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The Carolina Panthers Eric Reid, one of the few remaining NFL players still protesting during the national anthem, wore cleats celebrating Colin Kaepernick on Monday Night Football.

It’s no secret that fans will resort to almost anything to help their team win. However, some fans may have just taken things to an entirely new level.

Antagonizing Rams cornerback Marcus Peters is not exactly a hard thing to do. The NFC defender is known for having a quick temper and not backing down from confrontation.

Dec. 17 (UPI) — Veteran kicker Sebastian Janikowski displayed horrible effort on a tackle attempt during the Seattle Seahawks’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

Washington (AFP) – Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith is finally home for the holidays, released from hospital four weeks after suffering a frightening leg injury in an NFL game against Houston.

NFL players across the league are taking part in a special program where athletes can pay tribute to a chosen cause, by decorating their cleats.

It appears that entertainers, singers, and other acts, are refusing to join rockers Maroon 5 to play for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Not because of anything the band has done, but instead, because national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick is still unemployed.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the NFL won’t pay for video evidence in cases involving domestic violence, and he defended the league’s handling of those investigations.

The National Football League has come out in full support of President Donald Trump’s prison reform bill.

DALLAS (AP) — The NFL draft is heading to Las Vegas for 2020. It almost certainly will arrive before the Raiders do.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will stage four games in London and one in Mexico City next season, with the Jaguars, Chargers, Rams, Raiders and Buccaneers serving as hosts.

The city of Oakland said Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against the National Football League and the Raiders franchise over its move to Las Vegas.

Senator Ted Cruz slammed NFL players who protest during the national anthem on Monday, saying that they caused “unprecedented damage” to the league.

The Oakland Raiders will soon no longer be, the Oakland Raiders. The “Silver & Black” will pull up digs, leave Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum behind, and head to Las Vegas in 2020. Even before that, the Raiders will play 2019 in a stadium other than the Oakland Coliseum.

Last week, an extremely agitated Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette got into a verbal altercation with a fan during the game. Now Jaguars Coach Doug Marrone is saying the screaming match started when the fan yelled out a racial epithet.

Cameras caught a shouting match between Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and center Ryan Jensen, on the sidelines during Sunday’s game.

It’s been a challenging year for Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette. He’s battled injuries, a quarterback change, and his team is terrible.

You never quite know what you’re going to see during an NFL broadcast. The modern fan can safely assume he’ll be treated to a bevy of political protest, occasional profanity, gratuitous and hilarious celebration, and, of course, interminable replays.

The Buffalo Bills said they had 59,119 spectators at New Era Field on Sunday (capacity 71,870 seat maximum) when the New York Jets came to town. Some thought that estimate seemed high when looking at the empty seats.

The Dolphins frequently play the Patriots tough in Miami. So the Dolphins finding a way to beat Belichick and Brady at home, is not exactly a shocker.

The Packers have fired their head coach and don’t seem to have a lot left to play for, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a lot of fight left.

The Santa Clara Police just released body cam video of a call to Reuben Foster’s home that was made when neighbors called in a domestic disturbance call. This incident occurred a month before the NFL player’s arrest for another incident of domestic violence.

Patients greatly value their privacy, when discussing their ailments with medical professionals. NFL players are not accorded such privacy because their injuries occur in public.

Miami wide receiver Kenny Stills is one of the few remaining NFL players who still kneels during the national anthem. He was also named as the Dolphins’ nominee for the 2018 Walton Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

When Redskins quarterback Alex Smith broke his tibia and fibula in a game against the Houston Texans a few weeks ago, the injury appeared severe enough to prompt some to question whether Smith would ever play again.

Dec. 6 (UPI) — Dallas Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott is appealing his $13,369 fine for dropping $21 in a Salvation Army kettle following a score against the Washington Redskins.

In February, Reuben Foster’s ex-girlfriend told police the player attacked her. She later testified under oath that she was lying about the attack. But now, she is claiming her recantation was the was real the lie and the player actually did attack her, Pro Football Talk reported.

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy lost his pro football career after allegations of domestic violence were filed against him, but now, to much criticism, he is trying his hand at a career in the UFC.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Los Angeles, the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area and Dallas were among the eight cities and venues chosen to be the home sites when the XFL launches its inaugural season in February 2020.

Los Angeles (AFP) – Two-time Super Bowl-winner Brandon Browner was jailed for eight years on Tuesday after pleading no contest to attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend in California.

Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden admitted Tuesday that he and his staff considered, but then rejected, the idea of bringing in Colin Kaepernick in for a tryout.

EA Sports has announced that it will delete former NFL player Kareem Hunt from their Madden 19 game, after the emergence of video showing him attacking a woman.

The Steelers loss to the Chargers on Sunday night, was an ugly affair on the field. Though, in the days following the game, we’re learning that it was a far more ugly affair in the stands.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for former Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, they do. Less than a week after video emerged of the star runner attacking and kicking a woman in a hotel hallway, another video has been released which shows Hunt involved in a nightclub scuffle.

The relationship between NFL players and the officials who call their games, is a complicated one. Born of both the need to call a fair game according to regulation, and the intensity needed to play the game at the highest level while entertaining the fans.

‘Tis the season for brothers in humanity and brothers in sports, to come together and embrace in brotherly fellowship. That is, unless the brothers in humanity and sports just watched their team give up a two score lead at home during a primetime game with playoff implications.