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The NFL Players Association sent ballots to members Thursday for voting on the proposed collective bargaining agreement, giving the union a week to either ensure another 11 years of labor peace or send the matter back to the drawing board. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. The NFLPA announced that votes would […]

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If your favorite NFL team doesn’t have a Tyreek Hill, Julio Jones or Courtland Sutton streaking down the field, making cornerbacks cringe and constantly redefining the highlight catch, just wait. Chances are good they’ll grab one in this year’s draft. The NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis features a tantalizing wide receiver class […]

Dwight Roberson initially went to Oregon to play football, but he is now being credited by the Salem-Keizer School District, and administrators for the highest graduation rate of Black students in at least a decade. Roberson’s day-to-day influences are to “serve as a role model, cheerleader, coach and all-around helper for black students who might […]

First, let’s just say that New Orleans police officers might wanna learn to lighten up. With that in mind, know that NOPD has issued an arrest warrant for Odell Beckham Jr.The New Orleans Police Dept.’s warrant is for a lightweight, misdemeanor simple battery charge. They’re going after the Cleveland Browns wide receiver because he appeared to […]

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The odds of becoming a head coach in the NFL are small if you’re a Black man. As noted by 12up.com, “black coaches aren’t afforded the same chance to reach the pinnacle of their profession as whites, and are continually passed over in favor of…well, hunches,” the outlet writes .As we previously reported, several sports analysts have […]

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Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is set to become the ninth head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, multiple outlets are reporting. McCarthy compiled a 125-77-2 record as head coach of the Packers for 13 years, including a victory in Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers in February 2011. He made the playoffs 9 […]

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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys made official Sunday night what they had already signaled: Jason Garrett is out as coach. Garrett was informed he wouldn’t be back for a 10th full season on the same day the Cowboys finished an interview with former Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy, who won a Super Bowl […]

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Save the outrage for something else. NFL officiating won’t get any better this weekend, or anytime soon — because it can’t. We shouldn’t have to remind people at this late date that nobody is perfect, but there you are. Besides, officials are a lot closer to that standard than the players and coaches. You can […]

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On New Year’s Eve, a medical examiner ruled the death of 17-year-old standout student athlete Bryce “Simba” Gowdy a suicide. The day before, the Deerfield Beach, FL, native was struck and killed by a train just one week before he was to join Georgia Tech’s football team. RELATED: Georgia Tech Football Recruit Dies After Being Hit […]

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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A star high school football player in South Florida who had signed with Georgia Tech was killed Monday after he was hit by a freight train. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM Bryce Gowdy, 17, died at a hospital after he was struck by a freight train in Deerfield Beach, […]

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Christmas has always been about tradition for Devin McCourty: Dressing the kids in matching onesies, letting them open one present on Christmas Eve, and preparing for the NFL playoffs. The Patriots safety has had to balance family and football during his 10-year career, with New England winning the AFC East every […]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is having a career year in his second season. Sports pundits are running out of superlatives to describe his on-field exploits – a perfect passer rating twice this season, several games that were put away by the fourth quarter and wins over the top quarterbacks in the league, including New […]