Tag: NFL

Former Miami Dolphins and Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino had a love child with a CBS employee the year he was inducted into the Hall of Fame and paid her millions of dollars to keep it a secret.  Marino,

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver went on a radio program and said gay football players would not be welcome in NFL locker rooms.  In an interview with shock jock Artie Lange, Culliver said, “I don’t do the gay guys,

Christopher Key, a salesman for the company that allegedly sold deer antler spray to Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, said he sold the spray to Alabama and LSU football players during the 2011 college football season and has also helped players

Christopher Key, a salesman who works with the company that allegedly supplied Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis deer antler spray, said he worked with an Auburn exercise scientist to help treat a former Auburn player who was recovering from a

On Wednesday, professional golfer Vijay Singh admitted he used deer antler spray but denied he was in any way aware that the extract contained a substance that is banned on the PGA Tour.  Singh said when he first received the

For the second straight day on Wednesday, Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis called reports  that he used a banned substance found in deer antler extract a “joke” and “never took” or used the deer antler supplements and sprays.  “It’s just sad,

Nick Saban reminded a national audience that Georgia was five yards from a national title.  Just 16 months earlier Paul Finebaum wrote in Sports Illustrated that the prospects for Mark Richt keeping his job were poor.  Of course, Finebaum is

Ray Lewis said he has never failed an NFL drug test and said a report that he used a spray made from deer antler extract that contained a banned substance to recover from his torn triceps injury was stupid. Speaking

In a poll conducted over nearly a month, USA Today found a majority of NFL players do not approve of Commissioner Roger Goodell’s performance.  USA Today polled 300 “active” players, some of whom the organization conceded were on practice squads,

Former San Francisco and Oakland offensive lineman Kwame Harris faces felony domestic violence charges after allegedly beating up an ex-boyfriend in the parking lot of a restaurant after an argument over soy sauce.  The former 2003 first round draft pick had

In a recent interview with the left-leaning New Republic, President Barack Obama targeted college football, rather than the NFL, as the area most in need of rule changes to “reduce violence”: I tend to be more worried about college players

NBC Sports host Bob Costas said it was “entirely appropriate” to exploit Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher’s murder-suicide last December to push for gun control during halftime of NBC’s broadcast of “Sunday Night Football” the day after the tragedy. “This

Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard, one of the fiercest hitters in the game, said he thinks the NFL will not be in existence in 30 years and thinks a player may actually die on the field during a game. “Thirty

I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but people actually bet on the Super Bowl. Real money.  Yeah, they pick a team, watch the game, and either collect the cash or rip up the ticket. Don’t let the NFL

On Tuesday, a UCLA study that found evidence of brain damage in five living retired NFL players was published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.  The study used positron emission tomography (“PET”),  a new patented scanning technology, to detect images

A year before PGA Golfer Ben Crenshaw appeared on the 2000 Sports Illustrated with his bikini-clad Julie, he became known in GOP circles for maxing out with a contribution to George W. Bush. The table below shows that since he

Junior Seau’s family sued the NFL and helmet manufacturer Riddell on Wednesday in a California Superior Court in San Diego. According to the Associated Press, the wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL claims Seau developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton on Tuesday. The NFL had suspended Payton for the Saints “Bountygate” scandal and voided his contract. Last week, the Saints signed Payton to a five-year contract that was

Last night ESPN ran comments by two Baltimore Ravens players – traditional marriage advocate Matt Birk, and same-sex marriage advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo. The difference is that they quoted Birk on how great Ray Lewis is, and they featured Ayanbadejo for

When Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard tackled New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley early in the 4th quarter of Sunday’s AFC Championship game, the Patriots were down 21-13, still only one possession out of contention. But the brutal head-to-head

USC is coming off a 7-6 season despite national championship hype. They have a coach who could generously be described as a “lame duck,” reduced scholarships due to NCAA sanctions, and a team so divided that reports of an all-out

The NFL may seek to expand the “Rooney Rule” to coordinator vacancies, forcing NFL teams to interview minority coaches for offensive and defensive coordinator vacancies. According to an ESPN report: No decision has been made, but the NFL likely will

Yahoo! Sports columnist Michael Silver wrote that because all of the newly-hired coaches in the NFL happen to be white, the NFL “seems to be regressing” and “going backward” as American society, in his eyes, is “getting increasingly progressive when

Brothers Jim Harbaugh, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and John Harbaugh, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, will face each other in the Super Bowl in New Orleans in two weeks.  Jim’s 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24