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NFL Assistant Coach Fired Over Vaccine Stance

Rick Dennison out at Minnesota Vikings

(Newser) - Rick Dennison, an assistant coach with the Minnesota Vikings, won't return next season after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, per sources cited by ESPN . As of Friday, the team maintained in a statement that they were in continued discussions with Dennison over the issue. Dennison served as Vikings offensive line...

NFL Threatens Unvaccinated Players With Forfeits

If a COVID-19 outbreak disrupts the schedule, paychecks for game will be canceled

(Newser) - An effort by Washington last month to persuade its players to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, by having an expert talk to the team, didn't go anywhere with defensive end Montez Sweat. He said afterward that he's "not a fan" of the vaccine, USA Today reports. Sweat...

NJ Jets Assistant Coach Fighting for Life After Crash

Team asks for prayers for Gregg Knapp after bicycling accident

(Newser) - New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh asked for prayers Tuesday for assistant coach Gregg Knapp, who was critically injured Saturday in what Saleh described as a "horrific crash" in California. "Greg is such an amazing individual it is hard to imagine the challenge facing him and his...

Richard Sherman Could Face Domestic Violence, DUI Charges

Police say he fought officers during arrest early Wednesday

(Newser) - NFL star Richard Sherman was denied bail Wednesday after a late-night arrest on suspicion of domestic violence burglary. Police in the Seattle suburb of Redmond say the 33-year-old free-agent cornerback was arrested after they received a 911 call around 2am from somebody saying a family member was trying to force...

Former Player With CTE Symptoms Dies at 49

Greg Clark's quarterback, Steve Young, calls the loss devastating

(Newser) - Greg Clark, who played four seasons at a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers—capped by catching two touchdown passes from Steve Young in a 1998 wild-card victory—has died. He was 49. His family released a statement saying his death was unexpected, People reports, though it says he...

Atlanta Linebacker Arrested on 'Indecency With a Child' Charge

Barkevious Mingo turned himself in Saturday

(Newser) - NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who is currently with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge of indecency with a child-sexual contact, police said Saturday. Mingo, 30, was arrested on Thursday by police in the Dallas suburb of Arlington. Jail records listed an address for Mingo...

NFL Fines Washington $10M for Workplace Abuse

More than 100 female employees told of discrimination and harassment

(Newser) - After investigating allegations that Washington's football team maintained an abusive workplace, the NFL fined the team $10 million on Thursday. The league said the money will go to organizations "committed to character education, anti-bullying, healthy relationships and related topics," CBS Sports reports. Washington also has to pay...

First Active NFL Player Says He's Gay

Raiders' Carl Nassib says he's agonized over announcement for years

(Newser) - For the first time, an active NFL player has announced he's gay. "I just want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay," Carl Nassib says in a video he posted Monday on Instagram, the New York Times reports. "Sadly, I have agonized...

NFL to Stop &#39;Race-Norming&#39;
NFL to Stop 
'Race-Norming'
Jun 3, 2021 12:01 AM CDT

NFL to Stop 'Race-Norming'

Black players' claims of brain injuries will be reviewed

(Newser) - The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming”—which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function—in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias, the AP reports. The practice made it harder for...

Tim Tebow Might Return to NFL in Position He Didn't Play

Jacksonville Jaguars may sign the 33-year-old as a tight end

(Newser) - After six years away from the NFL, Tim Tebow might be coming back—though not in the position he used to play. Sources tell ESPN , the NFL Network , and other outlets that the Jacksonville Jaguars plan to sign the 33-year-old former quarterback as a tight end. Tebow never played that...

Jacksonville's Draft Pick 'Most Significant in Franchise History'

Trevor Lawrence was first pick in NFL draft

(Newser) - The Jacksonville Jaguars waited more than four months to make the easiest and maybe most significant pick in franchise history, the AP reports. As obvious as it was, fireworks and frivolity followed. A sold-out draft party that included 8,000 fans celebrated wildly as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped to...

NFL&#39;s Geno Hayes in Hospice at 33
NFL's Geno Hayes
in Hospice at 33
Apr 23, 2021 1:24 AM CDT

NFL's Geno Hayes in Hospice at 33

The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Florida State Seminoles player has liver disease

(Newser) - Geno Hayes, the former linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Florida State Seminoles, is in hospice care at age 33. Hayes was diagnosed with liver disease two years ago and entered the hospital last month. He's now been moved to hospice care at his parents' Georgia home,...

Scientists Will Determine If Phillip Adams Had CTE

Family agrees to allow former NFL player's brain to be tested in wake of SC killings

(Newser) - The question of whether former NFL player Phillip Adams suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy will eventually be answered. The 32-year-old killed five people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Wednesday, and York County Coroner Sabrina Gast on Friday said that Adams' family had agreed to allow his brain to be...

Sister of Accused Gunman: 'Something Was Off'

Phillip Adams' sister says there were 'extremely concerning' signs of mental distress

(Newser) - A sister of Phillip Adams, the former NFL cornerback accused of fatally gunning down a prominent doctor and four others in South Carolina on Wednesday before taking his own life, is speaking out, and she says the past couple of years were ones in which Adams' mental health took a...

Slain Doctor in SC Was an Author, Too
SC Massacre: 'None of Us
Can Figure Out Why'
the rundown
Apr 8, 2021 1:47 PM CDT

SC Massacre: 'None of Us Can Figure Out Why'

Dr. Robert Lesslie, 4 others slain; suspect is former NFL player Phillip Adams

(Newser) - A day after a former NFL player allegedly killed a prominent doctor and four others in South Carolina, more questions than answers were in play. "None of us can figure out why," says Trent Faris of the York County Sheriff's Office, per WBTV . Coverage:
  • The victims: Dr.
...

Report: SC Gunman Is Former NFL Player

AP source identifies killer of 5 as Phillip Adams

(Newser) - The gunman who killed five people , including a prominent doctor, in South Carolina was former NFL pro Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, a source who was briefed on the investigation tells the AP . The source says that Adams' parents live near the doctor's home in Rock Hill,...

NFL Owners Approve Expanded Season
NFL Owners Approve
Expanded Season
Mar 30, 2021 6:05 PM CDT

NFL Owners Approve Expanded Season

League aims to have 17-game regular season played in full stadiums

(Newser) - NFL owners have approved the first expansion of the regular season since it went from 14 games to 16 more than 40 years ago. In a long-expected decision, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that the regular season has now been expanded to 17 games, with three preseason games instead...

&#39;Hero&#39; NFLer Saves Elderly Woman From Sexual Assault
NFLer Was Walking in a Public
Park. Then, Screams for Help
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Mar 28, 2021 11:30 AM CDT

NFLer Was Walking in a Public Park. Then, Screams for Help

Patriots lineman Justin Herron, bystander helped stop attempted sexual assault on elderly woman

(Newser) - Police are calling NFL player Justin Herron a hero after he intervened to save an elderly woman from an attempted sexual assault. The 25-year-old, who just wrapped up his rookie season with the New England Patriots, was walking in a public park in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday when he heard...

Massage Therapists Accuse NFL Player of Sexual Assault

Quarterback Deshaun Watson faces series of lawsuits from women

(Newser) - At least seven lawsuits have been filed against a star NFL quarterback, accusing him of making inappropriate contact and sexually assaulting massage therapists in the Houston area. "I have never treated any woman with anything other than the utmost respect," Deshaun Watson of the Texans tweeted after the...

New TV Deals to Bring NFL $113B, Increase in Streaming

League says it wants games on more platforms

(Newser) - The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to Thursday night football beginning in 2022. The league took in $5.9 billion a...

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