Minnesota Vikings Ban Running Back Adrian Peterson From All Team Activities While He Addresses Child Abuse Charges
This comes after the team faced heavy criticism for reinstating their star running back on Monday.
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This comes after the team faced heavy criticism for reinstating their star running back on Monday.
Diehard fans may want to close their eyes: with an 0-2 start and staring at possible 0-6 start now, the Oakland Raiders will be hard-pressed to avoid two ugly fates in 2014: they could end up worse than the 4-12 record they posted last year, and they could end up as the worst team in the NFL.
Despite everyone saying otherwise, the 49ers are actually doing right by their player by allowing Ray McDonald to play. If it turns out that he is lying and is guilty of any form of domestic violence, than they have made it clear that he will no longer be a 49er. How is that wrong?
San Francisco's 49ers are putting their heads together with Santa Clara transit officials in hopes of improving the horrible post-game traffic some fans were forced to endure last Sunday during the home opener.
The chorus of criticism of the National Football League over its handling of domestic violence and child abuse issues is beginning spread to the league's corporate sponsors.
When he was drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1985, no-one expected Steve Tasker to last very long in the NFL. He may not have lasted more than one season in Houston, but the minute wide receiver and special teams ace last 12 more with the Buffalo Bills. He knows what it takes overcome adversity, but when it comes to this week's game on Thursday Night Football, Tasker isn't sure the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can overcome the strong Atlanta Falcons.
For Sunday night's sold-out 49ers game at Levi's Stadium, there were a number of empty seats in the stands as some patrons retreated to the new stadium's private clubs and suites.
After losing in week 2, the 49ers will look to bounce back against the Arizona Cardinals. San Francisco will face a must win as they can't afford to drop two in a row, especially with one coming at the hands of a division rival.
The Oakland Raiders are 0-2 with no relief in sight, as they travel to New England to take on the Patriots in Week Three. That's not the remedy for what ails the Silver & Black, of course, so it could be an ugly week for the team. Be prepared, Oakland fans, for a disastrous road trip.
An advertisement for beauty products has been hijacked into a viral protest against the National Football League over its handling of domestic violence issues.
Week 2 of the NFL season was packed with bad plays, calls, and more. A double fumble, horrible timeout, NFL bungle, and a bevy of turnovers were among the biggest low-lights of the week.
At least 22 NFL players have been injured in the first two weeks of the season. John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew many of them weren't ready to play.
"You have a lead like that at home, there's no way you should lose that game," John Madden told the KCBS radio morning crew. "Turnovers and penalties will probably do it every time. When you have that lead at home and you have a pretty good defense and a pretty good running game, you have to be able to control that game."
It's hard to win when you play like the 49ers did Sunday Night. When you get called for 13 penalties and commit 4 turnovers its hard to win in the NFL. They still outplayed Chicago and had a chance late to win, but fell short.
After watching his team be throttled at home by a Texans club that managed just two wins all of last year, veteran Raiders safety Charles Woodson said what much of Raider Nation was thinking.
It was an ugly, ugly day for the Oakland Raiders in their 2014 home opener, as the offense couldn't get anything going until late, and the defense did a Swiss cheese impression from the opening whistle.
Let's break down the New York Jets horror story from Sunday in Green Bay.
Jay Cutler passed for three fourth-quarter touchdowns after much of Chicago's starting defense went down, and the Bears beat the San Francisco 49ers 28-20 Sunday night to spoil their Levi's Stadium debut.
The home opener for the Raiders (0-2) hardly could have gone worse as they fell behind 27-0 after three quarters.
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, issued a statement Sunday, denouncing the San Francisco 49ers' decision to continue to play defensive end Ray McDonald during an investigation into felony domestic violence charges.
Supervisor London Breed spoke to KPIX 5's Phil Matier on Sunday about her nonbinding resolution which calls for the 49ers to keep Ray McDonald from playing while an investigation of felony domestic violence charges against the star defensive end continues.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office Friday postponed a court hearing on potential felony domestic violence charges against San Francisco 49ers player Ray McDonald as the investigation continues, the office reported.
San Francisco's first major league sports franchise will play its home opener in another city for the first time in 68 years, as the 49ers inaugurate the team's new home in Santa Clara Sunday.
The 49ers home opener at Levi's Stadium was one of the hottest tickets in the league when the tickets were printed, but it appears the amount people are willing to pay to see the first ever regular season game at the new Santa Clara stadium has dropped sharply.
Two weak spots from Week One—the running game and the defense—could struggle again in Week Two if Maurice Jones-Drew and Nick Roach can't get healthy in time to face the Houston Texans at the Coliseum on Sunday.
