Fauci has been studying science since college in 1957. He has been the country’s infectious-disease leader since 1984. Yet many who have “studied” this virus for 10 weeks feel it fair and righteous to call him a fraud and believe media screamers.
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We need to trust scientists.
The truth is, we do not have the will as a country to make the relatively tiny sacrifices (masks, no huge gatherings) to make this pandemic go away. That is why we just passed 5 million cases. That is why we can't resume normal lives.
This has gone unnoticed nationally, but it shouldn’t. The Miami Dolphins have registered every player on the roster to vote. Congrats to the franchise for making this a priority.
Whoever says:
—“A gun didn’t do this; a sick person did.”
—“Thoughts and prayers to all the families.”
—“Now is not the time to discuss gun control.”
Get lost. Get off my feed. You are not part of the America we need to strive for.
John Madden:
Hall of Fame coach.
Hall of Fame broadcaster, probably best color man in NFL history.
Millions got hooked on football with the Madden video game. Still huge today.
RIP to a legend.
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He didn't play ... yet he might be the most influential person in football history.
🚨 BREAKING: Bruce Arians retiring from coaching, moving to
@Buccaneers
' front office, reports me and
@LATimesFarmer
.
Defensive coordinator Todd Bowles picked to replace him. Staff being told the news at this hour.
Full story:
Remember
@PatrickMahomes5
’ incredible no-look pass to
@honeythunder11
? He recreates it perfectly. I’ll have more in tomorrow’s Football Morning in America:
1,962 days.
That’s how long John McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
He survived, thank God. He went on to show all of us what it means to be a great and selfless American.
RIP to a great man, John McCain.
If Aaron Rodgers plays to the end of this reported contract, through 2025, it'd mean Green Bay will have had two starting quarterbacks in 34 years.
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If you're approaching middle-age as a Packer fan, you've never known a crappy QB.
SOURCES:
#OhioState
star DL Chase Young borrowed money from a family friend to fly his girlfriend to California to attend the Rose Bowl. Young paid that money back in April> I'll have more on the situation on
#BigNoonKickoff
on FOX later this morning:
MINNEAPOLIS-At MSP. Wanted to to tell the people of Minnesota how awesome you are. For 8 days, you all welcomed the world. Woman in security just said, “I hope you had a wonderful time and come back.” From ice-fishing to Fulton Brewery to Pizzeria Lola, a great week. Thank you.
Brady played 7 minutes in 2008, so let’s not count that year.
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In the 18 starting seasons for Brady/Belichick, New England has won its division 17 times.
How will something like that ever happen again—not just in football history, but in sports history?
Stop defending inertia.
Stop saying we are powerless.
We are the United States of America.
We have crises, and we work to fix them. We don’t throw our hands in the air and continue letting our schoolchildren die.
Myles Garrett should not play football for the rest of this season, and probably longer. An act not seen in decades requires discipline not seen in decades, particularly in these times, when the NFL is trying to clean up the game.
Have known quite a few players in 38 years covering the NFL.
@Mathieu_Era
is one of the really good human beings. He had few advantages growing up, then struggled at times in college. Now he's the kind of person communities love to use as a beacon.
The Corrente call was the equivalent of the emperor with no clothes on.
The NFL's the emperor. We all watched the game. We all know the flag was total BS. Now, even after the ref hip-checked Marsh, they're fining him.
It's sinful, honestly.
Two others details:
1
@PatrickMahomes5
threw this football 27 yards away from the target. We measured.
2 This was no rehearsed thing. He made one throw, only one.
And you see what happened.
Remember
@PatrickMahomes5
’ incredible no-look pass to
@honeythunder11
? He recreates it perfectly. I’ll have more in tomorrow’s Football Morning in America:
Post-Corey Coleman trade:
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Cleveland had 11 first-round picks in the eight drafts between 2009 and 2016. None are left on the team.
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I am without speech.
In this job, I don't root. But Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit ... teams with such rich football history that have been so down. I am happy for the fans of Buffalo, and that franchise. That place deserves this night, and this division title.
You have no idea what journalism is. Have you wondered why every president since Nixon treated the press with some modicum of respect until this one? Calling media the “enemy of the people,” lying as a matter of course … It’s a disgrace, and he needs to be called on it.
For those who have asked, my story of riding across the country in the Madden bus.
Busman's Holiday: Riding with John Madden across America - Sports Illustrated Vault |
Can you find mistakes made by journalists? You can. I have made them, and they bother me to this day. The vast majority of journalists I know try their best to report what they see and hear, truthfully.
Bill Gates is setting up factories to manufacture 7 leading vaccine candidates before we know which is best & safest; we can test the vaccines in parallel, and then throw away all but the factory for the best vaccine. May save many months.
Just extraordinary.
Vice President Biden just released a remarkable statement about his faith and values, in the face of Trump’s attacks today. Worth reading in full. This is how a leader faces a bully.
I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!
@peter_king
Questions: 1. Is marijuana legal where you are? 2. How much did you consume before writing your NFC predictions? We’ll revisit at the end of the season.
#Eagles
The NFL has to answer about these lowering the helmet calls. The league is toothless. Where is the accountability for the officials on those calls? League says they’re all-in on enforcing helmet hits, and they let those like ones on Jordan Reed (Sunday) and Kamara now go.
MINNEAPOLIS-This rookie punter for Seattle, Michael Dickson, is an absolute phenom. Two monster punts tonight land inside the 5-, take hard right turns, and go OB at the 3 both times. Wait till you see this guy.
MINNEAPOLIS-This city is so underrated. It's an American gem. So many new coffee shops, brewpubs, restaurants. So lively downtown, esp near Target Field.
That is all.
FMIA in progress.
For everyone who covers pro football,
@SuzyKolber
has been a beacon, a standard of excellence year after year. Kudos, Suzy, for a job exceedingly and consistently well done.
Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off.
Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run.
So grateful for a 38 yr career!
Longevity for a woman in this business is something I’m especially proud of.
Next step- a project that gives back. ❤️
I feel like I’m at my own funeral.
You’re so nice.
Thank you.
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Not retiring, though (perhaps to the chagrin of many). Will be writing my Monday column for NBC starting in July.
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Emotional day. Love where I’ve been (SI, The MMQB), love where I’m going (NBC).
Tell that to the journalists who are unemployed, and to their families. F#%^ this fake-news crap that now comes out whenever people don’t like the truth.
Good morning. Merry Christmas Eve.
An update on Matt Millen, for those who read about his heart transplant in the column:
He is out of surgery, and his wife Pat tells me the doctors told her it was a good match. Surgery was a success.
Updating my column as we speak.
In today's FMIA column at
@NBCSports
, you'll find:
• Matt Millen's Christmas Eve prayer
• My crystal ball for final playoff seeds
• Coaching rumors, with 6 to 10 jobs expected to open
• Bad officiating, good Foles and much more:
Imagine being a parent with a child who loves football and want to play. You’re watching this game. You ask, “How can I let my child play anything other then flag? Ever?"
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked why he thinks it’s important to give back to the community: “Because we’re rich as hell and we don’t need it all, and other people need it. Then, you’re an a-- if you don’t give it. Pretty simple.”
Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - there is no collusion. Get back to the basics and make us all proud!
"I am at a loss for words," Don Lemon on CNN says, watching looting on camera in LA, a raging fire in downtown DC.
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"When did this country get out of control? When did we lose control? ... This is not democracy. This is quite frankly, anarchy."
NFL may have some decisions to make about Covid-ravaged teams if burlesque shows like this Saints lineup in a national TV game continue. Not sure what NFL could have done other than move this game to Tue/Wed so NO could get a key guy or 2 back, but this game was an embarrassment.
Really: Vote for whoever you want, and of course you will. But doesn’t some version of the truth matter? Why have we accepted public officials, including the president, lying and lying and lying?
2 ... of the era in sports, Bill Belichick, has never stood up after a game and said, “What a gameplan I had today. Gotta give me credit for that.”
Did Jeter say, “How about that dive in the stands? That win is on me today.”
Great people do their jobs and let history judge.
Carolina was very interested in Stafford, and competed for him. Denver too. Indy and SF as well. The Rams had to pay more than they wanted (obviously).
ESPN and the
@30for30
franchise has done some really great docs and journalism.
A shame that as at least a fifth of children in America go to bed hungry nightly they’re highlighting gluttony, treating someone who overeats excessively as a “competitive athlete.” Truly disgusting.
"We can’t let his legacy go dim. He deserves to be remembered for years to come."
Chiefs quarterback
@PatrickMahomes
leads a tribute to late football journalist Terez Paylor in this week's Football Morning In America column.
You need to stop whatever you’re doing and watch this.
“We are going to be the kids you read about in textbooks. We are going to be the last mass shooting.”
- Emma Gonzalez
Good luck to
@MikeMayock
in his job with the Raiders. Every time I called, he answered. Every time I asked for help on college players, he answered. Every time I wanted him for a podcast or column, he said yes. He's been a fountain of vital information. Thanks, Mike. Best to you.
Nobody asked me but ...
@danorlovsky7
is a rising-star NFL analyst, and rightfully so. He's admitted he erred with how he commented on Fields last week. It's a mistake, not a mortal sin. It doesn't affect how I'll view him in the future, which is as an insightful football voice.
I love people who say it’s not the time or place to rattle the status-quo-keepers.
The time is the day after 19 elementary-school students were murdered.
The place is Texas.
When, precisely, would be a better time and place, sir?
Why?
To encourage lying?
Meyer is saying what every coach, in the league is thinking.
Say there's tight competition between 2 players for the 48th spot on the roster. One is vaxxed, one adamantly anti-vax.
To NOT consider the vax status, regardless of NFL rules, is irresponsible.