View from Above: Getting defensive, but not about TB12

Okay.  We all saw it happen on the Gillette Stadium field Sunday.   Defensively, the Patriots are - and may continue to be - a WIP.  A Work-In-Progress. We also saw that even at the football-advanced age of 40 years old, Tom Brady continues to perform at a level unmatched in the NFL history books.  Each

Trump wants NFL owners to fire protesting players. Can they?

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Several NFL owners locked arms with their players this weekend instead of taking a challenge from President Donald Trump to fire them for protesting during the national anthem. NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty said he would get rid of anyone on his racing team who didn

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  Both the Seahawks and the Titans skipped the national anthem, and it made for a surreal scene on the nearly empty field

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  The cheerleader who decided to #TakeAKnee during the American national anthem

  Yahoo News UK

The Cowboys and Jerry Jones took a knee before the anthem on Monday Night Football

Two National Football League teams largely steered clear of a controversy over national anthem protests that have ensnared U.S. President Donald Trump and threatened to damage the game's popularity, staging a “moment of unity” on Monday instead. The entire Dallas Cowboys team, including owner Jerry

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  Trump's Controversial Comments Light NFL World on Fire

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  'Not watching!' Seahawks fans en masse boycott team on Facebook Live

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