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Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams has been suspended six games for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, the league announced on Friday. Lions receiver Stanley Berryhill also received a six-game suspension. Three other players have been suspended for at least one year, including Lions defensive back C.J. Moore and receiver Quintez Cephus, as well as Washington […]
A pair of NFL officials are under investigation after a video surfaced of them appearing to ask Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans for his autograph. Following Tampa Bay’s game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, two officials, side judge Jeff Lamberth and line judge Tripp Sutter, were reportedly seen asking for Evans’ signature in […]
Brian Flores’ legal team is questioning the NFL’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. The former Miami Dolphins coach is suing the league and three of its teams—the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos, and the Dolphins—over racial discrimination within their hiring practices. Flores filed the class-action lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday, weeks after he was fired by […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Additional emails obtained through a workplace misconduct investigation show Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden casually and frequently used misogynistic and homophobic language over […]
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley does not agree with the NFL’s updated COVID-19 protocols. The NFL and NFLPA released updated guidelines Wednesday for the upcoming training camp and preseason. While fully vaccinated players will benefit from a drastic ease in restrictions, unvaccinated players will remain heavily limited in their activity. The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to […]
The NFL will be painting social justice messages in end zones for the upcoming season, ProFootballTalk reports. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell revealed during a conference call on Tuesday that the phrases “End racism” and “It takes all of us” will appear on the field of every stadium. “The NFL stands with the Black community, the players, clubs, […]
Reiterating a theme that he previously touched on this offseason, Roger Goodell says that he wished the NFL had listened to Colin Kaepernick earlie, when the now-ex-quarterback was kneeling in protest back in 2016. Goodell’s most recent comments on this subject came up while talking to former NFL player Emmanuel Acho for Acho’s video series, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. […]
During a conversation that was aired Monday during ESPN’s The Return of Sports special, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told that network’s Mike Greenberg that he was in favor of Colin Kaepernick being signed by a team, and that he encouraged whichever club was interested in doing that to just go ahead and do it. Whether […]
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a video statement earlier this month, in which he admitted that the league had been wrong for not listening to their players in the past, and expressed his support for their right to peacefully protest. Goodell’s remarks were a surprising about-face from a league that distanced itself from Colin Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem in 2016. As […]
On Friday, the NFL and league commissioner Roger Goodell released a video statement expressing support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Shortly before the statement was released, some of the biggest names within the NFL released a powerful video demanding the league to do more. Yahoo! Sports reports that a “rogue” employee was responsible for putting the […]
