The NFL is making a concerted effort to help its players transition into the film industry, along with John Singleton, Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Superbowl XLV is this Sunday and Lil Wayne has remixed Whiz Khalifa’s “Black & Yellow” to take shots at the Steeler Nation and big up the Green Bay Packers. While he insists “this ain’t a diss song” he goes hard against the 2009 Super Bowl champs claiming that the “Steel Curtain” is made of velvet […]

The 2010 NFL season was just as interesting after the games were over thanks to Nick Javis “Rhyme Reels.” The weekly rapped recaps of every football game became so popular that ESPN eventually took notice.  While Nick’s lyrical dexterity and football knowledge (he played ball at Rutgers) deserve a lot of praise, that infectious beat […]

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Cleveland — When asked about the novelty of being a white running back in the NFL on the Dan Patrick Show, Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis claimed that he was often taunted during games for being white. “Every team did it,” Hillis said. “They’ll say, ‘You white boy, you ain’t gonna run on us […]

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Written by K.MiL – VIA FLYPAPERNEWS.COM Ben Roethlisberger has had his ups and downs as a player in the NFL. This past-off season, he was in a serious sex scandal that almost cost him a 6-game suspension — which ended up being 4 games. This wasn’t the first of Big Ben’s off-the-field troubles, but it […]

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Usually NFL players are fined for bringing guns to airport or holding dog fights at their homes, but this time it’s for tweeting before a game.

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Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss is being traded to the Minnesota Vikings, according to an ESPN.com source. Following a blow-out win Monday night over the Miami Dolphins where the special teams set records in TDs, Moss continued his complaints about his lack of targets this season. The team is finally letting the unhappy receiver go […]

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Donovan McNabb was given a hero’s welcome in Philadelphia when he returned for the first time wearing a rival Washington Washington Football Team uniform. But the much hyped showdown between the former Eagles QB and Michael Vick was cut short.

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According to the Washington Post Lloyds of London has written an insurance policy for Pittsburgh Steelers star Troy Polamalu’s hair.

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  Quarterback Brett Favre is returning to the Minnesota Vikings for his 20th NFL season.  The 40-year-old announced his decision to return to the Vikes for a second season yesterday at the team’s training facility. He’ll make 13 million dollars this season. metrosource

From ESPN.com MOBILE, Ala. — Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell has been charged with possession of a controlled substance — codeine syrup — after being arrested at his home in Alabama on Monday, authorities said.