american football
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Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to HBCUs in Honor of Ex-GM Ozzie Newsome
What do you give the man who has everything? A scholarship program in his name is a great place to start.
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Alabama Signs Bill Into Law Allowing Student-Athletes To Be Paid for Their Names, Likeness, and Image
I don’t know about you, but I sure as hell like to be paid for any time and energy I exert at the workplace. Sadly, those same rules don’t apply in the NCAA, which I previously noted is big business for everybody but Black student-athletes. Thankfully, the tide is beginning to turn as states like…
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Get Your Popcorn Ready Because a Russell Wilson Trade Is Expected 'In the Near Future'
Earlier this month, we reported that Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks are experiencing a bit of marital strife. At the time, they weren’t quite sleeping in separate beds yet, but I could imagine Russell was bad-mouthing the organization in front of their kids and those Sunday dinners got awkward as hell. Fast forward to…
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Jacksonville Jaguars Hires Former College Football Coach Accused of Racism and Abuse Because…Why Not?
Over the past year, America has gone through a racial awakening of sorts, but that doesn’t mean things have changed all that much. For example, by and large, white people still don’t really believe Black people when we say something racist has happened to us. That’s why Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has defended…
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The Biggest Winners From Super Bowl Sunday Had Nothing to Do With Tom Brady
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Tom Brady won his 7th Super Bowl. Who cares? Super Bowl LV was about much more than just Tom Brady—it was a seminal moment for so many others. So instead of heaping all the praise on some wayward white man, here’s who also deserves their flowers in the immediate aftermath of Super…
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Well, Damn. Mahomes Is Human After All
When I play Monopoly, I often deploy a strategy I call a “Slow Motion Ass Whooping”. Broke or not, I snatch up every single property I land on during my first few times around the board. From railroads to Baltic Avenue, from the Electric Company to Marvin Gardens, I’m on a suicide mission to put…
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Because Absolutely Nobody Asked, Here's My Pick for Sunday's Super Bowl
Do you know how hard it is to repeat as a Super Bowl champion? In a past life, I made valiant attempts to reconcile with my exes. I apologized for things I didn’t even do, took accountability for the things I actually did, and forgave transgressions that didn’t deserve an ounce of grace. I kissed…
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Eric Bieniemy Is Proving Yet Again That Black Head Coaches Don't Matter
Patrick Mahomes is much more than a superstar talent, he’s redefined the quarterback position and quite literally is doing things that we’ve never seen before on the football field. And while Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid deserves his due, the architect of this unorthodox playground that’s allowed Mahomes, and in turn the rest…