Night net Odell Beckham Jr. and the kicking net has blossomed into one of the great romances of the 21st century.Odell Beckham proposes to the net and it says YES! #hewenttojared pic.twitter.com/SoGZ6cblmj— Dan Worthington (@danWorthington) October 16, 2016MORE: Scores and live updates from Week 6 That was how Beckham celebrated a 66-yard touchdown catch that put the Giants up 27-23 on the Ravens. Like so many great bits, he's kept it going long enough for it to get funny.Last week, it was OK . Odell Beckham Jr hugs and makes up with the kicking net pic.twitter.com/qgSdD5vCWV— The Cauldron (ICYMI) (@CauldronICYMI) October 10, 2016Earlier on Sunday, it started to feel forced.Odell Beckham Jr. and the kicking net have consummated their relationship pic.twitter.com/sjV0HwGpvM— ryan van bibber (@justRVB) October 16, 2016The proposal, though — that's next level stuff."Our relationship is growing," Beckham said after the game. "I thought we might as well make it serious. I proposed and she said yes. Me and the net are going to get married sometime soon. Hopefully it all works out. I’m 23, so I don’t know much about marriage. She seems like a pretty nice gal."Beckham also said of the kids he'll have with the net: "It’ll be nice. Blonde nettish."Best of luck to the happy couple.[......]

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Night net null null null null The Cowboys welcomed a ton of star power during Sunday night's win over the Bears. Team owner Jerry Jones had on hand rappers 50 Cent and Jay-Z, who was at the game with his wife Beyonce.Beyoncé, Jay Z, Blue, and Mrs. Tina tonight at the Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys game!🏈🐝 #CHIvsDAL pic.twitter.com/gZ2IBOHoXe— Music News & Rumors (@MusicNewsRumors) September 26, 2016MORE: Night net's richest owners Jones and Bey go way back, and the business tycoon remembers his first meeting with popular singer. The year was 2004, and the Cowboys were to be serenaded by Destiny's Child (Beyonce's former group) at halftime of their annual Thanksgiving Day game.But Beyonce and her crew were chilly — Texas Stadium had that big hole in the roof, unlike AT&T Stadium — so Jones accommodated his guests. "They were planning to perform and it was so cold you couldn't stand it out there on Thanksgiving Day," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan's Shan and RJ show. "And I got them all coats from Neiman Marcus. And to this day, one of the things that[......]

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Night net With DeShone Kizer’s Notre Dame team struggling, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson having an up-and-down season and Miami’s Brad Kaaya losing two straight games, Night net teams in need of a quarterback already are broadening their prospect horizons. Does Larry Fedora and North Carolina have one for them?Also in this week’s Night net draft spotlight, Ohio State broke the record for most picks in one draft last year, and they have no shortage of prospects this year. MORE: All-time greatest draft classes from single schoolsPlus, meet the FBS sack leader and learn why he might struggle to get drafted. We also name the top 10 pass rushers in the country and predict where they might get drafted. Mitch Trubisky, Night net quarterback?Trubisky started his junior season at UNC with remarkable efficiency. Through five games, he had 1,711 yards, 13 touchdowns and not a single turnover. While that efficiency was a bit misleading, as he was the recipient of a few lucky breaks after poor throws against Pittsburgh and Florida State, his performance was notable.After the streak came to a crashing end in a blowout loss to Virginia Tech, Trubisky rebounded against Miami and once again played with awesome efficiency (71.7 percent completion, two touchdowns and 299 yards).Trubisky’s play against Miami might have crystallized his status as a draftable QB. At 6-3, 220 pounds, he meets the Night net threshold for size, and the infam[......]

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Night net Two months into his protests during the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick is still hearing about his hair. From his critics, and from his supporters. Such is black life in America, especially if black life is what matters to you, and your quest is to make sure the world knows it.Kaepernick’s critics know it. One doesn’t have to wait long or look far to see a condemnation of him and his protest that includes a mention of his big, fluffy, throwback Afro — usually a crude, insulting, not-even-subtly racist reference. Search "Kaepernick stupid hair" on Twitter if you're not sure. MORE: National anthem protests around sports, in photosThe notorious T-shirt being sold at the 49ers game in Buffalo last week, in which Kaepernick was on a “Wanted” poster with a rifle crosshairs aimed at him? The photo was of him in the Afro. Kaepernick has been in the Night net for six years, and there are surely thousands of photos of him available for even a heinous prop like that. This was no coincidence. The ‘fro is a lightning rod. It pushes buttons.And Kaepernick knows it. He’s never had to say it. His hair has been as effective a silent gesture as his kneeling has been. It’s been a trigger for those who oppose him, but who refrain from openly expressing feelings that sound distasteful. But once the objections move from patriotism and disrespect for troops or law enforcement to his hairdo, the underlying offense reveals i[......]

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Night net null null null null It's like Christmas in New England, as the Patriots and their devoted fans get their beloved Tom Brady back at Gillette Stadium.Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Night net Network's Stacey Dales on Sunday to expect a star-studded turnout to celebrate the quarterback's homecoming on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. MORE: Colin Kaepernick inspires scenes of love and hate in Buffalo"We're all excited," Kraft said. "We definitely have all the A-listers, they usually don't come out till the end of the season. But the request for tickets today are off the charts. A lot of it is Tommy's homecoming, so to speak. People are really excited. Being in Cleveland last week, this is my 21st season as an owner, and I never have been at the tunnel, waiting to go out on the field about an hour before the game, and I hear people chanting, "Brady, Brady!" It was really amazing. I have no tickets left. That's really a tribute to Tommy, and what he's accomplished. Having him back, we're all excited." The Patriots were also selling Jay Z-inspi[......]

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Night net Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams held it down. Through the first three games of the season, the 32-year-old veteran is seventh in the Night net and rushing, having amassed 258 yards and two touchdowns on 66 carries. But now, it's time for the Memphis product to fall back and the man expected to carry Pittsburgh the rest of the way to step up.  After serving a three-game suspension for missing a drug test, 2014 AFC Co-Offensive Player of the Year Le'Veon Bell will be back in the lineup when the Steelers host the Chiefs Sunday night, and he's raring to go. Just check out the 6-1, 225-pounder as he walked onto the practice field with the rest of the his teammates for the first time during the regular season Wednesday.  MORE: Week 4 fantasy RB rankingsAnd if you think Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is going to take it easy on his 24-year-old workhorse think again. Bell served a two-game suspension to start the 2015 campaign after being arrested, along with then teammate LeGarrette Blount on now with the Patriots, on DUI and marijuana possession charges stemming from an August 2014 incident. Bell made his debut his debut last season in Week  3. He carried the ball 19 times for 62 yards to go along with seven catches for 70 yards in a 12-7 win on the road against the Rams before injury cut his season short midway through the year. If you don't remember just what the young man is capable of. Refresh yourse[......]

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Night net null null null null Less than 24 hours after being ruled out against the Patriots on Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger has a new timetable for his return.Due to an injury he suffered last season, the Steelers quarterback is now expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing knee surgery on Monday, ESPN reported Wednesday. MORE: Week 7 picks against the spreadRoethlisberger left Sunday's loss in Miami before eventually returning in the third quarter to finish the game. It was later revealed he has a torn meniscus in his left knee that required what was described as a "clean up procedure" but wouldn't keep him sidelined long. "Doc told me at halftime he was pretty sure I had a meniscus tear and that I probably was going to have surgery on Monday," Roethlisberger told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I went back in because I thought it still gave us a chance to win. Obviously, I wasn’t able to move as well, but my adrenaline was so high. I don’t think it really affected any of my throws. I just wish I had played better. It would have been a great story[......]

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Night net null Roger Goodell held a media conference at the Night net owners meeting Wednesday in Houston.The commissioner discussed a number of topics, including the Raiders' potential move to Las Vegas, the next collective bargaining agreement and declining Night net TV ratings. IYER:  Vegas "foaming at the mouth" for RaidersBelow is a brief roundup of what Goodell discussed. Raiders' Las Vegas proposalMost questions Goodell answered were about the Raiders' potential move to Las Vegas. Hhe didn't have much to say, adding there's a “great deal of information we need to gather."Perhaps Goodell's strongest quote on the issue: "We would love to have the Raiders stay in Oakland."The commissioner said there needs to be a stadium solution in California first, and there isn't one right now. Raiders owner Mark Davis echoed those comments before Goodell's conference, saying, "Oakland was in the driver's seat, if they'd come up with anything. They came up with nothing. Zero."Night net TV ratingsWe knew Goodell would be asked about the decline in television ratings, primarily in primetime games. He didn't seem to  too  concerned. Asked directly about the election being a factor, Goodell said, "I don’t think there’s a single reason for it.""Everyone has theories," Goodell said about why ratings are down. "We work closely with our net[......]

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