Tag: NFL

Pat Bowlen, a legendary NFL owner who led the Denver Broncos to six Super Bowls, has announced he is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and will step down from helming his beloved franchise. The Broncos announced that team president Joe Ellis

One of the benefits to NBC in posting rather than broadcasting Tony Dungy’s apology is that there’s no risk in the cameraman clumsily panning back to reveal the machine gun pointed at the Sunday Night Football analyst’s head. NBC didn’t

Michael Sam responded to the comments of former Colts and Bucs coach Tony Dungy that he would not have drafted the openly-gay pass rusher. He’s just happy Jeff Fisher coaches the Rams. On Tuesday, the former University of Missouri defensive

The Human Rights Campaign has said that David Tyree’s views on marriage mean that he couldn’t possibly be a good football coach, encouraging the New York Giants to rethink the retired receiver’s spot as director of player development. Citing Tyree’s

Tony Dungy issued the obligatory apology today regarding comments about Michael Sam appearing Monday in the Tampa Tribune. “I wouldn’t have taken him,” Dungy said in Monday’s paper. “Not because I don’t believe Michael Sam should have a chance to

We talk a good game about embracing other people’s cultures, ethnic backgrounds, sexual preferences, etc. But when it comes to embracing a diversity of opinion, the most important kind of diversity there is, we stink. The sports media has reminded

Cleveland has a hit with new quarterback Johnny Manziel. The NFL is reporting that the young player’s jersey (No. 2) has sold more during the first quarter of 2014 than any other . And Manziel hasn’t yet taken the first

Camps open across the NFL this week. The Seattle Seahawks open the preseason as the consensus favorites to win the Super Bowl, which would make them the first repeat champions since the New England Patriots nearly a decade ago. Nowadays

St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar and NBA free agent Donte Greene brought their talents to South Beach–their barroom-brawler talents. Their meanderings into impromptu, amateur mixed-martial arts landed them both in jail, charged with battery and disorderly conduct. Miami Beach police

Tony Dungy wouldn’t have drafted Michael Sam. He won’t be getting a reality-television show from Oprah or a shout-out from the president for his candor. “I wouldn’t have taken him,” Dungy told the Tampa Tribune. “Not because I don’t believe

New England Patriots chairman and CEO Robert Kraft suspects that the NFL may be close to maximum load in the U.S., but he and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell think there’s still room to grow on the Pacific coast and across

Detractors may have been able to marginalize and stigmatize boxing–only to see it supplanted by the equally violent mixed-martial arts–but according to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the same fate will not befall professional football. Talking to assembled press, including Breitbart

A Native American tribe straddling the Arizona-California border has refused grant money from a charity associated with the Washington Redskins. The Original Americans Foundation’s proposed donation to the Quechan Tribe would have funded a skate park and anti-suicide programs. A

The Minnesota Vikings suspended special teams coach Mike Priefer for three games on Friday for making an anti-gay comment in 2012. The disciplinary action comes as a result of accusations made by disgruntled cut punter Chris Kluwe against his former

First, the 49ers moved from San Francisco digs to a new stadium in Santa Clara. Will the Oakland Raiders be moving south next?  “They have to make that determination, whether they’re in a new stadium in Oakland or whether they

Forbes has released its list of the fifty most valuable franchises in sports. Football teams dominate the top spots–European football teams. Real Madrid ($3.4B), Barcelona ($3.2B), and Manchester United ($2.8B) wins, places, and shows. The Steinbrenners’s New York Yankees ($2.5B),

The NFL loves staging games on Thanksgiving, the NBA on Christmas, and the NHL on New Year’s Day. What’s so special about July 16 that Major League Baseball awards their players a day of rest and reflection? Is it to

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh meets “Tank Dog” in the second episode of Discovery’s American Muscle, airing Wednesday, July 16–and a moment that could have turned ugly ends on a sweet note. The Funny or Die-produced reality show is set

BEVERLY HILLS, CA–It’s an irony that at the moment when the NFL has become television’s ratings powerhouse the increasing feminization of American culture demonizes the notion of men willingly enduring physical pain and risking injury to achieve in sports.  Speaking

Chris Kluwe, 32, the former Minnesota Vikings punter who was cut before the 2013 season, is desperate to prove that his release was a result of his support for gay marriage rather than his mediocre performance on the field as

The trials and tribulations of former Detroit Lions football player Titus Young continued on Wednesday when the wide receiver was arrested on felony battery charges. USA Today reported that Young was taken into custody in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility

Baltimore Ravens defensive back Jimmy Smith became the fifth Ravens team member to be arrested during the offseason when he was taken into custody this weekend and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. ESPN reported that Smith was helping an intoxicated

Even football broadcasters keep depth charts. Pam Oliver no longer finds herself atop of Fox’s rankings of sideline reporters. The familiar face finds herself bumped by Erin Andrews, the blonde beauty famous for winning the attention of a creepy peephole

After accusing Republicans of opposing him and President Barack Obama due to “racial animus,” Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday said the “offensive” Washington Redskins name should be changed.  “I think the name ought to be changed,” Holder said on