Weak 1: Monday Night Football Ratings Crash by over 20% Amid Social Justice Protests
The ratings for ESPN’s Monday Night Football are in, and they are not going to make the folks in Bristol very happy at all.
The ratings for ESPN’s Monday Night Football are in, and they are not going to make the folks in Bristol very happy at all.
Pittsburgh Steelers lineman Alejandro Villanueva broke with his team’s plan to push a social justice theme on Monday, by putting a military hero’s name on his helmet instead of a person killed in an altercation with police.
In a continuation of the mass social justice protests that have become commonplace at NFL games in 2020, both the Giants and the Steelers made large social justice statements prior to the first of Monday Night Football’s season-opening double-header.
Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was charged in Florida on Friday, with four counts of robbery with a firearm, according to Broward State Attorney Mike Satz.
New Jersey’s Democrat Governor, Phil Murphy, has given the go-ahead for sports to restart in the Garden State.
May 14 (UPI) — Police in Florida have issued arrest warrants for New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks defensive back Quinton Dunbar in connection to an armed robbery investigation.
NFL Draft coverage comes complete with emotional scenes, celebrations, anticipation, tears, disappointment, and just about every conceivable human emotion. However, a highlight used by ESPN as part of their coverage triggered a very emotional reaction from a certain NFL superstar.
Giants GM Dave Gettleman Dons Mask While in His Home During NFL Draft
Sad news for football players and fans alike, as the XFL made the announcement no one wanted to hear on Friday. Pointing to the virus pandemic, the league suspended all operations and laid off virtually all of its employees.
There have been some big Boston to New York moves in sports history: Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs going from the Red Sox to the Yankees certainly stand out (yes I know Clemens spent two years with the Blue Jays before going to the Yankees, just work with me people) among them.
The New York Giants had been rumored to be pursuing Baylor’s Matt Rhule as their next head coach. However, on Tuesday, the Giants announced that they had hired former Patriots wide receiver coach Joe Judge as their next coach.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur after the once-proud franchise took a step back by winning four games in a season marked by a franchise record-tying nine-game losing streak.
The New York Giants have parted ways with cornerback Janoris Jenkins, after he referred to a fan on Twitter as a “retard,” earlier this week.
Nov. 4 (UPI) — A wild black cat ran onto the field at MetLife Stadium during Monday night’s matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Offensive lineman Mitch Petrus, a walk-on at Arkansas who went on to a three-year NFL career that included a Super Bowl win with the New York Giants, has died. He was 32.
New York Giants safety Kamrin Moore has been arrested and charged with punching a woman so hard that she lapsed into unconsciousness.
If oddsmakers had to list two of the most unlikely things to happen in 2020, there’s a very good chance they would come up with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) winning the presidency, and the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl.
Former NFL quarterback Anthony Wright is recovering in the hospital after being shot multiple times during a domestic dispute, the Independent Tribune reports.
New York Giants Rookie Corey Ballentine is finally at practice after taking a bullet wound on the night of the NFL Draft.
May 13 (UPI) — New York Giants rookie cornerback Corey Ballentine has rejoined the team after being shot last month.
In the 2019 NFL draft, the New York Giants picked Duke quarterback Daniel Jones over Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins, and some people feel Jacksonville cornerback Jalen Ramsey implied on Twitter that the move was racially-driven.
Fan outrage and angst over the Giants draft picks this weekend gave way to genuine thoughts and prayers on Sunday, when it was learned that New York’s 6th round pick Corey Ballentine was injured in an off-campus shooting.
Draft night can produce a wide, varying mix of reactions. Some fans rejoice upon hearing their team’s first round draft selection. Other people, do what Giants fans did last night.
The 2019 NFL schedule was supposed to be released at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday on the NFL Network. Well, so much for that. Most of the schedule has already been leaked out to various media sources.
Things took a turn for the dangerous last July, during a confrontation between police and former NFL player Barry Cofield.
March 11 (UPI) — The Washington Redskins are signing former New York Giants safety Landon Collins to a six-year contract.
March 7 (UPI) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady invited Odell Beckham Jr. to Foxborough on an Instagram post, as trade rumors surround the New York Giants star.
It’s playoff time in the NFL. Which means quarterbacks are connecting with their star wide receivers on the most important and dramatic passing plays of the NFL season.
Cowboys and Giants fans appear to be ready to welcome 2019 the same way they’ve welcomed very other year for nearly 60 years, by punching each other in the face.
A pair of New York Giants fans have filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco 49ers to win the right to curse out players in Levi’s Stadium, according to reports.
No one really likes going to see the doctor, but not everyone reacts by trashing the doctor’s office. The Giants’ Landon Collins is most certainly not like everyone.
Ratings for Monday Night Football fell to a near season low this week, as the New York Giants took on the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Having Booger McFarland perched atop a large viewing crane, was likely hailed as a great innovation and fun idea at ESPN headquarters. However, for the fans paying top dollar for lower bowl seats at NFL stadiums, the crane is producing an entirely different reaction.
Actress Kate Mara, a member of a prestigious NFL football family, recently came out in favor of players who protest against the country during the national anthem.
New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. has been hit with yet another accusation, this time he is being accused of illegally trying to pay a woman for sex, a report says.
New York Giants Co-Owner Steve Tisch recently claimed that President Trump does not understand why NFL players protest the country during the national anthem, and hopes the president just stops talking about it.
New York Giants defensive lineman A.J. Francis blasted the Transportation Safety Administration on Twitter Monday, for spilling the ashes of his recently deceased mother all over his luggage.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — A body has been found at a New Jersey home where New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins lives.
Last year, Giants defensive end Olivier Vernon was one of the most visible and outspoken anthem kneelers in the league. This year, however, Vernon says that won’t be the case.
Former Redskin A.J. Francis called the Redskins logo “racist,” in an Instagram post where he also celebrated signing with Washington’s rival, the New York Giants.