Tag: NFL

Blue Origin’s 4th Astro-Tourism Flight Set to Launch Without Big Names

The fourth commercial flight of Jeff Bezos’ space tourism venture Blue Origin, offering short suborbital joyrides to well-heeled thrill-seekers and celebrity guests, has been delayed by two days because of poor weather conditions, the company said. Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft was scheduled for liftoff on Tuesday from the company’s launch site in rural west…


NFL Tells Teams to Hire Minority or Female Offensive Assistant Coaches for 2022 Season

The NFL will require every team to hire a minority or female offensive assistant coach for the 2022 season in an effort to ensure more opportunities for diverse candidates. The policy was adopted by NFL owners during their annual meeting on March 28 and requires all 32 NFL teams to hire an offensive assistant coach who…


Longtime NFL Reporter John Clayton Dead at 67 After ‘Brief Illness’

John Clayton, a longtime journalist who covered the National Football League (NFL), has died in Washington on Friday after a short illness, the Seattle Seahawks said in a statement. He was 67. No specific cause of death was immediately released. Nicknamed “The Professor,” Clayton spent more than two decades covering the Pittsburgh Steelers for The…


Tom Brady’s U-turn on NFL Retirement May Cost Collector $518,628: Reports

Tom Brady’s unretirement announcement may have cost one memorabilia collector over $500,000 after the NFL star said he is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season. The last football used to throw a touchdown pass by Brady was auctioned off on March 12 by Lelands, which states it is “the first sports…


Tom Brady Announces Return to NFL Weeks After Retirement

TAMPA, Fla.—Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 40 days. Brady said Sunday he’s returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season. The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his decision on Twitter and Instagram, saying he has “unfinished business.” The news stole the spotlight from the NCAA’s Selection Sunday. “These past two months I’ve realized…


Tom Brady Announces Return to Tampa to Play 23rd Season in NFL

TAMPA, Fla.—Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 40 days. Brady said Sunday he’s returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season. The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his decision on Twitter and Instagram, saying he has “unfinished business.” The news stole the spotlight from the NCAA’s Selection Sunday. “These past two months I’ve realized…


Falcons’ Calvin Ridley Suspended by NFL for Gambling

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended indefinitely through the end of the 2022 season for betting on games in the 2021 season, and has lost his base salary of $11.1 million for 2022, the NFL announced on Monday. “I bet $1,500 total. I don’t have a gambling problem,” the 27-year old Ridley wrote…


NFL Cornerback Richard Sherman Pleads Guilty to 2 Charges

SEATTLE—Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Richard Sherman pleaded guilty in Seattle on Monday to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a drunken driving and domestic disturbance last summer, as part of an agreement that spares him further jail time. Sherman was arrested July 14 after police said he crashed his SUV in a construction zone and tried…


Former NFL Offensive Lineman Shane Olivea Dead at 40

Shane Olivea, a former offensive tackle for the then-San Diego Chargers who was known for his standout collegiate career at Ohio State University (OSU), has died on March 2, the Los Angeles Chargers announced in a statement. He was 40. As of Saturday, Olivea’s cause of death was not revealed. The Chargers selected Olivea in…


NFL Suspends All CCP Virus Protocols, Citing Decreasing Spread

The NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) jointly agreed on Wednesday to suspend all CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus protocols going into the new season, citing a recent downward trend of COVID-19 infections. “Based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law…