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Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been suspended three games by the NFL in response to his illegal hit on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and subsequent ejection from the game on Sunday. NFL Send Al-Shaair Suspension Notice NFL Vice President of Football Operations Jon Runyan issued the suspension. "During your game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 1, with 4:20 remaining in the second quarter, you were involved in a play that the League considers unacceptable and a serious violation of the playing rules," Runyan wrote in a letter to Al-Shaair. "Video shows you striking the head/neck area of...

NFL Live Thread: Week 6 Thursday, October 10, 2019 (All Times Eastern) N.Y. Giants at New England 8:20 pm FOX-NFL Network-Amazon Prime Video Gillette Stadium Sunday, October 13, 2019 Carolina "at" Tampa Bay 9:30 am NFL Network Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, UK) New Orleans at Jacksonville 1:00 pm CBS TIAA Bank Field Philadelphia at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX U.S. Bank Stadium Washington at Miami 1:00 pm FOX Hard Rock Stadium Houston at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS Arrowhead Stadium Seattle at Cleveland 1:00 pm FOX FirstEnergy Stadium Cincinnati at Baltimore 1:00 pm CBS M&T Bank Stadium San Francisco at L.A....

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (ABC7) — David Murray is one of seven school board members in Prince George’s County now calling for Colin Kaepernick to sign with the team. This week, they sent out an open letter to owner Daniel Snyder and other leaders. “Knowing that we have the most dire need for him, we want him signed right now,” said Murray. “He can do a lot of great work to support our schools and our county if he comes here.” “Signing Kaepernick would send an even more powerful message today; that a person can peacefully protest for causes that...

“The NFL National Anthem Debate is alive and well again – can’t believe it!” Trump marveled on Twitter. “Isn’t it in contract that players must stand at attention, hand on heart?” Trump commented on the story after the NFL released a statement putting the new rule requiring players to stand for the national anthem on hold while they continued to negotiate with the NFL Players Association. Trump mocked NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for failing to enact a solution and proposed his own penalties for players who refused to stand for the national anthem. “The $40,000,000 Commissioner must now make a...