One day after asking the NFL’s first openly-gay draft pick about his showering habits in the locker room, ESPN has issued an apology. “ESPN regrets the manner in which we presented our report,” the network said in a statement on Wednesday morning regarding St. Louis Rams player Michael Sam. “Clearly on Tuesday we collectively failed to […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns star wide receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended for the entire NFL season for another violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. The league announced Wednesday that arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld Gordon’s suspension, which the Pro Bowler appealed. Gordon met with league officials in New York on Aug. 4 and he […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Dimitri Patterson ended his puzzling absence after 48 hours, but his future with the New York Jets is now uncertain. The Jets “indefinitely” suspended the veteran cornerback Monday after he left the team Friday without contacting the organization. General manager John Idzik said Patterson spoke to him and coach Rex […]
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The “Hands up, don’t shoot” protest has made its way to the NFL. The Washington Washington Football Team secondary emerged from the stadium tunnel during pregame introductions Monday night with hands raised and palms forward. It was a show of solidarity with the people in Ferguson, Missouri, who are protesting the […]
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — If the Cleveland Browns pick a quarterback based solely on numbers, there’s not much either Johnny Manziel or Brian Hoyer did to show he deserves the job. If the choice is based on maturity, the hot-shot rookie’s obscene gesture lost him some ground to the nondescript sixth-year veteran. Manziel raised his […]
Former NFL quarterback Vince Young, who led the Texas Longhorns to the BCS national championship in 2005, has been hired by his alma mater to work for its Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, reports ESPN.com. Young, who retired from the NFL in June after six seasons, will serve as a development officer for program […]
Michael Vick, who knows a thing or two about trying to repair a public image, has some advice for Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice as he deal with the aftermath of his domestic violence case. Vick, who has been fighting a constant battle against public perception after his conviction on dogfighting charges in 2007, […]
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas cornerback Orlando Scandrick apologized to his family, teammates and organization for failing a drug test that will force him to be suspended for the first four games of the season. The NFL officially announced the suspension on Tuesday, a day after Dallas owner Jerry Jones first acknowledged the ban. Scandrick […]
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Brian Hoyer knows Johnny Manziel is gunning for his job, but the Browns’ incumbent starting quarterback wants to make one thing clear. It’s his job to lose. “To me, this is my team until someone else tells me otherwise,” Hoyer said. And after a rain-soaked practice Monday morning, the evidence would […]
It’s Week One of the NFL preseason and night one brought in a Super Bowl rematch and a back and forth between the Kansas City…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The sale of the Buffalo Bills has entered the next phase with prospective ownership groups meeting with team officials to prepare their formal bids. Two people familiar with the sale process confirmed to The Associated Press that New York real estate mogul Donald Trump was the first to receive a presentation, […]
In a move that is unprecedented in college sports, Florida State University will pay one of its top athletes the big bucks. CBS Sports reports: Earlier this summer Florida State QB Jameis Winston bought a $10 million insurance package, split evenly between permanent disability and loss of value policies. Typically that would yield a steep […]
