Shannon Eastin worked regular-season NFL games in 2012 as a replacement official, making her the first female to do so in any capacity. She also was a line judge. Thomas, a former college basketball player, was inspired to become an official in the 1990s when she attended a meeting with ...
In 1916, Fritz Pollard became the first African American football player to participate in a Rose Bowl. Pollard went on to live a life full of football, as he would become the first African American to become an NFL head coach in 1921 (back when player-coaches were a thing), and would...
She’s not the only soccer player transitioning into football, especially as it becomes more popular throughout the country. The NFL recently estimated that there are about 48 million football fans in Mexico and the numbers are only growing. Martínez is also not the first female college footba...
Michael Sam, First Openly Gay NFL Player, Is Leaving Pro Football."The last 12 months have been very difficult for me," Michael Sam tweetedPressAssociatedTime.com
(ap) — a female hitchhiker who accused former nfl player kellen winslow jr. of raping her after he picked her up testified tuesday that she did not flee or defend herself because the muscular football star had threatened to kill her. winslow's attorneys said the two had consensual sex ...
Craig Morton had a perfect passer rating twice, and no other player in NFL history has had a 158.3 game more than once. Jackson may be the best running quarterback in NFL history, but he probably doesn’t get enough credit for his passing. He can ...
Jones had said he would do a “Lambeau leap’’ into the stands if he scored a touchdown. Jones never reached the end zone Sunday, but he still leaped into a section of Vikings fans in the stands on his way to the locker room after the game. ...
— Good Morning Football (@gmfb)March 12, 2024 Barkley, a two-time Pro Bowl running back, joins an all-star offensive cast in Philly and replaces D’Andre Swift, who is heading to the Chicago Bears. It was a busy day for running backs, who have been undervalued byNFLteams in recent...
FILE - Former NFL football player Jake Bequette speaks to reporters at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, after filing paperwork to run for the U.S. Senate. Bequette is challenging incumbent GOP Sen. John Boozman in the state's May primary. ...
ALSO: Raiders’ Sandra Morgan is NFL’s 1st Black female team president Flores typically deflects the spotlight, but even he realized his popularity grew ten-fold when the Raiders moved from Oakland to Los Angeles. The heavy Latin population of LA gravitated to this quiet giant. ...