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When he took the Presidential oath of office, Trump vowed to "preserve, respect and defend the Constitution of the United States" and yet he continually attacks freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and the right to peaceably protest. How dare athletes protest racial injustice and police brutality!
New season, same Trump: The President again blasts NFL players for protests during national anthem
Los Angeles Times, Aug 10 2018 10:55 AM
President Trump was quick to respond to the first player protests of the new football season, tweeting Friday morning that "the NFL players are at it again" after a few teams' members knelt or performed other symbolic acts during the national anthem before preseason games Thursday night.
By his two tweets, the President signaled that for a third straight season he would stoke the divisive issue he first fanned as a candidate just before the 2016 election. Yet again, Trump ignored both the complaints of racial injustice and police brutality that many African American players have sought to highlight by kneeling during the pre-game anthem, and their free-speech rights.
Instead the president, who typically has suggested the players are against the anthem, the American flag and the US military, in his latest attack portrayed them as ungrateful for the opportunity to play in the NFL. "Find another way to protest," he tweeted. "Stand proudly for your National Anthem or be Suspended Without Pay!"
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-n...810-story.html
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Shamarko Thomas was thrown out of Thursday's game against Seattle for head-butting another player and now the Colts have released him. The NFL is trying to make football safer but football is a rough sport and they are making too many rules that are going to change the game.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...after-ejection
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The Browns finished last season with a 0-16 record. They couldn't possibly go winless this season too, could they? Beer drinkers in Cleveland are hoping they don't.
Bud Light to provide fans with celebratory beer when the Browns win a game
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...wns-win-1-game
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The solution to this so-called controversy is simple: If you want to stand when the anthem is played, stand. If you don't want to stand, don't. And the President should refrain from making nasty comments about the players. As a draft dodger, Putin lover and McCain hater, he should not be lecturing athletes about patriotism.
As new NFL season begins, national anthem controversy drags on with no clear solution
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...PzhA?ocid=AMZN
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As part of a move toward "gender inclusion," the Rams and Saints are the first NFL teams to add male cheerleaders. If the NFL was really serious about gender inclusion, teams would sign some female quarterbacks and female running backs.
Male cheerleaders join two NFL squads amid complaints and lawsuits
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/male-ch...-angeles-rams/
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The Browns' 19-game losing streak is finally over and Budweiser will be giving away a lot of beer. (See August 14 story above.)
Browns beat Jets for first win since December 2016
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...qErk?ocid=AMZN
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During tonight's Saints-Redskins game, Drew Brees became the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards. That does not mean he walks past people's property. It means that he.....oh, never mind. Football fans know what it means.
Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning's NFL record for passing yards
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...passing-yards/
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Last year the Rams finished 11-5, ending a streak of 13 consecutive seasons without a winning record. The Rams have never won every game in a season. Could they accomplish that feat this year? They're now 6-0. Wooh!
Todd Gurley rushes for career-high 208 yards in Rams' 23-20 victory over the Broncos
http://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/l...014-story.html
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bought the Portland Trail Blazers in 1988 and the Seattle Seahawks in 1996. He was also a co-owner of the Seattle Sounders. Today he died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 65 and.......
Report: Seahawks could be sold in wake of Paul Allen's death
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...rnEU?ocid=AMZN
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The Browns finished 2016 with a record of 1-15. Last year they finished 0-16. So far this year, their record is 2-5-1 -- and today they fired their coach. Go figure!
Browns fire coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley, name Gregg Williams interim coach
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/ind..._hue_jack.html
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Jason Witten is a terrible football announcer and I wish ESPN would get rid of him because he says so many things that are dumb or just plain wrong, and now today he broke the MVP trophy at the Pro Bowl. Here is the story.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/27/ja...y-botched-call
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The settlement betweeen Colin Kaepernick and the NFL will be kept confidential. Do you think somebody would tell me the details if I got down on my knees and begged?
NFL reaches financial settlement with Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid
Yahoo Sports, Feb 15 2019 11:01 AM
In a stunning decision, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid have reached a financial settlement with the NFL in their joint collusion complaint against the league and will take no further action in the case. The league and Kaepernick’s attorneys released a statement today saying the matter had been resolved confidentially. It is believed both sides signed a non-disclosure agreement agreeing not to speak publicly about details of the case or settlement.
The agreement comes on the doorstep of the final hearing in the Kaepernick case, which was set to take place before arbitrator Stephen Burbank this month. Kaepernick had alleged the league conspired to keep him out after he began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. Multiple NFL players adopted Kaepernick’s protest in 2017, hoping to draw attention to social justice and racial inequality issues.
https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-col...190149703.html
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Bryan Bartlett Starr is the only NFL quarterback to lead a team to three consecutive league championships.
Bart Starr, Packers legend who led team to first Super Bowl titles, dies at 85
https://www.latimes.com/local/obitua...526-story.html
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The Raiders will move to Las Vegas next year and they have made a deal with Allegiant Air to call their new stadium Allegiant Stadium.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/r...-in-las-vegas/
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The new stadium where the Rams and Chargers will play is going to be called SoFi Stadium.
https://tv5.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...d-sofi-stadium
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Indoor arenas, 50-yard fields and only six teams. They called it the Arena Football League. If they were honest, they would have called it Little League Football.
Arena Football League files for bankruptcy, will cease operations
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ase-operations
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Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak led the crowd in a chant of "Raiders! Raiders! Raiders" Wow, how clever! I wonder if he came up with that all by himself.
Raiders officially renamed Las Vegas Raiders during ceremony at Allegiant Stadium
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...ium/ar-BBZeyHT
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The Atlanta Braves will remain the Braves but they're considering banning the idiotic "tomahawk chop" performed by fans at the games. The Washington Redskins will change their name, though. Native Americans consider "redskin" to be an ethnic slur. The Redskins began play in 1932. During their first season, they were known as.......the Braves. Their new name is likely to be the Redtails, after the Red Tail pilots who fought in World War II.
NFL's Washington Redskins will change name and logo, team says
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/us/wa...spt/index.html
Odds favor Redtails for Washington football team's new name
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-f...-idUSKCN24E2GH
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Because of the coronavirus, the Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences have canceled all their games until next year.
https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...ts-eyes-spring
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The Redskins did not become the Redtails. They are now just the Washington Football Club. The Chiefs will no longer allow fans to wear Native American headdresses and face paint at the stadium.
https://nypost.com/2020/08/20/chiefs...n-garb-makeup/
