7 Photos That Remind Us Why We Missed The NFL
Football is back and we couldn't be happier!
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Football is back and we couldn't be happier!
The New York Giants head into their home opener relatively healthy, with the exception of punter Steve Weatherford, who suffered torn ligaments in his ankle against Detroit on Monday. For the Arizona Cardinals, starting running back Andre Ellington has not practiced much this week, and quarterback Carson Palmer is questionable with a sore right shoulder.
Football isn't just taking over CBS on Thursday nights; it's also taking over some of CBS' hottest primetime shows this fall too.
Week 1 was rough, but it's time to right the ship in Week 2 in the NFL with my locks against the spread.
"So this is yet another call to men to stand up and take responsibility for their thoughts, their words, their deeds."
Ravens fans male and female, young and old, arrived for Thursday night's game against the Steelers debating the events that have affected their team over the last few days.
After firing up Jets fans with "(Rexy Go) Beat David Carr" last week, for NFL Week 2 Al Dukes decided to extend an olive branch to those who back Big Blue.
For just the second time in the past 11 regular-season games between Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the outcome was decided by more than a field goal, as the Ravens crushed the Steelers 26-6 last night at home.
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 2 of the NFL season.
Boomer & Craig got things started with the Bombers, before the conversation inevitably shifted back to the NFL.
The Jay-Z song "Run This Town" featuring Rihanna had been selected to open "Thursday Night Football" on CBS, but plans have changed in the wake of the Ray Rice scandal.
Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said Thursday night that he does not believe NFL Chairman Roger Goodell could possibly have seen the video months ago.
"If these allegations are true, Roger Goodell is part of the problem, and he is incapable of achieving a real solution," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said on Wednesday.
"The NFL, right now, I think they're out of control. We have gotten multiple conflicting statements from various people we've been talking with inside there, where it sounds like they don't know what's what."
Sixteen female senators from both parties are calling on the NFL to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on domestic violence.
NBA star Paul George defended Ray Rice on Twitter, then backtracked less than an hour later by deleting the posts and apologizing to women and victims of domestic violence.
Cheap beer, buffalo chicken dip, subs, wings… it feels like eons since we've been able to sit around and have an excuse to eat great junk. But it's finally here. That's right my friends, it's football season once again.
Many current and former NFL players are unhappy with Goodell and the league, and they have taken to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
The superintendent of the City School District of New Rochelle says that though Rice's actions are condemnable, his hometown can "hope for healing and growth for him, his family and our community."
The NFL Commissioner was either willfully ignorant of the Ray Rice elevator tape or just plain incompetent, and neither bodes well for his future.
"I am so sick and tired of Eli Manning," the fan, identified as John Sherman, said in a 32-second video uploaded to YouTube. "He sucks!"
Victor Cruz has been a productive member of the New York Giants' offense for four years now. In his first three seasons in the league, he averaged over 1,000 yards receiving each year. But as his statistics have declined, so has his patience. Cruz thinks that more targets by Eli Manning will turn into more production for him.
It's BGC Charity Day, and Boomer and Craig come to you live from 1 Seaport Plaza in Downtown NYC.
Yes, there are assortments of sports bars to watch New York NFL teams in their home city but where can a lonely Broncos or Packers fan feel the spirits in the Big Apple? Here's the ultimate NFL saloon list in New York City.
New Rochelle High School has taken down Ray Rice's Baltimore Ravens jersey from its gymnasium, according to Talk of the Sound, a New Rochelle news website.
