LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the season-opening game in Chicago next week. The NFL and Roc Nation announced Friday that Mill, Trainor and Rapsody will perform in a free pregame concert Sept. 5 before the game […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — George Taliaferro, the star Indiana running back who in 1949 became the first black player drafted in the NFL when George Halas and the Chicago Bears took him in the 13th round, has died. He was 91. The university spoke with Taliaferro’s family about his death in Mason, Ohio, senior associate […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Ditka has apologized for saying he wasn’t aware any racial oppression over the last 100 years in the United States. The famed Chicago Bears coach came under fire for making the comments during a radio interview on Monday about NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. He issued an apology the […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of late Pro Bowl safety Dave Duerson will appeal this week’s NFL concussion settlement amid concerns it doesn’t include future awards for the brain decay diagnosed after his 2011 suicide. An appeal could hold up the settlement approved Wednesday by a federal judge in Philadelphia. The potential $1 billion deal […]
During a visit to “The View” this morning, Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall secured his employment for the next three years while raising awareness of mental disorders. The athlete signed a three-year, $30 million contract extension with the team while seated at the Hot Topics table, and said he will donate $1 million to […]
Chicago Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman is already used to overcome tough challenges as an NFL football player. By participating in Allstate’s “Give It Up For Good” he hopes to encourage others to help their fellow man through their own challenges. The campaign rewards those who participate in community service by “There’s a lot of […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Chicago fan who came to Jacksonville for the Bears-Jaguars football game had his throat slashed inside a bar. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old William C. "Chris" Pettry died early Sunday inside Fionn MacCool's, an Irish-themed restaurant. Twenty-seven-year-old Matthew Hinson is being held without bond on a murder […]
