Saturday Night Live tackled the email scandal involving now-former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden — as well as the NFL’s lingering issues with race — during its latest cold open. The sketch began with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (Colin Jost) addressing the media at a press conference. “One of …
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On a mission to prove that Russell Wilson’s controversial lateral to Mike Davis over the weekend was legal, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll revealed on Monday that he had reached out to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson looking for an answer. And much to his delight, Tyson came through with …
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The New York Giants fired head coach Ben McAdoo on Monday, according to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Giants also parted ways with general manager Jerry Reese, who had been a member of the Giants in various roles since 1994, according to ESPN. The decision came several days after …
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Chris Long will make $1 million this season from the Philadelphia Eagles, but he announced that he will not collect any of it as income. The defensive end will donate each of his 16 game checks to charities focused on education. “I’m playing the entire 2017 NFL season without collecting …
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Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, Dave Matthews and Pharrell Williams were among the artists to “take a knee” onstage Sunday in solidarity with NFL players staging a similar demonstration during the National Anthem. Following Donald Trump’s comments Friday night condemning athletes who stage protests during “The Star Spangled Banner” – as …
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