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Steelers players 10th group skipping in-person workouts
The Pittsburgh Steelers have become the 10th group of NFL players to say they won’t be attending in-person voluntary offseason workouts.With a post through the NFL Players Association, the Steelers joined the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers, Broncos, Seahawks, Giants, Bears, Raiders, Lions, Browns, and Patriots in declaring their intent to skip the sessions that can…
Texans GM Nick Caserio on Deshaun Watson legal woes: ‘If you want to speculate, probably go buy bitcoin’
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio said Friday that the team intends to “respect the legal process” regarding the 22 accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against quarterback Deshaun Watson but declined to comment on his status for the upcoming season. Caserio told reporters that he does not have any further comments on Watson’s legal battle outside…
Jake Paul claims to have ‘early signs of CTE,’ then recants statement: ‘Should not have misspoken’
YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul issued a statement on social media Friday recanting his statement from a day earlier where he claimed to have “early signs” of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).Paul said in a tweet that he had “misspoken” when he talked about his medical history on Thursday in a media event leading up to Saturday’s…
Mom of four killed when neighbor’s gun accidentally goes off
A Florida mom-of-four was killed when her neighbor’s gun accidentally went off as he was cleaning it, shooting her in the head, authorities said.Jennifer Edelen, 47, was fatally shot inside her home on Sunday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.Her teenage daughter, who was also inside the house at the time, called 911 when she…
Florida deputy hit by passing truck during traffic stop caught on camera
A Florida deputy was struck by another vehicle while conducting a traffic stop, with a video showing the incident and the ensuing chase. Volusia County Sheriff’s Deputy Liles had pulled over a driver for speeding at around 12:40 a.m. Thursday in Edgewater, the sheriff’s office said. A “fast-moving truck” then struck Liles on the back as…
Widening ‘trust gap’ between public, media: reports
There is a widening “trust gap” between the public and the media, according to two new reports.The majority of Americans (67%) believe that facts bring people closer to the truth, but only 29% of Americans believe highlighting the country’s problems will make it a better place, according to a Thursday report from the Media Insight…
San Antonio police officer shot in hand; 2 suspects dead, third injured
A San Antonio, Texas, police officer was shot in the hand Friday before he killed two suspects and injured a third during a gunfire exchange, authorities said. Police Chief William McManus said the officer’s body camera footage did not have any audio but showed him pulling over a truck with three people inside around 11:30 a.m. for an unknown reason.As he was having…
Liberty University sues Jerry Falwell Jr. over sex scandal, seeks $10M in damages
Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against its former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking $10 million in damages after his departure from the school last year.The civil suit alleges Falwell committed breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and statutory conspiracy, the Associated Press reported.Furthermore, the Christian university asserts that while Falwell had a “fiduciary duty to disclose [Giancarlo]…
Aaron Donald’s attorney says Rams star did not attack man at nightclub but saved him from ‘further injury’
An attorney for Los Angeles Rams star Aaron Donald is speaking out for the first time since the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year was accused of violently assaulting a man at a Pittsburgh nightclub. He said Donald never attacked the man, but rather saved him from “further injury” during the alleged encounter. Casey White told KDKA radio…
Family of Tamir Rice pleads with Justice Department to reopen case into 12-year-old’s death
The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014, asked the Justice Department on Friday to reopen the case into his death after it was closed in the waning weeks of the Trump administration.In late 2020, federal prosecutors said they would not bring charges against the two police officers involved,…
Capitol rioter takes first public plea deal, agrees to cooperate with authorities: sources
An alleged member of the Oath Keepers militia group who was “among the first five or six” rioters to enter the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6 is the first person to agree to take a plea deal, Fox News has learned.Jon Schaffer has also agreed to cooperate against others involved in the riot, officials…
NFL teams drafting, changing QBs at dizzying pace
One after another, quarterbacks once believed to be franchise cornerstones after being top five draft picks changed addresses this offseason in staggering succession.Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff switched teams in a swap of former No. 1 overall picks. Carson Wentz and Sam Darnold were traded away by teams that had recently tried to build around…