Though he may well be recalled as the best football player to put on a helmet, his arrests for abusing women should stain his history of triumphs on the field.
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Tom Brady walks off field at postseason’s end toward … what? He doesn’t say.
If this is the end for Tom Brady with the Buccaneers – or if it was Brady’s final NFL game – it was an inglorious conclusion.
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What caused Bills’ Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest?
The Buffalo safety apparently suffered a rare type of trauma that occurs when a severe blow to the chest causes the heartbeat to quiver, leading to sudden cardiac arrest.
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Our View: Don’t let Super Bowl distract from NFL’s problem with diversity
The lawsuit from Brian Flores lays bare the worst side of the country’s most popular pro sports league.
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Return of football renews fears over more virus spread
Many worry that attending games or get-togethers will lead to a new surge in coronavirus infections.
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Another View: NBA players’ strike was the most powerful message they could send
Slogans and ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirts don’t get the point across, even when you’re famous.
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Our View: Racist NFL team name finally going away
We should all wonder what took so long.
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FedEx tells Washington team it will remove stadium signage if offensive name isn’t changed
Team owner Daniel Snyder vowed in 2013 he would never change the team’s name.
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Another View: Finally, NFL backs players’ peaceful protests
Colin Kaepernick took a knee and paid a price. Then George Floyd was killed, and black players demanded that the league stand up for black lives.
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Trump questions whether NFL is giving players an OK for protests during anthem
Trump called Goodell’s video a “rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation” over an issue he helped fuel into a national debate.