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NFL Commissioner: We’re Keeping Diversity Policies

“Our policies have been designed to be well within the law, well within the practice. There are no quotas in our system. This is about opening that funnel and bringing the best talent into the NFL. We also believe we are doing the right thing for the NFL. “We think we’re better when we get different perspectives, people with different …

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NFL Team Helped Archdiocese With Abuse Scandal

The Associated Press reports: As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise. What followed was a months-long, crisis-communications blitz orchestrated by the New Orleans Saints’ president and other top team officials, according to hundreds of internal emails …

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NFL Players Brawl As QB Lays With Concussion [VIDEO]

The Athletic reports: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was carted off the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s matchup against the Houston Texans after linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair delivered a late, hard hit while Lawrence was sliding. The Jaguars later ruled Lawrence out of the game with a concussion. After the hit, Jaguars tight end Evan Engram ran to Al-Shaair …

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NFL Star QB Fined For “Violent” Gun Gesture [VIDEO]

NBC Sports reports: The NFL’s crackdown on violent gestures has hit the league’s biggest star. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was fined $14,069 for what the league called a violent gesture in last Sunday’s game against the Bills. The gesture, in which Mahomes appeared to mimic shooting a rifle, came after he threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass. The NFL has fined …

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Beyonce To Perform At NFL Xmas Day Halftime Show

NBC News reports: Beyoncé is expected to perform at the halftime show for the Christmas Day matchup between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens, which will be streaming live on Netflix. The Texans-Ravens game at NRG Stadium in Beyoncé’s hometown of Houston is one of two that will mark the first time Netflix livestreams an NFL Christmas gameday contest. Beyoncé’s …

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Former NFL Player Arrested On Jan 6 Felony Charges

From the Justice Department: A Georgia man has been charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the …

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NFL Fines 49ers Player For MAGA Hat Interview Stunt

ESPN reports: San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was fined $11,255 by the NFL for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat during a postgame interview last month, a league source told ESPN. Bosa, after a victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 27, wore a white hat with “Make America Great Again” in yellow letters when he barged …

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NFL Player Faces Potential Fine Over MAGA Hat Stunt

The Daily Beast reports: San Francisco 49ers defensive linemen Nick Bosa has landed in hot water after he crashed a teammate’s post-game interview with an endorsement of Donald Trump. NBC’s Melissa Stark was conducting an interview with 49ers players Brock Purdy, George Kittle and Isaac Guerendo when Bosa ran up between them and pointed to his white and gold MAGA …

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NFL Player Crashes Interview To Flaunt MAGA Hat

The Sporting News reports: NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark was interviewing the stars of the game, as she does every week, which tonight were Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Isaac Guerendo. In the middle of Purdy’s section of the interview, Nick Bosa came up behind Stark, donning and pointing to a “Make America Great Again” hat. Stark and the three …

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Dolphins QB’s Concussion Causes “Fencing Response”

ESPN reports: Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday night’s 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills after sustaining a concussion in the third quarter, the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career. There was no immediate timeline for his return. The injury occurred when Tagovailoa scrambled up the middle for a first down and made forcible contact with his helmet to …

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NFL Player Launches Mayonnaise Fragrance [VIDEO]

USA Today reports: Ever wanted to smell a little bit like mayonnaise? Will Levis and Hellmann’s have you covered. The Tennessee Titans’ second-year quarterback and the condiment brand announced a new fragrance partnership with a video posted to social media on Tuesday. “Will Levis No. 8: Parfum de Mayonnaise” retails for $8 per 30 mL bottle. Within 90 minutes of …

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NFL Kicker: My Speech Against Working Women And Sinful LGBTQs “Glorified God” And I Have No Regrets

“Over the past few days, my beliefs or what people think, I believe, have been the focus of countless discussions around the globe. At the outset, many people expressed a shocking level of hate. But as the days went on, even those who disagreed with my viewpoints shared their support for my freedom of religion. “In my seven years in …

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Sales Of NFL Kicker’s Jersey Soar As Cultists Applaud

Kansas City’s CBS affiliate reports: Amid reaction to Harrison Butker’s now-viral commencement speech at Benedictine College on Saturday, the placekicker seems to have gained new fans in the process. According to NFL.com, Butker’s jersey sales are among the most popular online. Only Travis Kelce rated higher than Butker, with Mahomes coming in right behind the star from Georgia Tech. Additionally, …

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NFL Disavows Kicker’s Anti-LGBTQ, Sexist Speech

The Daily Beast reports: The NFL wants to make it clear that, unlike a certain Kansas City Chiefs kicker, they do not believe that women belong solely as homemakers, nor that LGBTQ+ people constitute “the deadly sins.” Harrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity,” Jonathan Beane, the NFL’s senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer, told …

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NFL Kicker Goes Full Anti-LGBTQ Handmaid’s Tale

The New York Times reports: Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, speaking during a commencement speech at Benedictine College, referred to Pride Month, the events in June demonstrating inclusivity and support for the LGBTQ+ community, as an example of the “deadly sins” as he advocated for a more conservative brand of Catholicism. “Not the deadly sins sort of Pride that …

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Dallas Cowboys Owner Ordered To Take Paternity Test

The Associate Press reports: A judge has upheld a decision requiring Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test as part of a legal dispute with a 27-year-old woman who claims the billionaire is her biological father. A Texas judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Jones of a 2022 ruling in a paternity case brought by Alexandra …

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CBS: Record 202M Watched Part Or All Of Super Bowl

USA Today reports: The Kansas City Chiefs’ dramatic overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers was the most-watched television event in history, according to preliminary television ratings released Monday. The Chiefs and 49ers reached an estimated 123.4 million average viewers on CBS’s broadcast of Super Bowl 58 on Sunday night. A total of 202.4 million watched all or part of …

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NFL Strikes Licensing Deal With Maker Of Swift’s Jacket

The sports business site Sportico reports: The NFL has reached a licensing deal with the designer of Taylor Swift’s viral custom puffer jacket, Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk. Juszczyk has been granted a license to use NFL marks in men’s and women’s apparel designs, the league said, declining to disclose financial terms. She previously …

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Game With Taylor Swift’s BF Broke Viewership Record

CBS Sports reports: If you were watching the AFC championship game on CBS over the weekend, then give yourself a pat on the back, because you were part of television history. The game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens had an average audience of 55.473 million, making it the most-watched AFC title game in NFL history. The viewing …

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Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend Is Going To The Super Bowl

Fox Sports laments: Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce truly set the tone in the AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens with an impressive touchdown grab to get his team ahead first on the road. And of course, Taylor Swift was ecstatic in her suite after watching it all unfold. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes went 5-for-5 on …

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