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Dear NFL, Fix the Ref Mess Before Players Get Hurt

Sally Jenkins: Greedy debate between owners and refs is foolish

(Newser) - Sally Jenkins has zero sympathy for the NFL's "32 arrogant owners" or its "121 clubby, egotistical refs," but she warns in the Washington Post that they better settle their dispute before players start getting hurt. The replacement refs just aren't cutting it. "There are...

'Genius' Behind NFL Films Dead at 69

Steve Sabol helped make football as popular as it is

(Newser) - NFL Films President Steve Sabol, half of the father-son team that revolutionized sports broadcasting and mythologized pro football into the country's favorite sport, died today from brain cancer at 69. His father, Ed, founded NFL Films, and Steve was there working beside him right from the start in 1964....

5 Rookie QBs to Watch Today
 5 Rookie QBs to Watch Today 
Sep 9, 2012 12:18 PM CDT

5 Rookie QBs to Watch Today

Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III among NFL's 5 rookie starters

(Newser) - Peyton who? Rookie quarterbacks are looking to rule on any given Sunday this year. And as the NFL kicks off its first Sunday of the 2012 season, five teams are placing their fates in the hands of rookie starters—up from the previous record of three in 1960. The Christian ...

NFL Kicker Unloads Diatribe at Politician on Gay Marriage

Vikings' Chris Kluwe vents at Maryland legislator who opposes

(Newser) - A couple of NFL players are feuding with a Maryland politician over gay marriage—with the players arguing in favor and the Democrat protesting. The brouhaha began when Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo publicly endorsed same-sex marriage. In response, Emmett C. Burns Jr., a state politician and minister, sent a...

Colorado School: No Peyton Manning Jerseys Allowed

Number 18 linked to gang fears

(Newser) - At one Colorado school district, Peyton Manning fans will have to wait until after hours to show their colors. That's because Manning's number, 18, is associated with gangs, district officials tell the Indianapolis Star . In fact, the number 18 has been banned for years—but it was no...

Worst Part of Being a Football Fan: 'I Still Watch'

The medical dangers keep making it harder, writes Travis Waldron

(Newser) - Travis Waldron watched college football Saturday, just as he has all his life. Except for the first time, he found that he "can't watch the game the way I used to," he writes at ThinkProgress . It's impossible with the drumbeat of news about concussions, chronic traumatic...

Replacement Refs to Open NFL Season

League, union still at odds over contract

(Newser) - The NFL will open the regular season with replacement officials. With negotiations at a standstill between the NFL and the regular officials' union, the replacements will be on the field Wednesday night when the Cowboys visit the Giants to open the season, says league executive Ray Anderson. The NFL Referees...

Eagles Coach Andy Reid's Son Found Dead

Garrett Reid had been helping at training camp

(Newser) - The oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid was found dead in his bed at Eagles training camp this morning, NBC Sports reports. Garrett Reid, who had struggled with drugs in the past , was helping the Eagles' strength coaches at the camp, the Philadelphia Inquirer adds. Andy Reid...

Titans Receiver Dies; Suicide Suspected

Police found OJ Murdock with apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound

(Newser) - Tennessee Titans reserve receiver OJ Murdock has died of an apparent suicide, Tampa police say. Officers found the 25-year-old Murdock inside his car this morning with what appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The car was parked in front of Middleton High School, where Murdock attended school. He was taken...

Drew Brees Lands Record $100M for 5 Years

New Orleans Saints QB will get guaranteed $40 million in first year

(Newser) - Drew Brees is the $100 million man. The quarterback for the New Orleans Saints forged the most lucrative deal in NFL history this morning—no player has ever averaged $20 million per year. His contract will pay him $100 million over five years, including a first-year fully guaranteed payout of...

Another Rapper's Kid Snags UCLA Football Scholarship

This time Snoop Dogg's son, Cordell Broadus, is on the receiving end

(Newser) - Apparently UCLA really did not give a fig about all the controversy it stirred up by handing a $54,000 football scholarship to Diddy's kid , because now it's gone and doled out yet another football scholarship to yet another rapper's son. This time around Snoop Dogg's...

Media Mobs Tebow in Jets' Locker Room

Fellow players witness media circus

(Newser) - Newly-minted New York Jet Tim Tebow's locker room was open to reporters for the first time yesterday, and they pounced. "It’s like shark feeding, man," said Josh Baker, a reserve tight end who, possibly unfortunately, occupies the locker next to Tebow's. Surrounded by dozens of...

Junior Seau's Brain to Be Checked for Damage

Brain injuries associated with other players' early deaths

(Newser) - Doctors will inspect Junior Seau's brain for any evidence of injury from his football days, following an agreement with his family. Several early deaths among football players have pointed to brain injury, the Los Angeles Times notes. "The family was considering this almost from the beginning, but they...

Essayist Quits as NFL Fan After Seau Death
Essayist Quits as NFL Fan After Seau Death
suicide confirmed
May 3, 2012 6:58 PM CDT

Essayist Quits as NFL Fan After Seau Death

'I'm out,' writes Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates

(Newser) - The medical examiner in San Diego confirmed today that Junior Seau committed suicide with a gunshot to the chest, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune . The family has not decided yet whether to donate his brain to researchers to see if he suffered damage from football. Seau's former wife told...

Seau Is 8th Member of 1994 Chargers to Die

Championship team hit by tragedy time and time again

(Newser) - Junior Seau’s death is just the latest tragedy in the sad history of the 1994 San Diego Chargers. That team—the only Chargers team to make it to the Super Bowl—has seen seven other deaths. CNN has the rundown:
  • 1995: Linebacker David Griggs, 28, dies in a
...

Junior Seau's Death Might Change Our Views of NFL

It will bring needed focus to brain injuries: Josh Levin

(Newser) - Junior Seau today joined the "disturbingly long list of NFL players who've taken their own lives," writes Josh Levin at Slate , but there's one key difference. Seau's name is so huge that it will be impossible for the NFL to avoid discussions about what'...

Cops Confirm Junior Seau's Death Is Suicide Investigation

Handgun is found nearby

(Newser) - The details are filling in on the death of NFL great Junior Seau at age 43. These from the San Diego Union-Tribune , AP , and TMZ .
  • Suicide: San Diego police confirm it's a suicide investigation. Seau's girlfriend called 911 about 9:30am after she found him unconscious inside a
...

NFL's Buccaneers Sign Paralyzed College Player

Eric LeGrand of Rutgers gets symbolic contract

(Newser) - Normally, when a football team signs a player to its off-season roster in May, it doesn't make headlines. It's different when the player is Eric LeGrand, who was paralyzed from the neck down during a Rutgers game in 2010. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave LeGrand a symbolic contract...

4 Saints Suspended in Bounty Program

Jonathan Vilma banned for the season

(Newser) - The NFL isn't just coming down on the coaches in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal : Four players were suspended without pay today, ESPN reports. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma is suspended for the entire season, while defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove (now a Green Bay Packer) received an eight-game suspension, defensive...

Colts Take Andrew Luck as No. 1 Pick

 Colts Make 
 Andrew Luck 
 No. 1 Pick 
top 5 nfl draft picks
Apr 26, 2012 7:38 PM CDT

Colts Make Andrew Luck No. 1 Pick

Stanford quarterback will head to Peyton Manning's old team

(Newser) - The Indianapolis Colts stuck to the plan tonight in the NFL draft and made Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck this year's No. 1 pick, reports the Indianapolis Star . ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that he will get a four-year deal for $22 million. That's relatively modest by NFL standards,...

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