In an appearance Friday on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” Sports Illustrated football writer Peter King said that the NFL was “very concerned” about the decline in ratings this year. Many attribute the ratings drop to the politicization of the NFL,
Feb. 2 (UPI) — A New England Patriots fan used 2.2 bitcoins to buy seats to Super Bowl LII, according to secondary ticket marketplace TickPick.
The National Football League is quickly losing its core audience marking a shift that could bring an end to the sport’s dominance, a new poll finds.
Super Bowl LII is just days away and Georgia Republican candidate for governor Michael Williams, has announced that he is “done with the NFL.”
The ‘X-Files,’ like the Emmys Grammys, NFL and CNN, is the latest Hollywood product to collapse in the ratings due to anti-Trump hatred.
If the NFL is planning on record ratings numbers for Super Bowl LII, they’re going to have to do it without a large portion of their loyal fan base.
No one knows for sure whether anyone will take a knee inside the Super Bowl on Sunday. However, it’s now clear that many will in fact kneel in protest, outside the stadium.
With the Super Bowl just days away, the veteran group with the #PleaseStand ad asking everyone to stand for the National Anthem has released video of the public service announcement that the NFL deemed “too political” to air. American Veterans (AMVETS)
While it’s not rare to see NFL players run afoul of the law, sometimes in spectacular fashion. Instances such as former Patriot Aaron Hernandez’ murder-suicide saga are, thankfully, quite rare.
Feb. 1 (UPI) — Malcolm Jenkins is what happens when you mix the activism of Colin Kaepernick with the leadership of Troy Smith, Drew Brees and Jim Tressel.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith has announced that he would refuse an invitation to visit President Donald Trump’s White House if his team were to win Super Bowl LII.
Super Bowl advertisers are set to air ads filled with fun and humor instead of politics, this year. The lighthearted trend comes on the heels of an NFL season weighed down by politics and controversy and dogged by falling TV ratings as fans by the millions gave up their football habit.
It took a few decades, but Major League Baseball eventually succeeded in forcing the Cleveland Indians to retire their “Chief Wahoo” logo.
Tuesday on ESPN Radio’s “Golic and Wingo,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised his league’s players for the social issues they addressed, saying he and ownership are “proud” of their work. “The incredible thing for me was it certainly opened my
A couple weeks ago, we learned that the NFL is increasingly unpopular amongst older viewers. Fast-forward a couple weeks, and we learn that younger viewers don’t particularly care for the league either.
Last week, the NFL announced that they would not run an ad from a veterans group called, AMVETS. The advertisement, which was slated to run in the program for Super Bowl LII, included the hashtag, “PleaseStand.”
After the NFL Conference Championship games yielded a Super Bowl matchup of Philadelphia versus New England, I had a dream.
One of the NFL’s loudest social justice activists and national anthem protesters, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett is celebrating the publication of a new book, pointedly titled: “Things that Make White People Uncomfortable.”
Given that the NFL’s 2017 season was marked by protest, it’s only appropriate that the opening night for Super Bowl LII should also feature, a protest.
Monday was a big day for activist groups working to end the practice of using Native American nicknames for sports teams.
Chris Long did not visit the White House last year, after he and the Patriots won Super Bowl LI. On Monday, Long made it clear that he won’t go this year either if he and his fellow Eagles win Super Bowl LII.
Monday on Fox Sports 1’s “The Herd,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shrugged off the XFL posing a threat to his league, saying the NFL is focused on improving its own game. The XFL, set to reopen in 2020, says it will differ
As a member of the Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles, national anthem protester and social activist Malcolm Jenkins is allotted a group of tickets for the upcoming Super Bowl.
Monday during his weekly appearance on a WEEI radio’s “Kirk and Callahan,” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cut his interview short at two minutes due to WEEI’s Alex Reimer referring to his daughter last week as “an annoying little pissant” while
Not surprisingly, NFL players care about the potential of suffering brain damage. Very surprisingly, however, they also care about anthem protesting as much as they care about money.
With the 2017 NFL season now down in the record books as having lost another ten percent in TV ratings, the league has found a $30 million dip in ad revenue, a report says.
Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson says he intends to honor his promise to give free beer to “everybody” if Philly wins the Super Bowl.
The NFL’s apparent campaign to use anthem protests to turn themselves into the most polarizing brand in America, has nearly succeeded.
During Friday’s “First Take” on ESPN, Will Cain brushed off the notion that the XFL will fail like it did the first attempt, arguing that the NFL should be worried this time around because the league is losing viewers while college
Wrestling magnate Vince McMahon announced that he is bringing the XFL back to professional football to begin playing by 2020. So far we have some general information about the plan, but there is still a lot to be realized.
Friday, ESPN “First Take” moderator Molly Qerim weighed in on the XFL’s plan to keep politics and social issues out of the league, something the NFL has failed to do, calling it “divisive.” Domonique Foxworth stated, “This idea they are
Just when you thought you had heard it all, this happens.
Vikings quarterback Case Keenum had a really rough day in Philadelphia last Sunday. As it turns out, so did his family.
Thursday on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” co-host Michael Wilbon weighed in on the XFL’s comeback in 2020, calling Vince McMahon’s upcoming league a “whitewashed, idealistic brand” of football because it will require players to stand for the National Anthem and
During Thursday’s announcement that he is giving his defunct XFL football league another try, organizer Vince McMahon said that for his league politics is out and players would be required to stand for the playing of the national anthem.
WWE CEO Vince McMahon announced in a Thursday press conference that he is bringing back the XFL in 2020.
An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a ban on tackle football for children under 12 years over fears of brain injury and concussions.
Many thought, after a year of plummeting ratings and political controversy, that someone might throw their hat in the ring, and challenge the NFL’s monopoly over professional football in America.
In a new oped, Lauren DeBellis Appell of Fox News wondered when the National Football League will finally realize that it is destroying its all-American brand by allowing the constant anti-American protests mounted during the playing of the national anthem.
Despite the plummeting TV ratings and continued anger of fans over a rising tide of anthem protests, National Football Commissioner Roger Goodell is promising that the league is ready to increase its attention to so-called “social justice” programs and campaigns.
