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Colin Kaepernick Continues Protesting During National Anthem, Four Players Raise Fists [Update]

In his first regular season game, and on Monday Night Football, San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick continued his protest against police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. He was joined by teammate Eric Reid....

Broncos LB Brandon Marshall Will Continue Protesting Anthem Despite Losing Endorsements

Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall was the only player to kneel for the national anthem before Thursday’s game against the Panthers. Marshall, who was college teammates with 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick at Nevada, has lost two endorsements since then, but he said today that he plans to contin...

Here’s some helpful advice on how to stay positive after your fantasy football season starts with a loss. [The Hairpin]...

Terrance Williams Said He Knew What He Was Doing, He Just Shouldn't Have Done it

To the benefit of us all, the Giants and Cowboys are building a nice little tradition of ending their Week 1 matchups with staggering displays of situational unawareness. Yesterday’s lowlight reel participant: WR Terrance Williams, who cut back upfield on the game’s final play rather than get out of...

Patriots Martellus Bennett And Devin McCourty Raise Fists After National Anthem

No player knelt during the national anthem before tonight’s Patriots-Cardinals game, but New England tight end Martellus Bennett and defensive back Devin McCourty raised their fists afterward....

Arian Foster, Three Dolphins Teammates Kneel During National Anthem

Miami Dolphins players Arian Foster, Jelani Jenkins, Kenny Stills, and Michael Thomas all kneeled during the national anthem before today’s game against the Seattle Seahawks....

ESPN's Fantasy Football Site And App Are Down [Updates]

It’s not just you: ESPN’s fantasy football site and app aren’t working, and have been down for over an hour....

Chiefs Cornerback Marcus Peters Raises His Fist During National Anthem [Update]

The Kansas City Chiefs stood and linked arms during the national anthem before today’s game. Cornerback Marcus Peters added his own gesture by raising his right fist at the end of the line.The Chiefs players released a statement through the team explaining their demonstration: ...

Bask In The Aura Of This Tattooed Iowa Football Fan

This is Cory Brown. He is a fan of Iowa Hawkeyes football, and has Kirk Ferentz’s face tattooed on his calf....

NFL And NFLPA Will Investigate Concussion Protocol Compliance For Cam Newton

The NFL and NFLPA will investigate the handling of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton under the concussion protocol following Thursday’s game, in which Newton took multiple helmet-to-helmet hits from Broncos defenders. ...

A.J. Pierzynski Is Probably Done

The Braves’ A.J. Pierzynski is 39 years old and hitting .219/.243/.304 with little defensive talent to speak of, which is to say that his playing days are numbered. After Saturday night’s game, that number looked like zero:...

Popular Soccer Stats Twitter Account Tweets A Butthole Instead Of Soccer Stats [NSFW]

Squawka is a very popular soccer statistics website, boasting some 370K Facebook fans and 592K Twitter followers. Most readers expect geeky soccer analysis and statistical breakdowns of, say, how the Bayern Munich midfield passed to each other. What they didn’t expect was an extreme close up of a bu...

The NFL Didn't Follow Its Own Concussion Protocol For Cam Newton

So Cam Newton’s brain got pounded multiple times but he didn’t get checked for a concussion until after the game? Don’t worry, the NFL can explain everything (emphasis mine):...

With The Rivalry Reborn, Pitt And Penn State Players Remember The Game That Defined It

Chet Parlavecchio was 10 minutes into our phone interview when he really got going. He was repeating a story he’s been telling on and off for 35 years, the one about that time he appeared on a Pittsburgh radio show and dropped a burn on Pitt in the run-up to Penn State’s 1981 game against the No. 1-...

Trevor Siemian Was Fine And The Broncos Should Be Thrilled<em></em>

As far as first career NFL starts go, Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian acquitted himself well. In fact, if you’ll allow me to be the annoying amateur football analyst in your office real quick, I’ll say that Siemian’s pedestrian box score—18-of-26, 178 yards, one touchdown, two picks—doesn’t tell ...

Cam Newton's Night Was Hard To Watch

Now we know that someone in the NFL or with the Panthers saw the multiple brain-rattling blows to Cam Newton’s head and thought hey, maybe he’s concussed, we should check on him. We do not know when they thought this, but we know they made sure to wait until the game was over to do anything about it...

Cam Newton Doesn't Remember The End Of The Football Game He Just Finished

Cam Newton got the stuffing knocked out of him by the Broncos tonight, but don’t worry, concussion spotters never held him out of the game so he’s fine. Problem is, he doesn’t remember what happened after the game....

The Broncos Went At Cam Newton's Head All Night

The Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers tonight, 21-20, in a thrilling game that was marred by serial headhunting from the fearsome Broncos defense. Cam Newton led the Panthers to a 17-7 halftime lead with 111 passing yards, a rushing touchdown, and a passing touchdown. After the break, he onl...

Cam Newton's Brain Scrambled; Is Left In Game

The NFL: Where player safety comes first....

Broncos Fullback Scores 28-Yard Touchdown On First Career Carry  

A few plays after setting a key block to spring C.J. Anderson for a long run, Broncos rookie Andy Janovich took the very first carry of his career 28 yards into the end zone. Bene Benwikere clearly was not expecting Janovich to get the ball, as he ran in too quickly. Panthers safety Scott Simonson c...