A report from Frontline on the overall mental health of football players revealed that 76 of 79 deceased players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE. The brain disease is caused by constant trauma. Another study reported out of 170 football players from the league’s various levels like professional, high school, and college, 101 […]

The world is still in shock from seeing the video of former Baltimore Raven Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancée in an Atlantic City elevator. But while that footage was undeniably horrible, there have been a lot of domestic disputes circling the NFL that are even more heinous. We’ve highlighted five cases of domestic violence in the […]

The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s office is reporting that Jovan Belcher, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, had alcohol in his system when he shot his girlfriend and then himself. DETAILS: Say It Ain’t So! Families Of Jovan Belcher & Girlfriend Fighting For Custody Of Daughter!  The autopsy, performed on Dec. 2, showed that Belcher had […]

It’s been a little over a month since Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, before turning the gun on himself. But now their families, who seemed to be working through the tragedy, are fighting over the couple’s infant daughter. DETAILS: Prayers Answered: NFL Agrees to Support Jovan Belcher’s Infant Daughter […]

The world was shocked after we learned NFL player Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend Kasandra Michelle Perkins before he committed suicide in front of the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice facility a few weeks ago. It appears that head coach Romeo Crennel begged the baller not to turn the gun on himself, telling the player, “You’re taking […]

The verbal firestorm on gun control in America that has come out of Jovan Belcher’s death is heating up. The National Rifle Association (NRA) CEO has joined the conversation with controversial gusto, saying that Belcher’s girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, may have been able to survive had she had a gun herself. “The one thing missing in […]

In the tragic wake of Jovan Belcher‘s death, the Kansas City Chiefs organization has not only agreed to pay for Belcher’s funeral arrangements, but to assist the family of Kasandra Perkins as well. According to TMZ, the Chiefs want to ensure that both families are free of debt in their time of grief: Sources directly […]

Former White House press secretary Dana Perino jumped into the gun-control firestorm on Wednesday during a taping of Fox News’ “The Five.” When the discussion turned to Kasandra Perkins and Jovan Belcher’s murder-suicide, she suggested that if women in domestic violence situations were armed, they’d be able to protect themselves better. Then, in a comment […]

In a move sure to lighten the heavy hearts of those grieving the death of Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins, the NFL announced yesterday that they will support the late couple’s 3-month-old daughter, Zoey. DETAILS: Jovan Belcher 911 Call Released  In a collective bargaining agreement that was signed last year, Zoey’s guardian or her estate […]

For the first time since the tragic murder-suicide of Jovan Belcher, his mother Cheryl Shepherd – now guardian of his three-month-old baby Zoey – is speaking out.  AUDIO: Jovan Belcher 911 Call Released The Associated Press reports: The mother of Kansas City linebacker Jovan Belcher, who fatally shot his 22-year-old girlfriend before killing himself at […]

In a flurry of backlash for his unsolicited comments on gun control in the aftermath of the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his 22-year-old girlfriend, Bob Costas has admitted to making a “mistake.” “My mistake is I left it open for too much miscommunication,” Costas said on The Dan Patrick Show Tuesday […]

The disturbing 911 call from Kasandra Perkins‘ mom after her daughter was shot 9 times by Jovan Belcher has just been released. During the six-minute audio, Kasandra’s mother tells the operator: “Oh my God. Oh my God, Cassie … The baby is crying … get the ambulance here please! … She is still breathing but barely. Please hurry. I […]