Category: national football league controversies
Supreme Court wades onto the football field for its second absurd ruling of the week
Photo: Getty Images Oh, man. I feel for the American Christian right this week. After the Supreme Court’s decisions on Roe v. Wade, Maine school funding, and a football coach’s […]
Alvin Kamara and Deshaun Watson cases will illustrate absurdity of NFL punishment
Alvin KamaraPhoto: Getty Images New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara could soon know his fate stemming from the fight he was involved in during Pro Bowl weekend in Las […]
Roger Goodell’s testimony before Congress was embarrassing [Updated]
Roger Goodell Zooms into Capitol Hill.Photo: AP Ah, if there’s anything that will make you feel the slightest semblance of sympathy for Roger Goodell in this situation, it’s watching him […]
Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson could face ‘significant’ punishment: reports
The NFLPA is prepared to rigorously defend Deshaun Watson if he is punished by the league.Image: Getty Images “Unprecedented” and “significant.” From ProFootballTalk and the Washington Post, these are the […]
Don’t support Gabe Kapler’s protest during the national anthem if you took issue with Colin Kaepernick’s
Giants’ manager Gabe Kapler stands for the national anthem on Memorial Day in Philly.Image: Getty Images Six years ago, a Black football player decided he wasn’t going to stand during […]
Colin Kaepernick may return to the NFL while America asks itself what is it that the police do, exactly
Colin Kaepernick may be back in the NFL at the same time America is learning that cops are not heroes.Image: Getty Images Every revolution begins with a single act of […]
Dan Snyder’s Washington Commanders are a failed state
Dan Snyder is losing support from local politicians for a new stadium deal.Image: Getty Images The Washington Commanders are a crumbling empire. The once thriving franchise has been reduced to […]
Jon Gruden could unwittingly help Brian Flores in his lawsuit vs. the NFL
Uh … go Jon Gruden?Image: Getty Images Against all odds, disgraced former Raiders coach Jon Gruden has garnered some support from the public — grudging and conditional though it may […]
NFL owners reportedly trying to oust Washington’s Dan Snyder
Disgustingly Wealthy Bag of Sentient Garbage (l.)Photo: Getty Images They’re talking about it. I guess that’s the best we can expect from the apex predator capitalist group known as the […]
Former Vikings coach Bud Grant wants the NFL to do away with fair catches
Bud Grant yearns for an NFL without the newfangled safety measures.Image: Getty Images Cue the “old man yells at cloud” Simpsons headline — Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant, who […]