The five-year, $260 million extension that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson signed in May set an NFL contract record with an average annual value of $52 million, but his reign didn’t last long. First there was Los Angeles Chargers rising star Justin Herbert, whose five-year, $262.5 million extension two months later edged him out with […]
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Bill’s Damar Hamlin in critical condition
Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin remained in critical condition Tuesday at a Cincinnati hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills said. On Twitter, the Bills said Hamlin’s heartbeat was restored while on the field and that he was transferred to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center […]
History Made: First Openly Gay Athlete To Play NFL Game
Carl Nassib started his Monday night by making history as the first openly gay athlete to play in a regular-season NFL contest. He ended it hours later by making the game’s most important defensive play, forcing an overtime fumble that led to his Las Vegas Raiders scoring a thrilling 33-27 victory over the visiting Baltimore […]
Ex-Penn State Coach Awarded 7.3 Million In Wake of Child Sex Abuse Case
BELLEFONTE, Pa. – A jury awarded a former Penn State assistant football coach $7.3 million in damages Thursday, finding the university defamed him after it became public that his testimony helped prosecutors charge Jerry Sandusky with child molestation. Jurors deliberated for about four hours in Mike McQueary’s defamation and misrepresentation lawsuit. McQueary remained stoic as […]
Concussion: Study shows 91% of ex-college players have CTE
Former college football players from over 100 schools have CTE according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation. The foundation, which studies concussions and brain injuries, said Wednesday that 138 of 152 former college football players studied at the Veterans Affairs-Boston University-Concussion Legacy Foundation brain bank have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as CTE. CTE is […]
All-black youth football team kneel during anthem, crowd hurls racial slurs
Youth football coach Marcus Burkley knew there would be backlash if his players knelt during the national anthem. He just never thought it would be this severe. When three members of Burkley’s all-black team took a knee during a Saturday night game in Bethel Park, Pa., people in the stands began shouting racial slurs at them, eventually becoming […]
Ohio high school football player dies from injury sustained during game
A high school football player in Euclid, Ohio has died after injuries he sustained during Friday night’s game. Andre Jackson, a 17-year-old junior linebacker and fullback, was taken to the hospital following the game and passed away two days later. While details on the situation are scarce, the school district released a statement on Sunday […]