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The bipartisan group of politicians, all women, threw their support behind a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., that would also pull tax exemptions from other professional sports leagues.
Michael Signora, the league's vice president of football communications, tweeted Tuesday that Abdullah "should not have been penalized."
Before those in the Green and White have to think about writing off the season, they will look to right the ship this weekend against a Chargers' squad that dismantled Jacksonville 33-14 this past Sunday. That win came on the heels of victories over Seattle and Buffalo.
The Atlanta Falcons (2-2) crashed and burned in a road loss to the Minnesota Vikings 41-28 on Sunday, amid a plethora of injuries. The New York Giants (2-2), on the other hand, come into this week's contest relatively healthy and riding a two game winning streak.
Asked about the quarterback situation in New England, coach Bill Belichick replied with a disgusted look. This has been one rough start for Tom Brady and the Patriots.
Rex's Jets are 1-3, have lost three in a row and can't cover anyone in the passing game. And Rob's Saints have been even worse than his brother's bunch.
Let's take a look at why exactly the New York Jets need to make the switch from Geno Smith to Michael Vick.
The calendar still says September, but already the Jets have put themselves into a critical time crunch. The playoffs are slipping away. Time to cash in on the insurance policy.
There's no benefit to finishing 7-9 over 4-12. If the Jets are bad enough, they can have their pick at the best available quarterback coming out of college.
Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the Detroit Lions overcame Calvin Johnson being limited by an ankle injury to beat the New York Jets 24-17 on Sunday.
After winning their season opener against a rather mediocre Oakland squad, the Jets have dropped their last two games against the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Yet another NFC foe comes calling this Sunday, that in the form of the 2-1 Detroit Lions.
For now, the Jets are still confident Geno Smith can be their franchise quarterback. The greater concern, though, may be their banged-up secondary slowing down a potentially gimpy Calvin Johnson.
This Week 4 NFC East game felt like a must-win for both teams. The Giants played like it, dominating in a 45-14 win. The Redskins looked overmatched.
The Giants caught 32 passes on Thursday night. Twenty-eight were thrown by Eli Manning, and four came from the arm of Washington QB Kirk Cousins.
Let's break down the five JB locks in NFL Week 4 against the spread after going 5-0 last week.
The New York Giants traveled to the nation's capital to take on the Washington Redskins in their first NFC East contest of the 2014 NFL season. The prime time affair turned into a Larry Donnell coming out party, as the young tight end caught three touchdown passes in a 45-14 dismantling of the Redskins at FedEx Field.
New information has been revealed on who at the NFL allegedly received the infamous video of Ray Rice punching his fiancée.
The rumblings outside the team's facility have already begun with some fans and media calling for Geno Smith to sit and Michael Vick to take over. After just three games.
Both teams know that their respective 1-2 starts won't cut it if the NFC East-leading Eagles are going to keep coming from behind to win every game.
Richard Craig Smith will look at how the NFL and the Ravens handled issues of due process and discipline, as well as look at the conduct of the league office and the team.
The Giants smacked the Texans 30-17 in Week 3, while the Redskins suffered a tough loss to the Eagles. These NFC East rivals will kick off Thursday at 8:25 ET on CBS.
The New York Football Giants were able to chalk one up in the win column on Sunday, as the squad raised its record to 1-2 on the season. The Washington Redskins have an identical 1-2 record, after losing a heart-breaker 37-34 at Philadelphia on Sunday. Both team face a short turnaround in preparing for their Thursday night battle.
Kurt Warner called in Wednesday morning to chat with Boomer and Craig about the sport of NFL football, his Hall of Fame candidacy, eating properly and Junk Balm...
Don't these players know they need to do more than just win the game, what about fantasy points?!
I don't want to read more about how this was meant to be a rebuilding year, a developmental season for Geno Smith, yada, yada, yada. Been there. Too many times to count.
