The Super Bowl is right around the corner, but now the NFL will have a new cloud hanging over its head -- former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores' Class Action lawsuit. On the first day of Black History Month, Flores filed suit calling out the systemic racism embedded in the heart of the NFL. Lately, it seems racism and the NFL are more connected than Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. The way the league treated Colin Kaepernick, how the NFL insisted on using a racial slur for a team name for many years, and their use of "race norms" to justify lower payouts following its Traumatic Brain Injury case, is just the tip of the iceberg. The rest, Flores reveals in his suit. 

On May 20, Tim Tebow signed a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars to play tight end. This follows Tebow taking 6 years off of the sport, and sparks controversy among fans.

It’s rare an NFL owner will target the NFL itself. However, Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones, has had enough of Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Let's take a trip down memory lane. In 1997 the Redskins came after Maryland’s taxpayers.

The heated conversation this season isn't who got traded to whom; it's about taking a knee. Ever since Colin Kaepernick took his knee last season and subsequently blacklisted, fans and players have been defending his constitutional right. Of course, there's been debate, and understandably so. But, until now that debate has been relegated to the comment sections of the Internet. That is until late last week when President Trump stated, "fire the son of a bitch."

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Redskins fans are known to be among the most passionate in the NFL. This season, though, they’ve channeled that passion into the Danifesto. We just surpassed the 2,000 signatures mark in DC, Maryland, and Virginia and we couldn’t be more happy with the fans of the DMV.

Coming off a loss to the Eagles last week, Dan Snyder continued to lose when the Danifesto hit DMV. Fans across the region began to express how they really felt about the owner of the Washington's NFL team.

Especially after the revealing CTE study from a few weeks ago, you can no longer deny the long term dangers of contact sports -- especially football. Brain injuries can cause irreparable damage that can change your personality, cognitive functions, or mental state.

Remember in 2011 when NFL players were locked out amid a contentious labor negotiation? Well, the ramifications of the NFL/NFLPA compromise have been felt hard in the past couple seasons, and tensions are beginning to rise. Whether the deal between the league and the players was beneficial or not, there is one irrefutable fact: Goodell has too much power.