W.J. Astore: The NFL Draft and America First

American society is inclined to militarism. Americans call it patriotism. It is the American mindset. It’s evident in all professional sports but especially in the National Football league.

 

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What It Takes: the Story of the Penguins’ Kevin Stevens

Here’s the story of Kevin Stevens, who was once one of the NHL’s best power forwards, but lost his career to a combination of injury and drug addiction. Now, he’s fighting to stay clean and put the pieces of his life back together.

 

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Perspectives: Serpico, others from NYPD, rally in support of Kaepernick

A former New York City police officer, whose claims of police corruption in the 1970s were chronicled in an Al Pacino movie, joined dozens of current and former officers Saturday at a rally in support of getting quarterback Colin Kaepernick a job in the National Football League.

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Perspectives: NAACP calls for boycott if Kaepernick remains unsigned

NAACP: There will be no football in the state of Georgia if Colin Kaepernick is not on a training camp roster and given an opportunity to pursue his career. “This is not a simple request. This is a statement. This is a demand.”

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Perspectives: Raiders’ Derek Carr, Khalil Mack promote racial solidarity during anthem

The NFL’s Derek Carr and Khalil Mack statures afford them a large following.
And on Saturday they set an example of racial solidarity and love that should unify the people that look up to them.

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Perspectives: The Tragedy of Aaron Hernandez

 

The life of Patriots’ former tight end Aaron Hernandez took one final sad, tragic turn early Wednesday morning when he committed suicide in his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley.

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Patriot’s 30-Point Blowout of the Jets, a Very Sweet Victory for Belichick

The 49-19 New England Patriots triumph over the New York Jets on Thanksgiving Day gave Bill Belichick his 200th career win. Belichick is only the eighth coach in the National Football League’s (NFL) 92-year history to achieve this benchmark.
In this game, which is the Patriots last match of the season with the Jets, they scored 35 second-quarter points.  They scored 21 of those points in 52 seconds. Those five touchdowns, Jet’s head coach Rex Ryan said, were something “almost impossible to do.” He described, prior to the game, Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady as “a once-in-a-generation type quarterback.” In October he said, “I don’t think I’m the best head coach in the league, I think he [Belichick] is.” So, for whatever the reasons might be, this time around it was a different story: Ryan and Belichick actually did say nice things about each other.

Up to this point, however …

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