Lobbyist Says He's Working To Ban Gay Players From NFL
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."
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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.
Michael Sam, the SEC's co-defensive player of the year, is about to find out if America's most popular sport, rooted in machismo and entrenched in locker room hijinks, is ready for its first openly gay player.
Sparano, whose father served as the Jets' offensive coordinator in 2012, spent the last two seasons with New York as a seasonal intern.
"Michael Sam is a gifted athlete and a courageous man," Giants co-owner Steve Tisch told TMZ Sports. "I hope any NFL team would not hesitate to draft Michael if he is right for their team."
Messages of support from celebs, teammates, NFL players and media members poured in for the Missouri All-American defensive end. But others wondered whether the league is prepared to welcome gay players.
Tolerance is about to be tested in the National Football League. And Michael Sam hopes his ability is all that matters, not his sexual orientation.
Boomer and Craig provided an entertaining open to this Monday morning edition of the extravaganza, which was made pretty easy by all they had to talk about, beginning with NFL hopeful Michael Sam announcing that he is gay.
Sam could become the first openly gay player in the NFL. In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports, the defensive end says he came out to his teammates and coaches in August.
Forever high on hubris, the sport is pondering extra games, playoff teams, and new franchises, perhaps in London or Los Angeles. And it feels like all are in the name of profit, not principle.
McGaughey replaces Ben Kotwica, who left Rex Ryan's coaching staff to take a similar position with the Washington Redskins. McGaughey helped lead LSU to the BCS national title game in 2011.
