Category: Sport

More and more teams are joining the movement to make Friday a holiday. The Buccaneers are the latest team to declare a day off to celebrate Juneteenth. “We must be purposeful in our reflection, acknowledgement and efforts towards achieving collective change in society,” the team’s statement read. “As we work together in this process, we […]

Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas was arrested for a hit and run on Monday, and it wasn’t his first incident. Rosas was also arrested for driving under the influence in 2016, and the Giants “were aware of a prior arrest prior to him joining us”, a source told Matt Lombardo of NJ Advance Media. In that […]

The NFL announced last week that league offices would be closed this Friday in observation of Juneteenth and the list of NFL teams following suit continues to grow on Wednesday. According to multiple reports, the Jets have informed team employees that they would be closing on Friday, June 19 in commemoration of the holiday. The […]

Atlanta has been the backdrop for the most recent wave of protests over racial inequality and police brutality, and now the team there will take Friday off as a holiday. According to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com, the Falcons are taking Friday off as an organization for Juneteenth, the recognition of the emancipation of slaves after […]

Wednesday has seen several teams join the NFL in closing down offices in commemoration of Juneteenth. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that the Browns are going to be part of that group. The team has not made a formal announcement of any plans at this point. Wednesday has also seen the Jets, Giants, Falcons, […]

At a moment that cries out for change, the Washington franchise is taking action. But not the action it needs to take. Via JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington, the team will join the growing throng of NFL franchises in making Juneteeth a holiday. Coach Ron Rivera communicated the decision to the organization on Tuesday, […]

In 2017, Giants co-owner John Mara pointed to fan backlash to Colin Kaepernick protesting racial inequality and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem as a reason why the team did not consider signing him to a contract. The Giants appear to have had a change of heart when it comes to possible player […]