Football Page 1081 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Dashcam Footage Shows NFLer Arrested For Speeding, Being An NFL Player
Bengals defensive end Sam Montgomery was pulled over early Wednesday morning when L.Cpl. R.S. Salter clocked him driving 89 mph in a 55 mph zone. Once Salter pulled him over, the South Carolina state trooper turned into a real asshole. Montgomery was berated, handcuffed, put in the back of a patrol ...
Kevin Kolb Arrested, Charged With Boating While Drunk
Kevin Kolb, former quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Cougars, was arrested and charged with boating while intoxicated in Texas over the weekend. As far as mugshots for allegedly boating while drunk go, this one seems pretty on point. ...
Former Auburn Player Philip Lutzenkirchen Dies In Car Accident
Former Auburn tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen has reportedly died in an auto accident early Sunday morning. He was 23....
Dallas Police Arrest Aqib Talib's Brother, Say They Arrested Aqib
For a few hours, police believed they had arrested Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib for throwing bottles in a Dallas club. Police were wrong....
Which NFL Stadiums Are The Most Convenient To Drive To?
When the 49ers begin playing in the new Levi's Stadium this season they'll be 43.3 miles away from San Francisco's downtown as seen in the chart above from Redditor Tashre. But the Niners, now playing in Santa Clara, aren't the only NFL team having to drive outside their team's namesake city. Accord...
Happy Anniversary
"Washington Redskins is more than a name we have called our football team for over eight decades. It is a symbol of everything we stand for: strength, courage, pride, and respect — the same values we know guide Native Americans and which are embedded throughout their rich history as the original Ame...
Even WWE Wrestlers Think The Redskins Have A Racist Name
The Verizon Center in Washington D.C. hosted WWE Raw last night, and heel wrestler Bad News Barrett decided to seize the opportunity to call out the local football team for having a racist name....
Aaron Hernandez Requests Jail Transfer For His Own Safety
Attorneys for former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with three homicides, have filed papers requesting a transfer out of Bristol County Jail. Hernandez's attorneys want him closer to Boston to cut down on travel time, but also claim Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson has a clear ...
This Dated Video Helped Make The Case Against The Redskins Trademarks
What you see up there is taken from a VHS tape called Hail to the Redskins and produced by NFL Films in 1986. It's a compilation of highlights from the 50 seasons following the team's move to D.C. from Boston....
Report: The Bills Are Officially For Sale
The chance to buy an NFL franchise doesn't come along very often. But if you're not one of the select rich folk who received documents from the Bills yesterday, you're probably going to have to wait for the next one....
Every FCC Viewer Complaint About Michael Sam Kissing His Boyfriend
In May, Michael Sam became the first openly gay man to be drafted into the NFL. Seconds later, he became the first openly gay man to kiss his boyfriend after being drafted into the NFL. A handful of Americans complained about the latter; you get the sense they were just as upset about the former. ...
Jimmy Graham's Twitter Proves He's A Tight End, Claims NFL
Jimmy Graham's grievance hearing is expected to conclude today; the Saints star is seeking to be labeled as a wide receiver instead of a tight end for franchise tag purposes. According to Ian Rapoport, one of the NFL's arguments is that Graham lists himself as a tight end in his Twitter bio....
Aaron Hernandez Seeks Patriots Medical Records As Potential Evidence
The Patriots have largely stayed clear of involvement in either of Aaron Hernandez's two murder cases. That may change; Hernandez's attorneys have asked a judge to subpoena the Patriots for all of Hernandez's medical records during his time with the team. Well, nearly all of them....
New Video Of Bills Fan Falling From Upper Deck Leads To Conviction
Technically, Robert Hopkins was found guilty of second-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree assault because he landed on and seriously injured a fan below, but this is as close as you can get to being convicted of being an idiot....
Patent Office Rules Against Redskins, Cancels Trademark
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled today in Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc., a suit brought by a group of Native Americans seeking to have the Washington Redskins' trademarks canceled on the grounds that the name is disparaging. The plaintiffs achieved...
John Oliver Made His Own Anti-Redskins Commercial
Inspired by the anti-Redskins commercial that premiered during the NBA Finals, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver decided to air his own version of the ad, one that lays out precisely how indefensible Dan Snyder's refusal to change the name of his football team is....
Legendary Steelers Coach Chuck Noll Dies At 82
Chuck Noll, the long-time Steelers head coach who presided over the Steel Curtain era in Pittsburgh, passed away in his sleep Friday night. The Hall of Fame coach, who suffered from Alzheimers and a heart condition, died of natural causes. Noll, who coached the Steelers from 1969 to 1991, won all fo...
