“Devin Hester, you are ridiculous!” That line was bellowed many a time by Chicago Bears radio play-by-play man Jeff Joniak, especially from 2006-2010 when the Monsters of the Midway were making legitimate runs toward championships. Hester electrified Bears fans and
Friday during the press conference to address the NFL’s reaction to recent domestic violence scandals surrounding several players, Commissioner Roger Goodell was interrupted by Benjy Bronk from the “Howard Stern Show” screaming, “Don’t take me into an elevator!” Benjy Bronk of the
Friday during a press conference to address the NFL’s reaction to recent domestic violence scandals surrounding several players, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said, “I got it wrong,” so he has called in “former FBI director Robert Mueller to conduct an
Embattled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pledged to “get it right and do whatever is necessary to accomplish that” in a New York press conference on Friday afternoon. “We can use the NFL to help create change,” Goodell announced, “not only
The courts refused to punish Ray Rice. The NFL did. Nevertheless, the White House has chided the league, rather than judges or the politicians who appoint them, for not exhibiting “zero tolerance” toward players involved in hitting women or children.
Brandon Marshall implored journalists in a dramatic press conference on Thursday to let the “process play itself out” and to “gather all the facts before…playing judge and jury” on embattled NFL players. The Chicago Bears wide receiver took the podium at
An African American women’s group labels it “unacceptable” that the NFL did not include any black women as consultants on its new domestic violence panel. On September 15, the NFL announced the creation of a new advisory group to help
ATLANTA (AP) — Devin Hester high-stepped into the NFL record book. Matt Ryan had as many touchdown passes as incompletions. Julio Jones made a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch tumbling into the end zone. The result: One of the biggest wins in
Few Americans agree with ESPN’s Keith Olbermann and the National Organization for Women that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should resign. An NBC/Marist poll found that just 29 percent of Americans surveyed believe the commissioner should leave his post because of
They’ve played at huge professional and college athletic events. NFL halftime shows and Army-Navy pre-game performances are on their impressive resume. But Wednesday night, the patriotic rock band Madison Rising took the stage at the site of one of the
More information is surfacing of the discipline endured by Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson as a child. Peterson’s high school coach Booker Bowie revealed he would hit Peterson up to three times with an 18-inch-long, wooden paddle in
What a Week 2 in the NFL. From on-field injuries to off-field indictments, this week’s player rankings are missing quite a few marquee names. Jamaal Charles and Vernon Davis were both bit by the injury bug last week; Charles suffered
It turns out that the guys in the stands hit their wives a lot more than the guys on the field. But because TV cameras obsess over the activities of football players and not football watchers, the guys in the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” co-host Don Lemon suggested the so-called spanking culture that exists in black community was a product of the days of slavery. The discussion stemmed from the controversy surrounding NFL running back Adrian Peterson and
Ray Rice has more company on the sidelines. Police arrested another NFL running back on domestic violence charges on Wednesday. The Arizona Cardinals deactivated running back Jonathan Dwyer after his arrest for aggravated assault and other charges. The allegations stem
Arian Foster loves a Toyota Tundra towing the Space Shuttle. Anheuser-Busch lecturing the NFL on morality? He likes that about as much as he likes Caillou. “We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this
Per Gallup, after a short-term bump to 44% last year, trust in the media to report “the news fully, accurately, and fairly” has plummeted back to an all-time low of 40%. With fits and starts, the downward trend since Gallup
When Anheuser-Busch speaks, the NFL listens. The leading television sponsor of the last five Super Bowls has chastised the league for its handling of player misbehavior. Video of three-time Pro Bowler Ray Rice knocking out the woman he subsequently married,
Hoping its slavish elite media readers will just read the headline, snicker, and move on, Media Matters hurled this dishonest headline at Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Fox News Tuesday: A Fox Host Finally Connected The NFL Domestic Violence Controversy To Benghazi.
On Tuesday, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that she will introduce a bill to revoke the NFL’s tax-exempt status because the league allows Washington to use the Redskins nickname. The NFL has come under fire because of Ray Rice’s domestic
On Tuesday, the NFL announced that a former aide to Vice President Joe Biden will be the league’s top lobbyist as the league has reels from Ray Rice’s domestic abuse video and Adrian Peterson’s child abuse allegations. Cynthia Hogan, the
On Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D) called on the Minnesota Vikings to suspend Vikings running back Adrian Peterson as the league investigates two possible cases of child abuse involving Peterson. The Vikings had reinstated Peterson, who is facing felony
The NFL prohibited Robert Griffin III from wearing a “Know Jesus, Know Peace” shirt to Sunday’s postgame press conference. With much of the country under the impression that narcotics users, child abusers, and wife beaters comprise an unhealthy percentage of
Rihanna, herself a famous victim of domestic abuse, had her song “Run This Town” pulled by CBS last week over the Ray Rice domestic abuse scandal. The song was originally scheduled to be part of the Thursday Night Football pregame
Denver Broncos slot receiver Wes Welker, suspended prior to the season opener for testing positive for amphetamines, won tentative reinstatement following the NFL Players Association endorsing a new drug policy for the league over the weekend. Wes gets a do-over
