The Colin Kaepernick Saga Is Much Bigger Than the NFL

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Nov 26, 2019 Dave Zirin, sportswriter for The Nation, examines the quarterback's blackballing by league owners and how the U.S. punishes black dissent. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

NFL Players Protest During Anthem, Drawing Rebuke From Trump

The Associated Press Aug 10, 2018 In a morning Twitter screed, the president again calls for demonstrators to be suspended without pay. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The NFL Kneels to Trump and His Supporters

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig May 23, 2018 The league's new policy will fine teams whose players elect to take a knee during the national anthem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s NFL Attack Gives League a ‘Hail Mary’

Allen Barra / Truthdig Sep 27, 2017 The president, with his latest unsportsmanlike conduct, is helping pro football avoid an ugly truth about its link to traumatic brain damage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Tom Brady, Other Former Trump Supporters Find President ‘Divisive’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Sep 25, 2017 The New England Patriots quarterback and many others associated with the NFL did not agree with Trump's comments about the "Take a Knee" protest. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Criticisms Incite More Protests at NFL Games

By Arnie Stapleton / AP Sep 24, 2017 To show unity, hundred of NFL players sat, kneeled or locked arms during the national anthem on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tom Brady – His Own Worst Enemy

Allen Barra / Truthdig May 2, 2016 The sports media were among the most surprised by the recent news that a four-game suspension was back on for the football star. But given Brady’s and the Patriots’ history, it really shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

NFL’s Handling of CTE Controversy Shows Compassionate Conservatism of Roger Goodell in Action

Mark Heisler / Truthdig Apr 22, 2016 In determining the effect of concussions on the lives of football players, nobody lawyers up while making sincere protestations of loving the other side like the NFL commissioner. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

King Goodell

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Does ESPN Have Room for Free Speech and ‘Monday Night Football’?

Allen Barra / Truthdig Oct 16, 2014 Popular sports commentator Bill Simmons was suspended by ESPN for violating editorial standards -- or was it because he criticized the NFL, which happens to have a $15 billion contract with the network?Popular sports commentator Bill Simmons was suspended by ESPN for violating editorial standards—or was it because he criticized the NFL, which happens to have a $15 billion contract with the network? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

No Winners in Ray Rice’s Game

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Sep 10, 2014 What happens behind closed doors -- or rather closing doors -- does not always stay behind them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

NFL Boss Roger Goodell Makes Up for Dropping the Ball on Domestic Violence Policy

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 29, 2014 Admitting that he hadn't gone far enough in guiding the National Football League's policy on domestic violence and had flubbed the Ray Rice case in late July, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stepped up Thursday to announce more stringent rules for players and other employees. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )