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If you feel strongly about JJ's statement, boycott his advertisers." She later tweeted out: Just so we're clear: I'm not advocating a NFL boycott But an unfair burden has been put on players in Dallas & Miami w/ anthem directives. — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2017 Hill, the co-host of SC6, had a sit-down meeting last month where[...]

Chris Foerster, offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins, resigned today after a video surfaced of him snorting what looks like cocaine.

There were some big injuries in week 5 of the NFL, but none will have a bigger impact on their teams than those of J.J Watt of the Houston Texans and Odell Beckham Jr of the New York Giants Both teams are struggling this season, and now they have lost their biggest stars for the[...]

Why is this an issue? Well, besides the fact that it turned a day that was supposed to be about Manning into a continuation of the Trump vs the NFL controversy, it's also about money. Pence's stunt likely cost more than $250,000 at minimum https://t.co/Y9E9LqvhPG — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 8, 2017 When the VP travels, there is[...]

While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I don't think it's too much to ask NFL players to respect the Flag and our National Anthem I stand with President Trump, I stand with our soldiers, and I will always stand for our Flag and our National Anthem." Pence tweeted about the moment after the anthem[...]

One of the things the NFL and its commissioner Roger Goodell, strive for is parity (not to be confused with parody) According to the dictionary, parity means: the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay They do this through rules like a salary cap, tampering penalties, the draft, and spending minimums[...]

The young quarterback will make his NFL starting debut against the Minnesota Vikings next Monday night Since they last played on Thursday, the team has extra time to get Trubisky ready for the game. The move isn't surprising after the Bears traded up one spot to land the player from the University of North Carolina with[...]

This morning kicked off with something happening in the NFL that had never happened before The Miami Dolphins are taking on the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium in London, England and the starting running back for the Dolphins was born there Jay Ajayi is the first London-born skill position player to take the field[...]

We weren't even allowed to know what a guy made because we didn't want that to influence the decision I'm just kind of old school that way I just like to evaluate people based on performance. Trubisky played well enough in the preseason to beat out veteran Mark Sanchez for the back-up spot, but had the[...]

It's important to remember two things about the current #TakeAKnee movement: it began several months ago with still unsigned ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick exercising his right to peacefully protest by taking a knee and refusing to stand for the national anthem His aim? Bring attention to police brutality and racial injustice Over time, more athletes from[...]

Shannon Sharpe was known as a "trash-talker" when he played in the NFL He was also known as an elite tight end with three Super Bowl rings and a bust in the Hall of Fame He played 12 seasons with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens, revolutionizing the position He was the NFL's all-time leader[...]

The NFL is a huge part of the sports/entertainment field, and it's unprecedented to have a sitting president recommend that owners fire players because of their decision to peacefully protest the treatment of minorities But we currently live in a country where the unprecedented is happening every day, and most often in a negative way. We've[...]

(@DaleJr) September 25, 2017 Where the NFL, NBA and MLB are located through out the nation, NASCAR tends to be most popular in what would be considered 'red states' and Trumps political base If other drivers follow Earnhardt in back the players against the owners, this controversy could continue to grow well past the current news[...]

One of the faces of the NFL is New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady He is arguably the best quarterback to have played the game, having five Super Bowl wins in seven trips to the big game Brady has had his share of controversy in the last few years involving the proper inflation of footballs[...]

The network released their ratings for the day of coverage starting off with their pre-game show The NFL Today, and they were up across the board. The NFL Today scored it's best ratings/share since 2010 The broadcast earned an overnight HH rating/share of 3.2/8, that's up 33% from last year's 2.4/6. Then the early games, which were regional[...]

There's been a lot of coverage of the NFL protests in response to Donald Trump's incendiary comments calling NFL players who kneel during the national anthem "son's of bitches" who deserve to be fired, both here at Bleeding Cool and all over the news in general this weekend But despite all of this, one lingering[...]

President Donald Trump took to Twitter today to address widespread protests across several major sports leagues spurred by his own profane and divisive comments about sports protests. The NFL protests are reportedly on the Hot Tamale Train "Great solidarity for our National Anthem and for our Country," Trump said after multiple NFL games began with various forms[...]

NFL players took to the field (some of them) at the start of games today and locked arms and took a knee in protest of racial inequality and police brutality All players from teams, regardless of race, stood together with arms linked, both standing and kneeling Some teams didn't even come out of the locker[...]

Batman Day was yesterday, and now today thanks to artist Francesco Francavilla he joins the protest hashtag #TakeTheKnee. Today's BATMAN.#TakeTheKnee pic.twitter.com/t5wWAgkd1R — Francesco Francavilla (@f_francavilla) September 24, 2017 #TakeTheKnee refers to the silent protest being taken across the NFL in the US Many players, starting famously with Colin Kapernick last season, have been taking to one knee during the[...]

One of arguable the best quarterbacks currently playing took to Instagram with two different messages showing his support for the NFL stance on allowing players to protest by kneeling during the national anthem Many players are showing solidarity this weekend by locking arms or kneeling The entire Pittsburgh Steelers team stayed in the locker room[...]

In the last few days, following comments by President Donald Trump at a rally calling protesting NFL players like Colin Kaepernick "sons of bitches" and suggesting they should be fired for exercising their first amendment rights, backlash against Trump and support of protestors has been spreading throughout the sports world. We've seen NBA star LeBron James[...]

Art Rooney II, Steelers team president, said that he supported the NFL's statement on the topic but had nothing specific to add of his own. And the story keeps growing ESPN has confirmed word that the Pittsburgh Steelers will remain in the locker room during the national anthem before their game with the Chicago Bears[...]

The Sunday NFL games have already started as the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars are currently playing a game at Wembley Stadium in London, England It's part of a program of international games the NFL has been doing for a few years now But getting the attention this morning wasn't the game itself, but it[...]

We're disappointed that we did not have an opportunity during this process to share our views or have open dialogue on issues impacting our communities that we felt would be important to raise. In lieu of a visit to the White House, we have decided that we'll constructively use our trip to the nation's capital in[...]

It's Wednesday in the NFL, the day that injury reports start to matter and there are some big injuries out the to a few signal callers and play-makers that can really shake up some teams Here is a round up of some of the biggest. The Indianapolis Colts will not be getting Andrew Luck back this[...]

In truth, after two weeks a lot of NFL teams are exactly what we though they were, you know, like Dennis Green said about the Chicago Bears in his classic meltdown: https://youtu.be/SWmQbk5h86wVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Dennis Green "They are what we thought they were, and we let them off the hook!" (https://youtu.be/SWmQbk5h86w) Yesterday,[...]

We're going to take a quick trip aroudn the early games of the NFL As we two rolls in we've already had the Houston Texans right their season against the Cincinnati Bengals While the Texans have a lot more work to do, the Benglas offensive coordinator Ken Zampese has none, as in he got fired[...]

Minnesota Vikings Promote 3rd Quarterback As Sam Bradford Is Questionable

After an 0-2 start and two dismal offensive performances, the Cincinnati Bengals have fired offensive coordinator Ken Zampese.

It's rare for a week 2 match-up to be called 'must win', but after horrible opening games the Texans and Bengals are both desperate for a victory