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According to USA Today, a group of civil rights organizations wrote a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, calling on the league to rescind their recently implemented policy which makes players stand for the anthem.

Noted anthem protester and Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett, admitted on Monday night that the NFL anthem protests were a “gesture.”

An ESPN writer penned a “memo to white America,” insisting that the NFL players protesting during the national anthem are not being unpatriotic.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton got hot under the collar after a boy mocked the player over his 2016 Super Bowl fumble.

The NFL doesn’t appear ready to surrender their dreams of European expansion anytime soon. Proof of that comes in the form of a football-only field at a brand new London soccer stadium.

Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey spoke with TMZ Sports over the weekend, telling the reporter he is open to taking President Donald Trump up on his offer of listening to pardon suggestions. The three-time Pro Bowl lineman also shot

Hip-hop mega-couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé released a politically charged album over the weekend, in which the pair take turns torching President Donald Trump’s tweets, the NFL’s anthem fiasco, music streaming giant Spotify, the Grammys, and the police.

Former NFL player Kellen Winslow, II, has been arrested for a second time this month, but unlike last week’s altercation, this arrest is for the serious offense of kidnapping and rape.

ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith said as the face of the NFL, “it would be nice” to see New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady take a stance one way or the other in the National Anthem debate. Smith

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he and his teammates had “good, healthy conversations” regarding the National Anthem protests so the team would not be divided on the issue. “I think there were

ENCINITAS, CALIF. (AP) — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. has been arrested on charges of rape and other sex crimes on the day he was to appear in court on an unrelated burglary charge.

The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) has hired three different law firms as they prepare to mount a legal challenge to the NFL’s new anthem policy.

In a series of tweets on Wednesday, former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali slammed NFL anthem protests, criticized illegal immigration, and came to the support of President Donald Trump.

The NFL Network canceled an appearance by Mike Pereira, a former official and Fox Sports officiating analyst, who says he planned to promote his veterans foundation, “Battlefields to Ballfields.”

Wednesday on ESPN’s “First Take,” co-host Max Kellerman weighed in on the prospect of Baltimore Ravens first-round selection Lamar Jackson, the 2016 Heisman-winner as a quarterback, playing in a slash position with incumbent starter Joe Flacco still at quarterback. While Kellerman

Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy knocked out former NFL defensive end Austen Lane, in the very first minute of their UFC fight on Tuesday night.

June 12 (UPI) — A St. Louis jury ordered the Los Angeles Rams to pay Reggie Bush $12.5 million in damages Tuesday relating to a knee injury he had in 2015.

FLORHAM PARK, NJ – Jets quarterback Josh McCown believes New York State needs comprehensive bail reform.

Last August, NFL tight end Clay Harbor suffered a wrist injury while playing football on the reality TV show the Bachelorette. Now Harbor is reporting himself ready for duty and hoping to put the embarrassing incident behind him.

Representatives for former NFL player Kellen Winslow, II, are strongly denying the allegations that he committed a burglary in southern California.

Actor Dean Cain encouraged protesting professional athletes to take President Donald Trump on his offer to come up with a list of people they believed should be pardoned for their non-violent crimes. “I think it’s a great idea,” Cain told TMZ

Last year, Giants defensive end Olivier Vernon was one of the most visible and outspoken anthem kneelers in the league. This year, however, Vernon says that won’t be the case.

New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski responded to trade rumors over the weekend, calling it “fake news.” Friday, Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy floated the rumor out there that Gronkowski would be gone by the end of the day.

Last week, former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens announced that he would not attend his own induction ceremony into the Football Hall of Fame. Now, after the ensuing scoffing by fellow players and media, Owens is now calling his critics a bunch of “Uncle Tommers.”

Cowboys legend Daryl “Moose” Johnston drew a sharp distinction between the way things were when he visited the White House as a player, and the way things stand with the current anthem protest movement.

Tim Tebow did not take a knee during the national anthem, nor was he protesting anything when he knelt as an NFL quarterback. Nor is he very happy that people are bringing his kneeling into the debate over protests during the NFL’s national anthem.

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson told reporters that he was looking forward to visiting the president in the White House before the team’s visit was cancelled, CBS reported.

In an interview with BigBoy TV, rap, fashion, and vodka mogul P. Diddy blasted the NFL, referring to it as a league which “oppresses black men.”

During a Friday appearance on Friday’s “Fox & Friends,” YouTube stars Diamond and Silk criticized LeBron James and other professional athletes for kneeling during the National Anthem or supporting the protest, saying they are teaching young black men “how to

Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Reverend Jesse Jackson accused President Donald Trump as using the Philadelphia Eagles to “turn the public against” the NFL when he canceled their trip to celebrate winning Super Bowl LII at the

What do Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Obamacare, and President Trump all have in common? All of those people, and institution, have higher favorability numbers than the NFL.

A new poll of American voters reveals that a strong majority believe that NFL anthem protesters are not unpatriotic.

During Thursday’s “Speak for Yourself” on Fox Sports 1, former Pro Bowl wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh weighed in on the Philadelphia Eagles players not going to the White House and Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins holding up signs in the locker

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles’ had their White House visit canceled Tuesday by President Trump, due to poor attendance.

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins tried a different tactic in speaking about the NFL’s national anthem protests, by holding little sings for the press to read and saying he is tired of people thinking that the players are protesting the flag and our soldiers.

Colin Kaepernick’s lawyers will attempt to subpoena President Trump as part of the former quarterback’s collusion case against the NFL.