So Taylor Swift is risking fame and fortune to champion democratic values and stand on the right side of history. But Patrick Mahomes doesn’t have the balls or public consciousness to do the same. Any self-respecting Black man in his position would take pride in doing all he can to stop Trump and his MAGA confederates… Read more.
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MAGA Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker’s ‘Handmaiden’ Commencement Address
Make women barefoot and pregnant again The kicker on a football team is like the coxswain on a rowing team — they play a key role. But if you ranked 25 NFL positions by importance, the kicker would be no higher than 22. In other words, they’re among the most expendable players. Indeed, teams famously show little patience if a kicker lets… Read more.
Super Bowl: The Chiefs Won, but Kelce Lost It. Run, Taylor, Run!
Let’s face it: this whole NFL season was more about the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift than the games themselves. So it’s hardly surprising that this Super Bowl was too – from tracking Taylor’s flight from Japan to make it to Travis trying so hard to impress her that he lost it. Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime Patrick… Read more.
NFL Fans Booing Taylor Swift Hint at Why She’s Bad for the Game
Fans boo Swift Remarkably, the biggest story in the NFL this season has nothing to do with the game. Instead, it has everything to do with the budding relationship between pop star Taylor Swift and tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. Every game Swift attends becomes more about her than the game. This holds even when fans… Read more.
Chiefs Win 2023 Super Bowl, Which featured Two Black Quarterbacks
Chiefs Win 2023 Super Bowl It could have been the best game ever. The score was 35-35 with 2 minutes left. That should’ve led to a thrilling finish. But the Chiefs spent those last 2 minutes milking the clock to ensure the Eagles never got a chance to soar again. This spectacle had Chiefs quarterback… Read more.
Black Quarterbacks Are in the Super Bowl. Good Enough for the NCAA but Not the NFL?
Patrick Mahomes is the Black quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Jalen Hurts is the Black quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Mahomes and Hurts will lead their respective teams in this year’s Super Bowl. That will be a first in NFL history. I am happy for them. But I am not celebrating. Black quarterbacks are in the Super Bowl Doug… Read more.
Podcast: NFL Playoffs Featured a Retiring Brady, Lying Rodgers, Suing Flores…
Episode 64: Most Exciting Games in History. But NFL Still ‘Managed Like a Plantation’…? Related commentaries: Podcast: Brady’s return… Patriots release Brady… Listen.
Super Bowl 55: Brady and Buccaneers Upset Mahomes and Chiefs
The National Anthem I usually comment on this ritual just to pooh-pooh it. Because I invariably measure each performance against the rousing rendition Whitney Houston gave at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. No performer has ever measured up. Sure enough, it seems organizers didn’t even try this year, opting to make a statement of national unity… Read more.
NFL Conference Championship Sunday: Hail, Buccaneers..? (Oh Right, Brady); Hail, Chiefs!
Casual Football fans think Super Bowl Sunday is the most exciting day of the NFL season. But real fans know that day is conference championship Sunday. (“NFL’s Historic Conference Championship Sunday,” The iPINIONS Journal, January 22, 2007) Sure enough, this NFC championship game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers lived up to… Read more.
Super Bowl LIV: Chiefs Snatch Victory From 49ers!
The National Anthem I usually comment on this ritual just to pooh-pooh it. I invariably measure each performance against the rousing rendition Whitney Houston gave at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. No performer has ever measured up. Demi Lovato performed well. But I remain convinced that no performer ever will. Most commentators are hailing Lovato more for a comeback from… Read more.