Player Controversy

When you’ve worked hard for several years for the world’s most valuable media property—worth an estimated $40 million (as of last November)—you might expect to have some job security. Unfortunately that couldn’t be further from the truth for hundreds of ESPN employees.  Bestselling author and ESPN authority Jim Miller announced [...]

It was reported earlier today that Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson had confirmed that he played with three broken fingers last season.  But that turns out not to be true, per ProFootballTalk.com. PFT’s story disputes a report from the Detroit News, which includes a Q-and-A with the 6-5, 236-pound wide [...]

  It looks like San Diego Chargers rookie linebacker Manti Te’o is learning to laugh off that whole fake dead girlfriend hoax. [RELATED: Antonio Smith Says Texans Locker Room Would Laugh At Manti Te'o] The second round selection (No. 38 overall out of Notre Dame) in the 2013 NFL Draft attended [...]

Even if one or more teams around the league start to show sudden interest sometime over the offseason in free agent wide receiver Chad Johnson (formerly Chad Ochocinco), the odds of the three-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowler continuing his NFL career may have just gotten tougher, as TMZ.com reports that Broward [...]

Linebacker Rolando McClain made the best decision of his life—retiring from the NFL. Why? Well, to get the circumstances in his life in order before being kicked out of the league. At the age of 23, McClain informed the reigning Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens Wednesday that he was retiring [...]

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young has been arrested…again. Young was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Friday night in San Clemente, CA and charged with burglary, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest after breaking into a home on the 3700 block of Calle Casino, according to Lt. Joe Balicki of the Orange [...]

Immaturity not only caused Buffalo Bills rookie receiver Da’Rick Rogers to be dismissed from the University of Tennessee before the 2012 season, but it also prevented him from hearing his name called during the 2013 NFL Draft.  Nevertheless, Rogers relishes his opportunity with the Bills and realizes this may be his one [...]

Tim Tebow is the most influential athlete in world of sports right now.  No, seriously. Well, according to a new survey released on Monday by Forbes.com, anyway. The currently unemployed and former Denver Broncos (2010-11) and New York Jets (2012) quarterback topped the survey of the most influential athletes with a whopping 29 percent. Olympic swimmer [...]

The Minnesota Vikings have released punter Chris Kluwe, who broke the news on his Twitter account. Kluwe’s age (31), salary ($1.45 million) and inconsistent play last season are all factors in the move, though his willingness to be outspoken on a variety of issues—which include his support for same sex-marriage rights—may be [...]

With the outpouring of jokes and memes trending on Twitter on North Korea Wednesday evening, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson decided to weigh in with his not-so-serious remarks that sparked plenty of outrage. Within an hour, Johnson’s tweet received nearly 2,000 re-tweets and more than 700 favorites.  While it’s easy to see that the 6-2, [...]