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NFL teams spend a good amount of time worrying about what their players are doing with their time away from football. However, when it comes to the Minnesota Vikings, they’ll know exactly where their potential future long-snapper will be when he’s not on the football field: He’ll be working for “Uncle Sam.”

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Offensive lineman Mitch Petrus, a walk-on at Arkansas who went on to a three-year NFL career that included a Super Bowl win with the New York Giants, has died. He was 32.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyreek Hill has been cleared to report to Chiefs training camp next week after the NFL said Friday it would not suspend the star wide receiver under its personal conduct policy after a domestic violence case involving his 3-year-old son.

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy took some guff for seeming to sing the word “penis” instead of “peanuts,” while singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, TMZ reported.

A Nike commercial featuring former NFL player and national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick has been nominated for an Emmy, TMZ reported.

New York Giants safety Kamrin Moore has been arrested and charged with punching a woman so hard that she lapsed into unconsciousness.

New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft has pledged to donate $100,000 to the families of seven motorcyclists killed last month by a man with a history of drunk driving.

In a Thursday report, Yahoo News reported that the National Republican Congressional Committee had posted a darkened photo of Colin Kaepernick in a fundraiser email.

Everyone has their own offseason workout regimen, but what Josh Norman just did in Pamplona, Spain, is definitely next level.

A hockey coach in Connecticut gave his players a locker room talk in which he told them that they would stand for the American and Canadian anthems, or they could “get the f*ck out.”

If oddsmakers had to list two of the most unlikely things to happen in 2020, there’s a very good chance they would come up with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) winning the presidency, and the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl.

Malik McDowell, a former 2nd round draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks, was arrested in February for assaulting a police officer. Now, the intense arrest footage has been released.

New York (AFP) – Former New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, who won the Super Bowl three times before turning television analyst, is “recovering well” after suffering a second stroke, his family announced Friday on social media.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been known to delight in the teasing, mocking, and trolling, of his political adversaries. It’s also apparent that McConnell’s mockery does not take national holidays off.

Former NFL anthem-protester Colin Kaepernick chose Independence Day to post an out of context quote from famed former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, in which he referred to America as “shocking and bloody.”

Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Kendrick Norton was involved in a serious car accident Thursday morning, which resulted in his left arm being amputated.

The Chicago Cubs affiliated Tennessee Smokies took a Twitter swipe at former NFL player Colin Kaepernick for his attacks on the American flag.

Former ESPN writer Darren Rovell jumped to his Twitter account Wednesday to come to post a poll which claimed that the “Betsy Ross” flag has been used as a symbol of white nationalism.

Nike has heard the backlash in response to their decision to scrap the “Betsy Ross Flag” sneakers, and they’re not backing down.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is calling on Nike to release its “Betsy Ross Flag” sneakers. Moreover, the Kentucky Republican is also offering to buy the first pair.

In the 1990s sportswear giant Nike became a target of complaints because it used sweatshop labor in Asia to manufacture its products. Despite subsequent efforts to end the practice, some human rights activists say the company still has issues with unsafe and unfair labor practices.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) mocked former NFL quarterback and anthem-protester Colin Kaepernick, in a tweet cheering on the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT).

Fox Sports 1 host Jason Whitlock believes the anthem protests of women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe are more “authentic” than those of anthem-kneeling former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick.

Former NFL quarterback Anthony Wright is recovering in the hospital after being shot multiple times during a domestic dispute, the Independent Tribune reports.

Nike has decided to pull their America-themed 4th of July sneakers which featured the “Betsy Ross” flag, after former NFL anthem-protester and Nike pitchman Colin Kaepernick raised concerns over the offensive symbolism he felt the flag displayed, the Wall Street Journal reports.

A report out of Cleveland alleges that Browns running back Kareem Hunt was involved in an argument with a friend at a bar, and had a conversation with the police before going on his way.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent was subdued with a stun gun by Texas police when witnessessaid he was acting strangely.

Washington Redskins player Josh Norman opened his wallet to donate $18,000 to an immigrant relief center run by the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

During what he called a “life-changing” trip to Israel, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was baptized in the famed Jordan River.

The narrator of Showtime’s new documentary on New England Patriots star Julian Edelman, is the same person who called President Donald J. Trump a “dirty dick stain” on Twitter this week.

A Mexican tourism official cast doubt this week, over the future of the NFL in Mexico.

Saints and Pelicans Owner Gayle Benson says she still plans on being called an “owner,” despite the NBA moving away from using the term.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former pro football player and his girlfriend have been indicted on murder and 20 felony child abuse charges in the death of the woman’s 5-year-old daughter, court officials said Tuesday.

According to Emory University Professor Michael Lewis’ yearly study of NFL fans, the Dallas Cowboys have the best fans in the NFL and the Los Angeles Rams have the worst.

The fashion choices NBA players make always attract a lot of attention. That’s especially the case when the fashion choice in question involves promoting one of the most notorious protesters in the history of American sports.

Former Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre said coming back to the NFL is the last thing he’d ever want to do, quashing a whisper campaign that he was considering a pro football comeback.