Football

Le’Veon Bell says he was not shading Steelers with tweet

Le’Veon Bell appeared to troll the Pittsburgh Steelers during the team’s Week 1 tie with the Cleveland Browns, but he says that was not the case. Just around the time the Steelers tied with the Browns 21-21, Bell sent a tweet that …

Colts, Giants fumble away chances to win game

The Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants saw their hopes of winning their Week 1 games end in similar fashion: on lost fumbles. The Colts were down 27-23 to the Cincinnati Bengals with under four minutes left and began a drive from their 25. They …

Leonard Fournette expects to play next week

Leonard Fournette’s hamstring injury does not sound particularly serious. The Jacksonville Jaguars running back missed the second half of his team’s win over the New York Giants after tweaking his hamstring, but after the game, he told …

Colin Kaepernick shouts out players who kneeled during anthem

Colin Kaepernick has said very little publicly since he started the trend of kneeling during the national anthem two years ago, but the free agent quarterback appreciates his fellow players remaining committed to the cause. On Sunday, Miami Dolphins …

Fans upset over more roughing the passer penalties

The new roughing the passer penalty might become the most talked about rule change this year. Fans got a glimpse of the controversial new rule during the preseason and Thursday night’s opener after a couple of seemingly inexplicable calls. …

Leonard Fournette ruled out for game with hamstring injury

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2018 season is off to a concerning start, at least in the injury department. The Jaguars announced that running back Leonard Fournette would not return against the New York Giants after injuring his hamstring during …

Nathan Peterman already benched in favor of Josh Allen

The Buffalo Bills opted to give rookie Josh Allen some time to grow by serving in a backup role to start the season, but they have already found it impossible to stick to their plan. After they were embarrassed for more than 30 minutes of football in …

Twitter reacts as James Conner shines in place of Le’Veon Bell

If Le’Veon Bell was hoping a mediocre offensive performance in Week 1 might convince the Pittsburgh Steelers to pay up for his services and end his holdout, he’s coming away sorely disappointed. The Steelers jumped to a 21-7 lead on the …

Josh Gordon ends up starting for Browns after all

Hue Jackson is playing mind games with us all. After saying for quite some time that wide receiver Josh Gordon would play but not start against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson ended up putting Gordon on the field for the very first snap of the game. …

NFL players continue to kneel during national anthem

The NFL has walked back its previously-implemented policy that would have required players to either stand for the national anthem or remain in the locker room, and some players capitalized on the opportunity to continue with the political …

Report: Khalil Mack would have taken less money from Raiders

The Oakland Raiders decided to trade Khalil Mack when it became obvious that the two sides were not going to agree on a long-term contract extension, but they reportedly could have signed the star pass-rusher at a discounted price compared to what he …

Report: LeSean McCoy unlikely to be charged or suspended

LeSean McCoy has been under investigation since July after his ex-girlfriend was beaten and robbed at a home owned by the star running back, but he is not expected to face legal action or discipline from the NFL. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported on …