NFL
Keeler: Do Deion Sanders, CU Buffs have path to College Football Playoff? “They absolutely do”
BOULDER — Ralphie’s path to the College Football Playoff? Turn left at Texas Tech’s secondary, take a right past Isaac Wilson, do a U-turn at Arrowhead and pump the brakes on Ollie Gordon. “They do (have a way). They absolutely do,” Fox Sports college football analyst Geoff Schwartz told me Thursday. “Because the schedule dictates […]
Davante Adams trade: Raiders send disgruntled WR to Jets, AP sources say
The New York Jets have agreed to terms to acquire disgruntled wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders, reuniting him with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The Jets are sending a conditional third-round pick in next year’s draft that could become a second-rounder, but […]
Broncos Mailbag: Is Bo Nix and the Denver offense’s progress vs. Tampa Bay sustainable going forward?
Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question. What the heck happened with the Broncos on Sunday? Was it a favorable matchup against Tampa or were there other factors? Is having the lowest-scoring team in the AFC going […]
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking […]
Broncos, RG Quinn Meinerz agree to four-year, $80 million extension with $45 million in guarantees, per sources
Related Articles Quinn Meinerz is going to be able to buy all the telescopes he wants. The ascending offensive lineman and the Broncos agreed to a massive four-year contract extension worth up to $80 million and including $45 million in guarantees, multiple sources confirmed to The Denver Post on Tuesday evening. Meinerz, a third-round draft […]
NFL bows to marijuana’s new status
Under the new collective bargaining agreement, players who test positive for marijuana will no longer be suspended. Testing will be limited to the first two weeks of training camp instead of from April to August, and the threshold for the amount of 9-delta tetrahydrocannabinol — or THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana — needed to trigger a positive test will be raised fourfold.
NFL player arrested for allegedly possessing 157 pounds of marijuana in a rental car
By Madeline Holcombe | CNN Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested after US Border Patrol agents found 157 pounds of marijuana in a car, officials said. Robinson, 27, and Jaquan Bray, 26, were charged in a federal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana and possession intent to distribute, the US […]
Chris Long admits to smoking marijuana, calls NFL drug-testing plan “kind of silly”
Having announced his retirement last week after 11 NFL seasons, Chris Long is now even more free to speak his mind on the issues that perplex the league (though he never really was afraid of doing that during his playing days, either). So that’s what he did during an appearance Wednesday on “The Dan Patrick Show” when he said he “enjoyed my fair share” of marijuana during his playing days and became the latest player or former player to question the effectiveness of the NFL’s drug-testing policy and its policy prohibiting marijuana.