NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell used an appearance at a fan forum organized by the Arizona Cardinals, to plead for fans to have “understanding” when it comes to NFL protestors and their “different viewpoints.”
Here we go again.
The day after former Seahawk and current Raider, Marshawn Lynch, sat on the bench in protest during the playing of the national anthem. Current Seahawk Bennett followed suit on Sunday night, by sitting during the anthem before the Seahawks game against the Chargers at StubHub Center:
A story ran in the Daily Caller on Monday, based on an NFL source who claimed that Colin Kaepernick had indeed received an offer from an NFL team. Then, in hopes of inciting a racially driven media backlash, Kaepernick turned down the offer in hopes of using the media pressure to get “a more lucrative deal.”
Gay activists are celebrating the combined effort, noting that this is the first time that all the teams have organized to recognize LGBTQ equality.
Apparently one of the biggest employers of African American athletes in the country is “racist” because one black player can’t find a job, and the whole country is racist for allowing it.
On Tuesday, Shaun King, the “senior justice writer” for the New York Daily News, announced his boycott of the National Football League. The former black lives matter spokesman, deposed when it was discovered that he is white, not the African American he claimed to be, accused the NFL of being “bigoted” against black people.
On Monday, the Seattle Seahawks announced that they signed a quarterback. His name was not Colin Kaepernick.
Spike Lee has some explaining to do. Three days after the leftist filmmaker, and avowed Kaepernick supporter, took to Instagram to thank Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll for signing Colin Kaepernick, a report has emerged that the Seahawks in fact have no intention of signing Colin Kaepernick.
Only days after a self-professed Socialist member of the Seattle City Council wrote a letter demanding that the Seattle Seahawks give anti-American protester Colin Kaepernick a shot at joining the team, the Seahawks announced they are offering the former San Francisco 49er a workout.
Monday on Fox Sports 1’s “Speak for Yourself,” co-host Jason Whitlock reacted to socialist Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant urging the Seahawks to sign Colin Kaepernick. https://twitter.com/cmkshama/status/865718563096584192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fnfl%2Fnews%2Fsocialist-city-council-member-in-seattle-urges-seahawks-to-sign-colin-kaepernick%2F According to Whitlock, Kaepernick had no idea that his national anthem protest
Stephen A. Smith is apparently not down for the struggle. That’s essentially the sentiment expressed by Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett.
During Tuesday’s ESPN “First Take” broadcast, ESPN “The Undefeated” writer and former NFL defensive back Domonique Foxworth weighed in on the Seattle Seahawks’ interest in signing Colin Kaepernick in a backup quarterback role. According to Foxworth, owners have been staying
He didn’t exactly offer a ringing endorsement, or call his shot, but Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll did indeed leave the door open to signing Colin Kaepernick.
Tuesday on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed,” co-host Skip Bayless reacted to Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll saying the team was interested in signing either Colin Kaepernick or Robert Griffin III to back up quarterback Russell Wilson after their current
Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested early Monday morning after the car he was in crashed into a Dallas, TX bar and injured multiple people. Per a Fox 4 report, a woman driving the vehicle hit multiple people on the sidewalk
Eddie Lacy has found a way to turn his considerable girth, potentially, into considerable financial gain.
Increasingly mixing politics with football, the NFL players union is sponsoring a group of players currently interning for members of congress. The players work as “externs,” or interns sponsored by groups external to the usual congressional intern system, according to the Washington Post.
TEL AVIV – Three NFL players have pulled out of a scheduled trip to Israel sponsored by the Israeli government following an open letter published by pro-Palestinian activists urging them to distance themselves from Israel’s “brutal” and “apartheid” policies.
Washington (AFP) – Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett and Denver Broncos running back Justin Forsett will skip a trip of NFL players to Israel next week to avoid showing favoritism over Palestinians.
In a new video Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said he dislikes the Trump administration, insisting that “nothing but negativity” has come from Washington since Trump’s election and hinted at assassination wondering if Trump was “going to be able to last four years.”
Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach for defense Rocky Seto has decided to leave the NFL for a “higher calling.”
Washington (AFP) – Russell Wilson tossed two touchdown passes to power Seattle over Detroit 26-6 while Brock Osweiler threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Houston beat Oakland 27-14 in Saturday’s NFL playoff openers.
Detroit Lions running back Zach Zenner does not feel any offence after Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett labeled him the “best white running back” in the NFL.
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has launched a boycott of the media. Well, he’s launched a boycott of all media not named Ed Werder. According to Curtis Crabtree of KJR and Pro Football Talk, Sherman said the media ticked him off, so from now on Sherman will only speak to ESPN’s Ed Werder, and on social media.
Seeing a white guy in the NFL running the ball in the end zone from the running back position has become akin to seeing a unicorn in recent years. However, through a combination of perseverance and injury, Lions white running back Zach Zenner has gotten the opportunity to play, and has played quite well over the last several weeks.
Richard Sherman does not concern himself with those who differ with his opinions.
Watching the speed and violence with which Seattle’s Richard Sherman plays football, one could certainly come away with the impression that he’s trying to end the careers of other players on the field. However, it now appears that Sherman has shifted his focus to trying to end the careers of talk show hosts.
While illegal servers, Benghazi, and eight years of usurping the Constitution seem to not matter much to most media outlets, the football-rooting interest of Sarah Palin is met with scrutiny and investigated with a fine-tooth comb.
SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes, Tyler Lockett had 130 yards receiving and a score, and the Seattle Seahawks won the NFC West title with a 24-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night.
In the fourth quarter of the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams, the Seahawks called a fake punt up 24-3 that they may now regret. Punter Jon Ryan tucked the ball and ran for a
Outspoken Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman took aim Tuesday at the NFL’s weekly Thursday night game, calling it a “poopfest” and “middle finger” to the players. “Poopfest,” Sherman stated. “It’s terrible. We got home like 1 o’clock in the morning,
Washington State lawmakers are pushing to allow concealed carry in CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field. The Seahawks play at CenturyLink and the Mariners play at Safeco.
At a recent hearing in Olympia, Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin spoke in favor of new rules that would remove some legal protections from police officers to open them to more prosecutions for doing their jobs, a report says.
On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump shared that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick wrote him a supportive letter. The coach was asked some followup questions Wednesday about the letter and keeping away from “outside distractions,” but he would not bite.
In week eight of the NFL season, many star players came forward to complain about the way officials did their job. Consistent with a pattern of rapid escalation, week nine began with an NFL star telling the commissioner he has no clue either.
During this week’s broadcast of “Any Given Wednesday” on HBO, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin claimed one owner in the NFL told his players specifically not to protest the pregame national anthem. “Regarding the National Anthem and the protests, the
There may now be at least two members of the Seattle Seahawks if not more who will refuse to stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem at a future Seahawks football game, report say.
A one-time member of the NC State Wolfpack jumped to his Facebook account to slam NFL quarterback Russell Wilson over claims the QB made about his treatment on the school’s football team back in 2011.
Inexcusable. Awful. Pathetic. All appropriate ways to describe the culmination of the Minnesota Vikings season. But, we’re not talking about Blair Walsh missing a short field goal that would’ve won the Vikes’ NFC Wild Card round playoff game as time expired. Instead it’s the treatment Walsh received after his attempt sailed wide left that was downright disgusting.
The Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings have kicked off their wild-card round game with an official temperature of minus-6 degrees.
