On Friday, April 21, the NFL announced that it had suspended five players, including four Detroit Lions, for violating the league’s gambling policy. Wide receiver Quintez Cephus and safety C.J. Moore of the Lions, along with defensive end Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders, were banned for at least the 2023 season for betting on... Continue Reading →
The Erie County Legislature unanimously approved the new Buffalo Bills stadium lease on Thursday, May 4th. This deal has been years in the making, but with this final vote, construction can finally begin on the new stadium set to be ready for the 2026 season. University at Buffalo School of Law (UB) students have been... Continue Reading →
This past April, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 17 that would restrict how the state’s public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and promote diversity among students, faculty and staff. Senate Bill 17 requires universities to close their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, ban mandatory diversity training, and ban hiring departments... Continue Reading →
[1] Last week lawyers for former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden filed their response to the NFL’s appeal of a District Court’s denial of their motion to compel arbitration. The disgraced coach’s lawsuit against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell is for the balance of the 10-year, $100 million contract he had signed with the... Continue Reading →
Alternate football leagues have risen from the ashes. The USFL came back from a 35+ year hiatus. The XFL resurrected itself twice. And now, the Arena Football League (AFL) will do the same. The AFL is reemerging from its 2019 bankruptcy to put football back into arenas across America. Officials from the AFL are aiming... Continue Reading →
[1] This past week, former Arizona Cardinals front office executive Terry McDonough filed an arbitration claim against the team that accused owner Michael Bidwell of gross misconduct, including cheating, discrimination, and harassment.[2] The arbitration claim was filed with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last Tuesday, but the exact details of the accusations and contents of the... Continue Reading →
Xaviar Babudar, well known by NFL fans as “ChiefsAholic,” was arrested on December 16 after allegedly robbing the Tulsa Teachers Credit Union in Bixby, Oklahoma. The 28-year-old man, who faces charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault while masked or disguised, is now missing after his ankle monitor was removed last weekend. According... Continue Reading →
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, appears to be the ideal candidate to become a new owner of an NFL franchise. He is currently the third-richest person in the world, and he already has close ties to the NFL. In March of 2021, Amazon signed an 11-year deal with the NFL to become the exclusive... Continue Reading →
Week two of the XFL, Deondre Francois takes the huddle. It has been a long journey for him to be in this spot, right here. Francois began his collegiate career for his home state Florida State Seminoles. He was a four-star recruit, set to be the heir to first overall pick, Jameis Winston. Fitting the... Continue Reading →
[1] Last month just days before America’s biggest sporting event of the year, former NFL wide receiver Michael Irvin was pulled from his NFL Network coverage of Super Bowl 57. Irvin lost not only his scheduled appearance alongside Stephen A. Smith on the hit ESPN show “First Take,” but many paid personal appearances in the... Continue Reading →