football
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Series of Arrests and Troubling Mug Shot Photo End Once Promising Football Career
Cliff Harris once had a promising career. He was an All-American cornerback and returner with the Oregon Ducks, but several arrests got him booted from the team. On Sunday a disturbing mug shot was released showing the depths to which Harris has fallen. In 2010, arguably the height of Harris’ career, the now 25-year-old helped…
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Ex-Cowboy Greg Hardy Indicted on Cocaine Possession
Greg Hardy’s woes continue, with USA Today reporting that the former NFL defensive end was indicted Monday on felony cocaine possession. Hardy was arrested in September after authorities said a search of his car turned up a “purple plastic Baggie containing a white pasty substance” that weighed 0.7 grams, the newspaper reports. A Richardson (Texas) Municipal…
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Why Miko Grimes’ Flavor of ‘Bou-ghetto’ Is Just Right for Me
I don’t like words like “ratchet” or “ghetto.” In short, they are reductive, marginalize a community, and tend to assign race to behaviors that are demeaning and demoralizing. Furthermore, they’re stereotypical language that tends to segregate us. I believe it’s elitist to sit back and ascribe language to a person’s behavior and attribute that to a class…
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Did the Falcons and Saints Show the NFL How to Honor the Flag and Protest?
Before the Atlanta Falcons took on the New Orleans Saints, Monday night, all of the players stood for the national anthem. Once the Star-Spangled Banner was complete, players and coaches from both teams all met in the middle of the field and joined hands for a moment of silence. ESPN broadcasters noted that quarterbacks Drew…
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4 Redskins Players Defy Coach, Protest Police Violence During Anthem
It took three games and two more deaths of unarmed black men for four Washington Redskins players to finally join the growing number of NFL players who are standing up against the over-policing of black and minority communities. On Sunday, DeSean Jackson, Niles Paul, Greg Toler and Rashad Ross all raised a fist during the national anthem before taking on…
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This Fight Between Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks Fans Is the Funniest Thing You’ll See All Day
It was supposed to be a festive moment, considering that the football team was back in Los Angeles for the first time since it departed for St. Louis in 1994. The Rams were facing the Seattle Seahawks, and it didn’t take long for Seahawks and Rams fans to resort to fisticuffs. The video below includes…
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Ala. High School Football Announcer: National Anthem Protesters Should Be Shot
An announcer at a high school football game made very clear his feelings for those who choose not to stand for the national anthem. According to a report by AL.com, the announcer at the Friday-night game at McKenzie High School in Butler County, Ala., said that those who choose not to stand “can line up…
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The NFL Is Sociopathic And Racist Trash. But Keep Watching, And Just Know You're Watching Trash
The worst part about the Colin Kaepernick protest situation isn’t the flagrant hypocrisy, colorism, or the stifling of freedom of speech. It’s something a little more matter of fact. Something that I wasn’t truly aware of until this situation garnered mainstream media attention. Apparently, Colin is not a great football player anymore. Who knew? In…
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Football Player Travis Rudolph Has Another Surprise for His New Little Friend
Travis Rudolph, the Florida State University football player who befriended Bo Paske, an 11-year-old boy with autism, gifted the young man with an honorary jersey and free game tickets, according to a report by Time magazine. Last week their friendship went viral when Rudolph joined Bo for lunch at his middle school after Rudolph saw that…