The New York Times – Sports:
Steve Wilks and Ray Horton added claims that the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans discriminated in their hiring practices, echoing Flores’s allegations that the league showed bias against Black coaches.
Author: Ken Belson
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Two Black Coaches Join Brian Flores’s Lawsuit Against the NFL
The New York Times – Sports:
Steve Wilks and Ray Horton added claims that the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans discriminated in their hiring practices, echoing Flores’s allegations that the league showed bias against Black coaches.
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Concussions Doctor Under Scrutiny in Plagiarism Scandal
The New York Times – Sports:
Paul McCrory helped write the bible of concussion treatment recommendations. But when he was accused of plagiarizing, many scientists took aim at his relationships to the sports leagues he advised.
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Seahawks Plan to Trade Russell Wilson to the Broncos
The New York Times – Sports:
Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning once, but had taken issue with being left out of personnel decisions.
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Seahawks Plan to Trade Russell Wilson to the Broncos
The New York Times – Sports:
Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning once, but had taken issue with being left out of personnel decisions.
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N.F.L. Suspends Calvin Ridley for Betting on Games
The New York Times – Sports:
The league said that Ridley, a receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, bet on games in November 2021 while he was on leave from the team to address a mental health issue.
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Black Former N.F.L. Players May Benefit from New Concussion Deal
The New York Times – Sports:
A judge approved a race-neutral plan which will force the administrator of the N.F.L. concussions settlement to rescore dementia tests taken by several thousand Black former players who had submitted claims.
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NFL Adds Mask Requirement, Increases Covid Testing
The New York Times – Sports:
After N.F.L. cases more than doubled, the league strengthened its Covid-19 protocols and recommended teams help set up testing for families of players and team staff ahead of the holiday.
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N.F.L. Fines Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers for Covid Violations
The New York Times – Sports:
Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers quarterback who is not vaccinated and has voiced unfounded claims about Covid-19 vaccines, was penalized for not wearing a mask in some places.