Social Media Fumble: Patriots Apologize After Thanking Racist Tweeter
When someone with a racist Twitter handle retweeted the Patriots during a promotion Thursday night, the system generated an image of a jersey with a slur on the back.
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When someone with a racist Twitter handle retweeted the Patriots during a promotion Thursday night, the system generated an image of a jersey with a slur on the back.
I went 3-2 last week. Let's break down my NFL Week 11 JB Locks against the spread.
Ryan Tannehill threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Gibson, and the Miami Dolphins took a 12-9 lead after three quarters of their AFC East matchup against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night.
Finally we got to the wildly popular segment of the program where Boomer and Craig offer up their "award-winning" NFL Picks-Picks-Picks against the spread for Week 11 of the NFL season.
And this conflict could conclude in the boxing ring and wind up being pretty beneficial to a worthy charity.
A person with knowledge of the hearing told The Associated Press on Thursday that Adrian Peterson will meet with the NFL early next week about possible reinstatement with the Minnesota Vikings.
What are the odds that in the future, sports fans will read about Pete Rose and shake their heads, bemused, "Wait, he was banned from baseball for doing what???"
Turnovers will again be key, for both teams. Miami and Buffalo are tied for second in the NFL with 19 takeaways.
Speculation has already begun as to what the Jets might do early in next year's draft. But Vick can't be counted out as the QB heading into 2015.
In the cold and rain of the Pacific Northwest, New York Giants' rookie receiver, Odell Beckham, Jr. offered the one ray of sunshine against the world champion Seattle Seahawks, in what is fast becoming another disastrous season for Big Blue.
Antrel Rolle believes the Giants played with passion -- something that he said had been lacking -- and purpose in Seattle on Sunday. But the results still weren't there.
The best reality TV show better known as the National Football League once again delivered its fair share of thrills, chills, surprises and disappointments.
Six more games. That's what Rex Ryan has left before his fate with the Jets is decided. Thumbs up on another season? Or thumbs down to end an era?
Tom Coughlin isn't giving up on the Giants. No way. With their playoff hopes dimmed by four straight lopsided losses, the head coach said Big Blue just needs one win to get things going.
Unfortunately for fans of the New York Giants (3-6), it appears that the team will be playing out the string for the remainder of the 2014 season. This week's opponent, the San Francisco 49ers (5-4), come to MetLife Stadium on the heels of a huge overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Sanchez started his first game since Dec. 30, 2012 for Nick Foles, who broke his collarbone last week. And he looked better than he did when he was the franchise QB for the Jets.
Rex Ryan wasn't pleased when a Pittsburgh player tried to break up New York's victory formation on Sunday.
The Giants failed to take advantage of some early chances to grab a generous lead and the Seahawks made them pay with 24 consecutive points over the final 20 minutes. And then, of course, there was the run defense.
Some fans of the Jets are being heard in big, bold letters. Only the timing isn't exactly ideal.
Blame it on Justin Bieber. At least that's what a lot of Steelers fans on Twitter were doing during Sunday's loss to the Jets after the pop star visited his favorite team.
Can you imagine Harry Carson, Lawrence Taylor, Leonard Marshall or Carl Banks being part of a New York Giants' defense that gave up 350 yards rushing? Strangely enough, the porous Giants' defense has largely avoided scrutiny this season, but maybe after the Seattle Seahawks plowed to a 38-17 victory at CenturyLink Field that will change.
Vick is still making plays with his legs, running up his record-setting rushing total with each knee-buckling scamper.
Considered the NFL's best division heading into the season, the NFC West is not disappointing. The top three contenders from the sector, Arizona, Seattle and San Fran, all were winners Sunday.
Antrel Rolle didn't try and avoid what was an obvious description after the Giants watched Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks run wild on Sunday.
The bravado was back, even if just for one happy postgame press conference. "For people that count this football team out, you do so at your own risk, at your own peril," Ryan Ryan said Sunday.
