Former NFL player Chris Smith passed away Monday at the age of 31, according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The cause of death has not been disclosed yet.
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Doug Williams thought that on Friday, about six or seven HBCU players had a real chance of being drafted. In 2023, the fortune of HBCU talent has taken an ugly turn. The founder of the HBCU Legacy Bowl and a former Super Bowl MVP expressed shock that only one football player from an HBCU was drafted by the NFL in 2023. “I’m stunned,” Doug Williams told HBCU Legends. “There has to be a lack of representation in the draft rooms for this to happen. Do we have anyone fighting for these young men?”
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A franchise playoff record 56 points from Butler led a 119-114 comeback win over the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks in Miami, pushing the Heat’s series lead to 3-1 over the 2021 NBA champions.
Arizona Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort and coach Jonathan Gannon, along with other Cardinals coaches, visited Norman, Oklahoma over the weekend to attend the unveiling of a statue of Kyler Murray.
According to TMZ, Kaepernick has offered to fund a second, independent autopsy to help Thompson’s family find answers surrounding the circumstances of his death. Autopsies can cost up to $50,000, per TMZ.
In last week’s segment I incorrectly referred to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach as Mike Thomas instead of Tomlin – my sincere apologies – as I listed the two identifiable Black NFL head coaches when addressing my perception of the gravely ineffective Rooney Rule.
When “Coach Prime” showed up at Colorado back in December, he bluntly said a roster overhaul was coming. During his initial team meeting after arriving at CU from Jackson State, Sanders infamously told the room of players to “jump in that portal” because he was bringing some Louis Vuitton “luggage” with him to Boulder.
In the recent past I’ve written articles featuring our phenomenal high school and college student-athletes, especially those in the South Florida area aka the Gold Coast. In the not too distant past, however, I’ve used the space provided by publisher Bobby R. Henry, Sr. to comment on situations, stories, trends and prevailing attitudes in the sports world that we find particularly interesting, troubling, disturbing or worth commenting on.
By Callie Lawson-Freeman (Source Yahoo! Sports): Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been unanimously cleared “to resume full activities” by multiple specialists and is back to…