NFL May Change Policy That Players 'Should' Stand For Anthem
In a memo sent to the NFL owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league needs "to move past this controversy."
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In a memo sent to the NFL owners, Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league needs "to move past this controversy."
"I have that belief that I'm one of the best that's ever done it, one of the best that's ever played this position, and you have to have that confidence," Ben Roethlisberger said Tuesday during a radio appearance.
New Orleans Saints running back Adrian Peterson has been traded to the Arizona Cardinals according to reports.
Odell Beckham Jr. had surgery Monday night for a broken left ankle. The Giants made the announcement on Tuesday. Beckham was hurt Sunday in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Chargers.
"The implication that we are not respecting the flag is not going to be accepted" said Dallas Cowboys owner/General Manager Jerry Jones.
Keenum led three second-half scoring drives after Sam Bradford's troublesome left knee flared up again, and the Minnesota Vikings beat Trubisky and the Chicago Bears 20-17 on Monday night.
President Donald Trump is suggesting the U.S. change its tax laws to punish organizations like the NFL if members are "disrespecting" the national anthem or flag.
Now that Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys has become the first NFL owner with a public suggestion of repercussions for displays during the national anthem, players are opening up more about the delicate balance of team chemistry and politics in the locker room.
"We don't finger-point in this locker room,'' said Ezekiel Elliott in the wake of the Dallas Cowboys' 35-31 loss to the rival Green Bay Packers.
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will have surgery for his broken left ankle later this week.
ESPN has suspended 'SportsCenter' host Jemele Hill for a "second violation of our social media guidelines," the network said in a statement Tuesday.
Stephen Jone says his father has never told his players what to do when it comes to the national anthem.
J.J. Watt and Whitney Mercilus will miss the rest of the NFL season with injuries. Watt broke his left leg and Mercilus tore a pectoral muscle as the Texans lost to the Chiefs on Sunday night.
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, looking defeated after his dismal game against the Jaguars, questioned his ability to still play football.
Dak Prescott did everything he could in Sunday's loss to the Packers.
Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase says he learned hours after the team's latest game about a video on social media that appeared to show offensive line coach Chris Foerster snorting three lines of a white powdery substance at a desk.
I just can't leave the Pats out of the top 5. Detroit was in there, but they're in there no more. Green Bay's secondary struggles (and their decisive loss earlier to Atlanta, plus the way Atlanta matches up favorably against them) has the Falcons ahead of them, even though the Packers have basically played without an O-line all year.
Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns and Tyreek Hill added a punt return score in the fourth quarter to lead the Chiefs to a 42-34 victory over the Houston Texans in a game where J.J. Watt broke his left leg.
The Packers (4-1) rallied from a 21-6 deficit after Prescott threw TD passeson the first three Dallas drives. There were five lead changes in the fourth quarter, the first on Jordy Nelson's 10-yard TD catch from Rodgers.
Houston Texans star J.J. Watt injured his left knee in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs, and was placed in an ambulance and taken to a hospital.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones says the NFL can't leave the impression that it tolerates players disrespecting the flag and that any of his Cowboys making such displays won't play.
Aaron Rodgers lifted Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 Sunday in another thriller nine months after the Packers' divisional playoff win on the same field.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee will remain on the inactive list for the second week in a row.
Vice President Mike Pence has left the 49ers-Colts game after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem.
The Packers and Cowboys have been one of the NFL's most entertaining, meaningful rivalries for decades. They face off Sunday in one of the highlights of Week 5 in the NFL.
