Mike McDaniel getting the Dolphins coaching job led to some questioning if he was indeed biracial as he says. McDaniel doesn’t owe an explanation.
Author: Mike Freeman, USA TODAY
Opinion: Brian Flores’ discrimination descriptions sound similar to these infamous comments
Over 30 years later ugly remarks from Al Campanis and Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder still resonate. Particularly when it comes to Brian Flores’ lawsuit.
Opinion: Tom Brady says Antonio Brown needs our compassion. Is he right?
Showing compassion for Antonio Brown is not a simple request, considering his troubled history. But does he deserve it, as Tom Brady suggests?
Opinion: Raiders’ Carl Nassib, months after coming out, remains a powerful NFL groundbreaker
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib came out as gay in June. Months later, his story remains one of the most important of the year.
Opinion: John Madden will live forever because his influence was so great
John Madden will be remembered not just as a coach. Or a great broadcaster. Or the namesake of a video game. But as a legend who did all three things.
Women coaches for NFL’s Washington and Cleveland teams could change course of football history
Two women made NFL history this week by leading their running back coaching position groups. They helped show that women can coach in the NFL.
Opinion: Bill Belichick’s genius is why a Super Bowl matchup with Tom Brady is a real possibility
There’s no way the Patriots should be 9-4 and top seed in AFC. But Bill Belichick’s coaching makes Super Bowl showdown with Tom Brady a possibility.
Opinion: Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman ‘represents progress and hope’ as Black coaches still often ignored
This is the significance of Notre Dame hiring Marcus Freeman as its football coach. For once, a qualified Black coach got a job he usually doesn’t.
Opinion: Aaron Rodgers fooled a lot of people … including me
Conversations with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers were always interesting; he was intelligent and introspective. He was also possibly a phony.
Opinion: Dumb NFL taunting rule, which hurts the sport, is really about control of Black bodies
The NFL’s taunting rule is ineffective, silly and bad for the sport. It’s also something else: The NFL’s latest attempt to control its Black players.