Sherman Calls Proposed Ban Of 'N' Word 'Atrocious Idea, Almost Racist'
"It's an atrocious idea," the Pro Bowler said. "It's almost racist to me. It's weird they're targeting one specific word. Why wouldn't all curse words be banned then?"
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"It's an atrocious idea," the Pro Bowler said. "It's almost racist to me. It's weird they're targeting one specific word. Why wouldn't all curse words be banned then?"
The NFL is considering a heavy tax on it, citing the fact that the gridiron is a workplace, and thus they can control the language and lexicon of its players. It's probably the most delicate and toxic topic we'll ever discuss in sports.
The controversial offensive lineman has since "accepted professional help" and "is currently being treated at a facility in Arizona," Jeff Darlington of NFL.com reported on Friday.
Teams are "exploring" the market for Revis and "rival executives believe a deal could be possible," Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com reported.
Mayor Michael Gonnelli said a representative of Touchdown Entertainment said the company would pay the town about $18,000. The company contracted to use the local high school as a staging area for the halftime show at MetLife Stadium.
A Massachusetts sheriff says jail staff are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance video to determine whether charges are warranted.
Elkington later deleted his tweet, and then tried to clarify his position. He posted a reply: "I'm for Sam I'm against ESPN telling me he's gay...."
Each week, Naples will blog exclusively for CBS New York on his draft process, taking us into the life of a prospect up through being signed by an NFL team.
"The reality is that this is a tough sport played by tough men," the Packers linebacker said Tuesday on WFAN radio. "It's an emotional sport as well, and tempers fly."
The GOP strategist's comments were met with a mix of outrage and bewilderment. One person tweeted, "History will not look kindly upon you Mr. Jack Burkman. Shame on you."
Emphasizing respect never hurt the quality of any sport. The players will be fine. Their dictionaries have plenty of other words to choose from.
Assembly Transportation Committee chairman John Wisniewski announced Friday that the hearing would not be held on Monday.
Even by the pro athlete's subterranean standards, the Ray Rice video was shocking. He made no effort to heal or cradle or care for his unconscious fiancee.
This could be as good a time as there has ever been for an openly gay player in the NFL. The league will be watching.
With only Jeremy Kerley standing tall in Geno Smith's arsenal, the Jets could use a stud pass-catcher. And if there is any year to find one in the high rounds, this would be the year.
Brett Favre admittedly hasn't seen much of the player known simply as Johnny Football. But the three quarters or so he watched was enough to draw comparisons to a certain NFL great -- himself.
TMZ says it has surveillance video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and his fiancee before they were both arrested due to an incident at an Atlantic City casino.
"I apologize for acting like a big baby the last few days," Incognito tweeted. "This has all been so much on me and my family. I just want to play football."
Atlantic City police said that the Ravens star and Janay Palmer were both arrested on simple assault charges and were released on a summons after an incident at the Revel Casino early Saturday morning.
Martin was subjected to "a pattern of harassment" that included racist slurs and vicious sexual taunts about his mother and sister by three teammates, according to a report ordered by the NFL.
Richie Incognito took aim at Dolphins teammate Jonathan Martin on Twitter Wednesday, saying "The truth is going to bury you and your entire 'camp.' You could have told the truth the entire time."
Sam has made his statement. Now it's time for one of the NFL's 32 teams to make theirs by drafting Sam and putting him in a position to succeed.
"I'm sure he won't be the first gay guy to play in the NFL, but he's the first openly one out -- nobody knows him and I think more than anything it's going to make the locker room uncomfortable."
If Sam turns into a run-stopping, pass-rushing demon, his teammates will look upon him with the same reverence as any star. If he proves incapable or, heaven forbid, fainthearted, he won't have a chance.
The plan was for the league to use Secaucus High School as a staging area. The town had a contract with the NFL for the arrangement, but the league backed out at the last minute.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
The Nationals returned to .500 for the second time since the season's first week Wednesday night with an 8-4 victory over the Mets.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
A woman, her mother and her daughter have all been charged in connection a child's death on Long Island.
NJ Transit rail service into and out of Penn Station New York resumed Wednesday night after a brush fire caused a suspension.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
Keep an umbrella nearby as there's a chance for showers across the New York and New Jersey area. But the weather will turn to sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill declared a state of emergency because freezing temperatures this spring damaged crops at local farms.
NJ Transit rail service into and out of Penn Station New York resumed Wednesday night after a brush fire caused a suspension.
A Jersey Shore community had to implement a curfew and use its public alert system to tell residents to take shelter after authorities say several hundred teenagers and young adults came to the beachfront for a pop-up gathering.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
It's a gloomy day with rain lingering across the Tri-State Area as Memorial Day weekend shapes up to be unsettled.
A woman, her mother and her daughter have all been charged in connection a child's death on Long Island.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
The MTA is moving forward with refunds for thousands of LIRR commuters who were left dealing with three days of service disruptions as workers went on strike.
Severe storms caused damage and flooding across New York and New Jersey on Wednesday.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul were all on hand Wednesday morning to officially launch a split of the Bronx into two separate police boroughs, called Bronx North and Bronx South.
A New York City watchdog group is urging the Manhattan District Attorney to open an investigation into federal charges that were dropped against former Mayor Eric Adams.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
For nearly 100 years, some of the biggest entertainers were introduced to the world at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
The well-known film critic and journalist Rex Reed has died at 87.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
The Nationals returned to .500 for the second time since the season's first week Wednesday night with an 8-4 victory over the Mets.
New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on a 90-degree night Tuesday in the Bronx.
The Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit Tuesday night to defeat the New York Mets 9-6.
The New York Yankees survived another shaky performance by David Bednar to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Millions of people will travel at least 50 miles from home for the holiday weekend.
Police said a bullet tore through the back of an ambulance and shattered the front windshield while two EMS workers were inside.
Host Stephen Colbert will say goodbye to fans Thursday night during the final episode of "The Late Show" at the famous Ed Sullivan Theater.
Port Authority officials say they hope to have the runway open by midday Thursday after it shut down Wednesday. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Thousands of residents in the Tri-State Area lost power after a series of strong storms swept through Wednesday night. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
