Tag: NFL

On Thursday, after admitting that he “didn’t get it right” when he suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for just two games for domestic violence, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed owners that NFL players and personnel will now be

When Denver Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker suffered a concussion in a preseason game, which caused Peyton Manning to lose it and get his first taunting penalty by getting in the face of and cursing D.J. Swearinger, it was the

An overwhelming majority of NFL players surveyed by ESPN agree with President Barack Obama that marijuana is not more dangerous than alcohol.  “As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad

CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns star wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended the entire NFL season for another violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. The league announced Wednesday that arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld Gordon’s indefinite suspension for a failed

USC is reportedly investigating the story of star cornerback Josh Shaw allegedly spraining both of his ankles after jumping from a second-floor balcony to save his drowning nephew over the weekend. That was the story on Monday that took the

On Tuesday, ESPN did a segment on Michael Sam’s showering habits.  Seriously. Hours before NFL teams have to cut down their rosters to 75 players, ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported from Rams camp that a “Rams defensive player told me that ‘Sam

The Oakland Raiders are the least desirable team for NFL players.  In a recent survey, ESPN asked NFL players: “The only way I’d play for [team name] is if they doubled my salary.” According to ESPN, “82 players who answered,” and

Al Michaels, who recently said the controversy over the Redskins name is “nuts,” said football fans just don’t want announcers lecturing them on the Redskins name. “Our audience wants to watch a football game, and all you really do to

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quarterback Cam Newton will miss the Carolina Panthers’ final preseason game after an MRI on Sunday revealed a hairline fracture in his ribs. Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Newton will be evaluated at the end of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jeff Fisher shared the bad news with Sam Bradford on Sunday morning. By the time the St. Louis Rams coach began his day-after news conference, he’d had several hours to digest the impact of an injury

ESPN analyst Tom Jackson, a former star on the Denver Broncos who has been at the network for 28 years, said on Friday that he may not say “Redskins” on the air. On Friday’s “Mike and Mike” radio program on

Nearly four in five Americans don’t think the Redskins should change their name. Support among Washington Post editorial board members for ditching “Redskins” remains significantly higher. The Redskins’ hometown paper has long called on the team to come up with

So far no suspensions have been handed out to Pittsburgh Steelers running backs Le’Veon Bell and LeGarrette Blount for their arrests involving marijuana possession and, in Bell’s case, driving under the influence on Wednesday. However, according to Sports Illustrated, the pair have apologized for their behavior.

Johnny Manziel lost his cool. Now he will lose $12,000. The NFL fined the Browns backup for his middle-finger gesture aimed at the Redskins sideline on Monday Night Football earlier this week. The Redskins had been taunting Manziel for much

The 49ers, with a taxpayer assist, broke the bank on their new Santa Clara stadium. They apparently went cheap on the grass. The team cut short their public practice on Wednesday after players lost footing and created massive divots on

Former Buffalo Bills quarterback and Hall of Famer Jim Kelly was diagnosed with cancer in June of 2013, was thought free of the disease later that year, but relapsed again early this year. This week, though, Kelly’s doctors gave him

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Courtland Griffin has attempted to keep the lives of his McCluer North football players as normal as possible despite the upheaval in their community: Ferguson, Missouri. North is one of three high schools in the Ferguson-Florissant

How ’bout them Cowboys?  Forbes released its annual valuation of all 32 NFL franchises. While Jerry Jones’s team remains mired in mediocrity on the field, it plays as the envy of the NFL off of the field. The magazine estimates

Veteran NFL referee Mike Carey surprised the sports world when he revealed that he has been boycotting the Washington Redskins since as far back as 2006, refusing both to officiate Washington games and use the team’s purportedly racist name in

The Cleveland Browns have opted to go with an undrafted free agent as the starting quarterback over the former Heisman Trophy-winner just selected in the first round. The team named Brian Hoyer the starter over Johnny Manziel Wednesday morning. Manziel

Punter Chris Kluwe has decided not to pursue a wrongful termination lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings. Instead, he will accept a settlement that will provide an undisclosed sum of money to five gay-rights charities over the next five years. Kluwe

ESPN’s Bill Simmons may say “Washington.” ESPN’s Mike Ditka says “Redskins.”   “There’s so much horse$#!+,” the Super Bowl-winning coach and player says of the nickname controversy, “it’s incredible.” In an edited audio interview with Redskins author and superfan Mike

According to Chicago Bears defensive end David Bass, who grew up about six miles from where Michael Brown was fatally shot by police, Ferguson was a “gasoline-soaked woodpile just waiting for a spark.” First of all, Bass says that Ferguson

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, one of the most durable players in the NFL over the past decade, tore the ACL in his right knee during practice Monday and will undergo season-ending surgery. The team