Two former NFL players, Stacey Bailey and Eric Curry, have accused the NFL of continuing to use race-norming.[1] “Race-norming is a type of statistical manipulation in which Black players are assumed to start out with lower baseline cognitive functioning.”[2] The former players are alleging that the league’s disability benefit plans are using race-norming to deny... Continue Reading →
The NFL made significant amendments to its gambling policy at the end of September. Of those modifications, the following seem to be the biggest and most important to note: (1) betting on the NFL will be an indefinite suspension, with a minimum of one year, which can rise to a minimum of two years if... Continue Reading →
As of Saturday, September 30th, the Las Vegas Raiders have released defensive end Chandler Jones. This decision comes after Jones’s arrest in Las Vegas on Friday where he allegedly violated a domestic violence temporary protective order. Prior to his arrest, Jones had a rather unsettling month on social media. Specifically, this past Monday he explained... Continue Reading →
As many of you know, Deshaun Watson has not had the greatest track record. Last year, he served an 11 game suspension as a result of more than two dozen women coming forward accusing Watson of sexual misconduct during massage appointments.[1] The NFL has actually increased the penalties for sexual misconduct in light of Watson’s... Continue Reading →
Monday night the Cleveland Browns played the Pittsburgh Steelers. What was another great game in this historic rivalry turned sour really quickly. In the second quarter of the game Cleveland’s running back, Nick Chubb, suffered a gruesome injury that left the entire stadium sick to their stomachs. A replay of the injury was not shown... Continue Reading →
On Sunday, September 10th, Calvin Ridley, of the Jacksonville Jaguars, made his first appearance since being suspended by the League for the entire duration of the ’22-’23 NFL season. Ridley, who had not played a single game since October 24, 2021 after stepping away from the Atlanta Falcons due to mental health reasons and then... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again, the leaves are beginning to change, and the smell of fall is in the air. Along with the change from summer to fall is the start of another football season. The NFL kicked off another season last night with the Kansas City Chiefs playing the Detroit Lions on Thursday... 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 →
Last week, this argument picked up a bit of steam with De’Vondre Campbell’s twitter comments after his teammate Rashan Gary suffered a season ending injury on the turf in Detroit. Since then, this debate has blown up on twitter and other news media as the players are determined to make a stand. A number of... Continue Reading →
Football is a contact sport, and at all levels there is an inherent risk of injury. At the professional level, although the players take care of their bodies, the speed of the game and force of contact are significant. In the tackle zone, anything can happen. When a player gets injured as a product of... Continue Reading →