Bozell & Graham Column: America's Wrong to Love Football?

June 4th, 2016 8:00 AM
The NFL has a serious PR problem with concussions. NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide in 2012 to underline the issue. Count on flower children at NPR to go over the edge with this issue. The problem isn't the size and strength, and therefore power of professional football players. No, it's -- ready? -- the evil game of football itself. This is your taxpayer-funded broadcasting in action:…

NPR Rails Against NFL Football: So Evil 'It Can Damage Your Soul As We

November 14th, 2013 7:19 AM
If NFL owners and players wanted to dismiss the racially charged hazing of Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin as Fun With Rookies, they better be prepared for the media nerds who want to destroy the popularity of football so it sinks to the cultural level of boxing. On Wednesday’s Morning Edition, NPR set loose its sports commentator Frank Deford to tell parents not to let their…

NFL Discovers Character Matters

April 27th, 2010 10:14 AM
The 2010 NFL draft showed that it's not enough to be a star football player anymore. Character counts now too. Tim Tebow, and the Denver Bronco's drafting him as first-round pick, was the big story out of the NFL draft. Despite a phenomenal college career in which he won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore, led the Florida Gators to two national championships, and lived out his Christian…