Goodell taps Oprah to be the 2015 NFL Draft host
"It's a no-brainer. When you think of Chicago, you think of Oprah," said Goodell. "I need to lay low for a while. This has to be the right thing for the NFL, right? A woman hosting the draft. That's progress, isn't it? I did good, right? See, the NFL does care."
ESPN on Simmons suspension: ‘We got it wrong’
In a stunning reversal, ESPN has now reinstated ESPN columnist, Bill Simmons in a memo released in the middle of the night, after originally suspending him for three weeks. Simmons was suspended for referring to NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell as a "liar" on his B.S. Podcast.
Herbstreit: Loss to Northwestern ‘worst thing to ever happen to Penn State football program’
"This Penn State program is at the lowest I've ever seen it," said Herbstreit. "How do you let a mediocre Northwestern program come into your house and beat you by 23? It's just unconscionable."
Konerko still waiting on his Gatorade commercial
"Anytime you're ready, guys," huffed soon-to-be retiring Paul Konerko. "You know I'm retiring too, right? That's like this weekend."
Simmons planning 30 for 30 on his suspension
"He needs to realize he can't say these types of comments about the NFL Commissioner. The NFL makes lots of money for ESPN. I mean, like, crazy money for us. Roger Goodell is a great man and a great leader. Plus he knows that ESPN and the NFL are in bed together."
Fantasy owner regains moral authority by dropping Adrian Peterson
Mankato, Minn., resident Calvin Schroeder concluded a 48-hour period of much soul-searching Friday by announcing that he needs to “get this right” by cutting running back Adrian Peterson from his fantasy football roster.
Even GoDaddy is morally outraged by the current state of the NFL
Following the disapproval of other NFL sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch and Radisson Hotels, GoDaddy.com expressed their dissatisfaction with the recent NFL handling of the Ray Rice, Greg Hardy and Adrian Peterson situations.
