Tag: NFL
Jennifer King Becomes NFL’s 1st Black Female Assistant Position Coach
Black Voices
Washington promoted Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach Tuesday, making her the first Black female assistant position coach in the NFL.
She is...
Former NFL player: Let’s step up our defense against kidney disease
By Gary Burley
As a 10-year National Football League veteran, I learned that the fastest way to a quarterback is a straight line. So, let...
AP Source: NFL To Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem
By ROB MAADDI
AP Pro Football Writer
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to each NFL...
Former Alabama State Star QB, Tarvaris Jackson, has died in a...
By Alaa Elassar
CNN
Former NFL quarterback and Alabama State University star Tarvaris Jackson died in a car crash in Alabama on Sunday night. He was...
Former NFL Players Open Checkers & Rally’s across Birmingham area
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Donnell Thompson and Ron Wooten, retired NFL players, are opening a chain of Checkers & Rally’s across Alabama and doing...
NFL Settles Collusion Case with Kaepernick
By Stacy M. Brown
BlackPressUSA
Colin Kaepernick’s more than two year battle with the NFL has come to an end.
The former NFL quarterback and the league...
ESPN suspends anchor Jemele Hill after Tweets connected to ongoing NFL...
By PAT EATON-ROBB
AP Sports Writer
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Controversy continues to swirl around Jemele Hill, the ESPN anchor suspended on Monday for two weeks for making...
Bo Jackson says he never would have played football
By Shadow League Staff
Bo Jackson is universally recognized as one of the greatest running backs to ever play football, and among the most incredible...
Steve Smith Sr. drops his pads after 16 glorious seasons
J.R. Gamble
The Shadow League
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, Sr. produced some real G-funk moments in his illustrious 16-year career, 13 of which he...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends, but the fight continues
Anya Alvarez
©2016, The Shadow League
Turning on the television to watch NFL football over the last month, it was evident that breast cancer had taken...