On Janurary 29th, former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel (aka “Johnny Football”) was accused of assaulting his former girlfriend Colleen Crowley. The assault charge is just another notch in the “troubled belt” of Manziel. Since winning the Heisman trophy in 2012, Manziel has failed to live up to his college potential. Manziel would go on to…
Category: Football
Goodell’s Absolute Power
Yesterday, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the NFL against the Players Association to uphold the league’s personal conduct policy. The Personal Conduct Policy, which was implemented in 2014, affords commissioner Roger Goodell the power to place a player on the exempt list, or grant leave without pay. Prior to his ruling, the arbitrator encouraged…
Sweet Home Missouri
The Rams have officially made the move from St. Louis to Los Angeles, but they are trying to withhold on completely moving. Over the weekend, it was reported that the Rams are offering new player contracts with language stating the laws of Missouri, not California, in order to control the relationship between player and team….
Gronk’s Shenanigans Leading To “Cruise-Gate”?
Rob Gronkowski (Gronk) of the New England Patriots has once again drawn attention from the national media, but this time, not in a positive way. Recently, Gronk hosted a “booze cruise” trip from Miami to the Bahamas, which took place from February 19th-22nd. The four-day party took was located on a Norwegian Cruise Line, which gave…
Pierre-Paul’s Case Against ESPN and Adam Schefter
Last summer New York Giants Jason Pierre-Paul blew up part of his right hand in a fireworks accident. He was admitted to Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital to have procedures done to save his hand, wherein the media rushed to find out more information, which is when Adam Schefter tweeted out two images of Pierre-Paul’s medical…
NFL Greed Hurting Players
Recently, it has been discovered by the NFLPA (NFL Players Association) that the NFL has withheld nearly $120 million in ticket revenue from a “shared pool”. This “pool” withheld salary from NFL players in the amount of around $50 million. The NFL has a collective bargaining agreement with the NFLPA, which determines how money is shared…
McCoy’s Mistake
The Buffalo Bills have encountered yet another off-season disruption, only this time, it is far more serious than a contract dispute. On Sunday morning, around 2:45am, Bills’ running back LeSean McCoy was allegedly involved in an altercation with three off-duty police officers in a Philadelphia nightclub. The altercation commenced after there was some dispute as…
The Buffalo Betrayal
One of the most historic, cherished, and storied franchises in all of football is facing a contractual disruption as this off-season begins. I’m referring to none other than the Buffalo Bills. Although the Bills have struggled as of late (16 year playoff drought), there is little question that they are the greatest team to ever…
The Super Bowl and sex trade
Super Bowl 50: Home of the largest sex-trafficking event in the country. For the past several years, cities that host the Super Bowl have launched major campaigns against human trafficking in the days before the big event. The attention is largely due to a persistent claim that the Super Bowl is the largest sex trafficking…
Megatron Settling Down?
“All Hail Megatron!” It’s a quote that for years stood for the destruction of the evil decepticons. It reminded people that Optimus Prime, and his gang of Autobot buddies, would cruise around the corner and fight Megatron and his drones until the earth was saved. Today, (all Transformer jokes aside) this quote has a different…
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