New updates have surfaced for a movement that grew with Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. Kaepernick and many other athletes were protesting police brutality and racial injustice. Now it seems like owners of the NFL are finally making moves. According to ESPN, Kaepernick is invited to the next meeting between NFL […]
New updates have surfaced for a movement that grew with Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the national anthem. Kaepernick and many other athletes were protesting police brutality and racial injustice. Now it seems like owners of the NFL are finally making moves. According to ESPN, Kaepernick is invited to the next meeting between NFL […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick say he has filed a grievance against the NFL, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners. Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes last season when he decided to sit, and then kneel, during […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick say he has filed a grievance against the NFL, alleging that he remains unsigned as a result of collusion by owners. Kaepernick started a national conversation about political activism by athletes last season when he decided to sit, and then kneel, during […]
Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson donates his first NFL paycheck to three cafeteria employees who suffered flood damage from Hurricane Harvey.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, so the speculation was that he would not allow his players to kneel during the national anthem. The Cowboys and their owner did kneel, though not during the anthem. Following a weekend of kneeling and protesting across […]
SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump denounced protests by NFL players and rescinded a White House invitation for NBA champion Stephen Curry in a two-day rant that targeted top professional athletes and brought swift condemnation Saturday from league executives and star players alike. Wading into thorny issues of race and politics, Trump’s comments […]
A lawyer for Aaron Hernandez said the former New England Patriots tight end was diagnosed with a “severe” form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in an evaluation following his death from an apparent suicide in April. In a news conference at his offices, attorney Jose Baez said testing showed that Hernandez had Stage 3 CTE, with Stage 4 being the […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in this tourist-driven city with a history of racially charged incidents were hit again Thursday with questions about bias, profiling and use of force after a black NFL player reported being held at gunpoint and handcuffed by officers who were searching for an active shooter at a Las Vegas Strip […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Supporters of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick are demanding he be signed by a team before the National Football League season starts next month. They gathered outside the NFL’s New York City headquarters on Wednesday to show their support for the free agent, who once played in the Super […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kneeling and bowing their heads, the Cleveland Browns bonded over something bigger than football. More than a dozen players huddled together on the team’s bench Monday night to protest during the national anthem. The group, which included veterans, rookies, starters and backups, gathered in front of some water coolers and behind their […]
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — New Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler won’t play in the team’s exhibition opener Thursday, but look for him to be starting soon enough. “He didn’t come out of retirement to stand on the sideline,” coach Adam Gase said. Cutler missed Monday’s practice because it took place as he landed in South […]
