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There are several strong reasons why the purchase of the defunct XFL football league by Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson and his partners makes sense and should infuse excitement into a football-starved nation: According to The Bleacher Report, Johnson is the face of an ownership team that includes partners RedBird Capital Partners for $15 million from…

The NFL team located in Washington, D.C., will no longer be known as the Redskins. On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the franchise announced that it would change its name due to its racist image and messaging, according to ESPN. In existence since 1932, the team was initially known as the Boston Braves. But since the…

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The NFL reportedly conspired to keep Colin Kaepernick out of the league, according to a former executive. Joe Lockhart, who served as NFL vice president of communications from 2016-18, revealed the rationale behind the decision during a recent column published on CNN. Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem before each game as a silent…

The NFL is catching heat after the National Football League Players Association listed Colin Kaepernick as “retired” on its website. The updated listing caught the attention of Kaepernick’s girlfriend, Nessa Diab, who put the league on blast by posting it on social media Friday evening, May 22, 2020. “Colin did NOT retire,” Diab wrote, in…

The NFL draft, which took place over the weekend, changed the lives of dozens of athletes. However, one of them is catching flack due to his alleged ties to White supremacist ideologies. Justin Rohrwasser, a kicker from Marshall University, was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round of the NFL draft. Rohrwasser…

One day after a fake post about Colin Kaepernick sent the sports world into a frenzy, the post reportedly inspired Kaepernick to reach out to the team in question. On April 10, TMZ Sports reported that a source told them that Kaepernick will reach out to the New York Jets. Due to the Jets’ lack…

The NFL will be entering a new day in terms of drug policy. On March 15, the NFL released details of its new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), according to ESPN. The new CBA will relax the previous rules on drug testing with regard to marijuana. Testing will be narrowed from four months to two weeks…

You would think that exiled NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick would have a place in the revived XFL football league. However, the average XFL contract is a relatively paltry $55,000, far below the salary Kaepernick was accustomed to when he made $40 million over his six seasons in the NFL. And since the two sides could not come…

Kansas City Chiefs were minutes away from losing Super Bowl LIV to the San Franciso 49ers when Patrick Mahomes led a comeback that will be remembered for years to come. Down by a score of 20-13 with less than eight minutes in the game, Mahomes threw a touchdown pass to Damien Williams. The Chiefs would…

As rolling out previously reported, Antonio Brown is the subject of an investigation of an alleged assault that took place on his property. He and his trainer, Glen Holt are suspects in an incident involving a moving truck driver who says he was battered and burglarized. Holt has been apprehended by the police as the…

Former Pittsburgh Steelers all-pro wideout Antonio Brown has been all over the news of late. Most recently, he berated the mother of his child and former girlfriend, Chelsie Kyriss, and Hollywood, Florida, police officers outside his home with his children present. As of Thursday, Jan. 16, Brown found yet another reason to make news when…

Bryce Gowdy was one of the best high school football players in the nation. The 4-star wide receiver senior from Deerfield Beach High School received a scholarship to play at Georgia Tech, but financial hardships and mental health issues derailed his promising future. According to Sun-Sentinal, Gowdy’s death was ruled a suicide after authorities found…

In 2017, Tommia Dean, a cheerleader at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, followed in the footsteps of Colin Kaepernick by taking a knee during the national anthem before her team’s football games. But due to her protests, Dean alleges that she was kept off the field by school officials. Dean decided to sue Kennesaw State…

The fallout from Colin Kaepernick’s impromptu workout continues. Weeks after the embattled quarterback shunned the NFL to hold his own workout near Atlanta, he remains unemployed. However, one wide receiver who caught passes from Kaepernick has received a big break. Jordan Veasy was recently signed by the Washington Redskins, according to the Washington Post. Veasy…

Thanksgiving is the ultimate family feasting holiday filled with fatty foods, football and frolicking with family and friends. Rolling out took the time to compile this short list of funny Thanksgiving memes to remind you what makes the Thanksgiving holidays so much fun and so enjoyable. Here is a small sampling for your consumption…

Colin Kaepernick’s recent workout at a high school south of the Atlanta airport has been deemed a “circus” by the likes of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. In some people’s estimation, it exposed ESPN’s high profile reporter and analyst, Stephen A. Smith for his inability and unwillingness to show favor for a Black man, when…

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Colin Kaepernick will finally get a chance to audition for NFL teams. However, not every team will be there. The NFL revealed that only 11 teams out of 32 have committed to attending Kaepernick’s workout, which will take place in the Atlanta area on Saturday, Nov. 16, according to ESPN. Those teams include the…

Ciara and Russell Wilson — who have been married for three years share the keys to maintaining a successful romance. The “Level Up” singer has been married to the sports star — with whom she has two-year-old daughter Sienna — since 2016, and the pair have now said they keep their relationship going strong by…

Morris Robinson had dreams of making it as a pro football player until his voice proved to be the talent that would take him to the big stage. Raised in southwest Atlanta, Robinson focused more on football while singing in the church choir as a youth. His skills on the football field led to a…

A promising life has been cut short by a stray bullet. Jaylon McKenzie, 14, of Belleville, IL was killed on Saturday, May 4, at a house party full of fellow teens. Jaylon had dreams of going to the NFL and was already receiving offers of football scholarships from colleges. Now all of that is over. According…