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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

Amazon Prime is going to be streaming their first NFL game on Thursday, September 28th The game is an NFC North rivalry clash between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers The packers lead by one of the best quarterbacks in the game, Aaron Rodgers are coming off an opening game victory against the[...]

The first Sunday of the NFL season is complete, and two games tonight will put week 1 in the books A lot of interesting things happened, including a few surprise rookies stepping up and teams playing well that weren't expected to The trick is to try and figure out which things were just teams knocking[...]

Which means, if another team wants to lure Brees away, they could. Last year, Brees lead the NFL in passing yards for the seventh time with 5,208 He and the Saints start their 2017 season on Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings Brees and the Saints aggreed to a contract extension last year, paying the quarterback[...]

Alex Smith threw for 368 yards and four touchdowns while rookie running back Kareem Hunt put up amazing numbers rushing for 148 yards on 17 carries, 98 yards from five receptions and three touchdowns — one rushing, two receiving. It was a big night for the Chiefs, who let the NFL know that they are not[...]

Real, honest to goodness, NFL football Not that preseason stuff where they scores really don't matter Not that college game where every student on the roll is on the roster Professional, American football and the new season kicks off tonight with the world champion New England Patriots hosting the Kansas City Chiefs Both teams are[...]

The Oakland Raiders are moving to Las Vegas starting next season, which will increase the NFL's presence in the city drastically. In a letter posted to social media today, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett accuses police officers in Las Vegas of excessive force, pointing a gun at him, and unlawful detainment Bennett was attending[...]

He has only played in nine games in his NFL career, completing 79 of 128 passes for two touchdowns and seven interceptions Brissett is 34 for 55 in three appearances for the Patriots last season and is just going into his second year Brissett impressed a lot of people in the fourth preseason game —[...]

Corbin is a former NFL player who is currently involved in a lawsuit against the league about concussions, and when Maroon tried to talk to WWE talent about the importance of reporting concussion-related injuries, Corbin argued with him about his past stance Maroon was portrayed negatively in the Will Smith film Concussion as one of the[...]

Now the Broncos have an extended look at the guy who they once thought was their future, and Osweiler has a chance to try and rebuild his career in a system that he was successful in. The NFL can be a funny place sometimes. The fortunes of Brock Osweiler over the last 20 months seem like[...]

The NFL preseason is over The first game of the season, Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots, is only five days away And all 32 teams have to trim their rosters down to no more than 53 players by the end of business today This is the day that coaches and general managers have[...]

But another NFL player is stepping up as well, one from farther north Michigan to be specific Sam Martin, the punter for the Detroit Lions, is pushing a campaign to Stuff a Semi with goods and take it down to the folks in need He posted these two images showing the times and places the[...]

It's time for another NFL Round up as we have the Detroit Lions moving on from a top draft pick, the Pittsburgh Steelers extending a contract that's not Le'Veon Bell's, the Cincinnati Bengals getting some good news and the Houston Texans continuing to pull in the money for hurricane relief. Starting off in the Motor City,[...]

The NFL has announced that they've cancelled Thursdays Houston Texans vs Dallas Cowboys game to allow the Houston players to return home to their family in the flood-ravaged city The team has been practicing in Arlington, where the game was scheduled to be played, but have found a safe route back to Houston sooner than[...]

Whose the best quarterback in the NFL? That question could have a variety of answers depending on what you think makes a quarterback great Whose the highest paid quarterback in the NFL? That question only has one answer and according to Adam Schefter, his name is Matthew Stafford Word is that the Detroit Lions have[...]

It's been a very busy Monday morning around the NFL, coming off of the third games of the preseason Many teams have made decisions on their starting quarterback, others are dealing with suspensions being handed down and the Houston Texans step up to help their fans. Texans defensive end J.J Watt took to social media yesterday[...]