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The NFL saw more than a dozen anthem protests on the final day of 2017.

For sixteen weeks fewer fans than ever have turned out to attend football games in person at stadiums across the nation, but this week the NFL finally has a reason for a lot of empty seats.

A federal court has ruled that a high school in California cannot force a protesting player to stand for the national anthem.

Greg Garrison with Indianapolis, Indiana’s WIBC radio, has a suggestion for the privileged, millionaire players in the NFL who want to protest against America during the playing of the national anthem: don’t so it.

NBC will not look back on 2017 with a sense of fondness, instead, they’ll remember it as the year in which they hit their lowest NFL ratings mark in a decade.

In a year-end editorial, The Washington Times noted that former NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s “legacy of kneelers” shows that America is more divided than ever.

Anthem-protesting NFL players have often said that their cause is worth any public scorn, or financial hardship they might have to endure.

Having already thoroughly alienated veterans, the military, the flag, the police, the legal system, and the president of the United States; the NFL is quickly running out of sacred institutions to throw under the bus.

The Canadian Football League is ready to approve a contract between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats extended and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, paving the way for the Texas A&M product to join the CFL.

Dec. 28 (UPI) — A member from the U.S. Navy sent Cleveland Browns All-Pro Joe Thomas a heartfelt autograph request.

On Wednesday, the Miami Dolphins announced their team award winners for the 2017 season.

Both the NFL and the NBA had high hopes and expectations, for the ratings gifts Christmas would have in store for them.

After an entire season spent battling anthem protests, collapsing ratings, and other political controversy; on the final scheduled primetime game of the year, the NFL has decided to say: No Mas.

The Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles met on the gridiron last night, but turned in the lowest Week 16 ratings for Monday Night Football since 2012.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star James Harrison has signed with the New England Patriots.

DALLAS — Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says coach Jason Garrett will return for an eighth full season after Dallas missed the playoffs in a year marred by the six-game suspension of star running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Filling in as a guest on ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday, Domonique Foxworth described former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens’ comparison of himself to Colin Kaepernick in why he is jobless in the league as “uncomfortable.” While Foxworth agreed that the outspoken

If Sean “Diddy” Combs is looking for someone to help him purchase the Carolina Panthers, he might want to take a hard pass on Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Foles has three weeks to get in sync with his receivers.

President Donald Trump has topped a second year-end sports list, this time making the top sports story of 2017 as voted by the Associated Press.

Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens said he could still play in the NFL at 44-years-old, but he is being blackballed from the league like Colin Kaepernick. “What’s stopping Colin Kaepernick from being in the league?” Owens said to TMZ Sports. “Owners,

Washington (AFP) – Drew Brees reached an NFL milestone and threw a touchdown after a rear-aided interception to power the New Orleans Saints into the NFL playoffs Sunday by beating Atlanta 23-13.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – With one game left in the regular season, the New England Patriots are exactly where they want to be.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Putting the ball in the hands of Todd Gurley is the easiest decision for the Los Angeles Rams. The star running back is doing his best to push himself into consideration for NFL MVP with an amazing season.
Gurley came in leading the NFL with 1

As the nation prepares to celebrate Christmas Day, it looks like Santa didn’t come to fill the NFL’s empty stadiums for the league’s Week 16 games.

The Christmas Eve NFL schedule is full of games with playoff implications , and as many as six teams could be out with a loss.

Dec. 24 (UPI) — The Gruden football family could again coach two of the NFL’s 32 teams, according to sources.

Most NFL teams have been wary about making public statements regarding the impact of anthem protests on their business, the Baltimore Ravens are not one of them.

A Seattle man has published a coloring book attacking white men to soothe the soul of left-wingers, Democrats, and Black Lives Matter acolytes — just in time for Christmas.

Nearly seventeen years ago, WWE President Vince McMahon saw a vision of his come to life. The career athlete-entertainer fielded a league full of irreverent and entertainment-driven football teams, known more for their charisma and how much fun they were having, as opposed to their skill.

During the Thursday Fox Sports 1 broadcast of “Undisputed,” co-host Shannon Sharpe likened Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to a house slave for defending team owner Jerry Richardson’s innocence in a workplace misconduct investigation until proven guilty. “[T]his goes back way back

Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has stepped down as CEO of the company he founded, two months after criticizing the NFL’s handling of the player-led anthem protests.

Most of the sports world expressed little, or no support for Carolina Panthers Owner Jerry Richardson when he announced his intention to sell the team, after sexual harassment charges against him went public.

David Eaton, the NFL Network’s Vice President and Executive Editor for NFL Media, whose tweets to porn stars and escorts became public last week; has resigned his position.

It’s no secret that ESPN’s Jemele Hill, believes that President Trump is a “white supremacist.” The only surprise is, according to Hill, that everyone else didn’t already know.

Colin Kaepernick and Steph Curry told Sean “Diddy” Combs that they wanted to join his effort to buy the Carolina Panthers.