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Two former allies who were key players in the NFL national anthem protests that dominated the league’s attention during the 2017 season almost came to blows before today’s game. Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid and Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins had to be separated during the coin toss after their…

Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, who was out of the National Football League until this week, has resumed his kneeling protest during the national anthem. Reid, who was the first person to join Colin Kaepernick in the kneeling protests while both were with the San Francisco 49ers, had not spoken about…

The NFL's Hail Mary hope that it could get Colin Kaepernick's collusion lawsuit against the league and team owners tossed off the field has floundered with a week to go before the new season kicks-off. In what can only be viewed as the legal equivalent of a touchdown for the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and…

There are three weeks left until the National Football League starts its regular season, and no resolution is in sight to the ongoing dispute over how players should conduct themselves during the playing of the national anthem. The NFL and the NFL Players Association are allegedly negotiating the sticky issue, and…

At least one NFL star is thumbing his nose at the league’s new rules regarding protests during the national anthem. “I’m going to take a fine this year, why not?” Tennessee Titans defensive end Jurrell Casey told CNN today. “I’m going to protest during the flag — that’s what I’m going to say now,” Casey <a…

A panel of pundits on Sunday’s NBC News show Meet The Press said the National Football League’s decision to insist players on the field stand for the national anthem could be decided by court order. The NFL decision this week came in response to last season’s hodgepodge of player protests, which saw players kneel…

Former New York Giants football coach Bill Parcells had a maxim that he used when people would talk about how losing teams were actually better than they appeared: “You are what your record says you are.” In this final weekend of the 2017 regular season for the National Football League, we should remember those words…

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will undoubtedly sleep well tonight. The long National Football League regular season is almost over. With it gone, all the worries of this tumultuous season, where a new crisis of leadership emerged every week and league fortunes seemed to sag, will vanish into history. The playoff…

It’s been a bizarre season for the National Football League. National anthem protests, attacks by President Donald Trump, owners calling players “inmates” – the season has been a parade of strange occurences that had nothing to do with the game. It’s also been a season-long face-off between two sides with hardened…

It’s getting near the end of the National Football League’s regular season, with the playoffs and Super Bowl on the horizon. It appears that there’s no end in sight for the national anthem protests, making the league one of the most divisive brands in the country. Since the league’s awards are based on regular season…

Despite faltering TV ratings, an ongoing crisis over players’ National Anthem protests, and loud opposition from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has signed a 5-year contract extension. The league this afternoon confirmed the completion of contract talks, which began last spring before…

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night — or, apparently, $100 million – will stay the National Football League’s protesters from the swift completion of their appointed tasks. This week, a league that has tried just about everything from negotiating to pleading to offering reasonable alternatives to…