Posts Tagged ‘National Football League’
Three Pro Football Players On Holding The Number 1 Spot: The Struggle Of The Black Quarterback (Video)
January 27, 2020
Good coverage and perspectives offered by The Undefeated in this piece. Maybe y’all remember (maybe not) Doug Williams coming from getting beat up with the [orange, really orange] Tampa Bay Bucs for YEARS in the League… to taking the Washington Redskins to the Super Bowl AND winning (with a bum leg) in one year… AND retiring and taking over for one of college football’s greatest coaches EVER, Eddie Robinson, at Grambling University… now that’s a “QuarterBlack” (published in 1990, link to Amazon here) story. Barely talked about.
And the struggle continues. But first, a bit more history… Don’t let them forget, we’ve always had Black QB’s that were the ‘ish!
The first wave of successful Black quarterbacks gave this entire generation of stars the role models they needed – but few know the actual struggles that these legends had to overcome behind the scenes. In conversations with The Undefeated’s senior NFL writer Jason Reid, these legends discuss their journey and how they each played a unique part of the evolution: Warren Moon going from undrafted to the Hall of Fame, Randall Cunningham being able to embrace his athletic style and Donovan McNabb on the 1999 draft class that saw three players drafted in top 10.
– THE UNDEFEATED
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Tags: Donovan McNabb, Football, Jason Reid, National Football League, NFL, Pro Football, Professional Football, Randall Cunningham, The evolution of Black quarterbacks, The Year Of The Black QB, The Year Of The Black Quarter Back, Three legendary QBs discuss their journey, Warren Moon | 
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The History & Evolution Of The NFL (Video)
November 20, 2019
Knew some of this stuff (things later in the historical timeline), but many of these backstories are interesting to learn. Having perspective is always good, especially a clear perspective of history.
Ever wonder how the NFL got to be where it is today? Sit back, relax, and enjoy the Evolution of the NFL.
The NFL Throwback is your home for all things NFL history.
– NFL Throwback
Watch The NFL’s Epic Super Bowl Commercial… AGAIN (Video)
April 30, 2019
Beast Mode getting at that cake and Samurai Mike Singletary’s look when he gets involved… EVERYTHING! Loved this commercial when I first saw it, and now falling for it again now that I’ve come across it online. Enjoy some actual fun, courtesy of the NFL (No Fun League)!
Check out the ‘Making Of’ video after the jump.
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Sports, Videos | Tags: National Football League, NFL, NFL Super Bowl Commercial, Super Bowl Commercial, Super Bowl Commercials | No Comments »
Comedy: Odell Beckham, Jr. Speak On The Cold Truth Of His Career Path (Video)
September 21, 2018
It looks like somebody should have clued OBJ in on how silly Kevin can be. The blondie-curly-twirly though. Ha! Get y’all’s crazy azzes in the tub. Careful though, it is ‘Cold As Balls!’
Odell’s iconic hair is making it rounds to everyone on set! In this episode, Odell talks about growing up playing soccer, his journey into the NFL and finally catching that epic one-handed catch! We know you have all been on ice to see this episode! Let us know if it was worth the wait.
– LOL Network
They even recount the night that THE one-handed catch was born. It wasn’t always sweet before ODJ really got to eat, but it’s better now.
Comedy: Kevin Hart & Johnny Manziel’s Ice Tub Talk About The Cold Reality He’s Had To Face On And Off Field (Video)
August 30, 2018
Does Johnny Football have the balls to have a sit down with Kevin Hart? In the ice bath? Well… yeah.
Kevin Hart and Johnny Manziel get deep about his choice for going to football over baseball, his college football career and his struggle with the Cleveland Browns. Sit back with a cold one.
– LOL Network
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Interview, Series, Sports, Videos | Tags: Cold As Balls, Football, Johnny Manziel, Kevin Hart, Laugh Out Loud, Laugh Out Loud Network, Manziel Mans Up, National Football League, NFL, Pro Football | No Comments »
TYT’s Francis Maxwell Speaks On The NFL’s Disgraceful Ban On Kneeling (Video)
May 29, 2018
… regardless, let’s just cut through the sh!te, shall we?
We got a whiff and posted on the NFL’s kneel ban days ago. Now NFL Commish Roger Goodell puts it all the way out there… No longer speculation, the ban is out there. Watch TYT’s Francis Maxwell speak on it, and make a helluva good point: The League is FULL of Black players whose interests are repped by this LAWFUL, PEACEFUL protest. Goodell and the NFL owner cadre are essentially telling them to bow down, by insisting that they either stand for the anthem or stay off the playing field until they learn to ‘act right’… or get hit in the pockets.
NFL Bans Kneeling. So Much For Free Speech, Right?
– The Young Turks
Keeping some pay to keep the ‘workers’ in check. Talk about a payCHECK… Wowwwww!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, News, Politics, Progressive, Videos | Tags: Francis Maxwell, Free Speech, Kneeling Ban, National Football League, NFL, NFL Bans Kneeling, Now This, NowThis, Roger Goodell, take a knee, TakeAKnee, The Young Turks, TYT | No Comments »
Michelle Beadle Calls ‘Bullsh!t’ On The NFL Regarding Its Pending National Anthem Policy (Video)
May 25, 2018
“You don’t care.”
Yep, the co-host on ‘Get Up’ got it right – straight shooting on the NFL’s issue-dodging stance on kneeling during the National Anthem. ‘Nuff said by me. I’ll let her speak on it #EffTheNFL #StillStandingWithKaep #TakeAKnee
– @ojones1
Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown Shows Off His Miami Crib (Video)
May 14, 2018
This house… this old thing? Yeah, a li’l som’n son’n Brown hangs around in when he’s down bottom. You know, in addition to his other cribs. Live your life player. LIVE!
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown shows off his insane sneaker collection at his massive 12-room mansion in Miami that includes Yeezys, Balenciagas, rare Air Jordans, and more.
– Complex
Posted in Lifestyle, Sports, Videos | Tags: Antonio Brown, Closets, Complex, Complex Closets, Miami, National Football League, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sneaker Collection | No Comments »
Experience The Eagles Vs. Patriots Super Bowl Through The Voices Of Key Figures “Mic’d Up” (Video)
February 21, 2018
Lots of awesome sights and sounds made for an epic Super Bowl event. Here is a great package of them.
Listen to the best mic’d up moments from Super Bowl LII the Philadelphia Eagles against the New England Patriots.
– NFL
Gaming: Madden ’18 Predicts A Winner For Superbowl LII In Its Teaser (Trailer)
January 30, 2018
Who you got for Super Bowl 52, Pats or Eagles? How about we watch this EA Sports Madden NFL 18 simulation first. Watching how things could ‘play’ out might sway your decision. Plus cool to watch.
Posted in Animation, Gaming, Product, Recreation, Sports, Technology, Trailer, Videos | Tags: EA Sports, Madden, Madden NFL 18, National Football League, New England Patriots, NFL, Patriots Vs Eagles, Philadelphia Eagles, Prediction, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 52, Super Bowl 52 Prediction, Super Bowl LII, SuperBowl | No Comments »
A First Look At Jon Gruden, The Oakland Raiders’ New Head Coach (Video)
January 13, 2018
Raider Nation, welcome your new coach… the $100 Million-Dollar Man, Jon Gruden!
Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden sits down on SC6 to discuss the new job after leaving the Monday Night Football booth for the NFL.
– ESPN
Posted in Interview, News, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: ESPN, Jon Gruden, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Raider Nation, Raiders head coach, SC6 | No Comments »
Former NFL Receiver Josh Gordon On Trying To Beat Drug Addiction, Again. But This Time With A ‘Brutal Dose Of Reality’ (Documentary)
October 24, 2017
Man. To be this real about his process so far. At this point, after Gordon has had Lindsey Lohan-level amounts of second chances to get over his drug problems… After EVERYONE has written him off… Doing this video expose. Respect for that, at least.
Back at the gym and on track to return to the NFL, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon reveals details of the substance abuse violation in 2014 that has prevented him from playing professionally ever since.
– Uninterrupted
All the best to the former Brown. Complete the comeback, Gordon. Push yourself. Push through!
(Compelling story to watch.)
Posted in Celebrity, Film, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Relationships, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Cleveland Browns, drug abuse, Drug Arrests, drug testing, enablers, Gaming The System, JOSH GORDON, National Football League, NFL, Ready For His Comeback, rehab, rehabilitation, second chance | No Comments »
Taking The Knee: If Terry Crews Was Still In The League, He Would Kneel (Video)
October 3, 2017
Damn. The preview clip. Crews popped! Got a point though. Football, as we know it in The States, is pretty much just “American football”… The world doesn’t play it that way. We are ‘playing ourselves’ if we think the world gives a good van DAM about the Sunday games or whether we boycott them.
BUT… He does talk some real talk about what everyone in the WORLD would care about… human lives, liberty, love… or the lack thereof. The U.S. nor the NFL, really not loving Black people.
All that and more. Plus Terry with a great perspective on your worth as a HUMAN BEING.
Watch!
Posted in Activism, Advice, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Videos | Tags: Ebro, Hot 97, Laura Stylez, National Football League, NFL, PETER ROSENBERG, take a knee, TakeAKnee, Terry Crews | No Comments »
People Have Been ‘Disrespecting The Flag’ For Decades (Video)
September 28, 2017
Hmm… So why are these actual Flag Code violations (read: instances of disrespect for the flag) okay, but ‘taking a knee’ is not? Fact is, kneeling is NOT a violation of flag code. So, what now? Talk to us, ‘Murica.
Trump said NFL players disrespected the flag by kneeling during the national anthem. As it turns out, “disrespecting” the flag is probably more common than you think.
– BuzzFeed News
#RespectTheFlag #TakeAKnee
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Fashion, Politics, Videos | Tags: Buzz Feed, Buzz Feed News, BuzzFeed, BuzzFeed News, Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, Flag Code, Flag Code violations, Here’s how people are disrespecting the US flag, National Football League, NFL, President Trump, Respect for the flag, take a knee, TakeAKnee | No Comments »
Sports/Politics: Nick Wright’s Question For People Angered By The #TakeAKnee Movement: What Are You Actually Mad At? (Video)
September 28, 2017
I’m not gonna engage on the absurdity that we just ran a clip where a player quotes the President Of The United States, and we felt we needed to bleep it.
– Nick Wright
Yeah. And this isn’t the first time the words of the POTUS have been ‘bleeped’… But let’s not engage in the folly for now.
Instead, let’s follow Nick’s lead. Let’s follow the line of reasoning, avoiding all the crazy and staying on that line… bypassing the false equivocations… walking past the baseless arguments of the Trumpeters and stepping over their misunderstandings, barreling through that wall protecting those who want to make ‘Murica great again, make football in ‘Murica great again, until we arrive at the heart of what those against the PEACEFUL #TakeAKnee movement are really against…
Because once we get to the end of that line of unreasonable, where folks in their feelings have nowhere to go and have to answer honestly about why they detest #TakeAKnee …”What Are You Actually Mad At?”
And before someone says it… we’re NOT going to ‘just stick to sports’ this time. I just want them to say the words.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Opinion, Panel, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Colin Kaepernick, First Thing's First, National Football League, NFL, NFL Network, Nick Wright, Protest, Respect for country, Respect for military, Respect for soldiers, Respect for the flag, Respect for troops, take a knee, TakeAKnee | No Comments »
Sports/Politics: Bob Costas Declares That President Trump Has Galvanized The #TakeAKnee Movement (Video)
September 25, 2017
Do you want a President of the United States who, even if you’re giving him the benefit of that doubt, is so tone deaf to the racial implications of this?
– Bob Costas
Right on time! There was so much on Kaep and #TakeAKnee this past weekend and even before. Wasn’t sure how to cover it all here. But then veteran sportscaster/commentator Bob Costas comes through and wraps it with a bow!
NBC Sports broadcaster Bob Costas speaks to CNN’s John Berman and Alisyn Camerota after President Donald Trump criticized the NFL and players who took a knee during the national anthem.
– CNN
Great points. Trump galvanized the #TakeAKnee movement. Can’t even call this ‘shots fired’ really. Just facts!
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, Interview, Opinion, Politics, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Alisyn Camerota, Bob Costas, CNN, Colin Kaeperkick, John Berman, National Football League, NBC, NBC Sports, NFL, take a knee, TakeAKnee | No Comments »
‘Get Hyped’ For The Oakland Raiders’ 2017-18 NFL Season (Video)
September 22, 2017
People. PEOPLE! It is time to ‘get hyped’ about the Raiders. Right now. We are running out of room on the bandwagon, and you don’t wanna be ‘that’ fan… so late to the party that we call you on your b.s. for switching teams or not even being a real fan of any team at all.
Don’t want that for you. Buuuut if you are still an undeclared pro football fan, there is a vid clip above that will speak life to you. It will let you know there is only one nation to get you into your football groove. It’s [1, 2, 3] RAIDER NATION, BABY!!!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Sports, Videos | Tags: Football, Get Hyped, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Pro Football, Raider Nation | No Comments »
Tired Of Seeing Beast Mode Dodge Defenders On-Field And Reporters Off-Field? How About A Day At The Spa With Marshawn? (Video)
September 21, 2017
Marshawn Lynch is gonna let the ladies play with his feet, but NO WEIRD SH!T. Just pedicures, champagne, and some real talk… aaaand maybe a milk bath. Hahaa!
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch goes from “Beast Mode” to “Relax Mode” by getting a gentleman’s pedicure and foot massage.
While he’s relaxing in his massage chair at the spa, The Assist’s host Johnno Wilson gets Marshawn to open up on topics ranging from why he is happy about not getting the ball at the goal line in the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, what frustrates him most about NFL postgame interviews, and where traveled and what he learned during his year off in retirement from the league.
The Assist is the newest series from DraftKings, who bring you the game inside the game, bringing fans closer to the games they love. Series host Johnno Wilson serves as the personal assistant to the stars, helping some of the biggest names in football run some of their daily errands. But when you’re a star athlete, your daily chores and shopping trips are a little outside the ordinary.
-Â DraftKings
Posted in Celebrity, Comedy, Interview, Lifestyle, Sports, Videos | Tags: Beast Mode, BeastMode, DraftKings, Johnno Wilson, Marshawn Lynch, National Football League, NFL, Oakland Raiders, The Assist | No Comments »
NFL Week 2: Raiders Smash The Jets (Game Highlights) [Video]
September 19, 2017
The Raiders keep rolling! Wonder how Raider Nation liked those FREE Skittles Beast Mode hooked up for them? Because they surely liked the outcome of the game. Oakland over the Jets, 45 – 20. Dominance!
#RaiderNation
(And if you REALLY know or wanna know about Marshawn Lynch’s turn-up at the game, hit the jump and watch. No spoiler alert. You just gotta watch!)
Posted in Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Game Highlights, Highlights, Jets, Jets Vs. Raiders, Marshawn Lynch, Marshawn Lynch Continues to Shine in Oakland, National Football League, New York Jets, NFL, NFL Week 2, NFL Wk 2 Player Highlights, Oakland Raiders, Player Highlights, Raiders, Week 2, Wk 2 | No Comments »
Martellus Bennett Talks Trap And Alt-Rap With Uncle Snoop On GGN (Video)
September 13, 2017
Bet you didn’t know Martellus Bennett used to be in an alternative rap group and that he is still dropping mixtapes on y’all today! Even has a dog; a poodle though, not a pit (alternative, remember). Awesome interview! Makes me want to drop in on a Whole Foods and ball out just ’cause cuz. Hahaa!
(Great insights in here, too. It’s not all about the funniness with Bennett. Even talked about needing public school reform and Black girls coding (which we’ve been on). Respect!)
– @ojones1
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Honeyz, Interview, Series, Sports, Videos | Tags: Football, GGN, GGN News, Martellus Bennett, National Football League, NFL, Snoop Dogg | No Comments »
