National Football League controversies

Love for DamarImage: Getty ImagesIt’ll be the elephant in the room only as long as the Bills and Bengals choose it to be. The coaches and their 53-man rosters have prepared, traveled,and mentally dialed themselves in to face one another…

Image: Getty ImagesPoor officiating during a Week 18 game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks has NFL referees under scrutiny.When NFL fans clamored that Dez Bryant did, in fact, catch that ball on fourth down against the…

Fans hold a vigil for Damar Hamlin outside his hospital in Cincinnati.Image: Getty ImagesThe (sports) world has been holding its breath ever since Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field on Monday Night Football during the Buffalo Bills and…

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is attended by medical staff after being sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati, Image: Getty ImagesFor the second time this season, a…

Illustration: Getty ImagesWhat a surprise. The last NFL franchise to integrate — the team named after a racial slur until 2020 — is rotten. So rotten that Congress decided to dig all the way in to see just how far it spread, and found out…

Image: Getty ImagesReferees are a necessary part of any sporting event. It’s just unfortunate how they sometimes become the focal point of contests. This is apparent in far too many NFL games every week, and it’s at a point where some of…

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is going after Dan Snyder, the Washington Commanders, Roger Goodell and the NFL.Image: APD.C. Attorney General Karl Racineannounced Tuesday his office is going after Washington Commanders owner Daniel…

Jay-Z, future NFL franchise owner?Image: Getty ImagesWhat’s better than one billionaire, partnering up with a wealthier one?The Washington Commanders are up for sale, apparently, and there are several suitors, one being the man who joined…

Jerry JonesPhoto: Getty ImagesDallas Cowboys head honcho Jerry Jones can’t help himself. Constantly running his mouth, interfering with his coaches, and doing the opposite of what scouts suggest in the draft. Jones may have stepped in it…

The NFL owners meetings aren’t usually so entertaining.Usually, you have more of a united front around a multi-billion dollar business and one of the last cultural unifiers in a fractured landscape, but this year you have Colts owner Jim…