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Justin Tucker’s 10-game suspension was the result of negotiations, not a legal ruling
Published June 26, 2025 04:11 PM

The 10-game suspension imposed on Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was not the result of a quasi-formal hearing followed by a quasi-legal ruling. Instead, the punishment flowed from negotiations between and among the NFL, the NFL Players Association, and Tucker’s representatives.

That’s the word from Mark Maske of the Washington Post, which also means that there will be no appeal from Tucker. The case is over, the suspension is final, and Tucker will miss 10 games without pay to begin the 2025 season.

On the surface, the willingness of Tucker to take a 10-game suspension contradicts his steadfast denial of wrongdoing, based on accusations from multiple individuals regarding misconduct during massage-therapy sessions. Tucker essentially pleaded guilty (or at a minimum no contest) and accepted a 10-game banishment.

Tucker may have done it in order to expedite the outcome of the case. No one has shown interest in him since he was cut by the Ravens. No one would have shown interest in him while the situation was unresolved.

Then there’s the possibility that the league planned to seek a longer punishment if/when the case went before Judge Sue L.

Robinson, the hearing officer for alleged violations of the Personal Conduct Policy. If the league planned to push for, say, a full-season suspension, 10 games would be a potential compromise.

Regardless, Tucker has accepted a 10-game suspension. And it’s hard to reconcile that with his claim that he did nothing to justify scrutiny.
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Cliff notes version, he did it!
 
If Commanders' owner would pay for the stadium, there would not be a delay..............

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is concerned Commanders’ stadium deal will collapse
Published July 1, 2025 04:28 PM

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to bring the Commanders back to the site of RFK Stadium. She’s worried that’s not going to happen.

Appearing Tuesday on The Team 980, Bowser was asked by Kevin Sheehan to put a number on her level of concern regarding the deal, with 0 being “not concerned” and 5 being “very concerned.” She went with a 4.

The problem is that the D.C. Council isn’t moving quickly enough for her or the Commanders’ liking. The goal is to get approval in place so that the project can get started.

The deal between the Commanders and Bowser calls for D.C. Council to approve the stadium by July 15. The team recently said that even a small delay could keep the new facility from opening in 2030.

D.C. Council is clearly operating on its own timeline. Public hearings have been set for July 29 and 30, two weeks after the July 15 deadline comes and goes.
 
steelbtexan said:
Nope, this wasn't just about Derrick.

I dont like people who take advantage of others.

Fact is I knew this team was never going to win anything with the South Carolina trash on it. Derrick/Nuk/Clowney/Swearinger/Bennett. The only guy that had character and most importantly football was most important to them was Reader.
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Did you forget "Pay Me Rick"
 
Haslam doing everything he can to bypass approval by the citizens of Ohio.............

Most feel that the use of state unclaimed funds for Browns' stadium is not legal and will be heavily challenged.............

And what happens when the Bengals also expected to soon go for a new stadium in Ohio?....................

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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb isn’t happy about the Browns’ relocation to Brook Park
Published July 2, 2025 12:28 AM

The Cleveland Browns got what they wanted from Ohio, in the form of $600 million in taxpayer money and a change to the law that would have otherwise kept them from leaving downtown Cleveland for suburban Brook Park.

And while the Browns are very happy about the outcome, Cleveland is not.

“We are deeply disappointed that the final state budget includes both a $600 million public subsidy for a domed stadium in Brook Park and changes to Ohio’s [Art] Modell Law — provisions we strongly opposed and requested be removed,” Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb said Tuesday, via WKYC.com. “Relocating the Browns will divert economic activity from downtown, create a competing entertainment district, and disrupt the momentum of our lakefront redevelopment.”

The change to the Art Modell Law allows Ohio teams to move within Ohio. Given that the Ohio legislature created the initial law after the Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996, it seems that there’s little room for Cleveland to fight the legislature’s decision to change the law.

The planned use of unclaimed funds to pay the $600 million to the Browns may become a bigger impediment to the plan. A 2009 decision of the Ohio Supreme Court could provide the basis of a challenge to the plan to tap into the money for the purposes of funding the new stadium.

Put simply, “unclaimed funds” are not abandoned. They remain the property of those who have not claimed them. The argument would be that those funds cannot be redistributed by the state for the purposes of building a new football stadium.

And so, even as the Browns declare victory and rush forward to make plans for selling season tickets to their new stadium, there’s a chance that Ohio will have to scrap the plan to pay the $600 million via unclaimed funds and come up with an alternative approach.

The one approach that will never happen is to put the issue to the voters. When the voters have a chance to say whether their money will be used to subsidize the multibillionaire owners of sports teams, the response is usually, “Hell no.”

As it arguably should be. With the values of NFL teams skyrocketing, why shouldn’t NFL teams pay for their own stadiums? The habit of using public funds for such projects feels less like good governance and more like the misadventures of Dennis Moore.
 
Records show that following his first ticket, Shedeur Sanders then failed to appear at a court hearing for the matter on June 16. A day later -- on June 17 -- Sanders was busted for speeding in Ohio once again.

This is an impromptu interview re. his speeding tickets.................his response especially reflects that his being caught speeding twice is just a big nothing. His lackadaisical response should be a clear message as to the type of entitled person he is.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1935862707636310109
 
This article relates that the short rest weeks in the NFL are associated with 3.7 x greater risk for quad tears.

Despite being written by an orthopedic surgeon, this article is highly inaccurate! Here is an excerpt which includes the fallacies. :

Overall, DeFroda said position type did not have any association with the likelihood of an NFL player sustaining a knee extensor mechanism injury. However, according to the study, normal rest weeks were associated with a 4.7 times greater risk for an extensor mechanism tear vs. long rest weeks (P = .0039). In addition, short rest weeks were associated with a 3.7 times greater risk for an extensor mechanism tear vs. long rest weeks (P = .0385). DeFroda said there was no statistically significant difference between normal rest weeks and short rest weeks.
June 23, 2025
2 min read

Short rest weeks may put NFL players at risk for knee extensor mechanism injuries​

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When I looked at the actual raw data of the study, the details are much more revealing and more concerning. The study was conducted to identify NFL players who tore their quadriceps tendon or patellar tendon between the 2009 and 2023 seasons. Only regular season injuries after week 1 were included. The date of injury and prior game date were collected in order to calculate the length of rest. Next, each injury was categorized as a short (<7 days), normal (7 days), or long (>7 days) week injury. Other factors, such as age, football position, and playing surface (natural grass or artificial turf), were also collected. A total of 58 players met inclusion criteria. There was no difference in extensor mechanism injury rates between short weeks and normal weeks. Players were 4.7 times more likely to tear their extensor mechanism during short weeks than long weeks and 3.7 times more likely to tear their extensor mechanism during normal weeks than long weeks. [Regarding playing surface, extensor mechanism tears were more likely to occur on artificial turf than natural grass. There was no difference in knee extensor mechanism injury rates between the short and normal rest weeks.

Of course, it short weeks mean more money for the League and owners...............at the cost of the players. Other injuries are also associated with short rest weeks [I'll try to find ACL stats on this subject and post them later.]
 
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NFL study Journal of Knee Surgery Feb 2025: ACL tears after a short vs normal vs long week

A study of a total of 524 ACL tears were recorded in NFL players during the study window 2013-2023. Note that 304 ACL tears were excluded and 220 fit inclusion criteria. Twenty-four ACL tears occurred during short weeks, 68 during long weeks, and 128 during normal weeks. Players were 1.8 times more likely to tear their ACL during a long week compared to a normal week (p < 0.001), and 1.5 times more likely to tear their ACL during a short week compared to a normal week (p = 0.02).

The findings from this study suggest that deviation from the normal 7-day NFL week increases the risk of an ACL tear in NFL players when increasing or decreasing rest time. Further research exploring the impact of short and long rest times on player injury risk should be conducted to prevent season-ending injuries.
 

Former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman battling rare form of cancer​

By Matt Young, Staff writer July 3, 2025


Former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, shown here celebrating a touchdown in 2012, is battling a rare form of cancer.

Former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, shown here celebrating a touchdown in 2012, is battling a rare form of cancer.
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Bryan Braman, who was a fan favorite in his three seasons with the Houston Texans because of the way he played with reckless abandon, is fighting a rare form of cancer.
A GoFundMe page started for the seven-year pro is raising money for the 38-year-old, who is receiving treatment in Seattle. According to the page, Braman went through CAR T-cell therapy, which involves genetically modifying white blood cells to better recognize and attack cancer cells.
As of Thursday evening, the page has raised more than $28,000, including a $10,000 donation from J.J. Watt, $2,500 from Duane Brown and $1,000 from Brian Cushing, three of Braman’s former Texans teammates.
 
KoolAid Sipper said:

Former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman battling rare form of cancer​

By Matt Young, Staff writer July 3, 2025


Former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, shown here celebrating a touchdown in 2012, is battling a rare form of cancer.

Former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, shown here celebrating a touchdown in 2012, is battling a rare form of cancer.
Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle

Bryan Braman, who was a fan favorite in his three seasons with the Houston Texans because of the way he played with reckless abandon, is fighting a rare form of cancer.
A GoFundMe page started for the seven-year pro is raising money for the 38-year-old, who is receiving treatment in Seattle. According to the page, Braman went through CAR T-cell therapy, which involves genetically modifying white blood cells to better recognize and attack cancer cells.
As of Thursday evening, the page has raised more than $28,000, including a $10,000 donation from J.J. Watt, $2,500 from Duane Brown and $1,000 from Brian Cushing, three of Braman’s former Texans teammates.
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No reports that I can find at this time identify the type of cancer. He has undergone several surgeries followed by CAR T-cell therapy. CAR T-cell therapy is usually used Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Since non-Hodgkins is not a surgical cancer (except for diagnostic biopsies), and multiple myeloma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma are not surgical cancer (stem cell and bone marrow transplants are not considered surgeries). At this point, I do not know with which type of cancer Braman is inflicted.

That being said, prayers for a player who was always willing to give up his body for his trade.

[EDIT ADDITION] T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be added to the above list of potential diagnosis, but as noted above, surgery does not fit this picture either.
 
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Update information I have found on Braman is becoming more negative.

The CAR T-cell treatment was felt to have the highest chance of success as the cells are reprogrammed to fight this cancer that is within Braman. His cells did re-infuse themselves, and did in fact start reproducing within his bone marrow. At first the mass did start to shrink, but then the cancer started becoming resistant. At this point Bryan has had to start having chemo treatments that are designed for the treatment program Bryan is in.

By the time he was able to recover sufficiently from the CAR T-cell so he could continue with the chemo, the cancer has grown exponentially faster, and of the end of June was growing around his vital organs. Doctors are now concerned because of his treatment, his chemo options are very limited. They have tried all of the various treatment options, and unfortunately, none of them are working against this cancer. They are now desperately looking into experimental clinical trials for some answers.
 
Without giving any details, Bryan Braman's agent just revealed that he has a rare form of BRAIN cancer. This would fit the picture of a very rare Primary Central Nervous System lymphoma (PCNSL) which is a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

This now makes sense to me why surgery has been engaged in a classically non surgical lymphoma (a blood cancer). This CNS lymphoma is typically not treated by surgical resection because this type of tumor tends to have poorly defined borders, making complete resection virtually impossible. The surgeries that would have been performed on Braman would have been to partially remove the growing bulk [debulking] of the tumor pressing on brain structures which are located in a confined skull and causing severe symptoms.

Prognosis for this condition is radically poor with 5-year survival somewhat less than 30%. However, location of the tumor is critical. Prognosis is significantly poorer for those with deep brain involvement.............something that Braman has, supported by the need for multiple surgeries. Furthermore, relapses, which Braman has already had several, are an ominous sign.

Braman has been dealt a terrible hand. However, nothing is entirely hopeless as long as he is still with us. Continued prayers for the young man.
 
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