After pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges for his role in a fatal car crash, the defensive lineman has become one of the most inscrutable prospects in Thursday’s draft.
Tag: National Football League
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After Celebrating Tragedy, the N.F.L. Draft Looks to Change Its Tone
Criticism of the fascination with players’ bodies and the focus on tragic family histories has the league and its broadcast partners rethinking the draft.
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With Jets Trade, Aaron Rodgers Gets His Ask — a Team Desperate for Him
Rodgers, a four-time league M.V.P. with the Green Bay Packers, will look to turn the Jets into a Super Bowl contender.
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NFL Suspensions Expose the League’s Problem With Sports Gambling
The suspension of five players, three of whom bet on N.F.L. games, exposes the league’s unsure footing as it both promotes and punishes sports gambling.
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N.F.L. Suspends Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders Players for Gambling
Quintez Cephus and C.J. Moore of the Detroit Lions and Shaka Toney of the Washington Commanders were suspended indefinitely for betting on N.F.L. games, and two other Lions players will sit out six games for gambling violations.