Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib came out as gay in June. Months later, his story remains one of the most important of the year.
Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY
Opinion: John Madden will live forever because his influence was so great
John Madden will be remembered not just as a coach. Or a great broadcaster. Or the namesake of a video game. But as a legend who did all three things.
Opinion: John Madden will live forever because his influence was so great
John Madden will be remembered not just as a coach. Or a great broadcaster. Or the namesake of a video game. But as a legend who did all three things.
Women coaches for NFL’s Washington and Cleveland teams could change course of football history
Two women made NFL history this week by leading their running back coaching position groups. They helped show that women can coach in the NFL.
Opinion: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman ‘represents progress and hope’ as Black coaches still often ignored
This is the significance of Notre Dame hiring Marcus Freeman as its football coach. For once, a qualified Black coach got a job he usually doesn’t.
Opinion: Extremists are using sports to discriminate against trans athletes. We can’t let them.
The attack on transgendered athletes started years ago, and continues, with extremist pieces of legislation aimed at keeping trans kids out of sports.
Opinion: Aaron Rodgers fooled a lot of people … including me
Conversations with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers were always interesting; he was intelligent and introspective. He was also possibly a phony.
Opinion: Arrogant, entitled Aaron Rodgers thinks he’s untouchable. NFL must prove he’s not.
Aaron Rodgers’ own Instagram account shows an entitled player who didn’t care about NFL’s rules. It’s time for him to face some consequences.
Opinion: Dumb NFL taunting rule, which hurts the sport, is really about control of Black bodies
The NFL’s taunting rule is ineffective, silly and bad for the sport. It’s also something else: The NFL’s latest attempt to control its Black players.
Opinion: Herschel Walker can’t win Georgia Senate seat because of football ties, but he can win
Herschel Walker is running for Senate in Georgia. In a normal world, he’d have no shot. But in this divided country, he has a fighting chance.