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*Three black former NFL coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies — eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions — were all filled by white candidates since the regular season ended a month ago, reports ESPN.com. “I know the concept is good [...]
*The National Football League has been dealing with a lot a lot this year, particularly in the last two weeks. NBC analyst and Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy took time to publicly reflect on the challenges the league has been through, and decided some of these tragedies could have been prevented. After lineman Josh Brent, who [...]
*NFL superstar legend, Warren Sapp is competing with the big dogs, this time in the literary arena. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers (and Oakland Raiders) lineman has written a 314-page book about his success and downfalls, his love for Tony Dungy, like for Jon Gruden, and blatant hatred for Sam Wyche … all his former [...]
*Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick is getting married. The NFL star set the date with his longtime fiancée Kijafa Frink for June 30 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Wedding invitation went out this month for 300 people. The guest list includes Vick’s mentor and form Colt’s coach, Tony Dungy, Eagles coach Andy Reid, Vick’s NFL [...]
*Amid criticism of MSNBC’s Al Sharpton blurring the line between journalism and activism in covering the Trayvon Martin case, parent network NBC has announced that news magazine “Rock Center with Brian Williams” will gather some of its black on-air personalities to offer “a personal perspective” on the case, “and what it says about the African-American [...]
*Ex-New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, a week after his release from prison on gun charges, pledged on Monday to preach against gun violence to America’s children. The 2008 Super Bowl star said the volunteer effort was the right move after serving nearly all of his 20-month sentence for weapons possession. In November, 2008, [...]
*Our First Lady made ESPN’s “Top 10″ highlight reel on “SportsCenter” this morning. Michelle Obama didn’t just visit New Orleans to promote her “Let’s Move!” initiative ahead of tonight’s NFL kickoff game in the city, but she went through practice drills and participated in a flag football game, during which she threw a pass, and [...]
*The Philadelphia Eagles have issued a statement denying an AP report Saturday that suggested Michael Vick’s off-field situation could lead to him being cut from the team. “Any report or speculation that suggests the Eagles are considering releasing Vick are not true,” the release stated. “We will continue to gather information and monitor the situation [...]
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