New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) looks on from the sideline after an argument with Buffalo Bills players during the second half Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) Rob Gronkowski is one of the most watchable players in the NFL, a combination of cheerful juvenility and giant burliness, […]
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In Roger Goodell’s NFL, end-zone dances matter more than domestic violence
Goodell will go down as a figure of historical ineptitude. Of this he is blissfully unaware. Goodell seems to think anyone who takes issue with his decision to suspend Brown for only one game while pursuing Tom Brady for four games over the amount of air in a football simply lacks his intelligence and fails […]
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NFL: Goodell has authority to suspend Patriots’ Brady
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had clear authority under a union contract to suspend New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for four games in the “Deflategate” controversy, the league told an appeals court on Monday. In a brief filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, the league argued […]
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The Hot Corner: NFL commissioner must go
The National Football League season kicks off Thursday night, and thank God and Vince Lombardi, because I was beginning to think gridiron news never would overwhelm our airwaves again. Yes, that was sarcasm, just as it would have been if I said I’m floored that the game’s fearless leader, Roger Goodell, won’t appear at the […]
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No resolution after Brady, Goodell meet
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell met Tuesday to discuss settling the “Deflategate” legal case but were unsuccessful, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press. The failure to strike a deal after about four hours of talks means a Wednesday hearing will proceed […]
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In the Crease: Scandal an indictment on the deflation of society
Society is wrought with an appetite for scandal, and for a reason yet inexplicable to me, an avenue designed to give society a release from the daily amalgamation of stress and fatigue — sports — continues to contribute to the problem rather than help alleviate it. To that end, despite its proliferation in all walks […]
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Goodell wants to hear directly from Brady in appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday it’s his responsibility to hear directly from New England quarterback Tom Brady in his appeal of his four-game suspension in the deflated footballs case. Goodell said he has not had time to study a request from the players’ union that he recuse himself from the […]
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The Hot Corner: Rice’s case evidence of deeper problems
So let me get this straight: There is video evidence of Ray Rice dragging a semi-conscious female out of a hotel elevator, with a domestic violence arrest to support what I see, and I’m supposed to be righteously indignant with Roger Goodell and Stephen A. Smith? Way to go, America. Once again we’ve directed our […]