Let’s remember Joseph Ossai is 22 years old. He made a mistake. I feel awful for him. He will be haunted by this for the rest of his life. He needs support from teammates and fans. If we care about the mental health of pro athletes, this is a great chance to prove it.
Terry McLaurin looks at the ref asking if he’s good - ref points back at McLaurin as of to indicate he’s good. McLaurin then gives a thumbs up to ref to acknowledge it. This “penalty” took a Brian Robinson TD off the board. Via
@SNFonNBC
The Brian Flores lawsuit is the thing the NFL thought it would never face. It’s the thing that will force the league to change its ways when it comes to hiring practices.
PLEASE STOP with the "Mason Rudolph started it" takes. Whatever he said or did does not justify removing his helmet and whacking him in the head with it.
In 2012, the Broncos used a second-round pick on Brock Osweiler, when Russell Wilson was still on the board. Ten years later, Denver gave up two ones, two twos, and three players to get Wilson.
The officials flagged the Lions for lining up with 12 players, leading to a Packers touchdown. On the very next drive, the officials didn't flag the Packers for lining up with 13 players
Jerry Edmond, who was harassed relentlessly by a Raiders fan on Sunday and remained calm in the face of it, it sitting with Robert and Jonathan Kraft today.
John Dorsey drafted Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, Kareem Hunt. Traded up for Patrick Mahomes. Drafted Baker Mayfield, Denzel Ward, Antonio Callaway. Traded for Jarvis Landry. Browns fans should be feeling pretty good about the future.
Lamar is right. I apologize for how I phrased my opinion. I believed the 49ers were dramatically better than every other team in the NFL: Cowboys, Eagles, Chiefs, Dolphins, everyone. The Ravens proved otherwise. They deserve complete and total respect for what they accomplished.
We learned today that a supposedly independent investigation aimed at eradicating sexual harassment in the Washington Commanders workplace and holding wrongdoers accountable was actually an exercise in crafting a defense against possible lawsuits. Let that sink in.
David Culley was hired to be fired after one year. They knew the team would stink and they didn’t want to saddle someone like Josh McDaniels with 4-13. Culley did more with Davis Mills than any other coach did with a rookie QB this year.
NFL teams spend countless hours doing due diligence regarding every available player at every possible position. They turn over every rock. They look in every nook and cranny. And now a former league MVP is available to be had and they just say, "We're good." It reeks.
This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of the criminal complaints.
Aaron Rodgers knew the COVID rules. If he didn't want to follow them, he should have just retired. If he still doesn't like the COVID rules, he should just retire now.
Idea:
@TheRock
should immediately create an eight-team one-city bubble for XFL fall 2020 and welcome top college talent for Saturday games. They’d get to play, and they’d get paid.
One of the best players in the league is implicated in a pattern of abusive activities toward a three-year-old boy. My heart is broken at the thought of what that child has endured. If Tyreek Hill is allowed to play again, I'm not sure I can keep covering this league.
Folks, this isn't very hard.
Wash your hands often.
Don't touch your face.
Stay six feet away from other people.
If you're sick, stay home and isolate yourself.
If we can do this for just 2-3 weeks, the tide turns.
Aaron Rodgers despises criticism so much that he actually lied about being vaccinated so that he wouldn't be criticized for being unvaccinated. Think about that for a second.
Alternate view: It always was about making as much money as possible while giving the players as little as possible. Now that an inherently corrupt system has imploded, the people who benefited the most from the old ways are tapping out.
If you’ve been acting for months like the virus isn’t real, you don’t get to complain about spontaneous outdoor gatherings to commemorate a genuinely held belief by many that four years of darkness and fear are finally ending.
Can we agree to retire the "Mr. Irrelevant" title for the last player taken in the draft? It's a seven-round draft. Undrafted players become starters, Pro Bowlers, Hall of Famers. It's just a dumb label to stick on a guy.
Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed sounds off on the $100,000 fine for Jack Del Rio, calling it "not enough" and urging those who play for him to take a stand.
No prospect should attend the draft without an appearance fee. Why be an unpaid prop in a TV show from which the NFL generates significant profit? Most of the kids are brainwashed by the idea it's an "honor." It's exploitation.
John Harbaugh seemed unhappy with Zach Taylor for dialing up passes once the game was no longer in dispute. At least the Bengals weren't trying to extend the record for 100-yard rushing games.
Ohio State DE Chase Young remains the “unquestioned” No. 1 player in the 2020 class, despite his suspension for taking a loan from a family friend, per
@nfldraftscout
Serious question: Why is it wrong for the NBA to behave, as the President said Thursday, "like a political organization" but OK for UFC president
@DanaWhite
to give a political speech on behalf of the President during the Republican convention?
If the guy who gave
@cheetah
a phone for a TD celebration got his credential revoked for the rest of the year, shouldn’t a guy who directly involved himself in the game have his credential revoked, too?
From unimpeachable source: As of last night, Aaron Rodgers’ wish list was 49ers, Broncos, Raiders (not necessarily in that order). He wanted Packers to take the 49ers’ offer. Next move by Rodgers is TBD.
The officials' failure to call pre-snap penalties on Chiefs RT Jawaan Taylor became comical on Thursday night; the NFL is lucky the Lions won the game.
There's a growing buzz in league circles that Deshaun Watson could ask to be traded, and his new contract doesn't make that as difficult as you'd think
The NFL continues to unreasonably police what players do on their own time, robbing the sport of talented players who smoke marijuana while not at work.
Robert Saleh's advice to Bucs defensive linemen trying to chase Patrick Mahomes includes this: Don't be fooled by his "little old man jog between plays where it looks like his feet hurt"
Calling BS on the claim that the NFL's expedited replay process didn't see the key angle on the Devonta Smith play. The league office has a "Hawk-eye" system, which gives it immediate access to all angles captured by the broadcast network.