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Report: Bruce Miller Was Kicked Out Of Restaurant For Sandwich Fight
San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller got booted from a restaurant for an argument over a sandwich hours before he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man and his son at a San Francisco hotel, according to the San Francisco Chronicle....
49ers Release Bruce Miller After He Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Man
San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller was arrested early Monday morning after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man and the man’s 29-year-old son at a Marriott in San Francisco. A few hours later, the 49ers announced that Miller had been released:...
Obama On Kaepernick: "Sometimes It's Messy, But It's The Way Democracy Works"
The uproar over Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest of police brutality has gone on long enough that the White House has now weighed in for a second time. Last week, press secretary Josh Earnest issued a statement that the White House “acknowledge[s] and even defend[s] his right to express those vie...
Santa Clara Cops Say Colin Kaepernick Hurt Their Feelings, Threaten To Quit Working Games
Santa Clara police are threatening to cease serving and protecting the 49ers unless the team takes action against Colin Kaepernick, according to a letter sent by police union officials....
Jason Whitlock Lectures Colin Kaepernick At Presser, Gets Ignored
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took questions after Thursday’s game, in which he continued his pregame protest by kneeling during the national anthem. One of them came from a familiar, condescending voice....
Why Colin Kaepernick Switched Up His Protest
On the Chargers’ “Salute to the Military” night—well, let’s stop for a big parenthetical right here. (It makes me wonder how much the Chargers actually care about the military, if they choose to salute them at the single worst attended and lowest quality game of the year, the final preseason game in...
Two More Players Join Colin Kaepernick In Sitting Out The National Anthem
The 49ers traveled down to San Diego for a preseason game against the Chargers on “Salute to the Military” night. As he did against the Packers last week, Colin Kaepernick did not stand during the national anthem, instead choosing to take a knee in protest. This time, he was joined by teammate Eric ...
Anonymous NFL Executives Hate Colin Kaepernick
The divide within the NFL has already been established when it comes to Colin Kaepernick and his decision to sit during the national anthem. The 49ers quarterback is garnering more support from his fellow players than he is from the league’s executives, some of whom anonymously tore him apart when t...
Colin Kaepernick's Fight Is Not With The Military
It has been a banner week for the takes. It’s certainly aided by the fact that there are no real sports and the one legitimate controversy is sucking up all the oxygen, feeding a maelstrom swirling about the peak of Mt. Take, but it’s been extraordinary to see so many people reveal themselves as uns...
San Francisco Police Union To Colin Kaepernick: What About Black-On-Black Crime?
These days, no storm of takes is complete until the president of a police union—a position often occupied by a screeching dipshit—has weighed in on the hot-button issue of the day. So obviously Martin Halloran, the president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, had to write a letter to ...
Stan Verrett On Kaepernick: "Let's Pay As Much Attention To The Substance As We Do To The Symbols"
SportsCenter anchor Stan Verrett joined the chorus of opinions on Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest with a take that drew from his own family’s history of service to the United States, and the discrimination that followed. It’s as strong, and fair, a commentary you’re likely to hear from an...
Donald Trump On Colin Kaepernick: "Maybe He Should Find A Country That Works Better For Him"<em></em>
What you are about to hear represents an utterly monumental lack of self-awareness on Donald Trump’s part—astonishing, I know....
Colin Kaepernick Explains Why He Won't Stand For The National Anthem<em></em><em></em>
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick spoke with the media today for about 20 minutes, answering numerous questions about his decision to refuse to stand during the U.S. national anthem before Friday’s preseason game. (Kaepernick also refused to stand for the national anthem before the fi...
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Colin Kaepernick Refuses To Stand For Anthem: "There Are Bodies In The Street" [Update]
Colin Kaepernick is speaking out after the 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the U.S. national anthem before last night’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, telling the NFL that “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people o...
Navorro Bowman Just Got Paid
Per Adam Schefter, 49ers linebacker Navorro Bowman just received a 4-year, $44 million extension with three years left on his current deal. This means his contract is now for 7 years and $77 million, although only $20 million of that is guaranteed because NFL contracts are a lie....
Why Your Team Sucks 2016: San Francisco 49ers<em></em>
Some people are fans of the San Francisco 49ers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Francisco 49ers. This 2016 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the previews so far here. And buy Drew’s new book here....
Reporter Says 49ers Owner Jed York Once Stuck Him With A $2100 Dinner Bill
Tim Kawakami, the longtime Mercury News columnist, hosts a podcast, and during a recent episode he told a story about 49ers owner Jed York being a rich jerk....
Former NFL Star Dana Stubblefield Charged With Raping A Developmentally Disabled Woman
Per the Santa Clara County DA, former NFL Defensive Player Of The Year Dana Stubblefield has been charged with raping a developmentally disabled woman last year in his Morgan Hill home. ...
Former 49ers LB, Scheduled To Testify In Aldon Smith DUI Trial, Has Vanished
Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith will stand trial in Santa Clara, California, on May 2 on charges of DUI, hit-and-run, and leaving the scene of an accident. Scheduled to testify at the trial is free agent linebacker Nick Moody, who played with Smith in San Francisco and was with him the August...
Troy Smith Tells Cop He Graduated "With A Degree In Bachelors" During Traffic Stop
Troy Smith, the 2006 Heisman Trophy winner and former communications major at Ohio State, was arrested overnight Sunday on suspicion of being intoxicated behind the wheel and on certainty of being a consummate fuckup during a traffic stop....