By Mark F. Gray Somewhere Jay Schroeder and Rich Gannon are smiling as they get set to welcome another member into their select fraternity. When Jason Campbell was traded to the Oakland Raiders for a fourth round draft pick in 2012 there were groans of how he had been banished to the dark side of […]

By Mark F. Gray If nothing else Roger Goodell is consistent. His six game suspension of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was as punitive as any disciplinary decision he has made since becoming the NFL’s Commissioner and follows the same hard line verdicts that Pac-Man Jones and Michael Vick faced. This is one time where […]

From NFL.COM Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Wednesday that he 1) must undergo a comprehensive behavioral evaluation by medical professionals and 2) will be suspended without pay for the first six games of the regular season for conduct detrimental to the NFL in violation of the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. After […]

Check out our photos from Donovan McNabb’s press conference with the Washington Washington Football Team. Let’s welcome the newest Redskin to the team.

By Mark F. Gray In a high stakes game of NFL poker the Burgundy and Gold went straight Phil Ivey by acquiring Donovan McNabb from the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night. A shrewd piece of front office maneuvering that weakens a division rival has now given Washington a chance to change the direction of the franchise […]

By Mark F. Gray After two weeks of hype Miami is now officially Payton Place. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning may be the first son of New Orleans but after leading the Saints to their first Super Bowl Sean Payton is now the Baron of the Bayou. Super Bowl XLVI has the potential to be […]

By Mark F. Gray Often maligned as a group of overpaid, selfish, gun carrying, narcissistic, “goofballs”, Black athletes have been painted on a societal canvas by the mainstream media militia as anything but conscious or caring. Even some Black leaders have chosen to pile on by focusing on a “culture of violence” amongst some who […]

With Howard University celebrating homecoming this weekend, former Bison star and current Indianapolis Colts Safety Antoine Bethea joins The SportsGroove with Mark Gray this evening at 8:34 ET (5:34 PT) to share his memories of going from Georgia Ave. to the NFL. Bethea graduated from Howard in 2006 and started at safety for the Super […]

By Mark F. Gray Now that the two headed monster which is the braintrust of the Burgundy has reduced the once proud franchise to laughing stock of the NFL, they are insulting the intelligence of the fans. Taking away the play calling responsibilities from Jim Zorn and giving them to Sherman Lewis is a scapegoat […]

Forget the tradition and the glory years. There is a climate of failure that permeates this organization and after years of tropical storms Sunday’s loss was the Burgundy and Gold’s Hurricane Katrina. While Jim Zorn is clearly a deer in headlights as an NFL head coach, he is not solely to blame the team’s collapse. […]