Current and former NFL players often add to their prominence on the field by contributing to worthy causes. Rarely, however, do they find themselves in the spotlight for being Good Samaritans. On Saturday morning while driving in Philadelphia, former Colts player Marvin Harrison became a Good Samaritan when he helped a robbery victim, but his good deed almost got him shοt. The Philadelphia Daily News reports that Harrison was driving…
Reported by April Taylor Former Dallas Cowboys tackle Josh Brent was released from Jail on Sunday. Brent was serving a 180 day sentence for a conviction for intoxication manslaughter that stemmed from a December 2012 crash that killed his friend and teammate Jerry Brown. The two were returning from Privae, a Dallas nightclub, when Brent crashed his Mercedes sedan. Sobriety tests revealed that Brent had a blood alcohol level that…
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I grew up loving the sport of football. I used to dream that one day, if I worked hard enough, I’d have a chance to run with the greats of the NFL. After all, I was the second fastest kid in my class, I watched every game every Sunday, and I was able to run over the other kids in my neighborhood when we played in…
Michael Sam has made history by being the first openly gay college athlete in America. This has helped him to gain a great amount of instant fame and opportunity, which led to ESPN following him on the day of the NFL draft. Sam got his wish by being selected as a member of the St. Louis Rams. Bleacher Report tells the rest: Michael Sam has officially made NFL history. The St. Louis…
While this NFL offseason has seen enough legal trouble from quite a few current players, it seems the former players are joining in on the mishaps. This time former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson finds himself amongst the foray. According to TMZ Sports, Johnson was arrested earlier after a domestic abuse with his girlfriend of 7 years. The arrest occurred in Calabasas, California early Monday morning. A statement…
By Dr. Sinclair N. Grey III Many former NFL players have alluded to playing in the NFL as modern day slavery. While some have made this statement, many of their critics have sited the millions of dollars they’ve made in such a system. Within every professional sport, there’s organization, structure, and discipline. Each year, players are cut for one reason or another. Let’s face it – it’s a business. Some…
By Andrew Scot Bolsinger A fraudulent season ticket scam targeted celebrities including Nick Cannon, husband of pop icon Mariah Carey and former NFL quarterback Warren Moon, according to police reports. Prosecutors have charged George French Jones of Los Angeles with 11 felony counts of fraud, grant theft and identity theft in connection with what they claim was a scheme selling season tickets and shares in the Miami Heat Basketball team,…
By Lechette Walker Deion Sanders contributed to the discussion of gay players being in the National Leagues on The Arsenio Hall Show. The Hall of Famer, Sanders, stated that there has always been a gay player on the rooster throughout his years in the franchise. “We always knew,” Sanders said. “But he was cool. That was our boy. We had to look out for him.” Sanders brought out the fact that…
By Andrew Scot Bolsinger Darren Sharper, a former NFL All-Pro, is back in custody following more charges of rape, this time by New Orleans. Sharper, who was already facing charges in Los Angeles and out on $200,000 bail, was returned to custody, accused of assaults on two women in 2013. New Orleans plans to extradite Sharper to be formally charged and arraigned. News reports said he turned himself in without…
By Andrew Scot Bolsinger Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe has been replaced by future hall-of-fame tight end, Tony Gonzalez. Sharpe and Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino were dumped from their posts on NFL Today by CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus on Tuesday. Both had been fixtures on the Sunday morning pre-game show for several years. Gonzalez retired this year from football after setting most of the significant…
by Afiya J. Watkins You know how we were told to keep our hands to ourselves as children? Well, apparently Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and his fiancée Janay Palmer didn’t receive that memo. According to ESPN.com, the pair were arrested over the weekend and charged with simple assault. Sources say that they fought each other in an Atlantic City casino after a disagreement of some sort. The arresting police reported…
By April Taylor Terrell Owens is no stranger to controversy, and while his recent headline grabbing news is not nearly the most controversial thing he has ever done, it is turning heads. A report on Bossip.com is stating that Owens is engaged to a woman named Rachel Snider. It is also reported that she works as a postal worker. While some media outlets seem to be focusing on the woman’s…
Donovan McNabb has retired from the NFL, but finds that even after you leave the league, people are still going to have bones to pick. The former quarterback has been accused by another former eagle of bullying and spreading false, vicious rumors. Offensive lineman Shawn Andrews says that McNabb told others that he was gay, which he says he is not. When asked about the allegations, McNabb was clear in…
The once tragic Adrian Peterson news has taken a ratchet and surprising turn. Since suffering the death of his son last week, some surprising news has come out about the NFL star. Not too long after the child’s death news broke that the NFL star did not know his deceased son. In fact, the first time he ever met the child was visiting him in the hospital on life support….
Adrian Peterson’s life has just gotten more and more complicated since the death of his two-year old son. Right after being the MVP for the NFL, Peterson is being exposed as a man who doesn’t keep up with all the kids he keeps having. According to TMZ, Peterson is the father of a three-month old girl born to a woman who works as a waitress in Indianapolis. This is yet…