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Seahawks tackle Chad Wheeler makes bail after domestic violence allegations on black girlfriend
The shocking details of the incident resulting in the arrest of Seahawks tackle Chad Wheeler are made only more shocking by the fact that he’s currently among the free. Wheeler has been released on a $400,000 bond after being arrested and details for suspicion of felony domestic violence. He allegedly strangled his girlfriend to the point at which he seemed to think he had killed her. When she regained consciousness, Wheelers allegedly said, “Wow, you’re alive?” Wheeler, who
Texans WR Kenny Stills Arrested, Among 87 Protesters Facing Felony Charges
Houston Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills was arrested Tuesday during a protest march in Louisville, Kentucky, and is among 87 protesters who face a felony charge of intimidating a participant in the legal process. Lucas Aulbach of the Louisville Courier-Journal reported Stills, who joined the group in demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, also faces misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. The protest march ended at the home of Kentucky Attorney Genera
Saints linebacker Demario Davis wins appeal over 'Man of God' headband
NEW ORLEANS - Saints defensive star Demario Davis says he's won his fight against an NFL fine over his "Man of God" headband. Davis announced on social media that he got word from his agent that he'd won his appeal. The league fined Davis after week 3 for the headband, which league officials decided constituted a uniform violation. The announcement of the $7,017 fine angered fans, prompting an outpouring of support for Davis, who swore to keep wearing the headband despite the
Detroit football player returns home, released from Chinese prison after 3 years
ROMULUS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Detroit native and former football star who was imprisoned in China for the last three years came home Wednesday. The family and friends of Wendell Brown crowded the arrivals area at Detroit Metro Airport just before 6 a.m. to see his arrival. He was greeted with tears and hugs. "Thank you all so much; I love you all so much," he said between hugging different family members. "We can smile, we can laugh, we don't have to cry no more!" Brown was sent
ROC NATION AND NFL DONATE $400,000 TO CHICAGO ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER YOUTH
Ahead of their Inspire Change performance at Chicago’s Grant Park on Thursday, Meek Mill, Rapsody, Vic Mensa and Megan Trainor will visit local organizations in Chicago. The NFL and Roc Nation will donate $400,000 to the Better Boys Foundation Family Services and Crusher’s Club. TMZ details the two organizations were picked by JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation. Meek and Megan will visit Crusher’s Club, whose mission is to help Chicago youth “restore their lives and improve their neighborhoo
Steve McNair died 10 years ago today
Ten years ago today, a slow Fourth of July for sports news suddenly changed. News emerged that former Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair had died, that he had been killed. McNair supposedly was shot execution-style by a 20-year-old woman who had never owned a gun until a few days earlier. The shocking events sparked questions that never have been answered. Last year, Tim Rohan of SI.com took a thorough and careful look at the case through the Fall of a Titan podcast,
RUSSELL WILSON To Seahawks Linemen ... YOU EACH GET $12K IN AMAZON!
Forget watches, luggage and fancy booze ... Russell Wilson just thanked his Seahawks offensive line with the most Prime gift ever -- $12,000 in Amazon stock each!! Remember, Wilson just signed a 4-year, $140 MILLION contract -- making the QB the highest paid player in the NFL. So, to thank the guys who protect him, Russell spent a grand total of $156,000 on his 13 offensive linemen, TMZ Sports has learned. Each player got a letter with the stock gift explaining why #3 hooked
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft charge with soliciting sex, police say
(CNN) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting someone to commit prostitution, stemming from a raid in a day spa in Florida, police said Friday. The day spa is in the Florida city of Jupiter, and Kraft was picked up as part of a sting that has been going on for months, Jupiter Police Chief Daniel Kerr said. Kraft took ownership of the Patriots in January 1994. Since then, the NFL team has played in 10 Super Bowls, winning six of t
Former NFL and college player T.J. Cunningham fatally shot over parking spot in Colorado
(CNN) Anthony "T.J." Cunningham, a former Seattle Seahawks player and assistant principal at a Colorado high school, has died after being shot during a parking dispute, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said. Cunningham, 46, an NFL safety during the 1996 season, was shot by a neighbor early Sunday and taken to a hospital, where he died the next day, the sheriff's office said via Twitter. The neighbor, Marcus Johnson, 31, was originally held on attempted murder charges, but
Robert Kraft says President Trump is working to serve ‘best interests of the country’
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Fox News Friday that President Trump is “working very hard to serve the best interests of the country,” and he also called media mogul Rupert Murdoch “one of the most outstanding human beings on the planet.” The Pats owner made the comments on the network’s morning program, “Fox & Friends.” Host Brian Kilmeade noted that Trump tweeted out a congratulatory message to the Patriots after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC
Jay-Z, Meek Mill to launch criminal justice reform organization
MANHATTAN — Leaders across the sports, entertainment and business industries are coming together to form an organization devoted to reforming the American criminal justice system. The reform comes in the wake of the public injustices of Meek Mill and Kalief Browder. Browder was 16 when he was held for three years at Rikers Island when his family couldn’t come up with some $200 in bail money. He spent two years in solitary confinement and never convicted of a crime. He died by
Marshawn Lynch is buying up real estate in Oakland to combat gentrification
Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch is known for interesting answers to interview questions and on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, he lived up to that. Lynch goes on to discuss gentrification where he grew up in Oakland, saying he tries to combat it by giving back to the community with the money he made from the NFL. “While banging my head against people,” Lynch said of playing football, “I had the opportunity to make a couple dollars so therefo
Deion Sanders to Kyler Murray: Pick up the bat, don't look back
There are few people in the world who have lived the choice Kyler Murray was and is up against: MLB or NFL. One of those people is Deion Sanders, the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Sanders gave his advice for the 2018 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback during an interview with ESPN’s Cari Champion on Monday. Murray’s decision not officially over Murray announced via tweet that he declared for the NFL draft, in which he’s expected to be a first-r
Travis Scott required NFL charitable donation for Super Bowl halftime show
Rapper Travis Scott attached a six-figure stipulation to his agreement to perform Super Bowl LIII’s halftime show, according to multiple reports. Scott agreed to perform on the condition that the NFL donated $500,000 to Dream Corps, an organization dedicated to social activism, Billboard reported. The 26-year-old rapper will appear in the halftime show alongside pop band Maroon 5 and Atlanta native rapper Big Boi of “Outkast” fame. “I back anyone who takes a stand for what th
ARIAN FOSTER SAYS 2PAC'S MUSIC WASN'T THAT DEEP
Former NFL All-Pro Arian Foster is facing a force more devastating than any defense he ever ran through ... ANGRY TUPAC FANS ... who are all over Arian, for giving a controversial Pac take.
FULL DISCLOSURE ... Arian is a rapper himself (he's really good) and a HUGE 2Pac fan, so much so that the name of his debut album is "Flamingo & Koval" the intersection where Shakur was fatally shot.
Arian says he named the album that because of how deeply Pac's music has affected him,
