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes to tight end Jesse James as the Pittsburgh Steelers, with minimal help from Le’Veon Bell, opened the season by holding off the Cleveland Browns 21-18 on Sunday.
Deshaun Watson has started the second half at quarterback for the Houston Texans after a terrible first half by Tom Savage. The Texans traded up to draft Watson in the first round, but insisting all offseason that Savage would start.
Colin Kaepernick’s fraternity brothers gathered before the Detroit Lions hosted the Arizona Cardinals to support the unsigned quarterback.
In a complete reversal from last week, the Cleveland Police have now decided to go ahead and participate in a pre-game flag ceremony with the Cleveland Browns, a report says.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) gave his fellow Floridians some “good news” Friday as the state prepares for Hurricane Irma. Rubio, in a press conference warning about the dangerous hurricane on the way, joked that at least the New England Patriots lost their Thursday
With the 2017-18 NFL season fairly begun, many are wondering how the broadcast networks will cover the expected national anthem protests, and a recent story shows broadcasters pledging to cover the protests without making a big deal of them.
The NFL opened its 2017 season Thursday night, in much the same way that it played out the 2016 season. The game featured the team that won the final game of the year last season, the game was high-scoring with plenty of offense, the game featured an anthem protest, and the league’s ratings went down.
Friday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Skip Bayless called the Las Vegas Police Union’s letter to the NFL calling for an investigation into Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett’s “racist” claim that he was profiled “completely out of bounds” and “offensive.” “The
As the NFL season warms up, protest against the U.S.A. during the playing of the national anthem are spreading as Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters decided to stay seated during the song last night.
The union representing the Las Vegas Police Department, wrote the NFL a letter on Thursday afternoon, requesting that the league investigate Seahawks’ defensive end Michael Bennett for making, “false and offensive” claims about their officers. Specifically, Bennett’s claim that the officers detained him because he was, “a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
With Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett accusing the Las Vegas Police of racial profiling and police brutality, some liberal sports writers are now hoping that the whole of the NFL, players as well as executives, will turn to race activism.
Thursday on Fox Sports 1’s “First Things First,” co-host Nick Wright asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell if he believes quarterback Colin Kaepernick is good enough to be in the league, which Goodell deflected by saying he is “not a football
Thursday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe reacted to Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett’s run-in with the Las Vegas Police Department where Bennett claims he was singled out based on race. “[M]aybe I’m not surprised,” he told co-host Skip Bayless. “You
Roger Goodell didn’t wait for the Las Vegas Police Department’s press conference about the Michael Bennett incident, before releasing his own statement in support of Bennett. Had he done so, he would have found some serious holes in Bennett’s claim that he was cuffed and threatened by the police because of his race.
Former NFL GM Mike Lombardi, now working for the website The Ringer, thinks Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson is in over his head.
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett alleged in a Twitter post Wednesday morning, that Las Vegas police officers forced him to the ground, held a gun to his head, and threatened to “blow my f-ing head off.”
Ray Lewis dropped a bombshell during his appearance on Inside the NFL on Tuesday night. The former Raven said that Baltimore was close to offering Colin Kaepernick a contract, but changed their minds after Kaepernick’s girlfriend posted a “racist” tweet.
The NFL has upheld Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspension, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. However, due to the timing of the decision, Elliott will be able to play in the season opener against the New York Giants.
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The NFL says the Miami Dolphins’ season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not be played in Miami this week, but may be moved to a neutral site because of Hurricane Irma.
As America’s reigning pop princess, Taylor Swift has unsurprisingly landed a major football halftime show. But it is not the one you may be thinking of.
In a press conference leading up to his team’s season opening matchup with the San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers star quarterback Cam Newton said that it is “unfair” that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains a free agent. Kaepernick protested
Tuesday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” co-host and Dallas Cowboys superfan Skip Bayless weighed in on Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott appeal hearing regarding his six-game suspension for domestic violence. Bayless said he believes Elliott will be eligible week one
In a new interview, NFL hall of famer Franco Harris said that someone like Colin Kaepernick could never get away with disrespecting the country by refusing to stand for the national anthem because players like Joe Greene and Jack Lambert would step up to put a stop to such protests.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The previous time Patriots quarterback Tom Brady opened a season at home against Kansas City in 2008, it ended with him limping off the field with a season-ending knee injury.
Explaining the Colin Kaepernick phenomenon entirely from a left-wing perspective, a recent Politico piece proclaimed the national anthem protester to be a civil rights martyr, but one the NFL itself created through unforced errors.
One of the many results of anthem-protesting former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s continued unemployment, has been the growth of the pro-Kaepernick protest movement. This movement has taken the form of active protest, speeches, or, simply wearing Kaepernick’s 49er jersey.
You might think that given the backlash Fox Sports received for hiring Michael Vick last week, that network executives might have become squeamish. Perhaps, even second guessing their decision to bring on the controversial former four-time Pro Bowler.
Tom Coughlin knows darn well why he never seriously entertained the idea of signing Colin Kaepernick this offseason, he’s just not going to tell you.
Cleveland police, EMTs and other first responders are refusing to take the filed to hold a giant U.S. flag after the Cleveland Browns took a knee during a recent pre-season game, reports say.
For months, Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones claimed that the NFL had “no evidence” that his star running back Ezekiel Elliott was guilty of domestic violence. Well, in light of some recent revelations, it appears that Jones might have been right. It also appears that the NFL didn’t really seem to care.
DeAndre Hopkins wants to be the face of the Houston Texans offense. On Thursday the Texans made sure that he’ll be that for years to come when they agreed a five-year, $81 million contract extension with the receiver.
As the sports world continues to talk about Colin Kaepernick’s unemployment — especially the liberal sports media — many insist he is being “blackballed” by the NFL. But, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breers talked to several executives, and the player’s politics were the last thing on their minds.
In Thursday’s “Offended America” podcast, Fox Sports 1 personality Jason Whitlock slammed Colin Kaepernick and his “ineffective protest,” calling the free agent quarterback an “attention whore” and a “bad role model for kids.” [Interview begins around the 7:40 mark] “First
Former Arizona Cardinals center Ed Cunningham has resigned his post as a college football analyst for ESPN citing the safety hazards that players face in the sport.
CBS analyst Bill Cowher thinks that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn’t really very serious about returning to the game.
Wednesday, Fox Sports 1 “Speak for Yourself” co-host Jason Whitlock reacted to Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers supporting Colin Kaepernick’s protest and saying he should be signed to a team. Whitlock questioned Rodgers’ honesty about Kaepernick, saying if
CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict had his NFL suspension reduced from five to three games Wednesday for his egregious hit on a Chiefs running back.
