George Taliaferro, who was the first African American player drafted in NFL history, died Monday evening. Continue reading George Taliaferro, 1st African American NFL Draft Pick, Dies at Age 91
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Josh Allen Combine Coach Ryan Flaherty Says Wyoming QB Can Throw Ball 90 Yards
If sports performance coach Ryan Flaherty is to be believed, Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen is going to turn plenty of heads at the NFL Scouting Combine. Continue reading Josh Allen Combine Coach Ryan Flaherty Says Wyoming QB Can Throw Ball 90 Yards
8 BO JACKSON HIGHLIGHTS THAT PROVE HE’S THE GREATEST ATHLETE TO EVER WALK THE EARTH
It’s been 27 years since Bo Jackson played an NFL game and 23 years since he took a swing in Major League Baseball. A lot has changed since Jackson hung up his cleats, but there’s at least one thing that hasn’t: The Alabama native remains the most electrifying athlete we’ve ever seen.
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Aaron Hernandez Found To Have Had CTE
An attorney for Aaron Hernandez and his estate announced today that researchers at Boston University found signs of CTE in the brain of the deceased former NFL player.
O.J. Simpson Has Been Granted Parole and Will Be Released From Prison
O.J. Simpson was granted parole during a hearing that took place in Nevada on Thursday. He is now likely to be released from prison as early as October. Simpson served nine years at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada after being found guilty on kidnapping and robbery charges stemming from an incident at a Las Vegas hotel in September 2007 involving memorabilia.
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Judge Dismisses Aaron Hernandez’s 2015 Murder Conviction
Just one day after Aaron Hernandez died in April following a suspected suicide, a Boston Globe report emerged indicating that his family might be able to collect millions of dollars owed to him by the Patriots and the NFL as a result of his death. The belief was that, because Hernandez died before he was able to finish the appeal of his 2015 murder conviction in the Odin Lloyd trial, a legal principle known as “abatement ab initio” would apply to his case. It would give his lawyers the opportunity to vacate his conviction, which would essentially allow for him to die an innocent man and allow for his family to go after the money that the Patriots and NFL refused to pay him after he was found guilty of killing Lloyd.
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Aaron Hernandez Found Dead After Committing Suicide in Jail Cell
Aaron Hernandez was found dead in his jail cell early Wednesday morning after committing suicide, according to an official statement released by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. He was 27.
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