Roger Goodell and Tom Brady were in New York City on Wednesday for a hearing regarding Brady's suspension for his alleged role in "DeflateGate" and this comes as Judge Richard Berman was looking for the two sides to reach a settlement ahead of the start of the NFL season.
Read full storyNew England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has his appeal hearing this week and now the team awaits the decision from Roger Goodell about how many games Brady will be out, as he has been hit with a four game suspension, but that could be reduced after the appeal and depending on what happens, either Matt Flynn or Jimmy Garoppolo could start Week 1 for the Pats.
Read full storyESPN and Grantland editor Bill Simmons was suspended for three weeks by the network after his rant about Roger Goodell on his podcast and the three week suspension (which was longer than Ray Rice's for punching his wife) sparked a Twitter Hashtag of #FreeSimmons that went to number one in the United States.
Read full storyFormer Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is appealing his indefinite suspension and if that decision is overturned, the star RB could be back on the free agent market and teams like the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and others could be interesting in him, even with the horrible PR that would come with it.
Read full storyNFL commissioner Roger Goodell will finally have a press conference after the Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson and Greg Hardy scandals and live stream coverage will be on ESPN, WatchESPN, NBC Sports Network, the NFL Network and other media outlets as Goodell addresses these issues for the first time with an open media session and it starts up at 3 pm ET.
Read full storyBaltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is appealing his indefinite suspension on Monday and this comes after the NFL changed his punishment for domestic violence from two games to a longer suspension after the video of him striking his then-fiance Janay Palmer was released by TMZ.
Read full storyThe NFL is dealing with a huge controversy and while calls for Roger Goodell to resign have gone unheeded, the commissioner may not have a choice depending on what is found in the independent investigation that is being headed up by former FBI director Robert Mueller.
Read full storyMany in the sports world have been asked about Ray Rice and the NFL reaction to the video of knocking his wife out cold in an elevator in a casino and boxer Floyd Mayweather gave his two cents, saying the NFL was too hard on Rice and this comes from a man who has been arrested multiple times for domestic violence.
Read full storyRoger Goodell spoke on CBS This Morning about Ray Rice, the Janay Palmer punch assault and the video obtained by TMZ and Goodell gave expected answers to tough questions from Norah O'Donnell, showing how willfully ignorant the NFL and the league was at nearly every turn of this investigation and he spoke about what ultimately led to Rice getting released and suspended from the league.
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