Commanders’ Dan Snyder fined $60M US for sexually harassing employee, financial improprieties

by seasonseats_a4t6g9 | Aug 16, 2023 | NFL

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million US fine, the league announced Thursday.

A USC football star gave up the Heisman trophy after controversy. His fellow alum is still mad about it

by seasonseats_a4t6g9 | Aug 16, 2023 | NFL

Despite an NCAA rule change, Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy was never reinstated. So, the owner of a billboard company plastered signs around Los Angeles, demanding it be given back to Bush.

Damar Hamlin makes early impact in return to field in Bills’ pre-season game

by seasonseats_a4t6g9 | Aug 16, 2023 | NFL

Four snaps into his first game in a competitive setting since a near-death experience on Jan, 2, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin broke toward the line and stopped Indianapolis Colts running back Evan Hull for no gain on fourth-and-1 from the Buffalo 40.

Ex-NFLer Michael Oher, known for movie The Blind Side, alleges adoption was a lie

by seasonseats_a4t6g9 | Aug 16, 2023 | NFL

Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for the movie The Blind Side, filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents...

Bills safety Hamlin eases back into practice 5 months since near-death experience

by seasonseats_a4t6g9 | May 29, 2023 | NFL

Wearing shorts and his familiar No. 3 blue practice jersey, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin began easing his way back into football during the team’s voluntary minicamp on Tuesday, some five months after having a near-death experience on the field.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and social activist Jim Brown dead at 87

by seasonseats_a4t6g9 | May 20, 2023 | NFL

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown has died at age 87. One of the greatest players in pro football history, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career from 1957 to...